I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7015 
To provide financial stability to the United States Postal Service during 
the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2020 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. KING of New 
York, and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide financial stability to the United States Postal 
Service during the coronavirus pandemic, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Postal Preservation 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR POSTAL SERVICE IN RE-
SPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2020— 
(1) for an additional payment for ‘‘United 
States Postal Service—Payment to the Postal Serv-
ice Fund’’, $25,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022, to the Postal Service 
Fund for revenue forgone due to coronavirus; and 
(2) for an additional amount for ‘‘United States 
Postal Service—Office of Inspector General—Sala-
ries and Expenses’’, $15,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and re-
spond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally. 
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The amounts ap-
propriated by subsection (a) are designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be avail-
able only if the President subsequently so designates all 
such amounts and transmits such designations to the Con-
gress. 
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SEC. 
3. 
USPS 
SERVICES 
AND 
OVERSIGHT 
DURING 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. 
(a) PRIORITIZATION
OF
SERVICES.—During the 
coronavirus pandemic, the United States Postal Service 
shall prioritize the purchase of, and make available to all 
Postal Service employees and facilities, personal protective 
equipment, including gloves, masks, and sanitizers, and 
shall conduct additional cleaning and sanitizing of Postal 
Service facilities and delivery vehicles. 
(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Inspector General of the 
United States Postal Service shall— 
(1) conduct oversight, audits, and investigations 
of projects and activities carried out with funds pro-
vided in this Act to the United States Postal Serv-
ice; and 
(2) not less than 90 days after the Postal Serv-
ice commences use of funding provided by this Act, 
and annually thereafter, initiate an audit of the 
Postal Service’s use of appropriations provided by 
this Act, including the use of funds to cover lost rev-
enues, costs due to COVID–19, and expenditures, 
and submit a copy of such audit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives, and the Commit-
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tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate. 
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