products or services authorized by chapter 37’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) Licensing which, before the date of enactment 
of this paragraph, has been authorized by the Postal Reg-
ulatory Commission for continuation as a nonpostal serv-
ice may not be used for any purpose other than— 
‘‘(A) to continue to provide licensed mailing, 
shipping, or stationery supplies offered as of June 
23, 2011; or 
‘‘(B) to license other goods, products, or serv-
ices, the primary purpose of which is to promote and 
enhance the image or brand of the Postal Service. 
‘‘(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
vent the Postal Service from establishing nonpostal prod-
ucts and services that are expressly authorized by chapter 
37.’’. 
(2) SECTION 411.—The last sentence of section 
411 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘including reimbursability’’ and inserting 
‘‘including reimbursability within the limitations of 
chapter 37’’. 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
EXISTING
NONPOSTAL 
SERVICES.—All individual nonpostal services, pro-
vided directly or through licensing, that are contin-
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ued pursuant to section 404(e) of title 39, United 
States Code, shall be considered to be expressly au-
thorized by chapter 37 of such title (as added by 
subsection (a)(1)) and shall be subject to the re-
quirements of such chapter. 
SEC. 205. EFFICIENT AND FLEXIBLE UNIVERSAL POSTAL 
SERVICE. 
(a) CONDITIONS REGARDING DETERMINATIONS FOR 
POST
OFFICE
CLOSURES.—Clause 
(i) 
of 
section 
404(d)(2)(A) of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) the effect of such closing or consolida-
tion on the community served by such post of-
fice, including through an analysis of— 
‘‘(I) the distance (as measured by 
public roads) to the closest postal retail fa-
cility not proposed for closure or consolida-
tion under such plan; 
‘‘(II) the characteristics of such loca-
tion, including weather and terrain; 
‘‘(III) whether commercial mobile 
service (as defined in section 332 of the 
Communications Act of 1934) and com-
mercial mobile data service (as defined in 
section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Re-
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lief and Job Creation Act of 2012) are 
available in at least 80 percent of the total 
geographic area of the ZIP codes served by 
the postal retail facility proposed for clo-
sure or consolidation; and 
‘‘(IV) whether fixed broadband Inter-
net access service is available to households 
in at least 80 percent of such geographic 
area at speeds not less than those suffi-
cient 
for 
service 
to 
be 
considered 
broadband for purposes of the most recent 
report of the Federal Communications 
Commission under section 706 of the Tele-
communications Act of 1996;’’. 
(b) PRC REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS TO CLOSE 
OR CONSOLIDATE A POST OFFICE.— 
(1) 
DEADLINE
FOR
REVIEW.—Section 
404(d)(5) title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘120 days’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days, or 
a longer period for good cause shown but in no event 
longer than 120 days,’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to an ap-
peal received by the Postal Regulatory Commission 
before the date of enactment of this Act (as deter-
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mined applying the rules set forth in section 
404(d)(6) of such title). 
(c) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3661 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d)(1) The Commission shall issue its opinion within 
90 days, or a longer period for good cause shown but in 
no event longer than 120 days, after the receipt of any 
proposal (as referred to in subsection (b)) concerning an 
identical or substantially identical proposal on which the 
Commission has issued an opinion within the preceding 
5 years. 
‘‘(2) If necessary in order to comply with the 90-day 
requirement under paragraph (1), the Commission may 
apply expedited procedures which the Commission shall by 
regulation prescribe.’’. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—The Postal Regulatory 
Commission shall prescribe any regulations nec-
essary to carry out the amendment made by para-
graph (1) within 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 
this subsection shall apply with respect to any pro-
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posal received by the Postal Regulatory Commission 
on or after the earlier of— 
(A) the 90th day after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(B) the effective date of the regulations 
under paragraph (2). 
(d) ALTERNATE POSTAL ACCESS CHOICE.—Section 
404(d) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) The Postal Service, prior to making a de-
termination under subsection (a)(3) as to the neces-
sity for the closing or consolidation of any post of-
fice, shall— 
‘‘(A) provide adequate notice of its inten-
tion to close or consolidate such post office at 
least 60 days prior to the proposed date of such 
closing or consolidation to postal patrons served 
by such post office; 
‘‘(B) conduct a nonbinding survey on the 
proposed closing or consolidation to allow postal 
patrons served by such post office an oppor-
tunity to indicate their preference between or 
among— 
‘‘(i) the closing or consolidation; and 
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‘‘(ii) 1 or more alternative options; 
and 
‘‘(C) ensure that— 
‘‘(i) should the closure or consolida-
tion of a postal retail facility be deemed 
necessary, it shall be the policy of the 
Postal Service to provide alternative access 
to postal services to those served by the 
postal retail facility by the option chosen 
by the highest number of survey respond-
ents under subparagraph (B)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) if the Postal Service is unable to 
provide alternative access through the op-
tion identified in clause (i), or if that op-
tion is cost prohibitive, the Postal Service 
may provide alternative access through a 
different means. Upon selection of an al-
ternative access method other than the one 
identified by clause (i), the Postal Service 
must provide written notice to those pa-
trons served by the postal retail facility 
identifying and explaining why the option 
identified by clause (i) was not possible or 
cost prohibitive.’’. 
