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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9024 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for an option 
under which a person to whom a document is sent may elect to use 
the United States Postal Service’s Signature Confirmation service or 
Priority Mail Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to send 
secure identity documents, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2020 
Ms. SPEIER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form, 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 the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide 
for an option under which a person to whom a document 
is sent may elect to use the United States Postal Serv-
ice’s Signature Confirmation service or Priority Mail Sig-
nature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to send 
secure identity documents, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SEC. 3. USE OF SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION AND PRIORITY 
MAIL 
SIGNATURE 
CONFIRMATION 
RE-
STRICTED DELIVERY SERVICES TO DELIVER 
SECURE IDENTITY DOCUMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall provide for an option 
under which a person to whom a document is sent may 
elect to use the United States Postal Service’s Signature 
Confirmation service or Priority Mail Signature Confirma-
tion Restricted Delivery service (or any successor services) 
to send a secure identity document. 
(b) NOTICE OF CHANGES; APPLICATION.— 
(1) NOTICE OF CHANGES.—The Postal Service 
shall notify the Secretary of any changes to the Sig-
nature Confirmation service or the Priority Mail Sig-
nature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service. 
(2) APPLICATION.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Postal Service shall allow any individual rep-
resented by an attorney or accredited representative 
and who elects to have a secure identity document 
delivered by a service described in such subsection to 
elect that such document may be delivered to any 
employee of such attorney or accredited representa-
tive. 
(c) USE OF PRIVATE CARRIER.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 
that a private carrier that offers substantially simi-
lar services to the Signature Confirmation service or 
the Priority Mail Signature Confirmation Restricted 
Delivery service would provide better service and 
value than the Postal Service provides under sub-
section (a), the Secretary may, in accordance with 
paragraph (2) of this subsection— 
(A) decline or discontinue use of the Sig-
nature Confirmation service or Priority Mail 
Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery 
service under subsection (a); and 
(B) enter into a contract with the private 
carrier to provide such substantially similar 
services. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may not 
exercise the authority under paragraph (1) unless 
the Secretary determines, and notifies the Postal 
Service, that the private carrier offers services that 
are substantially similar to the Signature Confirma-
tion service or Priority Mail Signature Confirmation 
Restricted Delivery service. 
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SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port that describes— 
(1) the implementation of the requirements 
under section 3; and 
(2) the number of times during the previous 
year that a person used a service under subsection 
(a) or (c)(1)(B) of section 3. 
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