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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–751 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2851) TO AMEND THE 

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT TO CLARIFY HOW CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ANALOGUES ARE TO BE REGULATED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5735) TO 

AMEND THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937 TO ESTABLISH A 

DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO SET ASIDE SECTION 8 HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR SUPPORTIVE AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS 

RECOVERING FROM OPIOID USE DISORDERS OR OTHER SUBSTANCE 

USE DISORDERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR 

CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5788) TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROCESSING BY U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OF CERTAIN 

INTERNATIONAL MAIL SHIPMENTS AND TO REQUIRE THE PROVISION 

OF ADVANCE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL MAIL 

SHIPMENTS OF MAIL, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JUNE 12, 2018.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BUCK, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 934] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 934, by a record vote of 7 to 4, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2851, the Stop 

the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 

2017, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of 

general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The 

resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill. The resolution makes in order as original text for the purpose 

of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–74 and provides 

that it shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points 

of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The 

resolution makes in order only those further amendments printed 

in part A of this report. Each such amendment may be offered only 

in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be 

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debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and 

controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject 

to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The 

resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of this report. The resolution provides one motion to 

recommit with or without instructions. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 

5735, the Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Program Act, under a structured rule. The 

resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. The resolution waives all points of 

order against consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in 

order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment 

in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–73 and provides that it shall be considered as 

read. The resolution waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order 

only those further amendments printed in part B of this report. 

Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 

this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and 

shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

House or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all 

points of order against the amendments printed in part B of this 

report. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 

Section 3 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 

5788, the Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act of 

2018, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 

resolution provides that the amendment printed in part C of this 

report, modified by the amendment printed in part D of this report, 

shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be 

considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 

against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution provides 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 2851, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of the substitute to H.R. 2851 made in 

order as original text, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in part A of this report, the Committee is not 

aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

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The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 

5735, includes a waiver of clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of a committee cost estimate. It is important 

to note that while a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate on H.R. 5735 was not available at the time the Committee 

on Financial Services filed its report, a CBO cost estimate has 

since been made publicly available. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 5735 made in 

order as original text, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in part B of this report, the Committee is not 

aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 5788, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 5788, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any 

points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 233 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #10, offered by Rep. Pocan (WI) and 

Rep. Gosar (AZ) and Rep. Polis (CO), which prevents the Secretary 

from placing a natural botanical substance under new Scheduling 

authority, and would require Secretary to use existing scheduling 

proceedings under the Controlled Substances Act, if supported by 

existing medical and scientific facts. Defeated: 4–6 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... ...................

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 234 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #7, offered by Rep. Polis (CO) and 

Rep. Correa (CA), which requires the VA to study medicinal marijuana as an alternative treatment option to prescription opioids. 

Defeated: 4–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... ...................

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 235 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 7–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... ...................

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Yea 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Yea 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2851 IN PART A MADE IN

ORDER

1. Griffith (VA), Raskin (MD), Jackson Lee (TX): Incorporates an 

inter-agency agreement transmitted to Congress by the Office of 

National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of 

Justice (DOJ). Specifically, the amendment clarifies when the Attorney General can temporarily and permanently schedule a drug 

or substance to the newly created schedule A and prevents the Attorney General from permanently scheduling that drug or substance if the Secretary of HHS determines that there is not sufficient potential for abuse. The amendment also clarifies under what 

circumstances an applicant for a schedule A registration may continue to conduct research with such schedule A substance while 

their application is pending, among their research accommodations. 

(10 minutes) 

2. Jackson Lee (TX): Strikes sentencing commission provision. 

(10 minutes) 

3. Maloney, Sean (NY): Requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to make available a report on controlled substance analogues sold by means of the internet. (10 minutes) 

4. Thornberry (TX): Specifies the factors to determine whether a 

controlled substance analogue is intended for human consumption, 

thus making it easier for law enforcement and health officials to 

take action against synthetic drug manufacturers, distributors, and 

sellers. (10 minutes) 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5735 IN PART B MADE IN

ORDER

1. Barr (KY): Clarifies selection requirements for eligible entities, 

removes recovery treatment time limits, and makes additional 

technical changes. (10 minutes) 

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2. Rohrabacher (CA), Barr (KY): Alters the application section to 

require eligible entities to provide proof to the Secretary that the 

supportive housing facilities to which they provide financial assistance have authorization to operate by the local government with 

jurisdiction over that zone. (10 minutes) 

