,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #egh #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cage ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #ah1 #bjbe,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and ,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,september #ad1 #bjbf,reported by ,mr4 ,paul1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to establish a pilot program for ,,zip ,code boundary changes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,community ,involvement in ,zone ,improvement ,plans ,act of #bjbe or the ,,cipzip ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,pilot postal service program for ,,zip code boundary changes 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,united ,states ,postal ,service 7referred to in this section as the ,postal ,service7 shall establish a pilot program through which the ,postal ,service may consider entering into an agreement with an agency of a ,state government1 local government1 or ,tribal government to receive money1 property1 or services to defray part or all of the net costs1 if any1 in conjunction with a request for a ,,zip code boundary change or realignment4 7b7 ,denial of ,,zip code boundary change or realignment requests 7#a7 ,in general ,if the ,postal ,service denies a request from a ,state government1 local government1 or ,tribal government for a ,,zip code boundary change or realignment on the basis of a net cost to the ,postal ,service1 the ,postal ,service shall-- 7,a7 notify the requestor in writing of the existence of the program established under subsection 7a72 7,b7 provide the requestor with an estimate of the net cost to the ,postal ,service of the implementation of the request2 7,c7 allow not less than #cj days for the requestor to propose an agreement meeting the requirements of the pilot program established under subsection 7a72 and 7,d7 give due consideration to a proposed agreement under subparagraph 7,c74 7#b7 ,cost as only dispositive factor for a denial ,if a net cost to the ,postal ,service is the only dispositive factor in a denial of a request under paragraph 7#a71 and the requestor is able to defray that cost under an agreement described in subsection 7a71 the ,postal ,service shall accept the agreement and grant the request4 7c7 ,reports 7#a7 ,annual reports ,not later than #cfj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,postal ,regulatory ,commission shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the pilot program under subsection 7a71 including-- 7,a7 the number of requests the ,united ,states ,postal ,service has received for a ,,zip code boundary change or realignment1 including the number of requests granted and denied2 7,b7 the number of agreements entered into under the pilot program established under subsection 7a71 and with respect to each such agreement1 the total value of the costs defrayed2 and 7,c7 with respect to each denial of a request for a ,,zip code boundary change or realignment-- 7i7 whether a notification was provided pursuant to subsection 7b77#a77;,a72 and 7ii7 the estimated net cost provided pursuant to subsection 7b77#a77;,b74 7#b7 ,by member request ,the ,postal ,service shall submit to any ,member of ,congress1 upon request1 a report of the factors contributing to the denial of a request from a ,state government1 local government1 or ,tribal government for a ,,zip code boundary change or realignment4 7d7 ,sunset ,the pilot program established under this section shall terminate on the date that is #g years after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,community ,involvement and ,partnership in ,zone ,improvement ,plans ,act of #bjbe or the ,,cipzip ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,establish a community-proposed ,,zip code modification process 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,financial costs ,the term financial costs means the direct and indirect costs imposed on the ,postal ,service attributable to implementing a ,,zip code modification through reliably identified causal relationships4 7#b7 ,local government ,the term local government has the meaning given that term in section #cgjb of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,postal ,service ,the term ,postal ,service means the ,united ,states ,postal ,service4 7#d7 ,,zip code ,the term ,,zip code means the multi-digit nationwide standardized mail code used to identify delivery areas for postal operations that the ,postal ,service has developed and maintained under the ,zone ,improvement ,plan4 7b7 ,,zip code modification requests 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,postal ,service shall establish and make public an administrative process for considering ,state1 local1 and ,tribal government requests to modify a ,,zip code for an area subject to their jurisdiction by-- 7,a7 amending or altering existing ,,zip code boundaries2 or 7,b7 establishing new ,,zip codes4 7#b7 ,process 7,a7 ,criteria ,the administrative process established under paragraph 7#a7 shall include criteria for the consideration of each request to modify a ,,zip code that must include-- 7i7 the feasibility and impact of the requested ,,zip code modification on the operations and network1 including mail service2 7ii7 financial costs to the ,postal ,service2 and 7iii7 an assessment of the foreseeable need for future changes to mailing addresses4 7,b7 ,decisions ,the administrative process established under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7i7 permit the ,postal ,service to consider any ,,zip code modification and to implement the appropriate modification to a ,,zip code2 and 7ii7 ensure that