1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Post Office Reconstruction Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Rural communities rely heavily on post offices for daily life. (2) Many rural towns lack access to digital communications and high-speed broadband. (3) The loss of a functioning post office in a rural community jeopardizes vital services, including reliable medical deliveries, payment disbursements, and essential communications. (4) Efficiently and promptly rebuilding rural post offices is necessary to ensure individuals retain vital services. 3. Reconstruction and restoration of suspended post offices (a) Amendment Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 417. Reconstruction and restoration of suspended post offices (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term damaged rural post office means a rural post office— (A) that becomes inoperable or suffers irreparable damage on or after the date that is 2 years before the date of enactment of this section; and (B) for which no alternate suitable quarters exist in the community; (2) the term rural post office means a post office located in an area not included within an urban area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census); and (3) the term suspended rural post office means a rural post office that suspends operation due to a lease or rental agreement termination on or after the date that is 2 years before the date of enactment of this section. (b) Reconstruction (1) In general The Postal Service shall commence reconstruction of a damaged rural post office, which shall be carried out in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency if the damage is due to a natural disaster— (A) if the damaged rural post office becomes inoperable or suffers irreparable damage on or after the date of enactment of this section, not later than 90 days after the date of such inoperability or irreparable damage