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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8596 

To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve 

Federal investigations of organized postal theft, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 3, 2024 

Mr. PANETTA (for himself and Mrs. KIM of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a 

strategy to improve Federal investigations of organized 

postal theft, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maximizing Agency 

5 Integration on Letter Theft Act of 2024’’ or as the 

6 ‘‘MAIL Theft Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. IMPROVING COORDINATION IN FEDERAL INVES2 TIGATION OF ORGANIZED POSTAL THEFT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 

5 the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Postmaster Gen6 eral, and the head of each relevant agency shall develop 

7 a strategy to identify how each such relevant agency can 

8 coordinate with other relevant agencies to— 

9 (1) improve information sharing between the 

10 Postmaster General, the Chief Inspector of the U.S. 

11 Postal Inspection Service, the Commissioner of U.S. 

12 Customs and Border Protection, the Executive Asso13 ciate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, 

14 the Director of the Secret Service, and the head of 

15 each relevant agency on organized postal crime net16 works; 

17 (2) assist State and local law enforcement in 

18 compiling materials and evidence necessary for pros19 ecution of organized postal crime; and 

20 (3) increase cooperation and information shar21 ing between each such relevant agency and State 

22 and local government agencies. 

23 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 

24 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Post25 master General, Chief Postal Inspector, the Secretary of 

26 Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the head 


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1 of each relevant agency shall submit a joint report to the 

2 relevant committees on the strategy developed pursuant 

3 to subsection (a). 

4 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 

5 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

6 the Comptroller General shall publish a report on coordi7 nation between the private sector and law enforcement to 

8 deter and investigate organized postal crime. 

9 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) ORGANIZED POSTAL CRIME.—The term ‘‘or11 ganized postal crime’’ means the coordinated illegal 

12 acquisition of postal mail through theft, embezzle13 ment, fraud, or other means that are illegal under 

14 Federal or State law for the purpose of selling or 

15 distributing such goods in interstate commerce. 

16 (2) ORGANIZED POSTAL CRIME NETWORK.— 

17 The term ‘‘organized postal crime network’’ means 

18 a criminal network that engages in organized postal 

19 crime. 

20 (3) RELEVANT AGENCY.—The term ‘‘relevant 

21 agency’’ means any agency (as defined in section 

22 551 of title 5, United States Code) determined by 

23 the Postmaster General, Attorney General, USPIS 

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1 rity to have a role in information sharing and inves2 tigation of organized postal crime. 

3 (4) RELEVANT COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘rel4 evant committees’’ means the House Committee on 

5 the Judiciary, the House Committee on Homeland 

6 Security, the House Committee on Oversight and 

7 Accountability, the Senate Committee on the Judici8 ary, and the Senate Homeland Security and Govern9 mental Affairs Committee. 

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