,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bf1 #bjbj,mrs4 
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york 7for
 herself1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 and 
,mr4 ,connolly7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1   
and in addition to the ,committee on the
 ,budget1 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide financial        
stability to the ,united ,states ,postal
 ,service during the coronavirus        
pandemic1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,postal ,preservation ,act4  #b4    
,appropriations for ,postal ,service in 
response to coronavirus pandemic  7a7   
,in general ,there is appropriated1 out 
of any money in the ,treasury not       
otherwise appropriated1 for the fiscal  

year ending ,september #cj1 #bjbj-- 7#a7
 for an additional payment for ,united  
,states ,postal ,service--,payment to   
the ,postal ,service ,fund1             
#be1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available    
until ,september #cj1 #bjbb1 to the     
,postal ,service ,fund for revenue      
forgone due to coronavirus2 and  7#b7   
for an additional amount for ,united    
,states ,postal ,service--,office of    
,inspector ,general--,salaries and      
,expenses1 #ae1jjj1jjj1 to remain       
available until expended1 to prevent1   
prepare for1 and respond to coronavirus1
 domestically or internationally4  7b7  
,emergency designation ,the amounts     
appropriated by subsection 7a7 are      
designated by the ,congress as being for
 an emergency requirement pursuant to   
section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe and     
shall be available only if the          
,president subsequently so designates   
all such amounts and transmits such     

designations to the ,congress4  #c4     
,,usps services and oversight during    
coronavirus pandemic  7a7               
,prioritization of services ,during the 
coronavirus pandemic1 the ,united       
,states ,postal ,service shall          
prioritize the purchase of1 and make    
available to all ,postal ,service       
employees and facilities1 personal      
protective equipment1 including gloves1 
masks1 and sanitizers1 and shall conduct
 additional cleaning and sanitizing of  
,postal ,service facilities and delivery
 vehicles4  7b7 ,oversight ,the         
,inspector ,general of the ,united      
,states ,postal ,service shall-- 7#a7   
conduct oversight1 audits1 and          
investigations of projects and          
activities carried out with funds       
provided in this ,act to the ,united    
,states ,postal ,service2 and  7#b7 not 
less than #ij days after the ,postal    
,service commences use of funding       
provided by this ,act1 and annually     
thereafter1 initiate an audit of the    

,postal ,service's use of appropriations
 provided by this ,act1 including the   
use of funds to cover lost revenues1    
costs due to ,,covid-#ai1 and           
expenditures1 and submit a copy of such 
audit to the ,committee on ,homeland    
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate1 the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of 
,representatives1 and the ,committees on
 ,appropriations of the ,house of       
,representatives and the ,senate4