[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3481 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3481

 To require the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to 
   Congress on the compliance of the Postal Service with procedural 
requirements in the closing of the postal sorting facility in Aberdeen, 
                 South Dakota, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2006

   Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to 
   Congress on the compliance of the Postal Service with procedural 
requirements in the closing of the postal sorting facility in Aberdeen, 
                 South Dakota, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. REPORT ON THE POSTAL SORTING FACILITY IN ABERDEEN, SOUTH 
              DAKOTA .

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall submit a report 
on the compliance of the Postal Service with procedural requirements in 
the closing of the postal sorting facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota 
to--
            (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include an evaluation of--
            (1) the compliance of the Postal Service with the 
        requirements of section 404(b) of title 39, United States Code, 
        (or any other statutory or regulatory requirement) with respect 
        to the closing of the postal sorting facility in Aberdeen, 
        South Dakota; and
            (2) changed circumstances that have occurred at the postal 
        sorting facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota since February 1993 
        (the date on which the Government Accountability Office 
        submitted a report to the Senate on that faclility) that may 
        impact a reconsideration of the determination to close that 
        facility.
    (c) Operation of the Postal Sorting Facility.--During the period 
from the date of enactment of this Act through the date occurring 60 
days after the date of the submission of the report required by this 
Act, the Postal Service may not take any action to close the postal 
sorting facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
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