S.Amdt. 2048

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   Inserted: (g) Study and Strategic Plan on Inter-agency Agreements for Rural Post Offices.--

   Inserted: (1) Duties of advisory commission.--

   Inserted: (A) Study.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--The Advisory Commission shall conduct a study concerning the advisability of the Postal Service entering into inter-agency agreements with Federal, State, and local agencies, with respect to rural post offices, that--

   Inserted: (I) streamline services provided by the Federal, State, and local agencies;

   Inserted: (II) decrease the costs of the Federal, State, and local agencies; and

   Inserted: (III) maintain the customer service standards of the Federal, State, and local agencies.

   Inserted: (ii) Clarification of inter-agency agreements.--The study under clause (i) shall include consideration of the advisability of the Postal Service entering into an inter-agency agreement with--

   Inserted: (I) the Bureau of the Census for the provision of personnel and resources for the 2020 decennial census;

   Inserted: (II) the Social Security Administration for the provision of social security cards;

   Inserted: (III) the department of motor vehicles, or an equivalent agency, of each State for the provision of driver licenses, vehicle registration, and voter registration; and

   Inserted: (IV) the division of wildlife, the department of natural resources, or an equivalent agency, of each State for the provision of hunting and fishing licenses.

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   Inserted: (B) Strategic plan.--Upon completion of the study under subparagraph (A), the Advisory Commission shall develop a strategic plan for entering into inter-agency agreements concerning rural post offices.

   Inserted: (C) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Advisory Commission shall submit to the Postal Service a report that contains the results of the study under subparagraph (A) and the strategic plan under subparagraph (B).

   Inserted: (2) Postal service strategic plan.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date on which the Advisory Commission submits to the Postal Service the report under paragraph (1)(C), the Postal Service shall submit to the Postal Regulatory Commission a strategic plan for entering into inter-agency agreements concerning rural post offices.

   Inserted: (B) Limitations.--The strategic plan submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be consistent with--

   Inserted: (i) the retail service standards established under section 203 of this Act; and

   Inserted: (ii) public interest and demand.

   Inserted: (C) Vote by postal regulatory commission.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Postal Service submits the strategic plan under subparagraph (A), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall, by a majority vote of the members of the Postal Regulatory Commission--

   Inserted: (i) approve the strategic plan, in whole or in part; or

   Inserted: (ii) disapprove the strategic plan.

   Inserted: (D) Implementation by postal service.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Postal Regulatory Commission votes on a strategic plan under subparagraph (C), the Postal Service shall implement the strategic plan as approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission under subparagraph (C)(i).

   Inserted: (E) Disapproval.--If the Postal Regulatory Commission disapproves a strategic plan under subparagraph (C)(ii), not later than 90 days after the date of the disapproval the Postal Service shall develop and submit an amended strategic plan that the Postal Regulatory Commission shall vote on in accordance with subparagraph (C).

   Inserted: (h) Termination of the Commission.--The Advisory Commission shall terminate 90 days after the later of--

   Inserted: (1) the date on which the Advisory Commission submits the report on the strategic blueprint for long-term solvency under subsection (f); and

   Inserted: (2) the date on which the Advisory Commission submits the report on the strategic plan on inter-agency agreements for rural post offices under subsection (g).

   Inserted: (i)

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