,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bj1 #bjbd,ms4   
,ros5 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] if 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice has fail$
 to meet c]ta9 conditions1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect ,our ,mail ,act ( 
#bjbd4  #b4 ,limitation on clos+ or     
consolidat+ process+ & di/ribution c5t]s
  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,po/al ,s]vice ,! t]m ,po/al ,s]vice    
means ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice4   
7#b7 ,process+ & di/ribution c5t] ,! t]m
 process+ & di/ribution c5t] means a    
facility ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice t processes1 di/ributes1 &      
dispat*es1 "p or all ( bo? orig9at+ &   
de/9at+ volumes ( mail = a designat$    
s]vice area4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate   

means a ,/ate or ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4
  7b7 ,limitation ,! ,po/al ,s]vice may 
n proce$ 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-- 7#a7 if--  
7,a7 at any "t dur+ ! cal5d> ye>        
imm$iately prec$+ ! action1 a process+ &
 di/ribution c5t] locat$ )9 any ,po/al  
,s]vice area 9 ! ,/ate fail$ to meet !  
t>gets describ$ 9 ! fiscal ye> #bjbc    
p]=mance plan ( ! ,po/al ,s]vice (-- 7i7
 n less ?an #ic p]c5t on-"t deliv]y     
p]=mance = #b-;day s+le fir/-class mail1
 z measur$ by ! s]vice /&>ds 9 effect on
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7ii7 n
 less ?an #ij4c p]c5t on-"t deliv]y     
p]=mance = #c- to #e-;day fir/-class    
mail1 z measur$ by ! s]vice /&>ds 9     
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 
or  7,b7 su* action w\ld result 9 !re   
be+ no process+ & di/ribution c5t]      
locat$-- 7i7 9 ! ,/ate2 or  7ii7 )9 #abe
 miles ( ! process+ & di/ribution c5t]  
subject to su* action2 &  7#b7 unless-- 

7,a7 ! ,po/al ,s]vice has submitt$ a    
proposal relat+ to su* action to !      
,po/al ,regulatory ,commission us+ !    
proc$ures describ$ 9 section #cffa7;b7 (
 title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 &      
provid$ ! ,po/al ,regulatory ,commission
 any in=mation & records necess>y to    
issue an op9ion on ! proposal1 includ+  
any access to ,po/al ,s]vice facilities2
  7,b7 ! ,po/al ,regulatory ,commission 
has issu$ an op9ion on ! proposal "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 us+ ! proc$ures        
describ$ 9 section #cffa7;c7 ( title    
#ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 )9 #ahj       
bus9ess days ( submission ( ! proposal1 
t-- 7i7 includes a compreh5sive review (
 geographical consid]ations1 includ+    
m\nta9 passes1 & ! impact ( ^?          
consid]ations on ! effects ( ! proposal 
on local mail deliv]y )9 ! ,/ate2 &     
7ii7 f9ds t ! proposal w\ld n negatively
 impact s]vice /&>ds & p]=mance measures
 = mail orig9at+ & de/9at+ )9 ! ,/ate2 &
  7,c7 ! deadl9e = appeals describ$ 9   
subsection 7c7 has pass$ & ! ,po/al     

,regulatory ,commission has he>d all    
appeals "u t subsection & all su*       
appeals are unsuccessful4  7c7 ,affect$ 
cu/om] "r ,to appeal  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any
 p]son regul>ly s]v$ by a process+ &    
di/ribution c5t] subject to closure1    
consolidation1 d[ngrad+1 or any o!r     
simil> action %all h ! "r to appeal to !
 ,po/al ,regulatory ,commission a       
decision describ$ 9 subsection 7b74     
7#b7 ,deadl9e ,any appeal "u p>agraph   
7#a7 %all be fil$ n lat] ?an ! lat] (-- 
7,a7 #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act2 or  7,b7 #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( a decision describ$ 9 subsection 7b74
  7#c7 ,notice requir$ ,n lat] ?an #g   
days aft] ! date ( a decision describ$ 9
 subsection 7b71 ! ,po/al ,s]vice %all  
publicly & conspicu\sly display on !    
website ( ! ,po/al ,s]vice & at !       
facility impact$ by su* decision        
in=mation relat+ to ! "r to appeal "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 & ! process to file su*   
appeal4