sentence1: In accordance with the direction of the Joint Committee of Conference concerning the 2002 appropriation for the Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commission hereby transmits its report on the scope of existing authority of the United States Postal Service under current postal laws and regulations to introduce new products and services and to enter into negotiated service agreements with individual customers or groups of customers.
sentence2: The report was transmitted based on the 2002 appropriation for the Postal Service.