To require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in senior communities.

Requires the Postal Service to take measures to ensure that all individuals residing in senior communities receive their mail through door delivery service, except for persons residing in a structure that consists of or contains two or more dwelling units if delivery is made in a manner that allows such persons to receive or retrieve their mail without having to exit such structure.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2339 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2339

  To require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in senior 
                              communities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2003

  Mr. Saxton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in senior 
                              communities.

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

SECTION 1. DOOR DELIVERY OF MAIL REQUIRED FOR INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN 
              SENIOR COMMUNITIES.

    (a) In General.--The United States Postal Service shall take such 
measures as may be necessary to ensure that all individuals residing in 
senior communities shall receive their mail through door delivery 
service.
    (b) Senior Community Defined.--As used in this section, the term 
``senior community'' means a housing facility or community which is 
intended and operated for occupancy by individuals 55 years of age or 
older, and at least 80 percent of the occupied units of which are 
occupied by at least one individual who is 55 years of age or older.
    (c) Exception.--Nothing in this section shall be considered to 
require door delivery service for persons residing in a structure that 
consists of or contains 2 or more dwelling units if delivery is made in 
a manner that allows such persons to receive or retrieve their mail 
without having to exit such structure.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to mail 
delivered after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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