,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,la,lota introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend chapter #d of title #ci1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to require the ,postal   
,service to use a mobile retail unit to 
provide retail postal services to an    
area when the post office for such area 
is temporarily unable to provide such   
services1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,mobile ,post ,office ,relief ,act4 
#b4 ,deployment of mobile retail units  
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #d of title    
#ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #dag4 ,deployment of mobile   
retail units  7a7 ,in general ,not later
 than three business days after the date
 on which a postal retail facility      
becomes a covered postal retail         

facility1 the ,postal ,service shall    
station in the geographic area served by
 the covered postal retail facility a   
vehicle or mobile facility of the       
,postal ,service that shall provide the 
services described in subsection 7b7 to 
the extent that the covered postal      
retail facility provided such services  
immediately before temporarily ceasing  
to provide retail postal services4  7b7 
,retail postal services ,the services   
described in this subsection are the    
following services not available from   
the covered postal retail facility3 7#a7
 ,retail postal services1 including the 
sale of boxes and other packaging       
material sold by the ,postal ,service4  
7#b7 ,a means for holders of post office
 boxes at the covered postal facility to
 receive mail sent to the post office   
box of such holder4  7#c7 ,providing1   
accepting1 and processing forms         
necessary for persons to request a      
change of mailing address or a temporary
 halt to the delivery of mail to such   

person4  7c7 ,duration ,for each covered
 postal retail facility1 the ,postal    
,service shall provide the services     
required under subsection 7a7 using a   
vehicle or mobile facility of the       
,postal ,service until the covered      
postal retail facility ceases to be a   
covered postal retail facility4  7d7    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,covered postal retail facility ,the    
term covered postal retail facility     
means a postal retail facility that--   
7,a7 is located not less than half a    
mile away from all other postal retail  
facilities2  7,b7 is temporarily not    
providing retail postal services2  7,c7 
has not provided such services in the   
immediately preceding #fj-;day period2  
and  7,d7 in the case of a postal retail
 facility operated by a contractor1 the 
contractor ceased providing such        
services at such facility prior to the  
expiration or termination by the ,postal
 ,service of the contract or other      
agreement under which the contractor was

 providing such services at such        
facility4  7#b7 ,postal retail facility 
,the term postal retail facility means a
 facility1 other than a mobile          
facility-- 7,a7 of the ,postal ,service 
providing retail postal services3 or    
7,b7 operated by a contractor1 at which 
the contractor provides retail postal   
services under a contract or other      
agreement with the ,postal ,service4  4 
7b7 ,applicability  7#a7 ,in general    
,except as provided by paragraph 7#b71  
section #dag of title #ci1 ,united      
,states ,code1 shall apply with respect 
to each postal retail facility that1 as 
of the date of the enactment of this    
,act1 is a covered postal retail        
facility in the same manner as if such  
postal retail facility became a covered 
postal retail facility immediately after
 the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7      
,deadline ,for the purposes of applying 
section #dag of title #ci1 ,united      
,states ,code1 to a covered postal      
retail facility under paragraph 7#a71   

the ,postal ,service shall be deemed to 
comply with subsection 7a7 of such      
section if1 not later than #cj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,postal ,service stations in  
the geographic area served by the       
covered postal retail facility a vehicle
 or mobile facility of the ,postal      
,service providing the services required
 under such subsection4  7#c7 ,covered  
postal retail facility2 postal retail   
facility ,in this subsection1 the terms 
covered postal retail facility and      
postal retail facility have the meanings
 given such terms in section #dag7;d7 of
 title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7 
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #d of title #ci1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #dag4 ,deployment of mobile      
retail units4  4