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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3163 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3163

  To establish certain requirements relating to area mail processing 
                                studies.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2009

  Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
  To establish certain requirements relating to area mail processing 
                                studies.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``AMP study'' means an area mail processing 
        study (as further defined in any manual or handbook prepared by 
        the Postal Service) which relates to consolidating the 
        operations of 2 or more postal facilities; and
            (2) the term ``Postal Service'' means the United States 
        Postal Service.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO AMP STUDIES.

    (a) Deadline for Completion of an AMP Study.--The results of an AMP 
study shall not be cognizable for any purpose unless such study is 
completed on or before--
            (1) the 180th day after the date on which such study is 
        initiated (as determined under applicable provisions of the 
        manual or handbook referred to in section 1(1)); or
            (2) such later date (following the 180th day referred to in 
        paragraph (1)) as the Postal Service may determine, if--
                    (A) that later date is not more than 60 days after 
                the 180th day referred to in paragraph (1); and
                    (B) notice of that later date is provided, on or 
                before the 180th day referred to in paragraph (1), to 
                persons likely to be affected by the results of the 
                study.
    (b) Preservation of Status Quo Pending Completion of a Study.--The 
Postal Service shall ensure that no reduction in the workforce of, and 
no removal of equipment from, any postal facility occurs during the 
period beginning on the date on which an AMP study is initiated in 
connection with such facility and ending on the earliest of--
            (1) the date on which such study is completed;
            (2) the deadline for completion of such study under 
        subsection (a); or
            (3) the date as of which the Postal Service rescinds its 
        plans for the consolidation involved.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) In General.--This Act shall apply with respect to--
            (1) any AMP study which is initiated on or after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) any AMP study which is initiated before, and which 
        remains pending on, the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Special Rule.--In the case of an AMP study described in 
subsection (a)(2), section 2 shall be applied by treating any reference 
to the 180th day after the date on which such study is initiated to 
refer to such 180th day or the 60th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, whichever is later.
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