,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f        
7legislative day1 ,february #e71        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,hawley7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to facilitate the implementation of    
security measures undertaken by the     
,united ,states ,postal ,service1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,our ,letter ,carriers ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of the ,congress that-- 7#a7 ,united   
,states ,postal ,service letter carriers
 must be protected from acts of         
violence2 and  7#b7 the ,attorney       
,general should vigorously prosecute any
 case of assault against a postal       
employee4  #c4 ,funds to upgrade        
collection boxes ,there is authorized to
 be appropriated #a1djj1jjj1jjj for each

 of fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbi to 
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service to 
carry out1 as determined by the ,united 
,states ,postal ,service-- 7#a7 the     
installation of high security collection
 boxes2 and  7#b7 the replacement of    
older versions of the universal mailbox 
key1 also known as the arrow key1 with  
electronic versions4  #d4 ,coordination 
of prosecution of offenses against the  
,united ,states ,postal ,service  7a7   
,in general ,section #edb of title #bh1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,the ,attorney ,general shall1 in       
consultation with the ,united ,states   
attorney for the district1 appoint in   
each judicial district an assistant     
,united ,states attorney with principal 
responsibility in the district to       
coordinate and supervise the            
investigation and prosecution of alleged
 offenses committed-- 7#a7 in violation 
of chapter #hc of title #ah2  7#b7 in   
violation of sections #baae1 #baaf1 or  

#baag of title #ah2 or  7#c7 against a  
carrier or person entrusted with the    
mail and having custody thereof1 in     
violation of section #aaa of title #ah4 
4  7b7 ,deadline for compliance ,the    
,attorney ,general shall comply with    
section #edb7;c7 of title #bh1 ,united  
,states ,code1 as added by this ,act1   
not later than #a year after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4  #e4       
,sentencing guidelines with respect to  
robbery against a postal employee ,not  
later than ,may #a following the first  
year that begins after the date of      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,united     
,states ,sentencing ,commission shall   
amend the sentencing guidelines and     
policy statements promulgated under     
section #iid of title #bh1 ,united      
,states ,code1 to provide that the      
assault or robbery of a postal employee1
 including conduct committed during the 
immediate flight after the commission of
 such an assault or robbery if the      
conduct creates a substantial risk of   

serious bodily injury1 shall be treated 
in the same manner as the assault of a  
law enforcement officer4