; and (ii) if the Postal Service is unable to provide alternative access through the option identified under clause (i), or if that option is cost prohibitive— (I) the Postal Service may provide alternative access through a different method; and (II) upon selecting an alternative access method other than the option identified under clause (i), the Postal Service shall provide written notice to the postal patrons served by the post office identifying the alternative access method and explaining why the option identified under clause (i) was not possible or was cost prohibitive. . (e) Applicability of procedures relating to closings and consolidations (1) In general Section 404(d) of title 39, United States Code, as amended by this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) For purposes of this subsection, the term post office means a post office and any other postal retail facility, as defined in section 3 of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2018 . . (2) Effective date In the case of any post office, as defined in subsection (d) of section 404 of title 39, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1), that, but for that amendment, would not otherwise be subject to such subsection (d), the amendments made by subsections (a) and (d) of this section shall be effective with respect to any closure or consolidation, the proposed effective date of which occurs on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (f) Enhanced reporting on Postal Service efficiency Section 3652(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and