119-hr3098

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3098 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3098

 To amend title 39, United States Code, to modernize and enhance the 
 fair distribution of the Postal Service, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 30, 2025

 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Barragan, Ms. DelBene, Mr. 
Huffman, Mr. Swalwell, and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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 A BILL

 To amend title 39, United States Code, to modernize and enhance the 
 fair distribution of the Postal Service, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Allocation and Improvement of 
Regional Fleets Act'' or the ``FAIR Fleets Act''.

SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION AND FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF POSTAL SERVICE FLEET.

    (a) Postal 

=== Policy ===
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Section 101 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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    (h) The Postal Service shall conduct an ongoing comprehensive 
assessment of Postal Service fleet vehicle distribution, implement a 
strategic plan to increase vehicle availability in underserved areas 
and all parts of the country, and modernize the fleet with fuel-
efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles as soon as 
practicable.''.

    (b) Annual Report.--

Section 403 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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            (d) (1) Not later than December 31 of each year, the Postal 
Service shall submit an annual report to Congress and the Comptroller 
General on the distribution of the Postal Service fleet. Such report 
shall include detailed information on the following:
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        (A) The current distribution of fleet vehicles by State 
 and postal region.
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        (B) Steps taken to enhance vehicle distribution in 
 underserved areas.
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            (C) Recommendations for further improvements.
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    (2) For the purposes of this subsection and 

section 101

    (h) --
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        (A) the term `rural area' is any territory, population, 
 or housing unit located outside of urbanized areas and urban 
 clusters (as those terms are defined by the Bureau of the 
 Census); and
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        (B) the term `underserved area' means any--
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            (i) rural area;
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            (ii) postal region of the Nation where at least 
 50 percent of Postal Service fleet vehicles are beyond 
 their intended service life;
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            (iii) county with limited postal facilities and 
 mail delivery delays that exceed the national average 
 of delays by at least 20 percent;
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            (iv) urban neighborhood (as that term is defined 
 by the Bureau of the Census) with a poverty rate above 
 20 percent; or
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            (v) indigenous and Tribal lands.''.
            (c) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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