‘‘(D) the United States Postal Service for the 
repayment of any obligation issued under section 
2005 of title 39.’’. 
SEC. 104. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO PRE-FUND 
THE POSTAL SERVICE RETIREE HEALTH BEN-
EFITS FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8909a of title 5, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (5), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re-
quire the Postal Service to pay any amount into the Postal 
Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund established under 
section 8909a.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 803(b)(1)(A) of the Postal Accountability and En-
hancement Act (5 U.S.C. 8909a note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘8909a(d)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘8909a(d)(4)’’. 
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SEC. 105. EFFECTIVE DATE; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This title and the amendments 
made by this title shall take effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of Con-
gress that this title apply with respect to the allocation 
of past, present, and future benefit liabilities between the 
United States Postal Service and the Treasury of the 
United States. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed 
to prohibit the Postal Service from paying any amount of 
surplus contributions to the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund and the Federal Employees’ Retirement 
System into— 
(1) the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits 
Fund established under section 8909a of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
(2) the Postal Service Fund established under 
section 2003 of title 39, United States Code. 
TITLE II—RESTRICTIONS ON 
POSTAL FACILITY CLOSURES 
SEC. 201. MODIFIED PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(d) of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(d)(1)’’ and all that 
follows through paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(d)(1) Before making a determination under sub-
section (a)(3) to close or consolidate a postal facility, the 
Postal Service shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct an investigation to assess the 
need for the proposed closure or consolidation; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that each person served by the 
postal facility has an opportunity to present views by 
providing appropriate notice— 
‘‘(i) to each person by mail; and 
‘‘(ii) by publication in a newspaper of gen-
eral circulation in the area in which each person 
resides. 
‘‘(2) In conducting an investigation under paragraph 
(1)(A) and determining whether to close or consolidate a 
postal facility under subsection (a)(3), the Postal Serv-
ice— 
‘‘(A) shall consider— 
‘‘(i) the effect the closing or consolidation 
would have on the community served by the 
postal facility; 
‘‘(ii) the effect the closing or consolidation 
would have on employees of the Postal Service 
employed at the postal facility; and 
‘‘(iii) whether the closing or consolidation 
would be consistent with the policy of the Gov-
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ernment under section 101(b), that the Postal 
Service shall provide a maximum degree of ef-
fective and regular postal services to rural 
areas, communities, and small towns where 
postal facilities are not self-sustaining; and 
‘‘(B) may not consider compliance with any 
provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). 
‘‘(3)(A) Upon completion of an investigation under 
paragraph (1), the Postal Service shall make a decision, 
in writing, whether to proceed with the proposal to close 
or consolidate a postal facility, which shall include the 
findings of the Postal Service with respect to each factor 
specified in paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(B) Not later than 90 days before the Postal Service 
makes a final determination under this subsection, the 
Postal Service shall— 
‘‘(i) post notice of the decision and findings 
under subparagraph (A) in a prominent place in 
each postal facility that would be affected by the 
closing or consolidation; and 
‘‘(ii) send notice of each posting under clause 
(i) by mail to each person served by the postal facil-
ity in which the notice is posted. 
‘‘(C) Notice under subparagraph (B) shall include— 
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‘‘(i) a statement as follows: ‘This is notice of a 
proposal to lllll this postal facility. A final 
determination will not be made before the end of the 
90-day period beginning on the date on which this 
notice is first posted.’, with the blank space being 
filled in with ‘close’ or ‘consolidate’ (whichever is ap-
propriate), and with instructions for how any inter-
ested person may submit comments; 
‘‘(ii) a brief summary of the findings of the 
Postal Service with respect to the factors specified in 
paragraph (2)(A); and 
‘‘(iii) the amount of cost savings the Postal 
Service estimates the Postal Service will realize from 
the closing or consolidation, in the first year fol-
lowing the date of the closing or consolidation, to-
gether with an explanation of the assumptions and 
methodologies used in making the estimate. 
‘‘(4) The Postal Service shall make a final determina-
tion to close or consolidate a postal facility in writing after 
taking into consideration any comments received during 
the 90-day period described under paragraph (3). The 
Postal Service shall take no action to close or consolidate 
a postal facility before the date that is 60 days after the 
date on which the Postal Service— 
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