[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3579 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3579

  To direct the Postmaster General to conduct a study on retrofitting 
mail collection boxes with narrow mail slots to prevent theft of mail, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2019

 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Sean 
  Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Payne, and Miss Rice of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Postmaster General to conduct a study on retrofitting 
mail collection boxes with narrow mail slots to prevent theft of mail, 
                        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 ``Keep Mail Safe Act''.

SEC. 2. USPS REPORT ON RETROFITTING MAIL COLLECTION BOXES WITH NARROW 
              MAIL SLOTS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Postmaster General shall submit a report on retrofitting mail 
collection boxes to the Committees on Appropriations and Oversight and 
Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 
Appropriations and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. Such report shall include the following:
            (1) A strategic plan, to be used by the United States 
        Postal Service, to retrofit all mail collection boxes with 
        narrow mail slots to prevent theft of the mail.
            (2) The total estimated cost of carrying out such plan, the 
        estimated length of time necessary to carry out such plan, and 
        any other resources necessary to carry out such plan.
            (3) With respect to any mail collection boxes that have 
        been retrofitted on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        information on the location of such boxes, the security 
        enhancements made to such boxes, and the reasons for 
        retrofitting such boxes.
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