Executive Summary and Legislative Intent

The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (S. 2026) to grant the Postmaster General executive authority over the national logistics grid, to establish a specialized enforcement cadre for postal equity, to monetize the postal frank as legal tender, and to integrate sovereign digital asset protocols, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass.

The American Services Support E_ Transport System (ASSETS) Act represents the most fundamental restructuring of the United States economy and critical infrastructure since the National Security Act of 1947. In an era defined by fractured supply chains, volatile fiat currency markets, and the erosion of universal service, this legislation reasserts the plenary power of the federal government—exercised through the United States Postal Service (USPS)—to guarantee the physical and economic connectivity of the Union.

This report serves as both the legislative text of the Act and the comprehensive analytical justification for its enactment. It details the necessity of centralizing command over rail, air, and maritime freight under a single executive authority; the strategic imperative of deploying a specialized military-civilian hybrid leadership cadre; and the economic stabilization inherent in the return to a tangible, value-backed currency standard via the postage stamp. Furthermore, it codifies the technological integration of the "Dexter Monroe" digitization protocol, ensuring the United States maintains dominance in the digital asset space as authorized by the GENIUS Act of 2025.

The geopolitical landscape of the mid-21st century demands a departure from the laissez-faire logistics models that characterized the post-Cold War era. The fragmentation of the national supply chain into competing private fiefdoms—railroads maximizing operating ratios at the expense of velocity, airlines prioritizing passenger yields over cargo capacity, and maritime shippers beholden to foreign alliances—has created a vulnerability that adversaries have already begun to exploit. The ASSETS Act posits that the ability to move matter across the North American continent is not a commercial privilege but a sovereign attribute of the state, equal in importance to the ability to mint currency or wage war. By unifying these disparate modes under the singular command of the Postmaster General, the United States signals a return to a "Logistics Nationalism" that prioritizes national resilience over quarterly efficiency.

Furthermore, the Act addresses the internal stability of the Union by redefining the nature of value itself. By codifying the postage stamp as legal tender, Congress anchors the US dollar not just to the faith and credit of the government, but to the physical capacity of the government to provide service. This "Stamp Standard" serves as a hedge against inflation and a tool for financial inclusion, enforced by a unique cadre of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Warrant Officers whose operational focus is the "National Defense of U.S. Postal Equity." Finally, the integration of the "Dexter Monroe" protocol brings this physical guarantee into the digital age, creating a sovereign stablecoin architecture that complies with the rigorous standards of the newly enacted GENIUS Act of 2025.