of the executive branch, is delegated to the Board of Governors of the Postal Service, including the Postmaster General. (10) On May 6, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Postal Service selected Louis DeJoy as the 75th Postmaster General of the United States. (11) The new Postmaster General should be given the opportunity to review the operations and finances of the Postal Service and, in coordination with the rest of the Board of Governors of the Postal Service, propose a plan to ensure its long-term viability. (12) At the same time, the COVID–19 pandemic has significantly contributed to the decline in market dominant mail volumes and revenues while increasing costs, putting additional stress on the financial situation of the Postal Service. (13) Now more than ever, affordable mail and package delivery provided by the Postal Service is a lifeline for people in the United States, especially for seniors and others living in remote and rural areas. (14) The critical services the Postal Service provides will play a fundamental part of the economic recovery of the United States. (15) Congress should provide immediate emergency appropriations to cover financial losses to the Postal Service caused by the COVID–19 pandemic in order to keep the Postal Service operating without interruptions in service and to give the new Postmaster General and the Board of Governors of the Postal Service time to formulate and propose to Congress a plan to ensure the long-term viability of the Postal Service. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) COVID– 19 The term COVID–19 means the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19). (2) Postal Service The term Postal Service means the United States Postal Service. 4. Emergency appropriations for the Postal Service to cover COVID–19 induced losses (a) In general There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Postal Service COVID–19 Emergency Fund. (b) Appropriations There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Postal Service