1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protect Our Services Today Act of 2020” or the “POST Act”.
Protect Our Services Today Act of 2020
A BILL
To prohibit the closure of postal facilities during the COVID–19 public health emergency.
2. Moratorium on postal facility closures
In general— During the COVID–19 public health emergency period, the United States Postal Service may not close any facility of the Postal Service.
Definition— For purposes of this section, the term COVID–19 public health emergency period—
means the period of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to COVID–19, including any renewal of that declaration; and
includes any part of the period described in paragraph (1) that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act.