,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa      
7legislative day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,mr4 
,peters 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and
 ,ms4 ,rosen7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to require the ,united ,states ,postal 
,service to submit a comprehensive      
proposal to the ,postal ,regulatory     
,commission before implementing any     
network changes1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service ,stop and ,study ,act4  #b4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,postal ,regulatory ,commission4    
7#b7 ,network changes ,the term network 
changes-- 7,a7 means permanent changes  
to the facilities or network of the     
,postal ,service1 including-- 7i7       
consolidation or partial consolidation  

of processing or logistics facilities2  
7ii7 aggregation or consolidation of    
processing1 distribution1 or delivery   
operations2  7iii7 conversions or       
construction of facilities in order to  
centralize operations2 or  7iv7 the     
systematic reduction of transportation  
trips between sorting facilities and    
delivery units2 and  7,b7 does not      
include temporary operational changes   
that are necessary to maintain reliable 
service between facilities or to        
alleviate congestion that has caused    
delays or disruption of service4  7#c7  
,postal ,service ,the term ,postal      
,service means the ,united ,states      
,postal ,service4  #c4 ,advisory opinion
 on network changes  7a7 ,advisory      
opinion  7#a7 ,proposal ,prior to       
implementing any network changes1 the   
,postal ,service shall submit to the    
,commission a comprehensive proposal    
with respect to all such network changes
 using the procedures under section     
#cffa7;b7 of title #ci1 ,united ,states 

,code4  7#b7 ,opinion ,not later than   
#ahj days after the submission of a     
comprehensive proposal under paragraph  
7#a71 the ,commission shall issue an    
opinion on the comprehensive proposal   
using the procedures under section      
#cffa7;c7 of title #ci1 ,united ,states 
,code4  7#c7 ,reversal ,an opinion under
 paragraph 7#b7 shall also address the  
extent to which reversal of any network 
changes implemented on or after ,january
 #a1 #bjbc1 is advisable4  7#d7 ,access 
,the ,postal ,service shall provide the 
,commission any information and records 
the ,commission deems necessary to issue
 an opinion under paragraph 7#b71       
including any access to ,postal ,service
 facilities4  7b7 ,pause ,the ,postal   
,service shall not implement any        
proposed network changes until-- 7#a7   
the ,commission issues an opinion on the
 proposed network changes under         
subsection 7a77#b72 and  7#b7 the       
,postal ,service-- 7,a7 considers the   
opinion2 and  7,b7 submits to ,congress 

and the ,commission a response to the   
opinion that-- 7i7 addresses the opinion
 and any recommendations therein2 and   
7ii7 explains the decision of the       
,postal ,service to implement or not    
implement each recommendation contained 
in the opinion4  7c7 ,prohibition ,the  
,postal ,service shall not implement any
 network changes if the opinion under   
subsection 7a77#b7 finds that such      
changes are likely to have a negative   
impact on service if implemented4