[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1668 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1668

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 6, 2011

Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, Mr. Wyden, 
and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
  and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                                Affairs

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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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