[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3592 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3592

To provide that the Postal Service may not close any post office which 
results in more than 10 miles distance (as measured on roads with year-
               round access) between any 2 post offices.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2011

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that the Postal Service may not close any post office which 
results in more than 10 miles distance (as measured on roads with year-
               round access) between any 2 post offices.

    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 ``Protecting Rural Post Offices Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CLOSING OF POST OFFICES.

    Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, in 
making any determination under subsection (a)(3) as to the necessity 
for the closing or consolidation of any post office, the Postal Service 
may not close any post office which results in more than 10 miles 
distance (as measured on roads with year-round access) between any 2 
post offices.''.
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