,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #h1 #bjac ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,nebraska 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,mc,intyre1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 & ,mr4       
,eny>t7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d    
title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to cap  
rural po/ (fice closures at no m ?an #e 
p]c5t ( total closures 9 any giv5 ye>1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,access to 
,rural ,po/al ,s]vices ,act ( #bjac4    
#b4 ,treatm5t ( closures &              
consolidations  7a7 ,rural po/ (fice    
annual closure limitation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,section #djd;a7a7 ( title #ci1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7,a7 9        
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ or at ! end2    
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &
 ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7#d7 9 any cal5d> ye>1 close1 
consolidate1 or susp5d ! op]ations ( m  
?an #e p]c5t ( ! po/al facilities t--   

7,a7 7 op]at+ z ( ! fir/ day ( su*      
cal5d> ye>2 &  7,b7 7 )9 ! ,k or ,l co/ 
asc]ta9m5t gr\p+ z ( ,june #bc1 #bjaa4  
4  7#b7 ,def9ition ,section #djd;a (    
title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,=     
purposes ( subsection 7a77#d71 ! t]m    
po/al facility means a po/ (fice1 po/   
(fice bran*1 po/ (fice classifi$ /ation1
 or o!r facility :i* is op]at$ by !     
,po/al ,s]vice1 & ! prim>y function (   
:i* is to provide retail po/al s]vices4 
4  7b7 ,alt]native po/al access *oice   
,section #djd7;d7 ( title #ci1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ all t   
prec$es p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
  7d7 7#a7 ,! ,po/al ,s]vice1 prior to  
mak+ a det]m9ation "u subsection 7a77#c7
 z to ! necessity = ! clos+ or          
consolidation or any po/ (fice1 %all--  
7,a7 provide adequate notice ( its      
int5tion to close or consolidate su* po/
 (fice at lea/ #fj days prior to !      
propos$ date ( su* clos+ or             
consolidation to po/al cu/om]s s]v$ by  

su* po/ (fice2  7,b7 conduct a nonb9d+  
survey on ! propos$ clos+ or            
consolidation to all[ po/al cu/om]s s]v$
 by su* po/ (fice an opportunity to     
indicate _! pref]5ce betwe5 or among--  
7i7 ! clos+ or consolidation2 &  7ii7 #a
 or m alt]native options2 &  7,c7 ensure
 t--  7i7 %\ld ! closure or             
consolidation ( a po/ (fice be deem$    
necess>y1 x %all be ! policy ( ! ,po/al 
,s]vice to provide alt]native access to 
po/al s]vices to ^? s]v$ by ! po/ (fice 
by--  7,i7 ! alt]native option "u       
subp>agraph 7,b77ii72 or  7,,ii7 if m   
?an "o1 ! option "u subp>agraph 7,b77ii7
 pref]r$ by ! greate/ numb] ( survey    
respond5ts2 &  7ii7 if ! ,po/al ,s]vice 
is unable to provide alt]native access  
?r\gh ! option describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or 
if su* option w\ld be co/ prohibitive1 !
 ,po/al ,s]vice--  7,i7 may provide     
alt]native access ?r\gh a diff]5t means2
 &  7,,ii7 %all provide writt5 notice to
 po/al cu/om]s s]v$ by ! po/ (fice      
id5tify+ & expla9+ :y ! option id5tifi$ 

by clause 7i7 0 n possible or co/       
prohibitive1 z ! case may be4  4