,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ciji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjad,mr4
 ,coh5 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      
provide t ! paym5t ( a bill1 invoice1 or
 /atem5t ( acc\nt due1 if made by mail1 
%all be consid]$ to h be5 made on ! date
 z ( :i* ! envelope :i* is us$ to       
transmit su* paym5t is po/m>k$4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,po/m>k ,paym5t ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,date
 ( po/m>k to be treat$ z date ( paym5t (
 a bill1 invoice1 or /atem5t ( acc\nt   
due  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #bf ( title    
#ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bfjf4 ,date ( 
po/m>k to be treat$ z date ( paym5t ( a 
bill1 invoice1 or /atem5t ( acc\nt due  
7a7 ,if any paym5t requir$ to be made on
 or be=e a prescrib$ date is1 aft] su*  
date1 deliv]$ by ! ,po/al ,s]vice to !  
payee1 su* paym5t %all be deem$ receiv$ 

by ! payee on ! date ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
po/m>k /amp$ on ! envelope or o!r cov] 9
 :i* su* paym5t is mail$4  7b7          
,subsection 7a7 %all n apply ) respect  
to any paym5t-- 7#a7 o!r ?an a paym5t on
 a bill1 invoice1 or /atem5t ( acc\nt   
due2  7#b7 :i* is requir$1 by law1      
regulation1 or contract1 to be deliv]$  
by any me?od o!r ?an by mail2 or  7#c7  
:i* is subject to any o!r provision (   
,f$]al law specify+ h[ a po/m>k date    
%all be us$ 9 det]m9+ ! date on :i* su* 
paym5t %all be deem$ to h be5 deliv]$ or
 made4  7c7 ,subsection 7a7 %all apply  
only if-- 7#a7 ! po/m>k date falls on or
 be=e ! prescrib$ date = mak+ ! paym5t2 
&  7#b7 ! paym5t 01 on or be=e su* date1
 deposit$ 9 ! mail 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9  
an envelope or "u o!r appropriate cov]1 
po/age prepaid1 prop]ly address$ to !   
payee4  7d7 ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply
 9 ! case ( a po/m>k n made by ! ,po/al 
,s]vice4  7e7 ,= purposes ( ?is         
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m payee1 z us$ )     
respect to a paym5t1 includes any p]son 

duly au?oriz$ to receive su* paym5t2 &  
7#b7 ! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates means ! #ej    
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 & any      
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7f7 ,regulations to c>ry out   
?is section may be prescrib$ by ! ,po/al
 ,s]vice4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,!    
table ( sections = *apt] #bf ( title    
#ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bfjf4 ,date ( 
po/m>k to be treat$ z date ( paym5t ( a 
bill1 invoice1 or /atem5t ( acc\nt due4 
4  #c4 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made 
by ?is ,act %all apply ) respect to any 
mail+ po/m>k$ aft] ! end ( ! #c-mon?    
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
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