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Union Calendar No. 557 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5788 

[Report No. 115–722, Part I] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 15, 2018 

Mr. BISHOP of Michigan (for himself, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. REICHERT, and Mr. 

KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees 

on Oversight and Government Reform, and Homeland Security, 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 

JUNE 8, 2018 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JUNE 8, 2018 

Referral to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform extended for 

a period ending not later than June 11, 2018 

JUNE 8, 2018 

The Committee on Homeland Security discharged 


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JUNE 11, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. HILL, and Mr. FASO

JUNE 11, 2018 

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed 

to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 15, 2018] 

A BILL 

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. 


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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Se5 curing the International Mail Against Opioids Act of 

6 2018’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 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. Effective date; regulations. 

9 SEC. 2. CUSTOMS FEES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13031(b)(9) of the Consoli11 dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 

12 U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(D)(i) With respect to the processing of items 

15 that are sent to the United States through the inter16 national postal network by ‘Inbound Express Mail 

17 service’ or ‘Inbound EMS’ (as that service is described 

18 in the mail classification schedule referred to in sec19 tion 3631 of title 39, United States Code), the fol20 lowing payments are required: 

21 ‘‘(I) $1 per Inbound EMS item. 


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1 ‘‘(II) If an Inbound EMS item is formally 

2 entered, the fee provided for under subsection 

3 (a)(9), if applicable. 

4 ‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding section 451 of the Tariff 

5 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1451), the payments required 

6 by clause (i), as allocated pursuant to clause (iii)(I), 

7 shall be the only payments required for reimburse8 ment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for cus9 toms services provided in connection with the proc10 essing of an Inbound EMS item. 

11 ‘‘(iii)(I) The payments required by clause (i) 

12 shall be allocated as follows: 

13 ‘‘(aa) 50 percent of the amount of the pay14 ments shall be paid on a quarterly basis by the 

15 United States Postal Service to the Commis16 sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 

17 accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

18 Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse U.S. Cus19 toms and Border Protection for customs services 

20 provided in connection with the processing of In21 bound EMS items. 

22 ‘‘(bb) 50 percent of the amount of the pay23 ments shall be retained by the Postal Service to 

24 reimburse the Postal Service for services provided 


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1 in connection with the customs processing of In2 bound EMS items. 

3 ‘‘(II) Payments received by U.S. Customs and 

4 Border Protection under subclause (I)(aa) shall, in 

5 accordance with section 524 of the Tariff Act of 1930 

6 (19 U.S.C. 1524), be deposited in the Customs User 

7 Fee Account and used to directly reimburse each ap8 propriation for the amount paid out of that appro9 priation for the costs incurred in providing services 

10 to international mail facilities. Amounts deposited in 

11 accordance with the preceding sentence shall be avail12 able until expended for the provision of such services. 

13 ‘‘(III) Payments retained by the Postal Service 

14 under subclause (I)(bb) shall be used to directly reim15 burse the Postal Service for the costs incurred in pro16 viding services in connection with the customs proc17 essing of Inbound EMS items. 

18 ‘‘(iv) Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the Sec19 retary, in consultation with the Postmaster General, 

20 may adjust, not more frequently than once each fiscal 

21 year, the amount described in clause (i)(I) to an 

22 amount commensurate with the costs of services pro23 vided in connection with the customs processing of In24 bound EMS items, consistent with the obligations of 

25 the United States under international agreements.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 13031(a) of 

2 the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

3 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘(other than 

5 an item subject to a fee under subsection (b)(9)(D))’’ 

6 after ‘‘customs officer’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (10)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (C), in the matter pre9 ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(other than In10 bound EMS items described in subsection 

11 (b)(9)(D))’’ after ‘‘release’’; and 

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

13 of Inbound EMS items described in subsection 

14 (b)(9)(D),’’ after ‘‘(C),’’. 

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

16 section shall take effect on January 1, 2020. 

17 SEC. 3. MANDATORY ADVANCE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION 

18 FOR POSTAL SHIPMENTS. 

19 (a) MANDATORY ADVANCE ELECTRONIC INFORMA20 TION.— 

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

22 Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210; 19 U.S.C. 

