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[CITE: 39USC3625]

 
                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                          PART IV--MAIL MATTER
 
             CHAPTER 36--POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES
 
           SUBCHAPTER II--PERMANENT RATES AND CLASSES OF MAIL
 
Sec. 3625. Action of the Governors

    (a) Upon receiving a recommended decision from the Postal Rate 
Commission, the Governors may approve, allow under protest, reject, or 
modify that decision in accordance with the provisions of this section.
    (b) The Governors may approve the recommended decision and order the 
decision placed in effect.
    (c) The Governors may, under protest, allow a recommended decision 
of the Commission to take effect and (1) seek judicial review thereof 
under section 3628 of this title, or (2) return the recommended decision 
to the Commission for reconsideration and a further recommended 
decision, which shall be acted upon under this section and subject to 
review in accordance with section 3628 of this title.
    (d) The Governors may reject the recommended decision of the 
Commission and the Postal Service may resubmit its request to the 
Commission for reconsideration. Upon resubmission, the request shall be 
reconsidered, and a further recommended decision of the Commission shall 
be acted upon under this section and subject to review in accordance 
with section 3628 of this title. However, with the unanimous written 
concurrence of all of the Governors then holding office, the Governors 
may modify any such further recommended decision of the Commission under 
this subsection if the Governors expressly find that (1) such 
modification is in accord with the record and the policies of this 
chapter, and (2) the rates recommended by the Commission are not 
adequate to provide sufficient total revenues so that total estimated 
income and appropriations will equal as nearly as practicable estimated 
total costs.
    (e) The decision of the Governors to approve, allow under protest, 
reject, or modify a recommended decision of the Commission shall be in 
writing and shall include an estimate of anticipated revenue and a 
statement of explanation and justification. The decision, the record of 
the Commission's hearings, and the Commission's recommended decision 
shall be made generally available at the time the decision is issued and 
shall be printed and made available for sale by the Public Printer 
within 10 days following the day the decision is issued.
    (f) The Board shall determine the date on which the new rates, fees, 
the mail classification schedule, and changes in such schedule under 
this subchapter shall become effective.

(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 762; Pub. L. 103-123, title 
VII, Sec. 708(d), Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1273.)


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-123 substituted ``section 3628'' for 
``section 3268''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3662 of this title.