USPS Subpoena Authority Act

Subjects: Government Operations and Politics


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1641 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1641

 To amend title 39, United States Code, to enhance the administrative 
 subpoena authority of the United States Postal Service, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2023

  Ms. Malliotakis (for herself and Ms. Meng) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                             Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 39, United States Code, to enhance the administrative 
 subpoena authority of the United States Postal Service, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``USPS Subpoena Authority Act''.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.

    Section 3016(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--In any investigation relating to 
                a covered offense, the Postmaster General may issue in 
                writing and cause to be served a subpoena requiring the 
                production and testimony described in subparagraph (B). 
                In this subparagraph, the term `covered offense' means 
                a violation of--
                            ``(i) any section in this chapter;
                            ``(ii) any section of chapter 83 of title 
                        18 insofar as such violation involves the use 
                        of the mails;
                            ``(iii) any other provision of law 
                        enumerated in section 3001(a); or
                            ``(iv) the Controlled Substances Act (21 
                        U.S.C. 801 et seq.), insofar as such violation 
                        involves the use of the mails.
                    ``(B) Production and testimony.--Except as provided 
                in subparagraph (C), a subpoena issued under 
                subparagraph (A) may require--
                            ``(i) the production of any records 
                        (including books, papers, documents, and other 
                        tangible things that constitute or contain 
                        evidence) that the Postmaster General considers 
                        relevant or material to such investigation; and
                            ``(ii) testimony by the custodian of the 
                        things required to be produced concerning the 
                        production and authenticity of those things.
                    ``(C) Application.--A subpoena issued in connection 
                with an investigation under section 3005(a) shall not 
                require testimony as set forth in subparagraph 
                (B)(ii).''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by paragraph (1) 
        of this section, by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) delegation of subpoena approval 
                        authority be limited to the Postal Service's 
                        General Counsel, a Deputy General Counsel, or 
                        the Chief Postal Inspector.''.
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