3. Moore, Gwen (WI): Addresses the devastating opioid crisis in 

tribal communities by ensuring that tribal housing authorities are 

designated as eligible entities to receive vouchers and ensuring 

that the selection criteria for awarding vouchers reflects the impact 

that opioids is having in tribal communities. (10 minutes) 

4. Biggs (AZ): Removes a requirement to include recommendations for further continuation and expansion of the voucher program in a report to Congress. (10 minutes) 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5788 IN PART C CONSIDERED

AS ADOPTED

1. Bishop, Mike (MI), Reichert (WA), Faso (NY): SUBSTITUTE 

Changes the title of the bill to the ‘‘Synthetics Trafficking and 

Overdose Prevention Act of 2018’’ and further strengthens the requirement for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to transmit advance 

electronic data (AED) to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 

several significant ways: (1) Expedites the second deadline for the 

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to transmit advance electronic data 

(AED) from 95% by December 31, 2022 to 100% by December 21, 

2020; (2) Removes the waivers (‘‘foreign capacity,’’ ‘‘extraordinary 

reasons,’’ and ‘‘national security interest’’) from the obligation to 

transmit AED; and (3) establishes civil penalties if USPS accepts 

international mail shipments without AED after December 31, 

2020. 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5788 IN PART D CONSIDERED

AS ADOPTED

1. Bishop, Mike (MI): Allows a limited waiver from the requirement to provide 100 percent of data electronically for any country 

if the Commissioner determines that country: (1) does not have the 

capacity to collect and transmit advance electronic data; (2) represents a low risk for shipments that violate relevant U.S. laws 

and regulations; and (3) accounts for low volumes of mail shipments that can be effectively screened for compliance with relevant 

U.S. laws and regulations through an alternate means; Gives the 

Commissioner additional discretion to modify penalties upon making the findings already listed in the amendment. 

PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5851 MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRIFFITH

OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, strike lines 3 through 6, and insert the following: 

‘‘(i) the chemical structure and— 

‘‘(I) the structure activity relationships; or 

‘‘(II) binding receptor assays and other relevant 

scientific information about the substance;’’. 

Page 3, line 17, strike ‘‘subsection (c)—’’ and insert ‘‘subsection 

(c), in the matter preceding schedule I, by striking ‘IV, and V’ and 

inserting ‘IV, V, and A’ ’’. 

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Beginning on page 3, strike line 18 and all that follows through 

page 4, line 12. 

Page 5, beginning on line 2, strike ‘‘or misuse’’. 

Page 5, strike line 23 and all that follows through page 6, line 

5, and insert the following: 

‘‘(5)(A) Beginning no earlier than 3 years after issuing an 

order temporarily scheduling a drug or other substance under 

this subsection, the Attorney General may, by rule, issue a permanent order adding a drug or other substance to schedule A 

if such drug or substance satisfies the criteria for being considered a controlled substance in schedule A under this subsection, except as provided in subparagraph (B). 

‘‘(B) If the Secretary has determined, based on relevant scientific studies and necessary data requested by the Secretary 

and gathered by the Attorney General, that a drug or other 

substance that has been temporarily placed in schedule A does 

not have sufficient potential for abuse to warrant control in 

any schedule, and so advises the Attorney General in writing, 

the Attorney General may not issue a permanent scheduling 

order under subparagraph (A) and shall, within 30 days of receiving the Secretary’s advice issue an order immediately terminating the temporary scheduling order.’’. 

Page 6, line 7, strike ‘‘or (5)’’. 

Page 6, line 8, strike ‘‘an order’’ and insert ‘‘a temporary order’’. 

Page 6, line 10, strike ‘‘or (5)’’. 

Page 15, line 9, strike ‘‘Not later’’ and insert ‘‘(A) Not later’’. 

Page 15, after line 15 insert the following: 

‘‘(B)(i) If an applicant described in subparagraph (A) is 

registered pursuant to subsection (f) to conduct research 

with a controlled substance in schedule I or II on the date 

on which another substance is placed in schedule A, the 

applicant may, subject to clause (iii), conduct research with 

that other controlled substance in schedule A while the application for registration pursuant to subparagraph (A) is 

pending. 

