[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6575 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6575

  To amend chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, to require the 
  Postal Service to use a mobile retail unit to provide retail postal 
 services to an area when the post office for such area is temporarily 
        unable to provide such services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2023

  Mr. LaLota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, to require the 
  Postal Service to use a mobile retail unit to provide retail postal 
 services to an area when the post office for such area is temporarily 
        unable to provide such services, 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 ``Mobile Post Office Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE RETAIL UNITS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 417. Deployment of mobile retail units
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than three business days after the 
date on which a postal retail facility becomes a covered postal retail 
facility, the Postal Service shall station in the geographic area 
served by the covered postal retail facility a vehicle or mobile 
facility of the Postal Service that shall provide the services 
described in subsection (b) to the extent that the covered postal 
retail facility provided such services immediately before temporarily 
ceasing to provide retail postal services.
    ``(b) Retail Postal Services.--The services described in this 
subsection are the following services not available from the covered 
postal retail facility:
            ``(1) Retail postal services, including the sale of boxes 
        and other packaging material sold by the Postal Service.
            ``(2) A means for holders of post office boxes at the 
        covered postal facility to receive mail sent to the post office 
        box of such holder.
            ``(3) Providing, accepting, and processing forms necessary 
        for persons to request a change of mailing address or a 
        temporary halt to the delivery of mail to such person.
    ``(c) Duration.--For each covered postal retail facility, Postal 
Service shall provide the services required under subsection (a) using 
a vehicle or mobile facility of the Postal Service until the covered 
postal retail facility ceases to be a covered postal retail facility.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this Act:
            ``(1) Covered postal retail facility.--The term `covered 
        postal retail facility' means a postal retail facility that--
                    ``(A) is located not less than half a mile away 
                from all other postal retail facilities;
                    ``(B) is temporarily not providing retail postal 
                services;
                    ``(C) has not provided such services in the 
                immediately preceding 60-day period; and
                    ``(D) in the case of a postal retail facility 
                operated by a contractor, the contractor ceased 
                providing such services at such facility prior to the 
                expiration or termination by the Postal Service of the 
                contract or other agreement under which the contractor 
                was providing such services at such facility.
            ``(2) Postal retail facility.--The term `postal retail 
        facility' means a facility, other than a mobile facility--
                    ``(A) of the Postal Service providing retail postal 
                services: or
                    ``(B) operated by a contractor, at which the 
                contractor provides retail postal services under a 
                contract or other agreement with the Postal Service.''.
    (b) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), 
        section 417 of title 39, United States Code, shall apply with 
        respect to each postal retail facility that, as of the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, is a covered postal retail facility 
        in the same manner as if such postal retail facility became a 
        covered postal retail facility immediately after the enactment 
        of this Act.
            (2) Deadline.--For the purposes of applying section 417 of 
        title 39, United States Code, to a covered postal retail 
        facility under paragraph (1), the Postal Service shall be 
        deemed to comply with subsection (a) of such section if, not 
        later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        the Postal Service stations in the geographic area served by 
        the covered postal retail facility a vehicle or mobile facility 
        of the Postal Service providing the services required under 
        such subsection.
            (3) Covered postal retail facility; postal retail 
        facility.--In this subsection, the terms ``covered postal 
        retail facility'' and ``postal retail facility'' have the 
        meanings given such terms in section 417(d) of title 39, United 
        States Code.
    (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 new item:

``417. Deployment of mobile retail units.''.
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