S.Amdt. 2005

1. Adds SEC. __. MAINTENANCE OF EXPECTED DELIVERY TIME FOR PROTECTED MAIL ITEMS wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. MAINTENANCE OF EXPECTED DELIVERY TIME FOR PROTECTED MAIL ITEMS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Subchapter VII of chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "Sec. 3693. Maintenance of expected delivery time for protected mail items

   Inserted: "(a) Definition of Protected Mail Item.--In this section, the term 'protected mail item' means--

   Inserted: "(1) a medication or pharmaceutical provided by mail--

   Inserted: "(A) under a prescription drug plan under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101 et seq.); or

   Inserted: "(B) by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;

   Inserted: "(2) a pharmaceutical provided by mail under the national mail-order pharmacy program under section 1074g of title 10, or otherwise provided by mail for members of the uniformed services and covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of that title;

   Inserted: "(3) a benefit delivered to a beneficiary by mail under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et seq.);

   Inserted: "(4) a payment of military pay and allowances made by mail to members of the Armed Forces; and

   Inserted: "(5) a payment of compensation or pension made by mail under chapter 11, 13, or 15 of title 38.

   Inserted: "(b) Maintenance of Expected Delivery Time.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 3691, section 204(b) or 206 of the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012, or any other provision of law, the Postal Service may not increase the expected delivery time for protected mail items relative to the expected delivery time for protected mail items as of the day before the date of enactment of the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012.".

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   Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter VII of chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "3693. Maintenance of expected delivery time for protected mail items.".

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