‘‘(ii) If an applicant described in subparagraph (A) is registered pursuant to subsection (f) as described in clause (i) 

to conduct research with a controlled substance in schedule III, IV, or V on the date on which another substance 

is placed in schedule A, the applicant may, subject to 

clause (iii), conduct research with that other controlled 

substance in schedule A while the application for registration pursuant to subparagraph (A) is pending, provided the 

substance for which the applicant is registered to conduct 

research is in the same schedule as, or a less-restricted 

schedule than, the controlled substance whose similarity in 

chemical structure and actual or predicted effect to the 

controlled substance in schedule A formed the basis for 

placement of the substance in schedule A, as set forth in 

the order published in the Federal Register placing the 

substance in schedule A. 

‘‘(iii) The permission to conduct research pursuant to 

clause (i) or clause (ii) is conditional on the applicant’s 

complying with the registration and other requirements for 

controlled substances in schedule A. 

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‘‘(iv) This subparagraph does not apply to applicants registered pursuant to subsection (f) whose authorization to 

conduct research with any controlled substances is limited 

to doing so as a coincident activity pursuant to applicable 

regulations of the Attorney General.’’. 

Page 16, line 19, insert after the period the following: ‘‘The 60- 

day period under subsection (m)(2)(A) shall be tolled during the period beginning on the date on which the Attorney General refers 

an application to the Secretary under this paragraph, and ending 

on the date on which the Secretary submits a determination related to such referal to the Attorney General.’’. 

Page 16, beginning on line 20, strike ‘‘If the applicant’’ through 

‘‘this paragraph.’’ on page 17, line 1, and insert the following: ‘‘An 

applicant who meets the criteria under subsection (m)(1)(B) with 

respect to a particular schedule A controlled substance shall be 

considered qualified to conduct research with that substance. The 

Attorney General shall modify such applicant’s registration to include such schedule A controlled substance in accordance with this 

paragraph.’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 9 (and redesignate provisions accordingly). 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SEAN

MALONEY OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of the committee print, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12. REPORT ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ANALOGUES SOLD BY 

MEANS OF THE INTERNET. 

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall make publicly available on the 

website of the Drug Enforcement Administration a report on, for 

the previous year, the lawful and unlawful sale of controlled substance analogues (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by means of the Internet, including the 

following information: 

(1) The types of controlled substance analogues that were 

sold, and the number of sales for each such substance. 

(2) The name of each person, entity, or Internet site, whether 

in the United States or abroad, that knowingly or intentionally 

delivers, distributes, or dispenses, or offers or attempts to deliver, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance analogue 

by means of the Internet, whether lawfully or unlawfully. 

(3) An estimate of the total revenue for all of the vendors described in paragraph (2) for all of the sales described in paragraph (1). 

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4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THORN- BERRY OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of the committee print, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ANALOGUES. 

Section 203 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 813) is 

amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘A controlled’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN- ERAL.—A controlled’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—In determining whether a controlled substance analogue was intended for human consumption under subsection (a), the following factors may be considered, along with any 

other relevant factors: 

‘‘(1) The marketing, advertising, and labeling of the substance. 

‘‘(2) The known efficacy or usefulness of the substance for the 

marketed, advertised or labeled purpose. 

‘‘(3) The difference between the price at which the substance 

is sold and the price at which the substance it is purported to 

be or advertised as is normally sold. 

‘‘(4) The diversion of the substance from legitimate channels 

and the clandestine importation, manufacture, or distribution 

of the substance. 

‘‘(5) Whether the defendant knew or should have known the 

substance was intended to be consumed by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other immediate means. 

‘‘(6) Any controlled substance analogue that is manufactured, 

formulated, sold, distributed, or marketed with the intent to 

avoid the provisions of existing drug laws. 

‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—For purposes of this section, evidence that a 

substance was not marketed, advertised, or labeled for human consumption, by itself, shall not be sufficient to establish that the substance was not intended for human consumption.’’. 

PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5735 MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BARR OF

KENTUCKY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 1, line 7, strike ‘‘AND TRANSITIONAL’’. 

Page 1, line 15, strike ‘‘AND TRANSITIONAL’’. 

Page 2, line 11, strike ‘‘and transitional’’. 

Page 2, line 14, strike ‘‘job skills training’’ and insert ‘‘coordination with workforce development providers’’. 

Page 2, lines 15 and 16, strike ‘‘for a period of 12 to 24 months’’ 

and insert ‘‘, as determined by the entity’’. 

Page 2, lines 18 and 19, strike ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2019 

through 2023’’ and insert ‘‘for fiscal year 2019’’. 

Page 2, line 22, strike ‘‘allocated’’ and insert ‘‘renewed’’. 

Page 3, lines 5 and 6, strike ‘‘a job skills training program’’ and 

insert ‘‘demonstrate the ability to coordinate with workforce development providers’’. 

