,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa 7legislative 
day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,mr4 ,pet]s 7=    
himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 & ,ms4 ,ros57    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,po/al ,s]vice to submit a compreh5sive
 proposal to ! ,po/al ,regulatory       
,commission be=e implem5t+ any network  
*anges1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice ,/op & ,/udy ,act4
  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7     
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,po/al ,regulatory ,commission4  7#b7   
,network *anges ,! t]m network *anges-- 
7,a7 means p]man5t *anges to !          
facilities or network ( ! ,po/al        
,s]vice1 includ+-- 7i7 consolidation or 
p>tial consolidation ( process+ or      
logi/ics facilities2  7ii7 aggregation  
or consolidation ( process+1            

di/ribution1 or deliv]y op]ations2      
7iii7 conv]sions or con/ruction (       
facilities 9 ord] to c5tralize          
op]ations2 or  7iv7 ! sy/ematic r$uction
 ( transportation trips betwe5 sort+    
facilities & deliv]y units2 &  7,b7 does
 n include tempor>y op]ational *anges t 
are necess>y to ma9ta9 reliable s]vice  
betwe5 facilities or to alleviate       
conge/ion t has caus$ delays or         
disruption ( s]vice4  7#c7 ,po/al       
,s]vice ,! t]m ,po/al ,s]vice means !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice4  #c4      
,advisory op9ion on network *anges  7a7 
,advisory op9ion  7#a7 ,proposal ,prior 
to implem5t+ any network *anges1 !      
,po/al ,s]vice %all submit to !         
,commission a compreh5sive proposal )   
respect to all su* network *anges us+ ! 
proc$ures "u section #cffa7;b7 ( title  
#ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,op9ion 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! submission 
( a compreh5sive proposal "u p>agraph   
7#a71 ! ,commission %all issue an op9ion
 on ! compreh5sive proposal us+ !       

proc$ures "u section #cffa7;c7 ( title  
#ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,rev]sal
 ,an op9ion "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all also  
address ! ext5t to :i* rev]sal ( any    
network *anges implem5t$ on or aft]     
,janu>y #a1 #bjbc1 is advisable4  7#d7  
,access ,! ,po/al ,s]vice %all provide !
 ,commission any in=mation & records !  
,commission deems necess>y to issue an  
op9ion "u p>agraph 7#b71 includ+ any    
access to ,po/al ,s]vice facilities4    
7b7 ,pause ,! ,po/al ,s]vice %all n     
implem5t any propos$ network *anges     
until-- 7#a7 ! ,commission issues an    
op9ion on ! propos$ network *anges "u   
subsection 7a77#b72 &  7#b7 ! ,po/al    
,s]vice-- 7,a7 consid]s ! op9ion2 &     
7,b7 submits to ,congress & !           
,commission a response to ! op9ion t--  
7i7 addresses ! op9ion & any            
recomm5dations !re92 &  7ii7 expla9s !  
decision ( ! ,po/al ,s]vice to implem5t 
or n implem5t ea* recomm5dation conta9$ 
9 ! op9ion4  7c7 ,prohibition ,! ,po/al 
,s]vice %all n implem5t any network     

*anges if ! op9ion "u subsection 7a77#b7
 f9ds t su* *anges are likely to h a    
negative impact on s]vice if implem5t$4