S.Amdt. 2062

1. Adds SEC. __. RURAL POST OFFICES wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. RURAL POST OFFICES.

   Inserted: Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, as amended by section 205 of this Act, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (3)--

   Inserted: (A) in the first sentence, by inserting "and, with respect to a rural post office, a summary of the determinations required under paragraph (9)" after "paragraph (2) of this subsection"; and

   Inserted: (B) in the second sentence, by striking "determination and findings" and inserting "determination, findings, and summary"; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(9) The Postal Service may not make a determination under subsection (a)(3) to close a post office located in a rural area, as defined by the Census Bureau, unless the Postal Service determines that--

   Inserted: "(A) seniors served by the post office would continue to receive the same or substantially similar access to prescription medication sent through the mail as before the closing;

   Inserted: "(B) businesses located in the community served by the post office would not suffer financial loss as a result of the closing;

   Inserted: "(C) the economic loss to the community served by the post office as a result of the closing does not exceed the cost to the Postal Service of not closing the post office;

   Inserted: "(D) the area served by the post office has adequate access to wired broadband Internet service, as identified on the National Broadband Map of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration;

   Inserted: "(E) seniors and persons with disabilities who live near the post office would continue to receive the same or substantially similar access to postal services as before the closing; and

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   Inserted: "(F) the closing would not result in more than 10 miles distance (as measured on roads with year-round access) between any 2 post offices.".

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