Page 3, line 13, strike ‘‘transitional’’ and insert ‘‘supportive’’. 

Page 4, line 4, strike ‘‘job skills training’’ and insert ‘‘coordination 

with workforce development providers’’. 

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Page 4, line 15, strike ‘‘job skills training’’ and insert ‘‘coordination with workforce development opportunities’’. 

Page 5, line 3, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 5, after line 3, insert the following: 

‘‘(III) have adequate resources for treatment, recovery, and supportive services; 

‘‘(IV) fully comply with the Fair Housing Act (42 

U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) and the Civil Rights Act of 

1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.); and’’. 

Page 5, line 4, strike ‘‘(III)’’ and insert ‘‘(V)’’. 

Page 5, line 12, before the dash insert ‘‘, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of 

Labor’’. 

Page 5, line 17, before ‘‘opioid’’ insert ‘‘illicit’’. 

Page 5, strike lines 19 through 25 and insert the following: 

‘‘(II) the coordination with workforce development providers by the eligible entity; 

‘‘(III) the percentage of participants in unsubsidized employment during the second and fourth 

calendar quarter after exit from the program;’’. 

Page 6, strike ‘‘that—’’ in line 3 and all that follows through ‘‘do 

not’’ in line 4 and insert ‘‘that do not’’. 

Page 6, line 6, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a period. 

Page 6, strike lines 7 through 12. 

Page 6, line 13, strike ‘‘TRANSFER’’ and insert ‘‘REISSUANCE’’. 

Page 6, after line 23, insert the following: 

‘‘(H) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may, through publication 

of a notice in the Federal Register, waive or specify alternative requirements for any provision of statue or regulation governing the use of vouchers under this subsection 

(except for requirements relating to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, or the environment) upon 

a finding by the Secretary that such waiver or alternative 

requirement is necessary for the purposes of this paragraph.’’. 

Page 6, line 24, strike ‘‘(H)’’ and insert ‘‘(I)’’. 

Page 8, line 11, strike ‘‘(I)’’ and insert ‘‘(J)’’. 

Page 9, line 1, strike ‘‘RETURN OF VOUCHERS’’ and insert ‘‘DEMONSTRATION CLOSE-OUT’’. 

Page 9, line 6, strike ‘‘on’’ and insert ‘‘not later than’’. 

Page 9, line 8, before the period insert ‘‘for use only for renewals 

of expiring contracts for such assistance’’. 

Page 9, after line 8, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 

No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this 

Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROHRABACHER OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 4, line 10, strike ‘‘and’’. 

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Page 4, line 17, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 4, after line 17, insert the following: 

‘‘(iii) evidence sufficient to demonstrate that the 

local government having jurisdiction over the location 

of any supportive housing facility to be used by the eligible entity in connection with the demonstration program under this paragraph permits such facilities in 

such location.’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE OF

WISCONSIN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 5, line 3, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert ‘‘, including tribal communities;’’. 

Page 5, after line 3, insert the following: 

‘‘(III) appropriately reflect the impact that 

opioids are having in tribal communities; and’’. 

Page 5, line 4, strike ‘‘(III)’’ and insert ‘‘(IV)’’. 

Page 8, line 13, after ‘‘means’’ insert the following: ‘‘a tribally 

designated housing entity (as such term is defined in section 4 of 

the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996 

(24 U.S.C. 4103)), or’’. 

Page 8, line 14, after ‘‘tion’’ insert a comma. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BIGGS OF

ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 8, strike ‘‘, that includes’’ in line 6 and all that follows 

through ‘‘such assistance’’ in line 10. 

PART C—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5788 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2018’’ or ‘‘STOP Act of 

2018’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as 

follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Customs fees. 

Sec. 3. Mandatory advance electronic information for postal shipments. 

Sec. 4. International postal agreements. 

Sec. 5. Cost recoupment. 

Sec. 6. Development of technology to detect illicit narcotics. 

Sec. 7. Civil penalties for postal shipments. 

Sec. 8. Report on violations of arrival, reporting, entry, and clearance requirements 

and falsity or lack of manifest. 

Sec. 9. Effective date; regulations. 

SEC. 2. CUSTOMS FEES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(b)(9) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(D)(i) With respect to the processing of items that are sent 

to the United States through the international postal network 

by ‘Inbound Express Mail service’ or ‘Inbound EMS’ (as that 

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service is described in the mail classification schedule referred 

to in section 3631 of title 39, United States Code), the following 

payments are required: ‘‘(I) $1 per Inbound EMS item. 

