Mobile Post Office Relief Act

“417. Deployment of mobile retail units

“(a) In general—Not later than three business days after the date on which a postal retail facility becomes a covered postal retail facility, the Postal Service shall station in the geographic area served by the covered postal retail facility a vehicle or mobile facility of the Postal Service that shall provide the services described in subsection (b) to the extent that the covered postal retail facility provided such services immediately before temporarily ceasing to provide retail postal services.

“(b) Retail postal services—The services described in this subsection are the following services not available from the covered postal retail facility:

“(1) Retail postal services, including the sale of boxes and other packaging material sold by the Postal Service.

“(2) A means for holders of post office boxes at the covered postal facility to receive mail sent to the post office box of such holder.

“(3) Providing, accepting, and processing forms necessary for persons to request a change of mailing address or a temporary halt to the delivery of mail to such person.

“(c) Duration—For each covered postal retail facility, the Postal Service shall provide the services required under subsection (a) using a vehicle or mobile facility of the Postal Service until the covered postal retail facility ceases to be a covered postal retail facility.

“(d) Definitions—In this Act:

“(1) Covered postal retail facility—The term covered postal retail facility means a postal retail facility that—

“(A) is located not less than half a mile away from all other postal retail facilities;

“(B) is temporarily not providing retail postal services;

“(C) has not provided such services in the immediately preceding 60-day period; and

“(D) in the case of a postal retail facility operated by a contractor, the contractor ceased providing such services at such facility prior to the expiration or termination by the Postal Service of the contract or other agreement under which the contractor was providing such services at such facility.

“(2) Postal retail facility—The term postal retail facility means a facility, other than a mobile facility—

“(A) of the Postal Service providing retail postal services: or

“(B) operated by a contractor, at which the contractor provides retail postal services under a contract or other agreement with the Postal Service.”