[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1973 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1973

To amend title 39, United States Code, to require post offices to have 
    running water and sanitation facilities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2009

  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 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 ``Post Office Modernization Act of 
2009''.

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 United States Postal Service 
shall begin upgrades to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
section 417 of title 39, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)).
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 4 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``417. Water and sanitation requirements.''.

SEC. 3. LACK OF FACILITIES NOT TO BE CONSIDERED.

    Section 404(d)(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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