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(e) APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURES RELATING TO 
CLOSURES AND CONSOLIDATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(d) of title 39, 
United States Code, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘post 
office’ means a post office and any other facility described 
in section 2(2) of the Postal Service Reform Act of 
2018.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—In the case of any post 
office (within the meaning of the amendment made 
by paragraph (1)) which, but for such amendment, 
would not otherwise be subject to section 404(d) of 
title 39, United States Code, the amendments made 
by subsections (a) and (d) shall be effective with re-
spect to any closure or consolidation, the proposed 
effective date of which occurs on or after the 60th 
day following the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) ENHANCED REPORTING ON POSTAL SERVICE EF-
FICIENCY.—Section 3652(a) of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) which shall provide the overall change in 
Postal Service productivity and the resulting effect 
of such change on overall Postal Service costs during 
such year, using such methodologies as the Commis-
sion shall by regulation prescribe, if necessary.’’. 
(g) POSTPLAN STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the In-
spector General of the Postal Community shall con-
duct a 1-year review to study of the impacts of the 
POSTPlan post office restructuring plan on Postal 
Service expenses, revenue, and retail service provi-
sion. 
(2) CONTENT.—In conducting the review under 
paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall exam-
ine— 
(A) changes in the costs for the provision 
of Postal Service operated retail service, both 
nationwide and in the aggregate for each of the 
Level 2, Level 4, Level 6, and Level 18 post of-
fices for which the hours, functions, or respon-
sibilities changed as a result of the POSTPlan 
initiative before and after the implementation of 
the POSTPlan initiative; 
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(B) changes in revenue received by Postal 
Service operated retail service, both nationwide 
and in the aggregate for each of the Level 2, 
Level 4, Level 6, and Level 18 post offices for 
which the hours, functions, or responsibilities 
changed as a result of the POSTPlan initiative 
before and after the implementation of the 
POSTPlan initiative; 
(C) a determination of the relative cost 
savings, taking into account any changes in rev-
enue earned, realized on an annual basis for 
Level 2, Level 4, Level 6, and Level 18 offices 
each in the aggregate and any trends in such 
cost savings; 
(D) the relative impact on retail access to 
postal services for individuals served by Level 2, 
Level 4, Level 6, and Level 18 offices each in 
the aggregate; and 
(E) any other factors the Inspector Gen-
eral determines appropriate. 
(3) REPORT
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon 
completion of the review required under paragraph 
(1), the Inspector General shall submit to the Postal 
Service, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Com-
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mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives a report containing— 
(A) the results of the review; and 
(B) any recommendations resulting from 
such review. 
(4) POSTAL
SERVICE
REVIEW.—Prior to any 
hour changes or consolidation decisions related to 
POSTPlan initiative impacted post offices, the Post-
al Service shall— 
(A) review the report and any rec-
ommendations submitted pursuant to para-
graph (3); and 
(B) revise any planned efforts regarding 
the POSTPlan initiative, as appropriate. 
(h) NOTIFICATION FOR CLOSURE, CONSOLIDATION, 
OR SERVICE REDUCTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 404 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(f)(1) Not later than 10 days before any public no-
tice is provided under subsection (d) or any other provision 
of law with respect to a closure or consolidation of a postal 
facility or any reduction in services provided at a postal 
facility, the Postal Service shall notify (in writing) any 
Member of Congress representing the State, congressional 
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district, or territory (as the case may be) in which the 
postal facility is located. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘Member of Congress’ means a 
Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the Congress; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘postal facility’ means a postal 
retail facility or a postal service mail processing fa-
cility.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply to any closure or consoli-
dation of, or service reduction at, a postal retail fa-
cility or postal service mail processing facility that 
occurs after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 206. FAIR STAMP-EVIDENCING COMPETITION. 
Section 404a(a) of title 39, United States Code, is 
further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) offer to the public any postage-evidencing 
product or service that does not comply with any 
rule or regulation that would be applicable to such 
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