,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjad ,mr4 
,issa 7for himself and ,mr4 ,farenthold7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ci1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to enhance the security  
and efficiency of nationwide mail and   
parcel delivery4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,secure       
,delivery for ,america ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 ,delivery-point modernization  7a7  
,in general ,subchapter ,,vii of chapter
 #cf of title #ci1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #cfib4 ,delivery-point  
modernization  7a7 ,definitions ,for the
 purposes of this section--  7#a7 the   
term delivery point means a mailbox or  
other receptacle to which mail is       
delivered2  7#b7 the term primary mode  
of mail delivery means the typical      
method by which the ,postal ,service    

delivers letter mail to the delivery    
point of a postal patron2  7#c7 the term
 door delivery means a primary mode of  
mail delivery whereby mail is placed    
into a slot or receptacle at or near the
 postal patron's door or is hand        
delivered to a postal patron1 but does  
not include centralized1 curbside1 or   
sidewalk delivery2  7#d7 the term       
centralized delivery means a primary    
mode of mail delivery whereby mail      
receptacles of a number of delivery     
points are grouped or clustered at a    
single location2  7#e7 the term curbside
 delivery means a primary mode of mail  
delivery whereby a mail receptacle is   
situated at the edge of a sidewalk      
abutting a road or curb1 at a road1 or  
at a curb1 and can be served by a letter
 carrier from a motorized vehicle2 and  
7#f7 the term sidewalk delivery means a 
primary mode of mail delivery whereby a 
mail receptacle is situated at the edge 
of a sidewalk and can be served by a    
letter carrier from the sidewalk4  7b7  

,policy ,it shall be the policy of the  
,postal ,service--  7#a7 to provide     
access to secure1 convenient package    
delivery receptacles to the greatest    
number of postal patrons feasible2 and  
7#b7 to use the most cost-effective     
primary mode of mail delivery feasible  
for postal patrons4  7c7 ,phaseout of   
door delivery  7#a7 ,new addresses ,for 
new addresses established after         
,september #cj1 #bjad1 the ,postal      
,service shall provide a primary mode of
 mail delivery other than door delivery1
 with a preference for secure1          
centralized delivery to the maximum     
extent feasible4  7#b7 ,business address
 conversion ,subject to paragraph 7#d71 
the ,postal ,service shall implement a  
program to convert existing business    
addresses with door delivery to         
centralized delivery to the maximum     
extent feasible4  7#c7 ,residential     
address conversion  7,a7 ,identification
 ,within #a year after the date of the  
enactment of this section1 each ,postal 

,service district office shall identify 
residential addresses within its service
 area that are appropriate candidates   
for conversion from door delivery to    
centralized1 curbside1 or sidewalk      
delivery1 in accordance with standards  
established by the ,postal ,service4    
7,b7 ,voluntary conversion ,subject to  
paragraph 7#d71 the ,postal ,service    
shall seek to voluntarily convert the   
delivery points identified under        
subparagraph 7,a7 from door delivery to 
more cost-effective primary modes of    
mail delivery4  7,c7 ,procedures ,in    
carrying out conversions under          
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,postal ,service 
shall establish procedures--  7i7 to    
solicit1 consider1 and respond to input 
from postal patrons1 ,state and local   
governments1 local associations1 and    
property owners2 and  7ii7 to place     
centralized delivery points in locations
 that maximize delivery efficiency1 ease
 of use for postal patrons1 and respect 
for private property rights4  7#d7      

