,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #debg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #ac1 #bjbj,mr4  
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c>p]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to ma9ta9 prompt &        
reliable po/al s]vices dur+ !           
,,covid-#ai heal? em]g5cy1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,deliv]+ = ,am]ica ,act4   
#b4 ,prompt & reliable po/al s]vices    
dur+ ,,covid-#ai p&emic  7a7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ! t]m ,,covid-#ai 
public heal? em]g5cy means ! public     
heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u section #cai
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1
 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai1 includ+ any  
r5ewal ( t decl>ation2 &  7#b7 ! t]m    
,po/al ,s]vice means ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,po/al ,s]vice4  7b7 ,requirem5t ,dur+ !
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is

 ,act & end+ on ! la/ day ( !           
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy or     
,janu>y #a1 #bjba1 :i*ev] is lat]1 !    
,po/al ,s]vice may n implem5t or approve
 any *ange to ! op]ations ( ! ,po/al    
,s]vice )9 ! /atutory discretion ( !    
,po/al ,s]vice1 or to ! level ( s]vice  
provid$ by ! ,po/al ,s]vice1 relative to
 ! op]ations & level ( s]vice1          
respectively1 9 effect on ,janu>y #a1   
#bjbj1 t w\ld imp$e prompt1 reliable1 & 
effici5t s]vices1 includ+ any ( ! foll[+
 *anges3 7#a7 ,any *ange 9 ! nature (   
po/al s]vices t w g5]ally affect s]vice 
on a nationwide or sub/antially         
nationwide basis4  7#b7 ,any revision ( 
s]vice /&>ds4  7#c7 ,any closure or     
consolidation1 or r$uction ( op]at+     
h\rs1 ( any po/ (fice4  7#d7 ,any       
prohibition on paym5t ( ov]time pay to  
(fic]s or employees ( ! ,po/al ,s]vice4 
7#e7 ,any *ange t w\ld prev5t ! ,po/al  
,s]vice f meet+ its s]vice /&>ds or     
cause a decl9e 9 measurem5ts ( p]=mance 
relative to ^? s]vice /&>ds4  7#f7 ,any 

*ange t w\ld h ! effect ( delay+ mail1  
all[+ = ! non-deliv]y ( mail to a       
deliv]y r\te1 or increas+ ! volume (    
undeliv]$ mail4