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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1837 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to enhance the security and efficiency 
of nationwide mail and parcel delivery. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2015 
Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. FARENTHOLD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to enhance the 
security and efficiency of nationwide mail and parcel delivery. 
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 ‘‘Secure Delivery for 
America Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DELIVERY-POINT MODERNIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VII of chapter 36 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘§ 3692. Delivery-point modernization 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘delivery point’ means a mailbox 
or other receptacle to which mail is delivered; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘primary mode of mail delivery’ 
means the typical method by which the Postal Serv-
ice delivers letter mail to the delivery point of a 
postal patron; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘door delivery’ means a primary 
mode of mail delivery whereby mail is placed into a 
slot or receptacle at or near the postal patron’s door 
or is hand delivered to a postal patron, but does not 
include centralized, curbside, or sidewalk delivery; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘centralized delivery’ means a pri-
mary mode of mail delivery whereby mail receptacles 
of a number of delivery points are grouped or clus-
tered at a single location; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘curbside delivery’ means a pri-
mary mode of mail delivery whereby a mail recep-
tacle is situated at the edge of a sidewalk abutting 
a road or curb, at a road, or at a curb, and can be 
served by a letter carrier from a motorized vehicle; 
and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘sidewalk delivery’ means a pri-
mary mode of mail delivery whereby a mail recep-
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tacle is situated at the edge of a sidewalk and can 
be served by a letter carrier from the sidewalk. 
‘‘(b) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the Postal 
Service— 
‘‘(1) to provide access to secure, convenient 
package delivery receptacles to the greatest number 
of postal patrons feasible; and 
‘‘(2) to use the most cost-effective primary 
mode of mail delivery feasible for postal patrons. 
‘‘(c) PHASEOUT OF DOOR DELIVERY.— 
‘‘(1) NEW ADDRESSES.—For new addresses es-
tablished after September 30, 2016, the Postal Serv-
ice shall provide a primary mode of mail delivery 
other than door delivery, with a preference for se-
cure, centralized delivery to the maximum extent 
feasible. 
‘‘(2) BUSINESS
ADDRESS
CONVERSION.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (4), the Postal Service shall imple-
ment a program to convert existing business ad-
dresses with door delivery to centralized delivery to 
the maximum extent feasible. 
‘‘(3) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS CONVERSION.— 
‘‘(A) IDENTIFICATION.—Within 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, 
each Postal Service district office shall identify 
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residential addresses within its service area that 
are appropriate candidates for conversion from 
door delivery to centralized, curbside, or side-
walk delivery, in accordance with standards es-
tablished by the Postal Service. 
‘‘(B) VOLUNTARY
CONVERSION.—Subject 
to paragraph (4), the Postal Service shall seek 
to voluntarily convert the delivery points identi-
fied under subparagraph (A) from door delivery 
to more cost-effective primary modes of mail 
delivery. 
‘‘(C) PROCEDURES.—In carrying out con-
versions under subparagraph (B), the Postal 
Service shall establish procedures— 
‘‘(i) to solicit, consider, and respond 
to input from postal patrons, State and 
local governments, local associations, and 
property owners; and 
‘‘(ii) to place centralized delivery 
points in locations that maximize delivery 
efficiency, ease of use for postal patrons, 
and respect for private property rights. 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making any deter-
mination to convert the primary mode of mail deliv-
ery for an existing address from door delivery to any 
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other primary mode of mail delivery, or to provide 
a primary mode of mail delivery to a new address, 
the Postal Service shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the impact of weather conditions, 
physical barriers, or any other factor that may 
impact the feasibility of providing a primary 
mode of mail delivery other than door delivery 
(such as a factor that may significantly reduce 
the potential cost savings associated with pro-
viding centralized or curbside delivery); 
‘‘(B) whether the address is in a registered 
historic district (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 47(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986), is listed on the National Register of 
Historic Places, is designated as a National 
Historic Landmark, or is of historic value; and 
‘‘(C) population density and the concentra-
tion of poverty. 
‘‘(5) WAIVER FOR PHYSICAL HARDSHIP.—The 
Postal Service shall establish and maintain a waiver 
program under which, upon application, door deliv-
ery may be continued, or provided, at no cost to the 
applicant in any case in which— 
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‘‘(A) centralized or curbside delivery would, 
but for this paragraph, otherwise be the pri-
mary mode of mail delivery; and 
‘‘(B) door delivery is necessary in order to 
avoid causing significant physical hardship or 
physical safety risks to a postal patron. 
‘‘(d) DELIVERY MODERNIZATION REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DELIVERY-POINT
CONVERSIONS.—During 
each fiscal year from fiscal year 2017 through fiscal 
year 2026, the Postal Service shall convert not less 
than 1,500,000 of the door delivery points extant on 
December 31, 2015, to centralized, curbside, or side-
walk delivery. 
‘‘(2) CONVERSION TYPE.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Postal Service shall, to the greatest 
extent feasible, convert delivery points to centralized 
delivery and include secure package lockers co-lo-
cated with mail receptacles at the centralized deliv-
ery point. 
‘‘(3) CONVERSION
ORDER.—In determining 
which delivery points to convert under paragraph 
(1), the delivery point or points of postal patrons 
who voluntarily agree to convert their delivery point 
or points under subsection (c)(3) shall take prece-
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dence over any other conversions to the greatest ex-
tent practicable. 
