,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #debg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #ac1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,carper7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
maintain prompt and reliable postal     
services during the ,,covid-#ai health  
emergency1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,delivering for ,america ,act4  #b4 
,prompt and reliable postal services    
during ,,covid-#ai pandemic  7a7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 the 
term ,,covid-#ai public health emergency
 means the public health emergency      
declared by the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services under section #cai 
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,january #ca1 
#bjbj1 with respect to ,,covid-#ai1     
including any renewal of that           
declaration2 and  7#b7 the term ,postal 

,service means the ,united ,states      
,postal ,service4  7b7 ,requirement     
,during the period beginning on the date
 of enactment of this ,act and ending on
 the last day of the ,,covid-#ai public 
health emergency or ,january #a1 #bjba1 
whichever is later1 the ,postal ,service
 may not implement or approve any change
 to the operations of the ,postal       
,service within the statutory discretion
 of the ,postal ,service1 or to the     
level of service provided by the ,postal
 ,service1 relative to the operations   
and level of service1 respectively1 in  
effect on ,january #a1 #bjbj1 that would
 impede prompt1 reliable1 and efficient 
services1 including any of the following
 changes3 7#a7 ,any change in the nature
 of postal services that will generally 
affect service on a nationwide or       
substantially nationwide basis4  7#b7   
,any revision of service standards4     
7#c7 ,any closure or consolidation1 or  
reduction of operating hours1 of any    
post office4  7#d7 ,any prohibition on  

payment of overtime pay to officers or  
employees of the ,postal ,service4  7#e7
 ,any change that would prevent the     
,postal ,service from meeting its       
service standards or cause a decline in 
measurements of performance relative to 
those service standards4  7#f7 ,any     
change that would have the effect of    
delaying mail1 allowing for the         
non-delivery of mail to a delivery      
route1 or increasing the volume of      
undelivered mail4