‘‘(II) If an Inbound EMS item is formally entered, the fee 

provided for under subsection (a)(9), if applicable. 

‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding section 451 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

U.S.C. 1451), the payments required by clause (i), as allocated 

pursuant to clause (iii)(I), shall be the only payments required 

for reimbursement of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 

customs services provided in connection with the processing of 

an Inbound EMS item. 

‘‘(iii)(I) The payments required by clause (i) shall be allocated 

as follows: 

‘‘(aa) 50 percent of the amount of the payments shall be 

paid on a quarterly basis by the United States Postal Service to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection for customs services provided in connection with the processing of Inbound EMS items. 

‘‘(bb) 50 percent of the amount of the payments shall be 

retained by the Postal Service to reimburse the Postal 

Service for services provided in connection with the customs processing of Inbound EMS items. 

‘‘(II) Payments received by U.S. Customs and Border Protection under subclause (I)(aa) shall, in accordance with section 

524 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1524), be deposited in 

the Customs User Fee Account and used to directly reimburse 

each appropriation for the amount paid out of that appropriation for the costs incurred in providing services to international 

mail facilities. Amounts deposited in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be available until expended for the provision of such services. 

‘‘(III) Payments retained by the Postal Service under subclause (I)(bb) shall be used to directly reimburse the Postal 

Service for the costs incurred in providing services in connection with the customs processing of Inbound EMS items. 

‘‘(iv) Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the Secretary, in consultation with the Postmaster General, may adjust, not more 

frequently than once each fiscal year, the amount described in 

clause (i)(I) to an amount commensurate with the costs of services provided in connection with the customs processing of Inbound EMS items, consistent with the obligations of the 

United States under international agreements.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 

58c(a)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘(other than an item subject to a fee under subsection (b)(9)(D))’’ after ‘‘customs officer’’; 

and 

(2) in paragraph (10)— 

(A) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause 

(i), by inserting ‘‘(other than Inbound EMS items described 

in subsection (b)(9)(D))’’ after ‘‘release’’; and 

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(B) in the flush at the end, by inserting ‘‘or of Inbound 

EMS items described in subsection (b)(9)(D),’’ after ‘‘(C),’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on January 1, 2020. 

SEC. 3. MANDATORY ADVANCE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION FOR POSTAL SHIPMENTS. 

(a) MANDATORY ADVANCE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 

2002 (Public Law 107–210; 19 U.S.C. 2071 note) is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(K)(i) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations requiring the United States Postal Service to transmit the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for international mail shipments by the Postal Service (including 

shipments to the Postal Service from foreign postal operators that are transported by private carrier) consistent 

with the requirements of this subparagraph. 

‘‘(ii) In prescribing regulations under clause (i), the Secretary shall impose requirements for the transmission to 

the Commissioner of information described in paragraphs 

(1) and (2) for mail shipments described in clause (i) that 

are comparable to the requirements for the transmission of 

such information imposed on similar non-mail shipments 

of cargo, taking into account the parameters set forth in 

subparagraphs (A) through (J). 

‘‘(iii) The regulations prescribed under clause (i) shall require the transmission of the information described in 

paragraphs (1) and (2) with respect to a shipment as soon 

as practicable in relation to the transportation of the shipment, consistent with subparagraph (H). 

‘‘(iv) Regulations prescribed under clause (i) shall allow 

for the requirements for the transmission to the Commissioner of information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 

for mail shipments described in clause (i) to be implemented in phases, as appropriate, by— 

‘‘(I) setting incremental targets for increasing the 

percentage of such shipments for which information is 

required to be transmitted to the Commissioner; and 

‘‘(II) taking into consideration— 

‘‘(aa) the risk posed by such shipments; 

‘‘(bb) the volume of mail shipped to the United 

States by or through a particular country; and 

‘‘(cc) the capacities of foreign postal operators to 

provide that information to the Postal Service. 

‘‘(v)(I) Notwithstanding clause (iv), the Postal Service 

shall, not later than December 31, 2018, arrange for the 

transmission to the Commissioner of the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for not less than 70 percent of the aggregate number of mail shipments, including 

100 percent of mail shipments from the People’s Republic 

of China, described in clause (i). 