‘‘(4) PROCEDURES.—In carrying out conver-
sions under paragraph (1), the Postal Service shall 
establish procedures to— 
‘‘(A) solicit, consider, and respond to input 
from the general public, postal patrons, State 
and local governments, local associations, and 
property owners which shall include, but not be 
limited to— 
‘‘(i) a public community meeting prior 
to the commencement of the conversion of 
a community; 
‘‘(ii) prior to the completion of the 
conversion of a community; and 
‘‘(iii) at any point in the process when 
the District Manager makes a change to 
the delivery method or the location of cen-
tralized delivery points; 
‘‘(B) calculate and make publicly accessible 
the cost or savings of the conversion to the 
Postal Service as well as the average conversion 
cost or savings to each postal patron and any 
cost or savings to the State and local govern-
ment; and 
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‘‘(C) place centralized delivery points in lo-
cations that maximize delivery efficiency, ease 
of use for postal patrons, and respect for pri-
vate property rights. 
‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION.—In carrying out conver-
sions under paragraph (1), the Postal Service shall 
provide written notice at least 60 days in advance of 
the implementation date of a change in primary 
mode of mail delivery to postal customers served by 
an applicable delivery point. 
‘‘(6) VOUCHER PROGRAM.—The Postal Service 
shall, in accordance with such standards and proce-
dures as the Postal Service shall by regulation pre-
scribe, provide for a voucher program under which, 
upon application, the Postal Service may defray all 
or any portion of the costs associated with conver-
sion from door delivery under this section which 
would otherwise be borne by postal patrons. 
‘‘(7) LEGACY DOOR-DELIVERY SERVICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Postal Service 
may continue to provide, for a fee to be paid by 
the addressee, door delivery to an address that 
received door delivery as of January 1, 2016, 
but was converted or scheduled to be converted 
to a different primary mode of mail delivery as 
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a result of the requirements of paragraph (1), 
subject to succeeding provisions of this para-
graph. 
‘‘(B) OFFSET.—The fee described in sub-
paragraph (A) shall, when taken in the nation-
wide aggregate, offset the additional cost to the 
Postal Service for door delivery (compared to 
the cost of the primary mode of mail delivery 
which would otherwise exist for such address) 
as a result of the requirements of subsection 
(d). 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—The fee shall be 
subject 
to 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
3622(d)(1)(B) and the Postmaster General may 
by regulation prescribe the method of the fee’s 
calculation. 
‘‘(D) QUALIFICATIONS.—Postal patrons 
may only qualify for the option of legacy door- 
delivery service if— 
‘‘(i) the postal patron received mail at 
the applicable address on the date on 
which— 
‘‘(I) the Postal Service provided 
written notice of its intent to convert 
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a delivery point in compliance with 
paragraph (5); or 
‘‘(II) the primary mode of mail 
delivery was changed pursuant to the 
requirements of paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) the postal patron registered and 
paid the initial fee for such service not 
later than 6 months after the date on 
which the primary mode of mail delivery 
was changed for the applicable address; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the provision of legacy door-de-
livery service has been continuous at the 
applicable address since its commencement. 
‘‘(8) TREATMENT OF EXEMPTION.—Addresses 
receiving door delivery or legacy door delivery as a 
result of subsection (c)(5) or paragraph (7)— 
‘‘(A) shall be counted as addresses that re-
ceive the primary mode of mail delivery which 
the address would be subject to if not for the 
applicable exemption; and 
‘‘(B) shall, within 60 days after ceasing to 
meet the requirements of such subsection (c)(5) 
or paragraph (7), as applicable, be converted to 
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the primary mode of mail delivery which was 
otherwise applicable. 
‘‘(9) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the end of each of fiscal years 2015 through 
2024, the Postal Service shall submit to Congress 
and the Inspector General of the Postal Service a re-
port on the implementation of this section during 
the most recently completed fiscal year. Each such 
report shall include— 
‘‘(A) the number of residential and busi-
ness addresses that— 
‘‘(i) receive door delivery as of the end 
of the fiscal year preceding the most re-
cently completed fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) receive door delivery as of the 
end of the most recently completed fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(iii) during the most recently com-
pleted fiscal year, were converted from 
door delivery to— 
‘‘(I) centralized delivery points; 
‘‘(II) curbside delivery points; 
and 
‘‘(III) any other primary mode of 
mail delivery, respectively; 
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‘‘(B) the estimated cost savings from the 
conversions described in subparagraph (A)(iii); 
‘‘(C) a description of the progress made by 
the Postal Service toward meeting the require-
ments of subsection (c) and paragraph (1) of 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(D) any other information which the 
Postal Service considers appropriate. 
‘‘(10) INSPECTOR
GENERAL
AUDIT.—The In-
spector General of the Postal Service shall issue an 
annual audit report on the implementation of the 
conversion requirement under paragraph (1) not 
later than 90 days after the date on which the Post-
al Service releases its annual report under para-
graph (9). At a minimum, the report under this 
paragraph shall contain— 
‘‘(A) an audit of the data contained in the 
Postal Service’s report under paragraph (9); 
and 
‘‘(B) an evaluation of the Postal Service’s 
implementation of the procedural requirements 
described in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(e) REVIEW.—Subchapters IV and V shall not apply 
with respect to any action taken by the Postal Service 
under this section.’’. 
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