,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iicb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #d1 #bjbd,mr4 
,ne:\se introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,acc\ntability  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice f us+    
funds to close small po/ (fices or p]=m 
mail process+ facility reviews 9        
election ye>s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,uphold+ ,,usps ,deliv]y ,/&>ds &       
,election ,integrity ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 
,congressional f9d+s ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al    
,s]vice %all be op]at$ z a basic &      
fundam5tal s]vice provid$ to ! p by !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 au?oriz$ by
 ! ,con/itution1 creat$ by ,act (       
,congress1 & support$ by ! p4 ,! ,po/al 
,s]vice %all h z its basic function !   
obligation to provide po/al s]vices to  
b9d ! ,nation toge!r ?r\gh ! p]sonal1   
educational1 lit]>y1 & bus9ess          
correspond5ce ( ! p4 ,x %all provide    

prompt1 reliable1 & effici5t s]vices to 
patrons 9 all areas & %all r5d] po/al   
s]vices to all communities4 ,! co/s (   
e/abli%+ & ma9ta9+ ! ,po/al ,s]vice %all
 n be apportion$ to impair ! ov]all     
value ( su* s]vice to ! p 7#ci ,u4,s4,c4
 #aja74  7#b7 ,on ,m>* #bc1 #bjba1 !    
,po/al ,s]vice ann\nc$ its t5-ye>       
,deliv]+ = ,am]ica plan to provide      
prompt1 reliable1 & effici5t mail &     
package %ipp+ s]vices to all ,am]icans--
 reg>dless ( :]e !y live--& at af=dable 
rates4 ,"o ( ! ways ! ,po/al ,s]vice    
int5ds to a*ieve ?is objective is ?r\gh 
,mail ,process+ ,facility ,reviews4 ,^! 
reviews h ! pot5tial to impact deliv]y  
/&>ds & ballot collection processes     
across ! ,nation4  7#c7 ,?\s&s ( conc]n$
 ,am]ican citiz5s h voic$ _! op9ions    
aga9/ ^! reviewal processes1 & num]\s   
,memb]s & ,s5ators h writt5 lett]s to ! 
,po/ma/] ,g5]al dem&+ answ]s to ^!      
legitimate conc]ns4  7#d7 ,! ,po/al     
,regulatory ,commission1 9 consultation 
) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice ,(fice 

( ,inspector ,g5]al1 possesses !        
/atutory au?ority to evaluate & issue an
 advisory op9ion on ! impact ( ! ,po/al 
,s]vice's re=ms includ+ b n limit$ to   
co/s1 rev5ue1 volume1 products1 & s]vice
 /&>ds 7#ci ,u4,s4,c4 #eja1 #cfbb1      
#cfeb1 #cffb1 & #cfia74  7#e7 ,on ,m>*  
#bh1 #bjbd1 ! ,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al
 releas$ a compreh5sive audit1 ,report  
,numb] #bc-afa-,r#bd1 :i* outl9$ h[ !   
re=ms l$ to worse s]vice1 an            
inadequately in=m$ public1 decreas$     
employee availability1 & an increase 9  
late & cancel$ mail transportation      
trips4  7#f7 ,on ,april #bf1 #bjbd1 !   
,po/al ,regulatory ,commission issu$    
,ord] ,no4 #gjfa to ! ,po/al ,s]vice1   
:i* focuses on ^! re=ms & requires t !  
,po/al ,s]vice ei!r submit to an        
advisory op9ion ( ! ,commission or      
ju/ify :y said op9ion is n w>rant$4     
7#g7 ,on ,may #bj1 #bjbd1 ! ,po/ma/]    
,g5]al agre$ to pause "s ( ^! re=ms     
until ,janu>y #a1 #bjbe1 & outl9$ :i*   
re=ms rema9 ongo+ 9 #bjbd4  #c4 ,uphold+

 deliv]y /&>ds & election integrity  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,no funds appropriat$ or      
o!rwise made available to ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice may be us$ to--   
7#a7 consolidate or close small rural & 
o!r small po/ (fices2 or  7#b7 p]=m a   
mail process+ facility review or        
implem5t *anges pursuant to a mail      
process+ facility review dur+ any ye> 9 
:i* a regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al election =  
,f$]al (fice is held pursuant to section
 #be ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#g74  7b7 ,collection box audit ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice %all conduct an  
audit ( ! processes ( ea* geographic    
di/rict & ,logi/ics & ,process+         
,op]ations division ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,po/al ,s]vice = remov+ mail collection 
boxes & submit to ! ,committee on       
,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate a report on ! f9d+s ( su*   

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