,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 
,bost 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,weber of      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,graves1 and ,mr4          
,la,malfa7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title    
#ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish
 procedures for post offices that       
suspend operations due to an emergency1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,upending ,secret ,postal ,shutdowns    
,act or the ,,usps ,act4  #b4 ,post     
office emergency closure procedures     
,section #djd of title #ci1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7f7 7#a7 ,if any
 post office temporarily suspends       
operations due to an emergency--  7,a7  
on the first day of such suspension1 the
 ,postal ,service shall place a sign or 
other physical notice of the suspension 

at the post office and publish a notice 
of the suspension on the ,postal        
,service public website2 and  7,b7 not  
later than #e days after the first date 
of such suspension1 the ,postal ,service
 shall notify relevant public officials4
  7#b7 ,for purposes of paragraph       
7#a77;,b7-- 7,a7 the notice required    
under such paragraph shall include the  
reasons for the suspension1 the interim 
solution for mail delivery1 and expected
 end date of the suspension2 and  7,b7  
the term relevant public officials      
means1 with respect to a post office--  
7i7 each ,member of the ,house of       
,representatives 7including a ,delegate 
or ,resident ,commissioner to ,congress7
 representing a congressional district  
which includes all or part of the       
geographic area served by such post     
office2  7ii7 each ,senator representing
 a ,state which includes all or part of 
the geographic area served by such post 
office2 and  7iii7 the head of each unit
 of local government with jurisdiction  

over all or part of the geographic area 
served by such post office4  7#c7  7,a7 
,if a suspension of operations due to an
 emergency lasts for #cj days1 the      
,postal ,service shall open a #cj-;day  
public review period under which        
individuals served by the post office   
and or relevant public officials may    
provide comments to the ,postal         
,service4  7,b7 ,if a suspension of     
operations due to an emergency lasts for
 #fj days--  7i7 the ,postal ,regulatory
 ,commission shall conduct a review of  
the suspension2 and  7ii7 the ,postal   
,service shall begin the process to     
relocate the operations of the suspended
 post office1 consistent with the       
procedures for post office relocation   
under this title4  7,c7 ,in carrying out
 any relocation under subparagraph      
7,a77ii71 the ,postal ,service shall--  
7i7 solicit input from the head of each 
unit local government with jurisdiction 
over all or part of the geographic area 
served by such post office2 and  7ii7   

open a #cj-;day public comment review   
period for a new proposed location4     
7#d7 ,in consultation with the          
,postmaster ,general1 the postmaster for
 each post office shall promulgate and  
establish an action plan in the case of 
an emergency suspension of post office  
operations4  7#e7 ,not later than       
,january #a of each calendar year       
beginning with calendar year #bjbf the  
,postal ,service shall submit a report  
to ,congress on emergency suspensions of
 operations of post offices during the  
most recently ended calendar year4 ,such
 report shall include1 for each instance
 of an emergency suspension of          
operations of a post office1 the        
location of the post office1 the        
duration of the emergency suspension1   
and the reason for the emergency        
suspension4  7#f7 ,in this subsection1  
the term emergency means a natural      
disaster1 termination of a lease or     
rental agreement1 lack of qualified     
personnel to operate the office1        

irreparable damage when no suitable     
alternate quarters are available in the 
community1 severe damage to1 or         
destruction of a post office1 health and
 safety concerns1 mold1 challenges to   
the sanctity of the mail1 or the lack of
 adequate measures to safeguard the post
 office or its revenue4  4