,i #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bajc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #ad1 #bjbe ,ms4 ,budz9ski 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,hageman1 ,mr4 ,gold5 ( ,ma9e1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1 & ,mr4 ,pappas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m ,a ,,bill ,to modify ! proc$ures us$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice = ! closure or consolidation ( any po/ (fice or any process+ & di/ribution c5t]1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect ,po/al ,p]=mance ,act4 #b4 ,limitation on closure & consolidations ( po/ (fices ,section #djd7;d7 ( title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,! ,po/al ,s]vice & ins]t 7,a7 ,! ,po/al ,s]vice2 & 7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7,b7 ,dur+ su* #fj-;day p]iod1 ! ,po/al ,s]vice %all c>ry out a public he>+ on ! closure or consolidation1 :i* may be att5d$ 9-p]son or virtually by any memb]s ( ! public affect$ by ! closure or consolidation4 7,c7 ,n lat] ?an #g days aft] su* he>+1 ! ,po/al ,s]vice %all publi% a summ>y ( ! he>+ on ! ,po/al ,s]vice's public website1 & include 9 su* summ>y a description ( any comm5ts made or o!rwise submitt$ at su* he>+ & ! p]c5tage ( su* comm5ts t 7 9 support or aga9/ ! closure or consolidation4 7,d7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is title1 ! applicable po/ (fice may n be clos$ or consolidat$ until ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ! summ>y is publi%$ "u subp>agraph 7,c74 2 & 7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7#g7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is title1 a po/ (fice may n be clos$ or consolidat$ if su* po/ (fice-- 7,a7 is n locat$ )9 #ae miles ( any o!r po/ (fice2 or 7,b7 is ! close/ po/ (fice = a population ( #ae1jjj individuals or m4 4 #c4 ,po/al ,s]vice process+ & di/ribution c5t]s2 transportation optimization 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #d ( title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ aft] section #daf ! foll[+3 #dag4 ,po/al ,s]vice process+ & di/ribution c5t]s 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice may n close1 consolidate1 d[ngrade1 or take any o!r simil> action ) respect to any process+ & di/ribution c5t] 9 a ,/ate if su* action w\ld result 9 no su* c5t] be+ locat$ 9 t ,/ate 9 any geographically non-contigu\s region ( t ,/ate inhabit$ by m ?an #ajj1jjj p]man5t resid5ts4 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m geographically non-contigu\s region means an area ( a ,/ate t is physically sep>at$ f ! ma9 body ( ! ,/ate by a significant body ( wat] or l& controll$ by ano!r ,/ate4 7b7 ,limitation on *anges to mail process+ facilities 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,po/al ,s]vice may n implem5t or o!rwise c>ry out any *anges to ! op]ations ( its mail process+ facilities 7includ+ consolidation or p>tial consolidation1 aggregation ( process+1 di/ribution1 or deliv]y op]ations7 until on or aft] ! date t ! ,po/al ,regulatory ,commission issues an advisory op9ion on ! propos$ facility *anges4 7#b7 ,deadl9e ,! ,po/al ,regulatory ,commission %all issue ! advisory op9ion requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 n lat] ?an #abj bus9ess days aft] ! date ! ,po/al ,s]vice submits to ! ,commission a propos$ *ange to any su* facility4 7#c7 ,o!r requirem5ts ,! ,commission %all issue an advisory op9ion = ea* process+ & di/ribution c5t] at :i* ! ,po/al ,s]vice has propos$ *anges1 d[nsiz+1 & consolidations4 7#d7 ,report ,if an advisory op9ion by ! ,commission "u ?is subsection det]m9es t a propos$ *ange w lead to sl[] on-"t mail deliv]y1 ! ,po/al ,s]vice %all publi% a report on ! ,po/al ,s]vice's public website on practices & proc$ures ! ,po/al ,s]vice w implem5t to ensure mail deliv]y rema9s on "t4 ,no su* *anges may be implem5t$ or o!rwise c>ri$ out = ! p]iod ( #ahj days beg9n+ on ! date su* report is s publi%$4 7c7 ,prohibit+ on c>ry+ out mail process+ facility review ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,po/al ,s]vice may n c>ry out ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice ,mail ,process+ ,facility ,review 7or any successor program71 & no ,f$]al funds 7includ+ am\nts 9 ! ,po/al ,s]vice ,fund "u section #bjjc7 may be obligat$ or exp5d$ to c>ry out su* ,review4 7d7 ,limitation ( ! closure ( process+ & di/ribution c5t]s 9 regions t are n meet+ on-,"t deliv]y b5*m>ks ,dur+ any cal5d> ye>1 ! ,po/al ,s]vice may n close1 consolidate1 or o!rwise move any op]ations or s]vices f any process+ & di/ribution c5t] locat$ )9 any ,po/al ,s]vice di/rict t1 dur+ anytime )9 ! imm$iately prec$+ cal5d> ye>1 fail$ to meet-- 7#a7 at lea/ #ic p]c5t on-"t deliv]y rate = two-day s+le fir/-class mail2 & 7#b7 at lea/ #ij4c p]c5t on-"t deliv]y rate = ?ree to five-day fir/-class mail4 7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! 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*2 & 7#b7 ! t]m ,/ate means ! #ej ,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4 #dah4 ,local transportation optimization & regional transportation optimization *anges 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,po/al ,s]vice may n implem5t or o!rwise c>ry out any local transportation optimization 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ,,lto7 & regional transportation optimization 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ,,rto7 ef=ts t w decrease ! numb] ( times mail is ei!r pick$ up or dropp$ (f = any po/ (fice 9 ! c\ntry4 7b7 ,,prc op9ion ,! ,po/al ,s]vice may n proce$ ) *ang+ drop (f & pick up s*$ules at po/ (fices z "p ( ! ,,lto or ,,rto plans )\t reque/+ a ,po/al ,regulatory ,commission op9ion4 7c7 ,limitation ,if ! ,po/al ,regulatory ,commission does n recomm5d implem5t+ ^! *anges 9 an op9ion "u subsection 7b71 ! ,po/al ,s]vice may n move =w>d ) ,,lto or ,,rto optimization ef=ts any:]e 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 4 7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ aft] ! item relat+ to section #daf ! foll[+3 #dag4 ,po/al ,s]vice process+ & di/ribution c5t]s4 #dah4 ,local transportation optimization & regional transportation optimization *anges4 4