23 2071 note) is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(K)(i) The Secretary, with the concurrence 

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1 tions requiring the United States Postal Service 

2 to transmit the information described in para3 graphs (1) and (2) to the Commissioner of U.S. 

4 Customs and Border Protection for international 

5 mail shipments by the Postal Service (including 

6 shipments to the Postal Service from foreign 

7 postal operators that are transported by private 

8 carrier) consistent with the requirements of this 

9 subparagraph. 

10 ‘‘(ii) In prescribing regulations under 

11 clause (i), the Secretary shall impose require12 ments for the transmission to the Commissioner 

13 of information described in paragraphs (1) and 

14 (2) for mail shipments described in clause (i) 

15 that are comparable to the requirements for the 

16 transmission of such information imposed on 

17 similar non-mail shipments of cargo, taking into 

18 account the parameters set forth in subpara19 graphs (A) through (J). 

20 ‘‘(iii) The regulations prescribed under 

21 clause (i) shall require the transmission of the 

22 information described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 

23 with respect to a shipment as soon as practicable 

24 in relation to the transportation of the shipment, 

25 consistent with subparagraph (H). 


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1 ‘‘(iv) Regulations prescribed under clause 

2 (i) shall allow for the requirements for the trans3 mission to the Commissioner of information de4 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) for mail ship5 ments described in clause (i) to be implemented 

6 in phases, as appropriate, by— 

7 ‘‘(I) setting incremental targets for in8 creasing the percentage of such shipments 

9 for which information is required to be 

10 transmitted to the Commissioner; and 

11 ‘‘(II) taking into consideration— 

12 ‘‘(aa) the risk posed by such ship13 ments; 

14 ‘‘(bb) the volume of mail shipped 

15 to the United States by or through a 

16 particular country; and 

17 ‘‘(cc) the capacities of foreign 

18 postal operators to provide that infor19 mation to the Postal Service. 

20 ‘‘(v)(I) Notwithstanding clause (iv) and ex21 cept as provided in subclause (II), the Postal 

22 Service shall, not later than December 31, 2018, 

23 arrange for the transmission to the Commis24 sioner of the information described in para25 graphs (1) and (2) for not less than 70 percent 


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1 of the aggregate number of mail shipments de2 scribed in clause (i). 

3 ‘‘(II)(aa) The requirements of subclause (I) 

4 may be waived for a period of not more than 180 

5 days if, not later than December 31, 2018— 

6 ‘‘(AA) the Secretary and the Post7 master General, with the concurrence of the 

8 Secretary of State, determine that meeting 

9 those requirements is not feasible because of 

10 the lack of capacity of foreign postal opera11 tors to provide the Postal Service with the 

12 information described in paragraphs (1) 

13 and (2); 

14 ‘‘(BB) the Secretary and the Post15 master General, with the concurrence of the 

16 Secretary of State, determine that meeting 

17 those requirements is not feasible because of 

18 extraordinary reasons other than lack of ca19 pacity of foreign postal operators that are 

20 outside the control of the Postal Service; or 

21 ‘‘(CC) the Secretary of State deter22 mines that such a waiver is in the national 

23 security interests of the United States. 

24 ‘‘(bb) A waiver under item (aa) may be re25 newed for one additional period of not more than 


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1 180 days if a determination described in item 

2 (aa) is made for that period. 

3 ‘‘(III) If the requirements of subclause (I) 

4 are not met, the Comptroller General of the 

5 United States shall submit to the appropriate 

6 congressional committees, not later than Janu7 ary 31, 2020, a report— 

8 ‘‘(aa) assessing the reasons for the fail9 ure to meet those requirements; and 

10 ‘‘(bb) identifying recommendations to 

11 improve the collection by the Postal Service 

12 of the information described in paragraphs 

13 (1) and (2). 

14 ‘‘(vi)(I) Notwithstanding clause (iv) and ex15 cept as provided in subclause (II), the Postal 

16 Service shall, not later than December 31, 2022, 

17 arrange for the transmission to the Commis18 sioner of the information described in para19 graphs (1) and (2) for not less than 95 percent 

20 of the aggregate number of mail shipments de21 scribed in clause (i). 

