S. 1002 — Deliver for Democracy Act

This section directs the Postal Regulatory Commission, not later than one year after enactment, to amend its regulations (39 C.F.R. § 3030.222) to prohibit additional rate authority for periodicals in any fiscal year unless the Postal Service achieves, in the prior fiscal year and as measured by service standards in effect on enactment: (1) 95% on-time delivery performance for periodicals; or (2) an increase of at least 2 percentage points in such performance compared to the highest on-time delivery percentage achieved in the fiscal year before, on, or after enactment.

This section requires the Postmaster General to submit annually to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), and make publicly available, a report—with stakeholder input—on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) progress toward including delivery-unit-level on-time performance data for in-county and out-of-county newspaper mail in periodical service performance measurements. If piece-level data is unavailable, PRC in consultation with the Postmaster General must develop a bundle-based digital data system for the report; if identifying newspaper mail within periodicals is impracticable, they may jointly approve proxy categories with a public report detailing costs, accuracy challenges, and rationale. The requirement terminates upon PRC determination that USPS has incorporated the specified (or proxy) mail categories into existing measurements.

This section directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on alternative pricing schemes and other options for the United States Postal Service that would improve the financial position of periodicals and other products that do not cover their costs, including an evaluation of the potential impact of such options. The Comptroller General must submit a report on the study to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act.