,considerations ,in making any          
determination to convert the primary    
mode of mail delivery for an existing   
address from door delivery to any other 
primary mode of mail delivery1 or to    
provide a primary mode of mail delivery 
to a new address1 the ,postal ,service  
shall consider--  7,a7 the impact of    
weather conditions1 physical barriers1  
or any other factor that may impact the 
feasibility of providing a primary mode 
of mail delivery other than door        
delivery 7such as a factor that may     
significantly reduce the potential cost 
savings associated with providing       
centralized or curbside delivery72  7,b7
 whether the address is in a registered 
historic district 7as that term is      
defined in section #dg7;c77#c77;,b7 of  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf71 
is listed on the ,national ,register of 
,historic ,places1 is designated as a   
,national ,historic ,landmark1 or is of 
historic value2 and  7,c7 population    
density and the concentration of        

poverty4  7#e7 ,waiver for physical     
hardship ,the ,postal ,service shall    
establish and maintain a waiver program 
under which1 upon application1 door     
delivery may be continued1 or provided1 
at no cost to the applicant in any case 
in which--  7,a7 centralized or curbside
 delivery would1 but for this paragraph1
 otherwise be the primary mode of mail  
delivery2 and  7,b7 door delivery is    
necessary in order to avoid causing     
significant physical hardship or        
physical safety risks to a postal       
patron4  7d7 ,delivery modernization    
requirement  7#a7 ,delivery-point       
conversions ,during each fiscal year    
from fiscal year #bjae through fiscal   
year #bjbd1 the ,postal ,service shall  
convert not less than #a1ejj1jjj of the 
door delivery points extant on ,december
 #ca1 #bjac1 to centralized1 curbside1  
or sidewalk delivery4  7#b7 ,conversion 
type ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71   
the ,postal ,service shall1 to the      
greatest extent feasible1 convert       

delivery points to centralized delivery 
and include secure package lockers      
co-located with mail receptacles at the 
centralized delivery point4  7#c7       
,conversion order ,in determining which 
delivery points to convert under        
paragraph 7#a71 the delivery point or   
points of postal patrons who voluntarily
 agree to convert their delivery point  
or points under subsection 7c77#c7 shall
 take precedence over any other         
conversions to the greatest extent      
practicable4  7#d7 ,procedures ,in      
carrying out conversions under paragraph
 7#a71 the ,postal ,service shall       
establish procedures to--  7,a7 solicit1
 consider1 and respond to input from the
 general public1 postal patrons1 ,state 
and local governments1 local            
associations1 and property owners which 
shall include1 but not be limited to--  
7i7 a public community meeting prior to 
the commencement of the conversion of a 
community2  7ii7 prior to the completion
 of the conversion of a community2 and  

7iii7 at any point in the process when  
the ,district ,manager makes a change to
 the delivery method or the location of 
centralized delivery points2  7,b7      
calculate and make publicly accessible  
the cost or savings of the conversion to
 the ,postal ,service as well as the    
average conversion cost or savings to   
each postal patron and any cost or      
savings to the ,state and local         
government2 and  7,c7 place centralized 
delivery points in locations that       
maximize delivery efficiency1 ease of   
use for postal patrons1 and respect for 
private property rights4  7#e7          
,notification ,in carrying out          
conversions under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,postal ,service shall provide written  
notice at least #fj days in advance of  
the implementation date of a change in  
primary mode of mail delivery to postal 
customers served by an applicable       
delivery point4  7#f7 ,voucher program  
,the ,postal ,service shall1 in         
accordance with such standards and      

procedures as the ,postal ,service shall
 by regulation prescribe1 provide for a 
voucher program under which1 upon       
application1 the ,postal ,service may   
defray all or any portion of the costs  
associated with conversion from door    
delivery under this section which would 
otherwise be borne by postal patrons4   
7#g7 ,legacy door-delivery service  7,a7
 ,in general ,the ,postal ,service may  
continue to provide1 for a fee to be    
paid by the addressee1 door delivery to 
an address that received door delivery  
as of ,january #a1 #bjad1 but was       
converted or scheduled to be converted  
to a different primary mode of mail     
delivery as a result of the requirements
 of paragraph 7#a71 subject to          
succeeding provisions of this paragraph4
  7,b7 ,offset ,the fee described in    
subparagraph 7,a7 shall1 when taken in  
the nationwide aggregate1 offset the    
additional cost to the ,postal ,service 
for door delivery 7compared to the cost 
of the primary mode of mail delivery    