22 ‘‘(II) The requirements of subclause (I) may 

23 be waived for a period of not more than one year 

24 if, not later than December 31, 2022— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) the Secretary and the Postmaster 

2 General, with the concurrence of the Sec3 retary of State, determine that meeting 

4 those requirements is not feasible because 

5 of— 

6 ‘‘(AA) the lack of capacity of for7 eign postal operators to provide the 

8 Postal Service with the information de9 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2); or 

10 ‘‘(BB) extraordinary reasons 

11 other than lack of capacity of foreign 

12 postal operators that are outside the 

13 control of the Postal Service; or 

14 ‘‘(bb) the Secretary of State determines 

15 that such a waiver is in the national secu16 rity interests of the United States. 

17 ‘‘(vii) Not later than 15 days before making 

18 a determination under clause (v) or (vi) that 

19 meeting the requirements of that clause is not 

20 feasible, the Secretary and the Postmaster Gen21 eral shall submit to the appropriate congres22 sional committees a notification of the deter23 mination. The notification shall include— 


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1 ‘‘(I) in the case of a determination 

2 under clause (v)(II)(aa)(AA) or 

3 (vi)(II)(aa)(AA)— 

4 ‘‘(aa) a list of which foreign post5 al operators lack the capacity to pro6 vide the information described in para7 graphs (1) and (2) to the Postal Serv8 ice; 

9 ‘‘(bb) a description of the efforts 

10 by the Postal Service made to obtain 

11 that information from those operators; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(cc) a plan for obtaining that in14 formation from those operators; and 

15 ‘‘(II) in the case of a determination 

16 under clause (v)(II)(aa)(BB) or 

17 (vi)(II)(aa)(BB)— 

18 ‘‘(aa) a description of the extraor19 dinary reasons outside the control of 

20 the Postal Service; and 

21 ‘‘(bb) a plan for obtaining the 

22 transmission of information described 

23 in paragraphs (1) and (2) as required 

24 by clause (v) or (vi), as applicable. 


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1 ‘‘(viii) The Secretary and the Postmaster 

2 General may, in consultation with the Secretary 

3 of State, as necessary, take all appropriate reme4 dial measures necessary to ensure compliance 

5 with regulations prescribed under clause (i) and 

6 consistent with the obligations of the United 

7 States under international agreements, including 

8 refusal of shipments for which the information 

9 described in paragraphs (1) and (2) is not trans10 mitted as required under this subparagraph. 

11 ‘‘(ix) Nothing in this subparagraph shall be 

12 construed to limit the authority of the Secretary 

13 to obtain information relating to international 

14 mail shipments from private carriers or other 

15 appropriate parties. 

16 ‘‘(x) In this subparagraph, the term ‘appro17 priate congressional committees’ means— 

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

19 Committee on Homeland Security and Gov20 ernmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

21 ‘‘(II) the Committee on Ways and 

22 Means and the Committee on Oversight and 

23 Government Reform of the House of Rep24 resentatives.’’. 


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1 (2) JOINT STRATEGIC PLAN ON MANDATORY AD2 VANCE INFORMATION.—Not later than 60 days after 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

4 Homeland Security and the Postmaster General shall 

5 develop and submit to the appropriate congressional 

6 committees a joint strategic plan detailing specific 

7 performance measures for achieving— 

8 (A) the transmission of information as re9 quired by section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act 

10 of 2002, as amended by paragraph (1); and 

11 (B) the presentation by the Postal Service to 

12 U.S. Customs and Border Protection of all mail 

13 targeted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

14 for inspection. 

15 (b) CAPACITY BUILDING.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 343(a) of the Trade 

17 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210; 19 U.S.C. 2071 

18 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(5) CAPACITY BUILDING.— 

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

21 concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in co22 ordination with the Postmaster General and the 

23 heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, 

24 may provide technical assistance, equipment, 


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1 technology, and training to enhance the capacity 

2 of foreign postal operators— 

3 ‘‘(i) to gather and provide the informa4 tion required by paragraph (3)(K); and 

5 ‘‘(ii) to otherwise gather and provide 

6 postal shipment information related to— 

7 ‘‘(I) terrorism; 

8 ‘‘(II) items the importation or in9 troduction of which into the United 

10 States is prohibited or restricted, in11 cluding controlled substances; and 

12 ‘‘(III) such other concerns as the 

13 Secretary determines appropriate. 

14 ‘‘(B) PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND TECH15 NOLOGY.—With respect to the provision of equip16 ment and technology under subparagraph (A), 

17 the Secretary may lease, loan, provide, or other18 wise assist in the deployment of such equipment 

19 and technology under such terms and conditions 

20 as the Secretary may prescribe, including nonre21 imbursable loans or the transfer of ownership of 

22 equipment and technology.’’. 