‘‘(II) If the requirements of subclause (I) are not met, the 

Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 

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the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 

June 30, 2019, a report— 

‘‘(aa) assessing the reasons for the failure to meet 

those requirements; and 

‘‘(bb) identifying recommendations to improve the 

collection by the Postal Service of the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 

‘‘(vi) Notwithstanding clause (iv), the Postal Service 

shall, not later than December 31, 2020, arrange for the 

transmission to the Commissioner of the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for 100 percent of the aggregate number of mail shipments described in clause (i). 

‘‘(vii)(I) The Postmaster General shall, in consultation 

with the Commissioner, refuse any shipments received 

after December 31, 2020, for which the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) is not transmitted as required under this subparagraph, except as provided in subclause (II). 

‘‘(II) If remedial action is warranted in lieu of refusal of 

a shipment pursuant to subclause (I), the Postmaster General and the Commissioner shall take remedial action with 

respect to the shipment, including destruction, seizure, 

controlled delivery or other law enforcement initiatives, or 

correction of the failure to provide the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) with respect to the shipment. 

‘‘(viii) Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed 

to limit the authority of the Secretary to obtain information relating to international mail shipments from private 

carriers or other appropriate parties. 

‘‘(ix) In this subparagraph, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 

‘‘(I) the Committee on Finance and the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 

the Senate; and 

‘‘(II) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the 

Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.’’. 

(2) JOINT STRATEGIC PLAN ON MANDATORY ADVANCE INFORMATION.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Postmaster General shall develop and submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a joint strategic plan detailing specific performance measures for achieving— 

(A) the transmission of information as required by section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by 

paragraph (1); and 

(B) the presentation by the Postal Service to U.S. Customs and Border Protection of all mail targeted by U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection for inspection. 

(b) CAPACITY BUILDING.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002 

(Public Law 107–210; 19 U.S.C. 2071 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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‘‘(5) CAPACITY BUILDING.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, with the concurrence 

of the Secretary of State, and in coordination with the 

Postmaster General and the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, may provide technical assistance, 

equipment, technology, and training to enhance the capacity of foreign postal operators— 

‘‘(i) to gather and provide the information required 

by paragraph (3)(K); and 

‘‘(ii) to otherwise gather and provide postal shipment 

information related to— 

‘‘(I) terrorism; 

‘‘(II) items the importation or introduction of 

which into the United States is prohibited or restricted, including controlled substances; and 

‘‘(III) such other concerns as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

‘‘(B) PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.—With 

respect to the provision of equipment and technology under 

subparagraph (A), the Secretary may lease, loan, provide, 

or otherwise assist in the deployment of such equipment 

and technology under such terms and conditions as the 

Secretary may prescribe, including nonreimbursable loans 

or the transfer of ownership of equipment and technology.’’. 

(2) JOINT STRATEGIC PLAN ON CAPACITY BUILDING.—Not later 

than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security and the Postmaster General 

shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, jointly develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

a joint strategic plan— 

(A) detailing the extent to which U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the United States Postal Service are 

engaged in capacity building efforts under section 343(a)(5) 

of the Trade Act of 2002, as added by paragraph (1); 

(B) describing plans for future capacity building efforts; 

and 

(C) assessing how capacity building has increased the 

ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the 

Postal Service to advance the goals of this Act and the 

amendments made by this Act. 

(c) REPORT AND CONSULTATIONS BY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND

SECURITY AND POSTMASTER GENERAL.— 

(1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 3 years 

after the Postmaster General has met the requirement under 

clause (vi) of subparagraph (K) of section 343(a)(3) of the Trade 

Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of 

Homeland Security and the Postmaster General shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on compliance 

with that subparagraph that includes the following: 

(A) An assessment of the status of the regulations required to be promulgated under that subparagraph. 

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(B) An update regarding new and existing agreements 

reached with foreign postal operators for the transmission 

of the information required by that subparagraph. 

(C) A summary of deliberations between the United 

States Postal Service and foreign postal operators with respect to issues relating to the transmission of that information. 

(D) A summary of the progress made in achieving the 

transmission of that information for the percentage of 

shipments required by that subparagraph. 

(E) An assessment of the quality of that information 

being received by foreign postal operators, as determined 

by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and actions taken 

to improve the quality of that information. 

(F) A summary of policies established by the Universal 

Postal Union that may affect the ability of the Postmaster 

General to obtain the transmission of that information. 

(G) A summary of the use of technology to detect illicit 

synthetic opioids and other illegal substances in international mail parcels and planned acquisitions and advancements in such technology. 

(H) Such other information as the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Postmaster General consider appropriate with respect to obtaining the transmission of information required by that subparagraph. 