which would otherwise exist for such    
address7 as a result of the requirements
 of subsection 7d74  7,c7 ,requirements 
,the fee shall be subject to the        
requirements of section                 
#cfbb7;d77#a77;,b7 and the ,postmaster  
,general may by regulation prescribe the
 method of the fee's calculation4  7,d7 
,qualifications ,postal patrons may only
 qualify for the option of legacy       
door-delivery service if--  7i7 the     
postal patron received mail at the      
applicable address on the date on       
which--  7,i7 the ,postal ,service      
provided written notice of its intent to
 convert a delivery point in compliance 
with paragraph 7#e72 or  7,,ii7 the     
primary mode of mail delivery was       
changed pursuant to the requirements of 
paragraph 7#a72  7ii7 the postal patron 
registered and paid the initial fee for 
such service not later than #f months   
after the date on which the primary mode
 of mail delivery was changed for the   
applicable address2 and  7iii7 the      

provision of legacy door-delivery       
service has been continuous at the      
applicable address since its            
commencement4  7#h7 ,treatment of       
exemption ,addresses receiving door     
delivery or legacy door delivery as a   
result of subsection 7c77#e7 or         
paragraph 7#g7--  7,a7 shall be counted 
as addresses that receive the primary   
mode of mail delivery which the address 
would be subject to if not for the      
applicable exemption2 and  7,b7 shall1  
within #fj days after ceasing to meet   
the requirements of such subsection     
7c77#e7 or paragraph 7#g71 as           
applicable1 be converted to the primary 
mode of mail delivery which was         
otherwise applicable4  7#i7 ,annual     
report ,not later than #fj days after   
the end of each of fiscal years #bjae   
through #bjbd1 the ,postal ,service     
shall submit to ,congress and the       
,inspector ,general of the ,postal      
,service a report on the implementation 
of this section during the most recently

 completed fiscal year4 ,each such      
report shall include--  7,a7 the number 
of residential and business addresses   
that--  7i7 receive door delivery as of 
the end of the fiscal year preceding the
 most recently completed fiscal year2   
7ii7 receive door delivery as of the end
 of the most recently completed fiscal  
year2 and  7iii7 during the most        
recently completed fiscal year1 were    
converted from door delivery to--  7,i7 
centralized delivery points2  7,,ii7    
curbside delivery points2 and  7,,iii7  
any other primary mode of mail delivery1
 respectively2  7,b7 the estimated cost 
savings from the conversions described  
in subparagraph 7,a77iii72  7,c7 a      
description of the progress made by the 
,postal ,service toward meeting the     
requirements of subsection 7c7 and      
paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection2 and  
7,d7 any other information which the    
,postal ,service considers appropriate4 
7#aj7 ,inspector ,general audit ,the    
,inspector ,general of the ,postal      

,service shall issue an annual audit    
report on the implementation of the     
conversion requirement under paragraph  
7#a7 not later than #ij days after the  
date on which the ,postal ,service      
releases its annual report under        
paragraph 7#i74 ,at a minimum1 the      
report under this paragraph shall       
contain--  7,a7 an audit of the data    
contained in the ,postal ,service's     
report under paragraph 7#i72 and  7,b7  
an evaluation of the ,postal ,service's 
implementation of the procedural        
requirements described in paragraph     
7#d74  7e7 ,review ,subchapters ,,iv and
 ,v shall not apply with respect to any 
action taken by the ,postal ,service    
under this section4  4  7b7 ,clerical   
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #cf of title #ci1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding     
after the item relating to section #cfia
 the following3  #cfib4 ,delivery-point 
modernization4  4  7c7 ,updated delivery
 cost data  7#a7 ,study ,not later than 

#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,postal     
,service shall begin to collect data on 
delivery mode costs and the potential   
savings of converting to more           
cost-efficient primary modes of mail    
delivery4  7#b7 ,report ,not later than 
,october #a1 #bjae1 the ,postal ,service
 shall submit a report to the ,committee
 on ,oversight and ,government ,reform  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate describing the findings of the  
study conducted under paragraph 7#a74