[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. SCHUMER:
  S. 1412. A bill to authorize veterans service organizations to 
solicit donations at post offices before and after Federal holidays; to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1412

       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 ``Restoring Access, Improving 
     Service to Enable Veterans Engaging To Fundraise Act of 
     2019'' or the ``RAISE VET FUND Act''.

     SEC. 2. SOLICITATION BY VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AT 
                   POST OFFICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 404 of title 39, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Solicitation by Veterans Service Organizations at 
     Post Offices.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `business day' means a day on which a post 
     office is open;
       ``(B) the term `Federal holiday' means--
       ``(i) a legal public holiday under section 6103(a) of title 
     5; and
       ``(ii) Flag Day, as designated under section 110 of title 
     36;
       ``(C) the term `holiday period' means the period beginning 
     2 business days before, and ending 2 business days after, a 
     Federal holiday; and
       ``(D) the term `veterans service organization' means an 
     organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of 
     title 38.
       ``(2) Authorization.--The Postal Service shall permit a 
     veterans service organization to solicit donations by 
     distributing items that are symbols for veterans at a post 
     office on any business day during a holiday period.''.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall 
     promulgate regulations governing the use of post offices by 
     veterans service organizations, including with respect to 
     scheduling, under subsection (f) of section 404 of title 39, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (f) of section 404 of title 
     39, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
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