(2) CONSULTATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter 

until the Postmaster General has met the requirement under 

clause (vi) of section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002, as 

amended by subsection (a)(1), to arrange for the transmission 

of information with respect to 100 percent of the aggregate 

number of mail shipments described in clause (i) of that section, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Postmaster 

General shall provide briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress made in achieving the transmission of that information for that percentage of shipments. 

(d) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT.—Not later 

than June 30, 2019, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report— 

(1) assessing the progress of the United States Postal Service 

in achieving the transmission of the information required by 

subparagraph (K) of section 343(a)(3) of the Trade Act of 2002, 

as amended by subsection (a)(1), for the percentage of shipments required by that subparagraph; 

(2) assessing the quality of the information received from foreign postal operators for targeting purposes; 

(3) assessing the specific percentage of targeted mail presented by the Postal Service to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for inspection; 

(4) describing the costs of collecting the information required 

by such subparagraph (K) from foreign postal operators and 

the costs of implementing the use of that information; 

(5) assessing the benefits of receiving that information with 

respect to international mail shipments; 

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(6) assessing the feasibility of assessing a customs fee under 

section 13031(b)(9) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended by section 2, on international mail shipments other than Inbound Express Mail 

service in a manner consistent with the obligations of the 

United States under international agreements; and 

(7) identifying recommendations, including recommendations 

for legislation, to improve the compliance of the Postal Service 

with such subparagraph (K), including an assessment of 

whether the detection of illicit synthetic opioids in the international mail would be improved by— 

(A) requiring the Postal Service to serve as the consignee 

for international mail shipments containing goods; or 

(B) designating a customs broker to act as an importer 

of record for international mail shipments containing 

goods. 

(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 343 of the Trade Act of 

2002 (Public Law 107–210; 19 U.S.C. 2071 note) is amended in the 

section heading by striking ‘‘advanced’’ and inserting ‘‘advance’’. 

(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on 

Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL POSTAL AGREEMENTS. 

(a) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In the event that any provision of this Act, 

or any amendment made by this Act, is determined to be in 

violation of obligations of the United States under any postal 

treaty, convention, or other international agreement related to 

international postal services, or any amendment to such an 

agreement, the Secretary of State should negotiate to amend 

the relevant provisions of the agreement so that the United 

States is no longer in violation of the agreement. 

(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

shall be construed to permit delay in the implementation of 

this Act or any amendment made by this Act. 

(b) FUTURE AGREEMENTS.— (1) CONSULTATIONS.—Before entering into, on or after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, any postal treaty, convention, or other international agreement related to international 

postal services, or any amendment to such an agreement, that 

is related to the ability of the United States to secure the provision of advance electronic information by foreign postal operators, the Secretary of State should consult with the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 3(f)). 

(2) EXPEDITED NEGOTIATION OF NEW AGREEMENT.—To the extent that any new postal treaty, convention, or other international agreement related to international postal services 

would improve the ability of the United States to secure the 

provision of advance electronic information by foreign postal 

operators as required by regulations prescribed under section 

343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by section 

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3(a)(1), the Secretary of State should expeditiously conclude 

such an agreement. 

SEC. 5. COST RECOUPMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Postal Service shall, to the 

extent practicable and otherwise recoverable by law, ensure that all 

costs associated with complying with this Act and amendments 

made by this Act are charged directly to foreign shippers or foreign 

postal operators. 

(b) COSTS NOT CONSIDERED REVENUE.—The recovery of costs 

under subsection (a) shall not be deemed revenue for purposes of 

subchapter I and II of chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, 

or regulations prescribed under that chapter. 

SEC. 6. DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT ILLICIT NARCOTICS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Postmaster General and the Commissioner 

of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the 

heads of other agencies as appropriate, shall collaborate to identify 

and develop technology for the detection of illicit fentanyl, other 

synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances 

entering the United States by mail. 

(b) OUTREACH TO PRIVATE SECTOR.—The Postmaster General and 

the Commissioner shall conduct outreach to private sector entities 

to gather information regarding the current state of technology to 

identify areas for innovation relating to the detection of illicit 

fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and 

psychoactive substances entering the United States. 

SEC. 7. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR POSTAL SHIPMENTS. 

Section 436 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1436) is amended 

by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) CIVIL PENALTIES FOR POSTAL SHIPMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) CIVIL PENALTY.—A civil penalty shall be imposed against 

the United States Postal Service if the Postal Service accepts 

a shipment in violation of section 343(a)(3)(K)(vii)(I) of the 

Trade Act of 2002. 

‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OF CIVIL PENALTY.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

shall reduce or dismiss a civil penalty imposed pursuant to 

paragraph (1) if U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that the United States Postal Service— 

‘‘(i) has a low error rate in compliance with section 

343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002; 

‘‘(ii) is cooperating with U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection with respect to the violation of section 

343(a)(3)(K)(vii)(I) of the Trade Act of 2002; and 

‘‘(iii) has taken remedial action to prevent future 

violations of section 343(a)(3)(K)(vii)(I) of the Trade 

Act of 2002. 

‘‘(B) WRITTEN NOTIFICATION.—U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection shall issue a written notification to the Postal 

Service with respect to each exercise of the authority of 

subparagraph (A) to reduce or dismiss a civil penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph (1). 

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‘‘(3) ONGOING LACK OF COMPLIANCE.—If U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection determines that the United States Postal 

Service— 

‘‘(A) has repeatedly committed violations of section 

343(a)(3)(K)(vii)(I) of the Trade Act of 2002, 

‘‘(B) has failed to cooperate with U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to violations of section 

343(a)(3)(K)(vii)(I) of the Trade Act of 2002, or 

‘‘(C) has an increasing error rate in compliance with section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002, 

civil penalties shall be imposed against the United States Postal Service until corrective action, satisfactory to U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection, is taken.’’. 

SEC. 8. REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF ARRIVAL, REPORTING, ENTRY, 

AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS AND FALSITY OR LACK 

OF MANIFEST. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report that contains the information described in 

subsection (b) with respect to each violation of section 436 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1436), as amended by section 7, and 

section 584 of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1584) that occurred during the 

previous year. 

(b) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The information described in this 

subsection is the following: 

(1) The name and address of the violator. 

(2) The specific violation that was committed. 

(3) The location or port of entry through which the items 

were transported. 

(4) An inventory of the items seized, including a description 

of the items and the quantity seized. 

(5) The location from which the items originated. 

(6) The entity responsible for the apprehension or seizure, organized by location or port of entry. 

(7) The amount of penalties assessed by U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, organized by name of the violator and location or port of entry. 

(8) The amount of penalties that U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection could have levied, organized by name of the violator 

and location or port of entry. 

(9) The rationale for negotiating lower penalties, organized 

by name of the violator and location or port of entry. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on 

Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS. 

(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amendments made by 

this Act (other than the amendments made by section 2) shall take 

effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, such regulations as are necessary to carry 

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out this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be prescribed. 

PART D—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5788 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 2, line 16, strike ‘‘clause (i)’’ and insert ‘‘clause (i)(I)’’. 

Page 7, line 24, strike ‘‘(vi)’’ and insert ‘‘(vi)(I)’’. 

Page 8, after line 5, insert the following: 

(II) The Commissioner, in consultation with the 

Postmaster General, may determine to exclude a country from the requirement described in subclause (I) to 

transmit information for mail shipments described in 

clause (i) from the country if the Commissioner determines that the country— 

(aa) does not have the capacity to collect and 

transmit such information; 

(bb) represents a low risk for mail shipments 

that violate relevant United States laws and regulations; and 

(cc) accounts for low volumes of mail shipments 

that can be effectively screened for compliance 

with relevant United States laws and regulations 

through an alternate means. 

(III) The Commissioner shall, at a minimum on an 

annual basis, re-evaluate any determination made 

under subclause (II) to exclude a country from the requirement described in subclause (I). If, at any time, 

the Commissioner determines that a country no longer 

meets the requirements under subclause (II), the Commissioner may not further exclude the country from 

the requirement described in subclause (I). 

(IV) The Commissioner shall, on an annual basis, 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees— 

(aa) a list of countries with respect to which the 

Commissioner has made a determination under 

subclause (II) to exclude the countries from the requirement described in subclause (I); and 

(bb) information used to support such determination with respect to such countries. 

Page 8, line 14, strike ‘‘a shipment’’ and insert ‘‘shipments’’. 

Page 8, line 17, strike ‘‘shipment’’ and insert ‘‘shipments’’. 

Page 8. line 21, strike ‘‘shipment’’ and insert ‘‘shipments’’. 

Page 20, line 13, strike ‘‘and’’ and insert ‘‘or’’. 

Page 21, line 10, strike ‘‘or’’ and insert ‘‘and’’. 

Page 21, line 14, strike ‘‘shall’’ and insert ‘‘may’’. 

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