[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5548 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5548

 To provide for the continued availability of automated stamp vending 
  machines at facilities of the United States Postal Service serving 
            underserved communities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2008

  Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Financial Services, 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 provide for the continued availability of automated stamp vending 
  machines at facilities of the United States Postal Service serving 
            underserved communities, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Service Access Assurance Act 
of 2008''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO AUTOMATED STAMP VENDING MACHINES.

    The United States Postal Service shall take such action as may be 
appropriate to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, 
automated stamp vending machines are provided at all facilities which--
            (1) are owned by or under the control of the United States 
        Postal Service; and
            (2) provide retail services to the public.

SEC. 3. EXCLUSION FROM PROVISIONS REQUIRING ACCEPTANCE OF $1 COINS.

    Section 5112(p) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(6) Exclusion of Automated Stamp Vending Machines.--None of the 
requirements of this subsection shall apply with respect to automated 
stamp vending machines located on any premises owned by or under the 
control of the United States Postal Service.''.
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