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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fair and Equitable Postal Service
Access Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO POST OFFICE CLOSURE OR CONSOLIDATION PROCEDURES.

(a) In General.--Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by inserting before the
semicolon the following: '', including whether such closing or
consolidation will decrease access to postal or nonpostal
service offered at such post office in such community with
respect to elderly individuals, economically disadvantaged
individuals, individuals with limited mobility, or individuals
without reliable and affordable access to the Internet'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(v), by inserting before the
semicolon the following: '', including, during the previous 5
years: the number of, and revenue derived from, money-order
transactions processed by such post office; the volume of
international mail processed by such post office; and the
number of customers served at such post office'';
(3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
''(3)(A) Any determination of the Postal Service to close or
consolidate a post office shall be in writing and shall include the
findings of the Postal Service with respect to the considerations
required to be made under paragraph (2). Such determination and
findings shall be made available to individuals served by such post
office.
''(B) With respect to the closing or consolidation of a post office
located in a community where individuals listed in paragraph (2)(A)(i)
reside, the analysis required under paragraph (2) shall include an
assessment of the effect such closing or consolidation will have on
such individuals.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
''(7) The Postal Service shall not close or consolidate a post
office if such closing or consolidation would result in a
disproportionate, unreasonable, or undue burden on a class of
individuals listed in paragraph (2)(A)(i).
''(8) For purposes of this subsection--
''(A) an individual is 'economically disadvantaged' if,
with respect to the community in which such individual lives,
at least 60 percent of the households have children who are
eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school
lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
''(B) the term 'elderly', used with respect to an
individual, means age 65 or older;
''(C) the term 'post office' includes a branch post office
and a post office station;
''(D) whether an individual has limited mobility shall be
determined by, with respect to the community in which such
individual lives--
''(i) how accessible public transportation is, as
measured by the availability of public transportation
options in the community; the frequency of service on
such options; and the time and distance required to
access such options as a pedestrian; and
''(ii) the rate of highway motor vehicle ownership,
as measured by, in the most recent American Community
Survey published by the Bureau of the Census, the
difference between the number of individuals in such
community that own or lease a highway motor vehicle and
the statewide average of individuals who own or lease
such a vehicle;
''(E) in order to determine whether an individual has
reliable and affordable access to the Internet, the Postal
Service shall use the Internet Use Supplement in the most
recent Current Population Survey published by the Bureau of the
Census; and
''(F) in order to determine the statistical data required
under this subsection with respect to a class of individuals
listed in paragraph (2)(A)(i), the Postal Service may use any
available data from local or State governments or the Federal
Government.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to any post office--
(1) that has been determined to be necessary for closing or
consolidation under section 404(d) of title 39, United States
Code; or
(2) that is included in a proposal--
(A) to change the nature of postal services on a
nationwide or substantially nationwide basis; and
(B) for which the Postal Service has requested an
advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission
pursuant to section 3661(b) of such title.
Fair and Equitable Postal Service Access Act - Expands the criteria that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) must consider in determining whether to close or consolidate a post office to include: (1) whether such closing or consolidation will decrease access to postal or nonpostal services by individuals who are elderly, economically disadvantaged, limited in mobility, or without reliable and affordable Internet access; and (2) during the previous five years, the number of, and revenue derived from, money-order transactions, the volume of processed international mail, and the number of customers served at such post office.

Prohibits the USPS from closing or consolidating a post office if it would result in a disproportionate, unreasonable, or undue burden on a class of individuals who are elderly, economically disadvantaged, limited in mobility, or without reliable and affordable Internet access.

Applies this Act to any post office: (1) determined necessary for closing or consolidation under existing criteria, or (2) included in a proposal to change the nature of postal services on a nationwide or substantially nationwide basis and for which the USPS has requested a related advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission.