,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbd,ms4 
,hageman 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,pappas7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &            
,acc\ntability  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit !  
closure or consolidation ( any ,unit$   
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice process+ &        
di/ribution c5t] 9 ,/ates1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,po/al ,op]ations ,/ay     
,timely ,& ,local ,act or ! ,,po/al     
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on clos+ or      
consolidat+ ,po/al ,s]vice process+ &   
di/ribution c5t]s 9 ,/ates  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice may n  
close1 consolidate1 d[ngrade1 or take   
any o!r simil> action ) respect to any  
process+ & di/ribution c5t] 9 a ,/ate if
 su* action w\ld result 9 no su* c5t]   
be+ locat$ 9 t ,/ate or negatively      
impact mail deliv]y4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m process+ &    
di/ribution c5t] means a c5tral mail    

facility t-- 7,a7 di/ributes & dispat*es
 "p or all ( bo? incom+ mail & outgo+   
mail = a designat$ s]vice area2  7,b7   
provides in/ructions on ! prep>ation (  
collection mail1 dispat* s*$ules1 &     
sort+ plan requirem5ts to mail]s2 &     
7,c7 is a sectional c5t] facility1 a    
g5]al mail facility1 or a d$icat$ mail  
process+ facility )\t a /ation or bran*2
 &  7#b7 ! t]m ,/ate means ! #ej ,/ates 
& ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4