,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1       
#bjai,mr4 ,schumer introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize veterans       
service organizations to solicit        
donations at post offices before and    
after ,federal holidays4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,restoring ,access1 ,improving ,service 
to ,enable ,veterans ,engaging ,to      
,fundraise ,act of #bjai or the ,,raise 
,,vet ,,fund ,act4  #b4 ,solicitation by
 veterans service organizations at post 
offices  7a7 ,in general ,section #djd  
of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 ,solicitation by        
veterans service organizations at post  
offices  7#a7 ,definitions ,in this     
subsection-- 7,a7 the term business day 
means a day on which a post office is   

open2  7,b7 the term ,federal holiday   
means-- 7i7 a legal public holiday under
 section #fajc7;a7 of title #e2 and     
7ii7 ,flag ,day1 as designated under    
section #aaj of title #cf2  7,c7 the    
term holiday period means the period    
beginning #b business days before1 and  
ending #b business days after1 a        
,federal holiday2 and  7,d7 the term    
veterans service organization means an  
organization recognized by the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for the
 representation of veterans under       
section #eijb of title #ch4  7#b7       
,authorization ,the ,postal ,service    
shall permit a veterans service         
organization to solicit donations by    
distributing items that are symbols for 
veterans at a post office on any        
business day during a holiday period4  4
  7b7 ,regulations ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,united ,states ,postal      
,service shall promulgate regulations   
governing the use of post offices by    

veterans service organizations1         
including with respect to scheduling1   
under subsection 7f7 of section #djd of 
title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a74  7c7 ,effective
 date ,subsection 7f7 of section #djd of
 title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 as   
added by subsection 7a71 shall take     
effect on the date that is #abj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4