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1 rity and the Postmaster General shall, in consultation 

2 with the Secretary of State, jointly develop and sub3 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

4 joint strategic plan— 

5 (A) detailing the extent to which U.S. Cus6 toms and Border Protection and the United 

7 States Postal Service are engaged in capacity 

8 building efforts under section 343(a)(5) of the 

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

10 (B) describing plans for future capacity 

11 building efforts; and 

12 (C) assessing how capacity building has in13 creased the ability of U.S. Customs and Border 

14 Protection and the Postal Service to advance the 

15 goals of this Act and the amendments made by 

16 this Act. 

17 (c) REPORT AND CONSULTATIONS BY SECRETARY OF

18 HOMELAND SECURITY AND POSTMASTER GENERAL.— 

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

20 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there21 after until 3 years after the Postmaster General has 

22 met the requirement under clause (vi) of subpara23 graph (K) of section 343(a)(3) of the Trade Act of 

24 2002, as amended by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 

25 of Homeland Security and the Postmaster General 


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1 shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

2 jointly submit to the appropriate congressional com3 mittees a report on compliance with that subpara4 graph that includes the following: 

5 (A) An assessment of the status of the regu6 lations required to be promulgated under that 

7 subparagraph. 

8 (B) An update regarding new and existing 

9 agreements reached with foreign postal operators 

10 for the transmission of the information required 

11 by that subparagraph. 

12 (C) A summary of deliberations between the 

13 United States Postal Service and foreign postal 

14 operators with respect to issues relating to the 

15 transmission of that information. 

16 (D) A summary of the progress made in 

17 achieving the transmission of that information 

18 for the percentage of shipments required by that 

19 subparagraph. 

20 (E) An assessment of the quality of that in21 formation being received by foreign postal opera22 tors, as determined by the Secretary of Home23 land Security, and actions taken to improve the 

24 quality of that information. 


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1 (F) A summary of policies established by 

2 the Universal Postal Union that may affect the 

3 ability of the Postmaster General to obtain the 

4 transmission of that information. 

5 (G) A summary of the use of technology to 

6 detect illicit synthetic opioids and other illegal 

7 substances in international mail parcels and 

8 planned acquisitions and advancements in such 

9 technology. 

10 (H) Such other information as the Sec11 retary of Homeland Security and the Postmaster 

12 General consider appropriate with respect to ob13 taining the transmission of information required 

14 by that subparagraph. 

15 (2) CONSULTATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 

17 180 days thereafter until the Postmaster General has 

18 met the requirement under clause (vi) of section 

19 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by 

20 subsection (a)(1), to arrange for the transmission of 

21 information with respect to not less than 95 percent 

22 of the aggregate number of mail shipments described 

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1 mittees on the progress made in achieving the trans2 mission of that information for that percentage of 

3 shipments. 

4 (d) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE5 PORT.—Not later than December 31, 2020, the Comptroller 

6 General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 

7 congressional committees a report— 

8 (1) assessing the progress of the United States 

9 Postal Service in achieving the transmission of the 

10 information required by subparagraph (K) of section 

11 343(a)(3) of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by 

12 subsection (a)(1), for the percentage of shipments re13 quired by that subparagraph; 

14 (2) assessing the quality of the information re15 ceived from foreign postal operators for targeting pur16 poses; 

17 (3) assessing the specific percentage of targeted 

18 mail presented by the Postal Service to U.S. Customs 

19 and Border Protection for inspection; 

20 (4) describing the costs of collecting the informa21 tion required by such subparagraph (K) from foreign 

