A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to limit the compensation and benefits provided to executive officers of the Postal Service, and for other purposes.

The "USPS Executive Benefit and Bonus Removal Act" (S. 5373) amends Title 39 of the United States Code to place strict limits on compensation, travel amenities, performance bonuses, and fringe benefits for top United States Postal Service (USPS) executives. It also sets an overall limit on total pay for any USPS employee to match the salary of the President of the United States.

* **Top USPS Executives:** The Postmaster General, Deputy Postmaster General, and any USPS officer or employee in Level II or higher of the Postal Career Executive Service (or equivalent future levels). * **All USPS Employees:** Subject to an overarching total compensation cap. * **USPS Governors:** Restricted from approving bonus pay for the Postmaster General during deficit years. * **Exempted Groups:** The Inspector General of the Postal Service, unionized employees under collective bargaining agreements, and regular non-executive USPS employees.

This bill establishes specific prohibitions and requirements for USPS compensation and benefits: * **Banned Fringe Benefits:** USPS is prohibited from paying for, providing, or reimbursing covered executives for: * Personal financial advisory services, tax preparation, estate planning, or financial planning. * Airline club or airport lounge memberships, hotel loyalty program fees, or expedited airport screening programs (such as TSA PreCheck, Global Entry, or CLEAR). * Relocation expenses, allowances, or bonuses related to hiring, job appointments, status changes, retirement, or separation. * **Travel Restrictions:** USPS is strictly prohibited from paying for or reimbursing business-class or first-class airfare for covered executives. * **Conditional Benefits:** USPS may only provide parking allowances, designated parking, wellness incentives, or retirement counseling to executives if those exact same benefits are offered on substantially the same terms to standard non-executive career employees. * **Bonus Restrictions:** The USPS Governors are prohibited from granting any monetary award, bonus, or extra pay beyond base salary to the Postmaster General in any fiscal year where USPS total spending exceeds its total revenue. * **Pay Caps and Anti-Circumvention Rules:** * Total compensation for any USPS employee or officer is capped at the salary of the President of the United States. * USPS is forbidden from increasing base pay, bonuses, or deferred compensation to make up for lost fringe benefits or to bypass the salary cap. * **Reimbursement Requirement:** If an executive receives a prohibited benefit or unauthorized premium travel ticket after the law takes effect, they are legally required to reimburse USPS for its fair market value.

The bill does not authorize or appropriate new federal funding. Instead, it restricts USPS spending on executive compensation and perks: * Caps maximum total pay for any USPS employee at the annual salary of the U.S. President. * Prohibits bonus pay for the Postmaster General whenever USPS total expenses (from both appropriated and non-appropriated funds) exceed total revenues. * Requires covered executives to pay back the full fair market value of any banned benefits or premium travel received after the law is enacted.

* **Inspector General Exclusion:** The restrictions in this bill explicitly do not apply to the Inspector General of the Postal Service. * **Official Travel:** Standard reimbursement for necessary and ordinary official travel expenses remains permitted under standard federal regulations. * **Union Contracts:** The bill does not affect benefits negotiated under collective bargaining agreements for unionized employees. * **General Employee Perks:** Standard retirement benefits, parking privileges, or wellness programs made widely available to non-executive employees remain allowed for executives under equal terms. * **Statutory Exception:** The bill does not limit or alter compensation provided under Section 423(b) of Title 5 of the United States Code.

This bill stops top Postal Service executives from getting high-end perks like first-class flights, paid airport lounge access, and personal financial planning. It caps all USPS salaries at the President's pay rate and forbids bonus pay for the Postmaster General whenever the Postal Service runs a financial deficit.