an individual is confirmed by the Senate as the Inspector General of the Postal Community under subsection (b)(3). 303. Right of appeal to Merit Systems Protection Board Section 1005(a)(4)(A)(ii)(I) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (I) is an employee of the Postal Service or the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Community who is not represented by a bargaining representative recognized under section 1203. . IV Postal Contracting Reform 401. Contracting provisions (a) In general Part I of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 7 Contracting Provisions Sec. 701. Definitions. 702. Delegation of contracting authority. 703. Posting of noncompetitive purchase requests for noncompetitive contracts. 704. Review of ethical issues. 705. Ethical restrictions on participation in certain contracting activity. 701. Definitions In this chapter— (1) the term contracting officer means an employee of a covered postal entity who has authority to enter into a postal contract