,,ii #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ejgj ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,july #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 ,s*iff introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to provide free po/ (fice boxes to individuals :o are unh\s$ or exp]i5c+ h\s+ in/ability1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mail ,accessibility & ,inclusion = ,l[-,income ,families ,act or ! ,,mail ,act4 #b4 ,po/ (fice boxes = individuals :o are unh\s$ or exp]i5c+ h\s+ in/ability 7a7 ,def9itions 7#a7 ,eligible individual ,! t]m eligible individual means an unh\s$ or h\s+ un/able individual-- 7,a7 ^: annual income does n exce$ ! pov]ty l9e1 z e/abli%$ by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget & revis$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 9 accordance ) section #iijb7b7 ( title #db1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 7,b7 receiv+ assi/ance "u a ,/ate program fund$ "u "p ,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq472 7,c7 receiv+ h\s+ assi/ance or b5efits "u any ,f$]al program = assi/ance = r5tal h\s+1 includ+-- 7i7 ! programs = r5tal assi/ance "u section #h ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f71 includ+ ! h\s+ *oice v\*] program & ! program = project-bas$ v\*] assi/ance2 7ii7 ! public h\s+ program "u su* ,act2 7iii7 ! program = supportive h\s+ = eld]ly p]sons "u section #bjb ( ! ,h\s+ ,act ( #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq72 7iv7 ! program = supportive h\s+ = p]sons ) disabilities "u section #haa ( ! ,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable ,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac72 or 7v7 ! programs = rural h\s+ "u title ,v ( ! ,h\s+ ,act ( #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et seq472 7,d7 enroll$ 9 ! ,m$icaid program "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq472 7,e7 :o is a memb] ( a h\sehold receiv+ assi/ance "u ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program e/abli%$ "u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq472 or 7,f7 enroll$ 9 ! special supplem5tal nutrition program = wom51 infants1 & *ildr5 e/abli%$ "u section #ag ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf74 7#b7 ,unh\s$ or h\s+ un/able individual def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m unh\s$ or h\s+ un/able individual means an individual :o is-- 7,a7 homeless 7z def9$ 9 section #ajc ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb772 or 7,b7 at risk ( homelessness 7z def9$ 9 section #dja ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj774 7b7 ,availability ( free po/ (fice boxes = eligible individuals 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice %all issue regulations provid+ t an eligible individual may reque/ & receive a po/ (fice box )\t any fees1 subject to po/ (fice box availability1 if ! eligible individual submits to ! appropriate local or regional ,po/ma/]1 at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al det]m9es appropriate1 pro( ( eligibility4 7#b7 ,au?ority ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice %all h au?ority to procure additional po/ (fice boxes1 z det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice1 to c>ry out ! regulations issu$ "u p>agraph 7#a74 7c7 ,reimbursem5t ( =gone rev5ue ,section #bdja ( title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7d71 7e71 7f71 & 7g7 z subsections 7e71 7f71 7g7 & 7h71 respectively2 & 7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 7d7 ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! ,po/al ,s]vice ea* ye>-- 7#a7 a sum det]m9$ by ! ,po/al ,s]vice to be equal to ! diff]5ce betwe5 ! rev5ues ! ,po/al ,s]vice w\ld h receiv$ if section #b ( ! ,,mail ,act _h n be5 enact$ & ! e/imat$ rev5ues to be receiv$ 9 po/ (fice box fees "u su* section2 & 7#b7 a sum equal to ! additional funds exp5d$ 9 ! acquisition1 in/allation1 ma9t5ance1 & provision ( po/ (fice boxes z requir$ by section #b ( ! ,,mail ,act4 4 7d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice = fiscal ye> #bjbg1 & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]1 to c>ry out ! acquisition1 in/allation1 ma9t5ance1 & provision ( additional po/ (fice boxes "u ?is ,act1 ! am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al "u p>agraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,am\nt ,= ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all det]m9e1 & %all submit to ,congress = ! acquisition1 in/allation1 ma9t5ance1 & provision ( po/ (fice boxes a reque/ =1 ! am\nt equal to-- 7,a7 ! rev5ues ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice w\ld normally h receiv$ = ! r5tal ( po/ (fice boxes provid$ "u section #b ( ! ,,mail ,act2 & 7,b7 ! co/ ( acquir+1 in/all+1 ma9ta9+1 & provision+ po/ (fice boxes z requir$ by section #b ( ! ,,mail ,act1 includ+-- 7i7 any reconfiguration1 ret5tion or procurem5t ( retail space z necess>y to accommodate su* po/ (fice boxes2 7ii7 ! pur*ase ( equipm5t requir$ to in/all & ma9ta9 su* po/ (fice boxes2 & 7iii7 additional /aff+ or o!r labor co/s aris+ f ! in/allation1 ma9t5ance1 & provision ( su* po/ (fice boxes4 #c4 ,implem5tation plan & reports 7a7 ,implem5tation plan ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all submit to ,committee on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a plan = c>ry+ out ?is ,act4 7b7 ,progress reports ,n lat] #e ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ,po/ma/] ,g5]al submits ! plan requir$ "u subsection 7a71 & e #e ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all submit to ! committees describ$ 9 t subsection a report on ! provision ( po/ (fice boxes to eligible individuals pursuant to ?is ,act4