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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2825 
To amend title 39, United States Code, to require the United States Postal 
Service to continue maintaining cluster mailboxes that the Postal Service 
has historically maintained, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) 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 require the United 
States Postal Service to continue maintaining cluster 
mailboxes that the Postal Service has historically main-
tained, 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 Service 
Clusterbox Responsibility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. HISTORICALLY MAINTAINED CLUSTER BOX UNITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 29 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2904. Historically maintained cluster box units 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Postal Service shall, in ac-
cordance with this section, maintain covered cluster box 
units, including— 
‘‘(1) repairing and replacing covered cluster box 
units; and 
‘‘(2) adding mailboxes to covered cluster box 
units in accordance with subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Postal Service shall 
determine whether a cluster box unit is a covered 
cluster box unit. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A covered person for a 
cluster box unit seeking a determination that such 
cluster box unit is a covered cluster box unit shall 
submit to Postal Service an application at such time 
and in such manner as the Postal Service deter-
mines, and containing— 
‘‘(A) documentation evidencing that the 
Postal Service has primarily maintained such 
cluster box unit for a period of not less than 20 
years; 
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‘‘(B) written permission for the Postal 
Service to maintain such cluster box unit; and 
‘‘(C) such other information as the Postal 
Service determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) POSTAL
SERVICE
DOCUMENTATION.—In 
making the determination under paragraph (1), the 
Postal Service shall— 
‘‘(A) undertake a reasonable investigation 
to identify any documents and other informa-
tion of the Postal Service or reasonably avail-
able to the Postal Service that are relevant to 
such determination; and 
‘‘(B) consider such documents and other 
information. 
‘‘(4) DEADLINE.—The Postal Service shall 
make the determination under paragraph (1) with 
respect to a cluster box unit and notify the covered 
person who submitted the application under para-
graph (2) with respect to such cluster box unit not 
later than one month after the date on which such 
covered person submitted such application. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL MAIL RECEPTACLES.— 
‘‘(1) POSTAL SERVICE ADDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Postal Service 
shall add a mailbox to a covered cluster box 
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unit if a covered person for such covered cluster 
box unit submits to the Postal Service a notice 
under subparagraph (B) and the Postal Service 
determines that such an additional mailbox is 
necessary. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—A covered person for a 
covered cluster box unit seeking the addition of 
a mailbox to such covered cluster box unit shall 
submit to the Postal Service a notice at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Postal Service determines ap-
propriate, including evidence of the need for 
such additional mailbox. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONS BY OTHERS.—If a covered per-
son for a covered cluster box unit adds a mailbox to 
such covered cluster box unit in accordance with all 
other laws and regulations, the Postal Service shall 
maintain such covered cluster box unit, including 
any such additional mailboxes, in accordance with 
this section. 
‘‘(d) MAINTENANCE BY OTHERS.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise limit 
a covered person for a covered cluster box unit from main-
taining such covered cluster box unit. 
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‘‘(e) LIMITS.—The Postal Service shall not perform 
any maintenance under this section that— 
‘‘(1) is not necessary for the function of a cov-
ered cluster box unit, except that the Postal Service 
shall make repairs to the extent that such repairs 
are incident to maintenance that is necessary for the 
function of the covered cluster box unit; 
‘‘(2) is required as a result of a covered person 
for a covered cluster box unit or any individual re-
siding at an address served by such covered cluster 
box unit— 
‘‘(A) intentionally or willfully damaging 
such covered cluster box unit, as determined by 
the Postal Service; or 
‘‘(B) making any change to such covered 
cluster box unit that is not necessary for the 
function of such covered cluster box unit; or 
‘‘(3) pertains to the structure of a building. 
‘‘(f) REIMBURSEMENT.—If the Postal Service incurs 
or will incur costs to perform maintenance under this sec-
tion on or for a covered cluster box unit that is required 
by circumstances creating a legal liability on an individual 
or entity (other than the United States) to pay damages 
with respect to such maintenance, the Postal Service may 
request the beneficiary to— 
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‘‘(1) if the beneficiary enforces such liability, 
assign to the Postal Service any right of the bene-
ficiary to share in money or property received in sat-
isfaction of such liability to the extent of such costs; 
or 
‘‘(2) if the beneficiary does not enforce such li-
ability— 
‘‘(A) assign to the Postal Service any right 
of action such beneficiary may have to enforce 
such liability; or 
‘‘(B) enforce such liability and comply with 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered cluster box unit 
shall cease to be a covered cluster box unit if— 
‘‘(A) a covered person for a covered cluster 
box unit withdraws permission for the Postal 
Service to maintain such covered cluster box 
unit; 
‘‘(B) a beneficiary that is a covered person 
refuses a request from the Postal Service de-
scribed in subsection (f) with respect to mainte-
nance for such covered cluster box unit; or 
‘‘(C) the Postal Service permanently ceases 
delivery and collection of mail to all addresses 
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served by a mailbox in such covered cluster box 
unit or any associated receptacle for parcels. 
‘‘(2) 
WITHDRAWAL
OF
PERMISSION.—The 
owner of a covered cluster box unit may withdraw 
permission for the Postal Service to maintain such 
covered cluster box unit only by submitting to the 
Postal Service a written notice. 
‘‘(h) CLUSTER BOX UNIT MAINTENANCE FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be 
called the Cluster Box Unit Maintenance Fund, 
which shall be available to the Postal Service without 
fiscal-year limitation to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) 
DEPOSITS.—Notwithstanding 
section 
2003(b), there shall be deposited in the Fund, sub-
ject to withdrawal by check by the Postal Service, 
amounts appropriated for the use of the Postal Serv-
ice to carry out this section. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CLUSTER BOX UNIT.—The term ‘cluster 
box unit’ means a centralized unit of individually 
locked compartments for the delivery and collection 
of mail. 
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‘‘(2) COVERED CLUSTER BOX UNIT.—The term 
‘covered cluster box unit’ means a cluster box unit 
that— 
‘‘(A) is owned by an individual or entity, 
other than a public entity; and 
‘‘(B) the Postal Service has primarily 
maintained for a period of not less than 20 
years. 
‘‘(3) COVERED
PERSON.—The term ‘covered 
person’ means, with respect to a cluster box unit, an 
individual or entity that may give to and withdraw 
from the Postal Service permission to maintain such 
cluster box unit. 
‘‘(4) PRIMARILY MAINTAINED.—The term ‘pri-
marily maintained’, with respect to a cluster box 
unit, means paid for or performed the majority of 
the maintenance necessary for the function of the 
cluster box unit, including repairs and replacing the 
cluster box unit when necessary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 29 of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2904. Historically maintained cluster box units.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States 
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Postal Service shall issue regulations carrying out the 
amendments made by this Act. 
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