,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbf,ms4 
,s*olt5 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 conduct
 a /udy on ! feasibility ( c>ry+ out a  
program to provide electronic           
notifications to ,po/al ,s]vice cu/om]s 
reg>d+ wea!r & mail deliv]y1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,po/al ,al]t & ,wea!r   
,prep>$ness ,act4  #b4 ,feasibility /udy
 on program to s5d electronic           
notifications reg>d+ wea!r & mail       
deliv]y to ,po/al ,s]vice cu/om]s  7a7  
,/udy & report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all-- 7#a7 conduct a   
/udy to evaluate ! feasibility ( c>ry+  
out a program1 us+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,po/al ,s]vice's in=m$ deliv]y plat=m1  
"u :i* ! ,po/al ,s]vice may s5d         
electronic notifications to ,po/al      

,s]vice cu/om]s reg>d+ wea!r & mail     
deliv]y1 includ+ notifications--  7,a7 )
 respect to a delay 9 ! deliv]y ( mail z
 a result ( inclem5t wea!r or natural   
disa/]s2  7,b7 t po/ (fices & o!r ,po/al
 ,s]vice locations may be clos$ or      
op]at+ ) limit$ h\rs & /aff+ z a result 
( inclem5t wea!r or natural disa/]s2 &  
7,c7 t prop]ty own]s & r5t]s %\ld cle>  
walkways to _! doors & mailboxes = mail 
c>ri]s 9 ! ev5t ( ! accumulation ( sn[1 
sleet1 ice1 or debris2 &  7#b7 submit a 
report on su* /udy to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate4  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,9 ! /udy
 "u subsection 7a71 ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al   
%all evaluate ! foll[+ ) respect to     
c>ry+ out ! program3 7#a7 ,me?ods ( h[ !
 ,po/al ,s]vice w\ld exp& ! ability (   
,po/al ,s]vice cu/om]s to be enroll$ 9 !
 in=m$ deliv]y plat=m4  7#b7 ,h[        
electronic messages w be s5t "u !       
program1 ! crit]ia = s5d+ messages &    

appropriate cont5t ( messages1 & :o w   
receive ! message4  7c7 ,contact        
in=mation ,= purposes ( subsection      
7b77#a77;,b71 ! t]m contact in=mation   
%all only include ! "n1 mail+ address1  
email address1 or phone numb] ( any     
,po/al ,s]vice ,cu/om]4  7d7 ,program   
,on or aft] ! date ! report is submitt$ 
to ,congress "u subsection 7a77#b71 !   
,po/al ,s]vice may c>ry out ! program   
describ$ 9 su* /udy4  7e7 ,application  
,! ,po/al ,s]vice may c>ry out ?is ,act 
not)/&+ section #eeb;a ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 7commonly kn[n z ! 
,privacy ,act ( #aigd74