,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbed  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #b1 #bjbd,mr4     
,te/] 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 !         
,protect+ ,access to ,rural ,c>ri]s = ,e
 ,location ,act or ! ,,p>cel ,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 ,prohibition 
,! ,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-- 7#a7 !      
process+ op]ations ( ! process+ &       
di/ribution c5t] be+ relocat$ outside ! 
b\nd>ies ( ! ,/ate2 or  7#b7 degradation
 ( local mail deliv]y4  7c7 ,limitation 
,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice may n   
move =w>d on any decision to close1     
consolidate1 d[ngrade1 or take any o!r  
simil> action ) respect to a process+ & 
di/ribution c5t] 9 a ,/ate unless !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice-- 7#a7     
completes a review ( ! anticipat$ impact
 ( geographical consid]ations1 includ+  
m\nta9 passes1 on mail deliv]y foll[+   
su* action1 & adequately addresses any  
issues rais$ by ! review2 &  7#b7       

publi%es a public input summ>y t        
reflects favorably on ! decision4