To require the United States Postal Service to notify postal customers and relevant officials when operations are temporarily suspended at a post office, and for other purposes.

Summary

Requires the United States Postal Service to follow notice, comment, and service rules when it temporarily suspends operations at a post office. The USPS must notify affected people and local officials by mail, onsite posting, website/social media, and email; allow the public an opportunity to comment (including on relocation); and provide replacement retail postal services comparable to prior services within 10 days and for the duration of the suspension. Timing rules set advance notice windows for planned and unplanned suspensions, require periodic status updates for long suspensions, and allow narrow exceptions for safety or non-discretionary actions.

• USPS must provide advance notice and multiple types of public notice when temporarily suspending a post office.
• Affected individuals must be given an opportunity to present views, including on relocation or replacement services.
• USPS must provide replacement retail postal services that are comparable and, where practical, within the same area within 10 days of suspension.
• Planned suspensions generally require 60 days' notice; unplanned suspensions require notice within 14 days.
• Long suspensions (over six months) require status updates every three months after the six-month mark.
• Notices must be mailed, posted onsite, published online and on social media, and emailed to relevant federal and local officials.
• Exceptions apply for suspensions that are not at USPS discretion or are immediately needed for health or safety.
• No new funding or enforcement penalties are specified in the text.
• Applies only to suspensions beginning after the law takes effect.