22 postal operators and the costs of implementing the use 

23 of that information; 

24 (5) assessing the benefits of receiving that infor25 mation with respect to international mail shipments; 


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1 (6) assessing the feasibility of assessing a cus2 toms fee under section 13031(b)(9) of the Consolidated 

3 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as 

4 amended by section 2, on international mail ship5 ments other than Inbound Express Mail service in a 

6 manner consistent with the obligations of the United 

7 States under international agreements; and 

8 (7) identifying recommendations, including rec9 ommendations for legislation, to improve the compli10 ance of the Postal Service with such subparagraph 

11 (K), including an assessment of whether the detection 

12 of illicit synthetic opioids in the international mail 

13 would be improved by— 

14 (A) requiring the Postal Service to serve as 

15 the consignee for international mail shipments 

16 containing goods; or 

17 (B) designating a customs broker to act as 

18 an importer of record for international mail 

19 shipments containing goods. 

20 (e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 343 of the 

21 Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210; 19 U.S.C. 2071 

22 note) is amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘AD23 VANCED’’ and inserting ‘‘ADVANCE’’. 


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1 (f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres3 sional committees’’ means— 

4 (1) the Committee on Finance and the Com5 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af6 fairs of the Senate; and 

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

8 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 

9 the House of Representatives. 

10 SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL POSTAL AGREEMENTS. 

11 (a) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—Any regulations pre12 scribed under section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002, 

13 as amended by section 3(a)(1), shall be consistent with the 

14 obligations of the United States under international agree15 ments. 

16 (b) FUTURE AGREEMENTS.— 

17 (1) CONSULTATIONS.—Before entering into, on 

18 or after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 

19 postal treaty, convention, or other international 

20 agreement related to international postal services, or 

21 any amendment to such an agreement, that could re22 strict the ability of the United States to secure the 

23 provision of advance electronic information by foreign 

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1 with the appropriate congressional committees (as de2 fined in section 3(f)). 

3 (2) EXPEDITED NEGOTIATION OF NEW AGREE4 MENT.—To the extent that any new postal treaty, 

5 convention, or other international agreement related 

6 to international postal services is necessary to secure 

7 the provision of advance electronic information by 

8 foreign postal operators as required by regulations 

9 prescribed under section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade 

10 Act of 2002, as amended by section 3(a)(1), the Sec11 retary of State should expeditiously conclude such an 

12 agreement. 

13 SEC. 5. COST RECOUPMENT. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Postal Service 

15 shall, to the extent practicable and otherwise recoverable by 

16 law, ensure that all costs associated with complying with 

17 this Act and amendments made by this Act are charged di18 rectly to foreign shippers or foreign postal operators. 

19 (b) COSTS NOT CONSIDERED REVENUE.—The recovery 

20 of costs under subsection (a) shall not be deemed revenue 

21 for purposes of subchapter I and II of chapter 36 of title 

22 39, United States Code, or regulations prescribed under that 

23 chapter. 


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1 SEC. 6. DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT IL2 LICIT NARCOTICS. 

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

4 Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in 

5 coordination with the heads of other agencies as appro6 priate, shall collaborate to identify and develop technology 

7 for the detection of illicit fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, 

8 and other narcotics and psychoactive substances entering 

9 the United States by mail. 

10 (b) OUTREACH TO PRIVATE SECTOR.—The Postmaster 

11 General and the Commissioner shall conduct outreach to 

12 private sector entities to gather information regarding the 

13 current state of technology to identify areas for innovation 

14 relating to the detection of illicit fentanyl, other synthetic 

15 opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances en16 tering the United States. 

17 SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS. 

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

19 made by this Act (other than the amendments made by sec20 tion 2) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act. 

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

23 date of the enactment of this Act, such regulations as are 

24 necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made 

25 by this Act shall be prescribed. 


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Union Calendar No. 557 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5788 

[Report No. 115–722, Part I] 

A BILL 

To provide for the processing by U.S. Customs and 

mail shipments of mail, and for other purposes. vance electronic information on international shipments and to require the provision of adBorder Protection of certain international mail 

JUNE 11, 2018 

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

printed House on the State of the Union and ordered to be discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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