[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4011 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4011

 To amend title 39, United States Code, to improve the efficiency and 
      competitiveness of mail service within the State of Alaska.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2014

   Mr. Issa 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 improve the efficiency and 
      competitiveness of mail service within the State of Alaska.

    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 ``Alaska Bypass Fair Competition Act 
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. MAIL SERVICE WITHIN THE STATE OF ALASKA.

    (a) Definition of Existing Mainline Carrier.--Section 5402(a)(12) 
of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking ``on January 1, 
2001,'' and inserting ``for each of the preceding 36 months''.
    (b) Definition of New Carrier.--Section 5402(a)(15)(B) of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) has been providing nonpriority bypass mail 
                service on a city pair route in the State of Alaska for 
                fewer than 36 consecutive months in the immediately 
                preceding period; and''.
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