[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S889-S890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4951. Mr. BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the bill H.R. 3076, to provide stability to and enhance the 
services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 210. DONATIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO POSTAL FACILITIES 
                   AND FOR THE RESTORATION OR MAINTENANCE OF ITEMS 
                   OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Postal Service may accept gifts or 
     donations--
       (1) to improve access to facilities of the Postal Service; 
     or
       (2) for the purpose of restoration or maintenance of items 
     of historic or architectural significance, including murals 
     commissioned for United States post offices by the 
     Procurement Division of the Department of the Treasury during 
     the period from 1934 through 1943.
       (b) Amendments to Regulations.--The Postal Service shall 
     amend--
       (1) section 255.8 of title 39, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     to allow local postal managers to accept donations to local 
     post offices for discretionary alterations to improve local 
     post office facilities in a manner consistent with paragraph 
     (a)(2) of that section; and
       (2) section 777.51 of title 39, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, in accordance with subsection (a)(2) of this 
     section.
       (c) Discretionary Alterations.--For purposes of subsection 
     (b)(1), the term ``discretionary alteration'' includes a 
     modification to the grounds of a local post office to promote 
     accessibility.
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