To prohibit the Postal Service from closing, consolidating, or reducing the workforce of certain postal facilities.

SA 2082. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1789, to improve, sustain, and transform the United
States Postal Service; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 35, line 16, strike the quotation marks and the
second period and insert the following:
``(10) Prohibition on closing, consolidation, and reduction
in workforce.--
``(A) In general.--During the 3-year period beginning on
the date of enactment of the 21st Century Postal Service Act
of 2012, if the Postal Service conducted an area mail
processing study after June 1, 2001 with respect to a postal
facility which was terminated or concluded that no
significant cost savings or efficiencies would result from
closing, consolidating, or reducing the number of employees
of the postal facility, the Postal Service may not--
``(i) close the postal facility;
``(ii) consolidate the postal facility; or
``(iii) involuntarily separate an employee of the postal
facility from service, except for removal for cause on
charges of misconduct or delinquency.
``(B) Application.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply with
respect to a postal facility that was not closed or
consolidated before May 15, 2012, without regard to the
conclusions of any area mail processing study conducted with
respect to the postal facility after the publication of an
area mail processing study described in subparagraph (A).''.
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