Sec. 405. Area and district office structure
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In this section— the term area office means the central office of an administrative field unit with responsibility for postal operations in a designated geographic area that is comprised of district offices; the term district office means the central office of an administrative field unit with responsibility for postal operations in a designated geographic area (as defined under regulations, directives, or other guidance of the Postal Service, as in effect on January 1, 2013); and the term State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a comprehensive strategic plan for an area office and district office structure that will— be efficient and cost effective; not substantially and adversely affect the operations of the Postal Service; and reduce the total number of area and district offices.
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Postal Service submits the plan under subsection (b), the Postal Service shall begin implementing the plan, including, where appropriate, by consolidating area and district offices. If the Postal Service does not maintain a district office in a State, the Postal Service shall designate at least 1 employee of the district office responsible for Postal Service operations in the State to represent the needs of Postal Service customers in the State.
An employee designated under this subsection to represent the needs of Postal Service customers in a State shall be located in that State.