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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6788 
To improve communication between the United States Postal Service and 
local communities relating to the relocation and establishment of Postal 
Service retail service facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2023 
Mr. FULCHER (for himself and Mr. SIMPSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To improve communication between the United States Postal 
Service and local communities relating to the relocation 
and establishment of Postal Service retail service facili-
ties, 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 ‘‘Mandating Advisable 
and Informed Locations and Solutions Act’’ or the 
‘‘MAILS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) POST OFFICE.—The term ‘‘post office’’— 
(A) means a facility that— 
(i) is owned or leased by the Postal 
Service; 
(ii) is managed by a Postmaster; 
(iii) has responsibility for— 
(I) customer services; 
(II) local delivery; and 
(III) receipt and dispatch of all 
classes of mail; and 
(iv) may have responsibility for proc-
essing and distribution of mail for other 
such facilities in the surrounding geo-
graphic area; and 
(B) includes a remotely managed post of-
fice, a part-time post office, and an administra-
tive post office. 
(2) POSTAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Postal Serv-
ice’’ means the United States Postal Service. 
(3) 
TEMPORARY
RELOCATION.—The 
term 
‘‘temporary relocation’’ means a temporary reloca-
tion of retail services from a post office to support 
Postal Service business for a holiday, special event, 
or overflow business, as described in paragraph 
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(a)(2)(i) of section 241.4 of title 39, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 3. REQUESTS FOR NEW POST OFFICES. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Postal Service shall establish by regulation 
a formal process for a local government official to request 
a new post office within the locality. 
SEC. 4. COMMUNICATION RELATING TO POST OFFICE RE-
LOCATION. 
The Postal Service shall amend section 241.4 of title 
39, Code of Federal Regulations, to provide the following: 
(1) COMMUNITY
INPUT.—The Postal Service 
may not implement a temporary relocation, including 
for a commemorative event, for a period longer than 
2 days without collecting and considering community 
input under paragraph (c) of that section. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) ELECTED OFFICIALS.—Not later than 
30 days before the date of a temporary reloca-
tion, the Postal Service shall— 
(i) submit to 1 or more local elected 
officials in the area in which the affected 
post office is located a written outline of 
the proposal; and 
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(ii) offer to discuss the proposal with 
the elected official under paragraph (c) of 
that section. 
(B) PUBLIC PRESENTATION.—The Postal 
Service shall— 
(i) not later than 15 days before the 
date of a temporary relocation, provide 
public notice of the temporary relocation in 
the area in which the affected post office 
is located; and 
(ii) not later than 15 days after pro-
viding notice to local elected officials under 
subparagraph (A)(i), hold a public presen-
tation under paragraph (c) of that section. 
(3) PERIODIC
UPDATES.—Not later than 60 
days after the end of the initial 30-day comment pe-
riod under paragraph (c) of that section, and every 
60 days thereafter until the date that is 60 days 
after the last day of a temporary relocation, the 
Postal Service shall submit to relevant local govern-
ment officials updates on the status of the tem-
porary relocation. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—With respect to any tem-
porary relocation for a period that is longer than 180 days 
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(whether due to the originally projected length of the relo-
cation or due to an extension), not later than 30 days after 
the first day of the temporary relocation (or of the exten-
sion that caused the length of the relocation to exceed 180 
days, if applicable), the Postal Service shall submit a re-
port relating to the temporary relocation or extension to— 
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the members of Congress who represent the 
congressional district or State in which the affected 
post office is located. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each report described 
in subsection (a) shall include a discussion of— 
(1) whether the communication requirements 
were met within the required timelines, and if not, 
an explanation for the failure to comply with the re-
quirements; and 
(2) whether the period of the temporary reloca-
tion is being extended, and if so, an explanation for 
the extension. 
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