This legislation, known as the Postal Contracting Financial Accountability Act, amends federal law to empower contractors operating Contract Postal Units. It permits these contractors to continue providing retail postal services even if the United States Postal Service (USPS) decides to terminate or not renew their operating agreements. This continuation is allowed provided the USPS's decision is not primarily or entirely based on a **contractor breach** and the contractor agrees to amend the terms and conditions of the agreement. Under the amended terms, the **contract postal unit operation agreement** would generally remain in effect without obligating the USPS to make any payments to the contractor. However, the Postmaster General retains the discretion to determine if the USPS should make payments and to set the conditions for such payments. The agreement would continue until the USPS terminates it for a contractor breach, or the contractor chooses to terminate it or permanently ceases operations. This measure aims to maintain local postal service availability by allowing independent operation of these units.