II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1457 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23, 2007 Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Leahy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide for the protection of mail delivery on certain postal routes, and for other purposes.

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Mail Delivery Protection

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This Act may be cited as the Mail Delivery Protection Act of 2007. (b)

Mail Delivery Protection

Section 5212 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1)by inserting (a) before The Postal Service may; and (2)by adding at the end the following: (b)(1)Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Postal Service may not enter into any contract under this section with any motor carrier or other person for the delivery of mail on any route with 1 or more families per mile. (2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1)— (A)any contract described under that paragraph in effect on the date of enactment of the Mail Delivery Protection Act of 2007— (i)shall remain in effect until terminated under the terms of such contract or as otherwise provided by law; and (ii)may be renewed 1 or more times; and (B)service on a rural route may be converted to contract delivery service when such route no longer serves a minimum of 1 family per mile. .