POST Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4581 To ensure the availability of mail collection boxes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Mr. TESTER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To ensure the availability of mail collection boxes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Post Office Security 4 and Transparency Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘POST Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. MAIL COLLECTION BOXES. 6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 7 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 8 mittees’’ means— 9 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 10 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Sep 19, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4581.IS S4581 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 4581 IS (B) the Committee on Appropriations of 1 the Senate; 2 (C) the Committee on Oversight and Re- 3 form of the House of Representatives; and 4 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 5 the House of Representatives; 6 (2) the term ‘‘collection box’’ means a recep- 7 tacle where a postal customer can deposit mail, in- 8 cluding— 9 (A) a blue, freestanding unit; 10 (B) a post-mounted unit; and 11 (C) a chute in a building; and 12 (3) the term ‘‘Postal Service’’ means the United 13 States Postal Service. 14 (b) MORATORIUM ON COLLECTION BOX REMOVAL; 15 RESTORATION OF REMOVED BOXES.— 16 (1) MORATORIUM.—The Postal Service may not 17 remove any collection box during the period begin- 18 ning on the date of enactment of this Act and end- 19 ing on the later of— 20 (A) the date that is 180 days after the 21 date of enactment of this Act; or 22 (B) the date on which the Postal Service 23 submits the report to Congress under sub- 24 section (c). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Sep 19, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4581.IS S4581 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 4581 IS (2) RESTORATION OF REMOVED COLLECTION 1 BOXES.—Not later than 14 days after the date of 2 enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall re- 3 store or replace any collection box that the Postal 4 Service removed during the period beginning on 5 June 16, 2020, and ending on the day before the 6 date of enactment of this Act. 7 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—As soon as practicable 8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postal Service 9 shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 10 committees that includes— 11 (1) the metrics used to make decisions on col- 12 lection box removals during fiscal year 2020; 13 (2) the methods used to provide public notice of 14 collection box removals during fiscal year 2020; 15 (3) a cost-benefit analysis of collection box re- 16 movals that occurred during fiscal year 2020; 17 (4) a demographic analysis of the individuals 18 who were most likely to use collection boxes during 19 fiscal year 2020; and 20 (5) with respect to collection boxes that were 21 relocated during fiscal year 2020 to increase public 22 access to collection boxes— 23 (A) the new and old location of each collec- 24 tion box; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Sep 19, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4581.IS S4581 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •S 4581 IS (B) the reason for each relocation, includ- 1 ing density metrics used in determining whether 2 and where to relocate the collection box. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Sep 19, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S4581.IS S4581 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS