#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #geh  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the    
,united ,states ,postal ,service to     
issue regulations requiring ,postal     
,service employees and contractors to   
report to the ,postal ,service traffic  
crashes involving vehicles carrying mail
 that result in injury or death1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,mail ,traffic
 ,deaths ,reporting ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 
,regulations on traffic crash deaths and
 injuries involving vehicles            
transporting mail  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,postmaster 
,general of the ,postal ,service shall  
issue regulations to require the        
collection1 tracking1 and public        
reporting of information related to     
deaths and injuries resulting from      
traffic crashes involving vehicles      
transporting mail4 ,such regulations    
shall establish appropriate mechanisms  
to monitor and enforce compliance with  

the reporting requirements of this ,act 
and may utilize existing reporting      
mechanisms in use at the time of        
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,reports on
 crashes  7#a7 ,employees ,any employee 
of the ,postal ,service engaged in the  
transportation of mail shall report to  
the ,postal ,service any traffic crash  
involving the vehicle the employee was  
operating during such transportation    
that resulted in injury or death not    
later than three days after such crash4 
7#b7 ,contractors ,any contractor 7of   
any tier7 of the ,postal ,service       
engaged in the transportation of mail   
shall report to the ,postal ,service any
 traffic crash involving the vehicle the
 contractor was operating during such   
transportation that resulted in injury  
or death not later than three days after
 such crash4  7#c7 ,contents ,any report
 submitted under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 
shall include detailed information      
describing1 at a minimum1 the crash1    
including the date1 time1 location1     

nature of the crash1 information        
identifying the contractor1 number of   
injuries1 fatalities1 and any           
contributing factors to the crash4 ,an  
employee or contractor 7as the case may 
be7 shall update the report1 in such    
form and manner as the ,postal ,service 
deems appropriate1 to reflect any change
 in crash-caused injuries or fatalities4
  7#d7 ,accommodations in event of      
injury ,the ,postal ,service shall      
provide for procedures under which      
reports may be submitted under this     
subsection under an alternative deadline
 in the event a ,postal ,service        
employee or contractor is unable to     
submit a report due to serious injury   
resulting from the applicable crash4    
7#e7 ,standard form ,the ,postmaster    
,general shall create a standard form   
available to ,postal ,service employees 
and contractors for the purposes of     
submitting reports under this           
subsection4  7c7 ,database  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,postal ,service shall     

maintain a continuously updated internal
 digital database that includes         
comprehensive information related to    
deaths and injuries from traffic crashes
 involving vehicles transporting mail4  
7#b7 ,contents ,the database shall      
include any information provided by     
,postal ,service employees and          
contractors under subsection 7b74  7d7  
,report  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,postal  
,service shall make available to the    
public an annual report summarizing     
information related to deaths and       
injuries from traffic crashes involving 
vehicles transporting mail4  7#b7       
,contents ,the report shall include     
aggregated statistics1 trends1 and      
analysis to enhance transparency and    
accountability4  7#c7 ,privacy          
,information in the report shall be made
 available to the public in a manner    
that does not personally identify any   
,postal ,service employee1 contractor1  
or any other individual4  7e7 ,penalties
 ,any ,postal ,service contractor who   

fails to report a traffic crash within  
the deadline prescribed under subsection
 7b7 shall be subject to appropriate    
penalties as determined appropriate by  
the ,postal ,service1 including fines1  
suspension of contracts1 or termination 
of contracts4 ,the ,postal ,service may 
take into account the severity of the   
applicable traffic crash and the        
frequency of noncompliance with the     
requirements of this ,act by the        
applicable ,postal ,service contractor  
when determining which penalty to apply 
7if any74  7f7 ,crash defined ,in this  
,act1 the term crash--  7#a7 means an   
occurrence involving a commercial motor 
vehicle operating on a highway in       
interstate or intrastate commerce which 
results in-- 7,a7 a fatality2  7,b7     
bodily injury to a person who1 as a     
result of the injury1 immediately       
receives medical treatment away from the
 scene of the accident2 or  7,c7 one or 
more motor vehicles incurring disabling 
damage as a result of the accident1     

requiring at least one of the motor     
vehicle to be transported away from the 
scene by a tow truck or other motor     
vehicle2 and  7#b7 does not include--   
7,a7 an occurrence involving only       
boarding and alighting from a stationary
 motor vehicle2 or  7,b7 an occurrence  
involving only the loading or unloading 
of cargo4  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,march #c1             
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