[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6016 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6016

To amend title 39, United States Code, to require post offices to have 
running water and sanitation facilities and prohibiting the closure of 
     post offices based on a lack of running water and sanitation 
                              facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2008

  Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to require post offices to have 
running water and sanitation facilities and prohibiting the closure of 
     post offices based on a lack of running water and sanitation 
                              facilities.

    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 ``Post Office Modernization Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. WATER AND SANITATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 417. Water and sanitation requirements
    ``The Postal Service shall ensure that every post office has access 
to running water and to bathroom facilities connected to either a sewer 
system or a septic tank.''.
    (b) Non-Conforming Post Offices.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall begin 
upgrades to ensure compliance with the requirements of section 417, 
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF CLOSURE BASED ON LACKING FACILITIES.

    Section 404(b)(2)(B) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
                    ``(B) may not consider--
                            ``(i) compliance with any provision of the 
                        Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
                        U.S.C. 651 et seq.); or
                            ``(ii) whether the requirements of section 
                        417 are met in connection with the post 
                        office.''.
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