,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #geh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,connolly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,com]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice to issue          
regulations requir+ ,po/al ,s]vice      
employees & contractors to report to !  
,po/al ,s]vice traffic cra%es involv+   
vehicles c>ry+ mail t result 9 injury or
 dea?1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mail   
,traffic ,dea?s ,report+ ,act ( #bjbe4  
#b4 ,regulations on traffic cra% dea?s &
 injuries involv+ vehicles transport+   
mail  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,po/ma/] ,g5]al ( ! ,po/al ,s]vice %all 
issue regulations to require !          
collection1 track+1 & public report+ (  
in=mation relat$ to dea?s & injuries    
result+ f traffic cra%es involv+        
vehicles transport+ mail4 ,su*          

regulations %all e/abli% appropriate    
me*anisms to monitor & en=ce compliance 
) ! report+ requirem5ts ( ?is ,act & may
 utilize exi/+ report+ me*anisms 9 use  
at ! "t ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7     
,reports on cra%es  7#a7 ,employees ,any
 employee ( ! ,po/al ,s]vice engag$ 9 ! 
transportation ( mail %all report to !  
,po/al ,s]vice any traffic cra% involv+ 
! vehicle ! employee 0 op]at+ dur+ su*  
transportation t result$ 9 injury or    
dea? n lat] ?an ?ree days aft] su* cra%4
  7#b7 ,contractors ,any contractor 7(  
any ti]7 ( ! ,po/al ,s]vice engag$ 9 !  
transportation ( mail %all report to !  
,po/al ,s]vice any traffic cra% involv+ 
! vehicle ! contractor 0 op]at+ dur+ su*
 transportation t result$ 9 injury or   
dea? n lat] ?an ?ree days aft] su* cra%4
  7#c7 ,cont5ts ,any report submitt$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 %all include      
detail$ in=mation describ+1 at a m9imum1
 ! cra%1 includ+ ! date1 "t1 location1  
nature ( ! cra%1 in=mation id5tify+ !   
contractor1 numb] ( injuries1           

fatalities1 & any contribut+ factors to 
! cra%4 ,an employee or contractor 7z ! 
case may be7 %all update ! report1 9 su*
 =m & mann] z ! ,po/al ,s]vice deems    
appropriate1 to reflect any *ange 9     
cra%-caus$ injuries or fatalities4  7#d7
 ,accommodations 9 ev5t ( injury ,!     
,po/al ,s]vice %all provide = proc$ures 
"u :i* reports may be submitt$ "u ?is   
subsection "u an alt]native deadl9e 9 ! 
ev5t a ,po/al ,s]vice employee or       
contractor is unable to submit a report 
due to s]i\s injury result+ f !         
applicable cra%4  7#e7 ,/&>d =m ,!      
,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all create a /&>d =m   
available to ,po/al ,s]vice employees & 
contractors = ! purposes ( submitt+     
reports "u ?is subsection4  7c7         
,database  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,po/al      
,s]vice %all ma9ta9 a cont9u\sly updat$ 
int]nal digital database t includes     
compreh5sive in=mation relat$ to dea?s &
 injuries f traffic cra%es involv+      
vehicles transport+ mail4  7#b7 ,cont5ts
 ,! database %all include any in=mation 

provid$ by ,po/al ,s]vice employees &   
contractors "u subsection 7b74  7d7     
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,po/al ,s]vice
 %all make available to ! public an     
annual report summ>iz+ in=mation relat$ 
to dea?s & injuries f traffic cra%es    
involv+ vehicles transport+ mail4  7#b7 
,cont5ts ,! report %all include         
aggregat$ /ati/ics1 tr5ds1 & analysis to
 enhance transp>5cy & acc\ntability4    
7#c7 ,privacy ,in=mation 9 ! report %all
 be made available to ! public 9 a mann]
 t does n p]sonally id5tify any ,po/al  
,s]vice employee1 contractor1 or any o!r
 individual4  7e7 ,p5alties ,any ,po/al 
,s]vice contractor :o fails to report a 
traffic cra% )9 ! deadl9e prescrib$ "u  
subsection 7b7 %all be subject to       
appropriate p5alties z det]m9$          
appropriate by ! ,po/al ,s]vice1 includ+
 f9es1 susp5sion ( contracts1 or        
t]m9ation ( contracts4 ,! ,po/al ,s]vice
 may take into acc\nt ! sev]ity ( !     
applicable traffic cra% & ! frequ5cy (  
noncompliance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act

 by ! applicable ,po/al ,s]vice         
contractor :5 det]m9+ :i* p5alty to     
apply 7if any74  7f7 ,cra% def9$ ,9 ?is 
,act1 ! t]m cra%--  7#a7 means an       
occurr5ce involv+ a comm]cial motor     
vehicle op]at+ on a highway 9 int]/ate  
or intra/ate comm]ce :i* results 9--    
7,a7 a fatality2  7,b7 bodily injury to 
a p]son :o1 z a result ( ! injury1      
imm$iately receives m$ical treatm5t away
 f ! sc5e ( ! accid5t2 or  7,c7 "o or m 
motor vehicles incurr+ disabl+ damage z 
a result ( ! accid5t1 requir+ at lea/ "o
 ( ! motor vehicle to be transport$ away
 f ! sc5e by a t[ truck or o!r motor    
vehicle2 &  7#b7 does n include-- 7,a7  
an occurr5ce involv+ only bo>d+ &       
alight+ f a /ation>y motor vehicle2 or  
7,b7 an occurr5ce involv+ only ! load+  
or unload+ ( c>go4