,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aa1 #bjba,mrs4  
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york 7=    
h]self1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 & ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require mail-9 ballots to   
use ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice      
b>code s]vice1 to provide paid p>5tal   
leave to (fic]s & employees ( ! ,po/al  
,s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,po/al  
,s]vice ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,mail-9  
ballots & ,po/al ,s]vice b>code s]vice  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #cjja ( title #ci1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7p7 ,any ballot s5t 
)9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = an election =      
,f$]al (fice is nonmailable & %all n be 
c>ri$ or deliv]$ by mail unless ! ballot
 is mail$ 9 an envelope t-- 7#a7 conta9s
 a ,po/al ,s]vice b>code 7or successive 
s]vice or m>k+7 t enables track+ ( ea*  
individual ballot2  7#b7 satisfies      

requirem5ts = ballot envelope design t !
 ,po/al ,s]vice may promulgate by       
regulation2  7#c7 satisfies requirem5ts 
= ma*9eable lett]s t ! ,po/al ,s]vice   
may promulgate by regulation2 &  7#d7   
includes ! ,(ficial ,election ,mail     
,logo 7or any successor label t ! ,po/al
 ,s]vice may e/abli% = ballots74  4  7b7
 ,application ,! am5dm5t made by        
subsection 7a7 %all apply to any        
election = ,f$]al (fice occurr+ aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7        
,reimbursem5t to ,/ates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all reimburse ea*  
,/ate 7includ+ ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia & 
any t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates7 = ! co/ ( us+ ! ,po/al ,s]vice  
b>code s]vice z requir$ "u subsection   
7p7 ( section #cjja ( title #ci1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a74 
7#b7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = fiscal 
ye> #bjbb & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft] su*  
sums z may be necess>y1 to be d]iv$ f ! 
g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury1 = reimburs+   

,/ates = su* co/4  #c4 ,paid p>5tal     
leave = ,po/al ,s]vice & ,po/al         
,regulatory ,commission employees ,!    
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab71 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 section #aja7b77;,e7-- 7,a7 9 !        
subp>agraph head+1 by ins]t+ ,,usps1 &  
,po/al ,regulatory ,commission aft]     
,,gao2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,po/al ,s]vice1 or ! ,po/al ,regulatory
 ,commission aft] ,gov]nm5t             
,acc\ntability ,(fice2 &  7#b7 9 section
 #ajb7;d77#c7-- 7,a7 9 ! p>agraph head+1
 by ins]t+ ,,usps1 & ,po/al ,regulatory 
,commission aft] ,,gao2 &  7,b7 by /rik+
 ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice 9 ea*
 in/ance & ins]t+ ! ,gov]nm5t           
,acc\ntability ,(fice1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,po/al ,s]vice1 or ! ,po/al ,regulatory 
,commission4