Public Law 109-435
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Public Law 109-435 is a 2006 U.S. federal statute that overhauled the Postal Service’s finances and operations, notably imposing large prefunding requirements for retiree health benefits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 109-435 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4119540 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 109-435 Context triple: [Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, publicLawNumber, Public Law 109-435]
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A.
Public Law 110-343
Public Law 110-343 is a 2008 U.S. federal statute best known for authorizing the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in response to the global financial crisis.
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B.
Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
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C.
Public Law 107-243
Public Law 107-243 is the 2002 U.S. federal statute by which Congress authorized the use of military force against Iraq, leading to the Iraq War.
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D.
Public Law 109-280
Public Law 109-280 is the formal designation of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, a major U.S. federal law that reformed pension funding rules and charitable giving provisions.
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E.
Public Law 110-403
Public Law 110-403 is a 2008 U.S. federal statute, known as the PRO-IP Act, that strengthened civil and criminal enforcement of intellectual property rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 109-435 Target entity description: Public Law 109-435 is a 2006 U.S. federal statute that overhauled the Postal Service’s finances and operations, notably imposing large prefunding requirements for retiree health benefits.
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A.
Public Law 110-343
Public Law 110-343 is a 2008 U.S. federal statute best known for authorizing the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in response to the global financial crisis.
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B.
Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
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C.
Public Law 107-243
Public Law 107-243 is the 2002 U.S. federal statute by which Congress authorized the use of military force against Iraq, leading to the Iraq War.
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D.
Public Law 109-280
Public Law 109-280 is the formal designation of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, a major U.S. federal law that reformed pension funding rules and charitable giving provisions.
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E.
Public Law 110-403
Public Law 110-403 is a 2008 U.S. federal statute, known as the PRO-IP Act, that strengthened civil and criminal enforcement of intellectual property rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
postal reform law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Office of Personnel Management ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance accountability of USPS
ⓘ
ensure financial stability of USPS ⓘ modernize USPS business model ⓘ |
| amends |
Title 39 of the United States Code
ⓘ
Title 5 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| classifies |
competitive postal products
ⓘ
market-dominant postal products ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
Inspector General of the United States Postal Service
ⓘ
international mail ⓘ negotiated service agreements ⓘ postal employee benefits ⓘ postal monopoly ⓘ universal service obligation ⓘ worksharing discounts ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| creates |
Postal Regulatory Commission
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Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | imposing large prefunding obligations on USPS ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2006-12-20 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 2006-12-20 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 109th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | Postal Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| imposesRequirementOn | United States Postal Service ⓘ |
| introduces | price cap system for market-dominant postal products ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| laterModifiedBy | Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 ⓘ |
| officialName | Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act ⓘ |
| prohibits | cross-subsidization of competitive products by market-dominant products ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 109-435 ⓘ |
| regulates | United States Postal Service ⓘ |
| reorganizes |
Postal Regulatory Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Postal Rate Commission into Postal Regulatory Commission
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| requires |
USPS to measure service performance
ⓘ
Postal Regulatory Commission ⓘ
surface form:
USPS to report service performance to Postal Regulatory Commission
greater financial transparency for USPS ⓘ prefunding of USPS retiree health benefits ⓘ separate accounting for competitive products ⓘ |
| shortName | PAEA ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 120 Stat. 3198 ⓘ |
| subject |
postal finances
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postal rate-setting ⓘ postal rates ⓘ postal service regulation ⓘ retiree health benefits ⓘ service standards for mail delivery ⓘ |
| title |
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
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surface form:
An Act To reform the postal laws of the United States
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Input
Subject: Public Law 109-435 Description of subject: Public Law 109-435 is a 2006 U.S. federal statute that overhauled the Postal Service’s finances and operations, notably imposing large prefunding requirements for retiree health benefits.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act