,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjai,mr4 
,burchett introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to establish rules and procedures for   
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service    
regarding the use of centralized        
delivery of the mail with respect to    
residential housing units1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,easy ,access to    
,mail ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on         
centralized delivery for certain        
residential housing units  7a7 ,in      
general ,subchapter ,,vii of chapter #cf
 of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  #cfib4 ,limitation on       
centralized delivery  7a7 ,definitions  
,in this section-- 7#a7 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#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 and  7#c7 the 
term housing development means any      
single-family residential home or       
townhouse1 but does not include any     
multi-home apartment or condominium     
building4  7b7 ,retroactive change to   
mode of delivery prohibited ,for any    
housing development with respect to     
which the primary mode of mail delivery 
is any such mode except for centralized 
delivery on the date of the enactment of
 this section1 the ,postal ,service may 
not change such mode of delivery to     
centralized delivery4  7c7 ,approval    
required  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,postal 
,service may not require centralized    
delivery with respect to any housing    
development constructed after the date  
of the enactment of this section without

 prior approval from the local          
legislative body1 or1 in the absence of 
a local legislative body1 the           
legislature of the ,state with          
jurisdiction over the affected property4
  7#b7 ,notice and comment ,if approval 
for centralized delivery is granted     
under paragraph 7#a71 at least #fj days 
before commencing such delivery1 the    
local postmaster shall provide--  7,a7  
written notice to any other units of    
local government and any planning       
commissions located within the          
applicable county2 and  7,b7 a period of
 #fj days for public comment from       
residents1 property owners1 and home    
builders within such county regarding   
the use of centralized delivery at the  
applicable housing development4  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    
,limitation on centralized delivery4  4 

7c7 ,postal ,service policies affecting 
vulnerable communities ,the ,postal     
,regulatory ,commission shall ensure    
that the ,united ,states ,postal        
,service does not change any ,postal    
,service policy in effect on the date of
 the enactment of this ,act that would  
result in a disproportionate negative   
affect on rural1 lower income1 elderly1 
disabled1 or predominately minority     
communities4