Limitation on closing or consolidating Postal Service processing and distribution centers in States

(a) In general The United States Postal Service may not close, consolidate, downgrade, or take any other similar action with respect to any processing and distribution center in a State if such action would result in no such center being located in that State. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term processing and distribution center means a central mail facility that— (A) distributes and dispatches part or all of both incoming mail and outgoing mail for a designated service area; (B) provides instructions on the preparation of collection mail, dispatch schedules, and sorting plan requirements to mailers; and (C) is a sectional center facility, a general mail facility, or a dedicated mail processing facility without a station or branch; and (2) the term State means the 50 States and the District of Columbia.