[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3725 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3725

 To make the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 applicable to 
   the United States Postal Service in the same manner as any other 
                               employer.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 23, 1998

Mr. Greenwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 applicable to 
   the United States Postal Service in the same manner as any other 
                               employer.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Service Health and Safety 
Promotion Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF ACT.

    (a) Definition.--Section 3(5) of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 652(5)) is amended by inserting after ``the 
United States'' the following: ``(not including the United States 
Postal Service)''.
    (b) Federal Programs.--Section 19(a) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 668(a)) is amended by inserting after 
``each Federal Agency'' the following: ``(not including the United 
States Postal Service)''.
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