a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government submitting a request to modify a ,,zip code is provided with a written rationale as part of any denial of the request1 including whether financial costs to the ,postal ,service was a factor and1 if so1 the estimated cost to the ,postal ,service4 7,c7 ,designated public contact ,the administrative process established under paragraph 7#a7 shall require the ,postal ,service to designate a specific individual who shall act as the point of contact for a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government submitting a request to modify a ,,zip code4 7,d7 ,resubmission ,the administrative process established under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7i7 prohibit a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government from submitting an identical or substantially similar request to modify a ,,zip code for a period of #e years from the date that a denial of the original request is communicated to the ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government2 7ii7 not limit the ability of a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government to submit an alternative request to modify a ,,zip code after a denial of the original request2 and 7iii7 permit any ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government that was denied a requested ,,zip code modification during the #aj-year period immediately preceding the date of enactment of this ,act to resubmit such request1 regardless of whether the request is substantially the same as the denied original request4 7,e7 ,appeals ,should a request to modify a ,,zip code be denied1 the administrative process under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7i7 include procedures for an appeals process for the ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government submitting the request2 7ii7 require any appeal to be submitted on or before the date that is #de days after the issuance of the denial of the request2 and 7iii7 only allow #a appeal per request4 #c4 ,pilot postal service program for ,,zip code boundary changes 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any provision of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,united ,states ,postal ,service 7referred to in this section as the ,postal ,service7 shall establish a pilot program through which the ,postal ,service may consider entering into an agreement with an agency of a ,state government1 local government1 or ,tribal government to receive money1 property1 or services to defray part or all of the net costs1 if any1 in conjunction with a request for a ,,zip code boundary change or realignment4 7b7 ,denial of ,,zip code boundary change or realignment requests 7#a7 ,in general ,if the ,postal ,service denies a request from a ,state government1 local government1 or ,tribal government for a ,,zip code boundary change or realignment on the basis of a net cost to the ,postal ,service1 the ,postal ,service shall-- 7,a7 notify the requestor in writing of the existence of the program established under subsection 7a72 7,b7 provide the requestor with an estimate of the net cost to the ,postal ,service of the implementation of the request2 7,c7 allow not less than #cj days for the requestor to propose an agreement meeting the requirements of the pilot program established under subsection 7a72 and 7,d7 give due consideration to a proposed agreement under subparagraph 7,c74 7#b7 ,cost as only dispositive factor for a denial ,if a net cost to the ,postal ,service is the only dispositive factor in a denial of a request under paragraph 7#a71 and the requestor is able to defray that cost under an agreement described in subsection 7a71 the ,postal ,service shall accept the agreement and grant the request4 7c7 ,reports 7#a7 ,annual reports ,not later than #cfj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,postal ,regulatory ,commission shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the pilot program under subsection 7a71 including-- 7,a7 the number of requests the ,postal ,service has received for a ,,zip code boundary change or realignment1 including the number of requests granted and denied2 7,b7 the number of agreements entered into under the pilot program established under subsection 7a71 and with respect to each such agreement1 the total value of the costs defrayed2 and 7,c7 with respect to each denial of a request for a ,,zip code boundary change or realignment-- 7i7 whether a notification was provided pursuant to subsection 7b77#a77;,a72 and 7ii7 the estimated net cost provided pursuant to subsection 7b77#a77;,b74 7#b7 ,by member request ,the ,postal ,service shall submit to any ,member of ,congress1 upon request1 a report of the factors contributing to the denial of a request from a ,state government1 local government1 or ,tribal government for a ,,zip code boundary change or realignment4 7d7 ,sunset ,the pilot program established under this section shall terminate on the date that is #g years after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,rules of construction ,except that the ,united ,states ,postal ,service shall establish and maintain an administrative process for requests to modify a ,,zip code under section #b and establish a pilot program for entering into certain agreements under section #c1 nothing in this ,act shall be construed to diminish the authority of the ,united ,states ,postal ,service as provided by law1 including to provide for the collection1 handling1 transportation1 delivery1 or disposition of mail or provide post offices1 postal facilities1 and equipment as it determines to be necessary4 ,september #ad1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment