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This bill aims to enhance the safety and security of United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carriers through several key provisions. First, it expresses the Congressional sense that postal workers must be protected from violence and that the Attorney General should vigorously prosecute assaults against postal employees. The bill authorizes $1.4 billion annually from 2025 to 2029 for USPS to upgrade collection boxes with high-security models and replace traditional "arrow keys" (universal mailbox keys) with electronic versions. It also requires the Attorney General to appoint a dedicated assistant U.S. attorney in each judicial district specifically responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes against postal workers, including mail-related offenses and attacks on carriers. Additionally, the bill instructs the United States Sentencing Commission to modify sentencing guidelines to treat assaults or robberies of postal employees equivalently to assaults on law enforcement officers, ensuring more stringent penalties for such crimes. The overall intent is to provide comprehensive legal and physical protections for letter carriers and the postal infrastructure.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/463/all-info