,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dafj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,ms4  
,lummis 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4   
,b>rasso1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,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         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,process+ & di/ribution c5t] ,! 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*4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m     
,/ate means a ,/ate or ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia4  7b7 ,limitation ,! ,unit$   
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice may n close1      
consolidate1 d[ngrade1 or take any o!r  
simil> action ) respect to a process+ & 
di/ribution c5t] 9 a ,/ate if su* action
 w\ld result 9 !re be+ no process+ &    
di/ribution c5t] locat$ 9 t ,/ate or    
w\ld negatively impact mail deliv]y4