SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Synthetics Trafficking 
and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘STOP Act 
of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FORMAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS—POSTAL SERVICE 
AS CONSIGNEE. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 484(a)(2) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(2)(B)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B)(i) When an entry of merchandise is made 
under this section, the required documentation or in-
formation shall be filed or electronically trans-
mitted— 
‘‘(I) by the owner or purchaser of the mer-
chandise; or 
‘‘(II) when appropriately designated by the 
owner, purchaser, or consignee of the merchan-
dise, by a person holding a valid license under 
section 641. 
‘‘(ii) The Postmaster General shall be deemed 
the consignee for merchandise, as defined by section 
498(c), imported through the mail, and the Post-
master General shall, at the Postmaster General’s 
sole expense, designate a person holding a valid li-
cense under section 641 to file the required docu-
mentation or information or ensure that the owner 
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or purchaser of the merchandise or a person holding 
a valid license under section 641 that is designated 
by the owner or purchaser files the required docu-
mentation or information. 
‘‘(iii) When a consignee declares on entry that 
he or she is the owner or purchaser of merchandise, 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection may, without 
liability, accept the declaration. 
‘‘(iv) For the purposes of this Act, the importer 
of record must be one of the parties who is eligible 
to file the documentation or information required by 
this section.’’. 
SEC. 3. INFORMAL ENTRIES. 
Section 498 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1498) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION TO POSTAL SHIPMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) DOCUMENT.—The term ‘document’ 
means a piece of written, drawn, printed, or 
digital information, excluding objects of mer-
chandise, that— 
‘‘(i) is conveyed in an envelope that is 
less than or equal to 165 millimeters in 
width, 245 millimeters in length, and 5 
millimeters in depth; and 
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‘‘(ii) weighs 100 grams or less when 
conveyed. 
‘‘(B) MERCHANDISE.—The term ‘merchan-
dise’ has the same meaning as that term is de-
fined in section 401 but does not include a doc-
ument. 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, for merchandise meeting the 
requirements of subsection (a), the Postmaster Gen-
eral shall comply with the entry requirements of sec-
tion 484. 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—Any regulation issued 
pursuant to this subsection shall apply identical 
entry procedures for merchandise imported through 
the mail as are applied for merchandise imported via 
a private carrier.’’. 
SEC. 4. DE MINIMIS SHIPMENTS. 
Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1321) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c)(1) For imported articles that qualify for the ad-
ministrative exemption under subsection (a)(2) and that 
arrive at international mail facilities in the United States, 
the Postmaster General shall be deemed the consignee for 
such articles that are considered merchandise, as the term 
is defined in section 498(c). 
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‘‘(2) In addition to the parties that are authorized 
to comply with the entry requirements of sections 498 and 
484, the Postmaster General, as a consignee, may, using 
reasonable care, enter such merchandise that qualifies for 
the administrative exemption under subsection (a)(2).’’. 
SEC. 5. CUSTOMS FEES. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph 
(6) 
of 
section 
13031(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(6)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(6)(A) For the arrival of shipments of mer-
chandise (as the term is defined in section 498(c) of 
the Trade Act of 1930) or any other item that is 
valued at $2,000 or less (or such higher amount as 
the Secretary of the Treasury may set by regulation 
pursuant to section 498 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1498) and subject to adjustment under 
subsection (l)) arriving at an international mail facil-
ity: 
‘‘(i) $1 per individual airway bill or bill of 
lading (subject to adjustment under subsection 
(l)); or 
‘‘(ii) if such merchandise is formally en-
tered, the fee provided for in paragraph (9), if 
applicable. 
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‘‘(B) Notwithstanding section 451 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1451), the payment required 
by subparagraph (A) shall be the only payment re-
quired for reimbursement of U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection in connection with the processing of 
an individual airway bill or bill of lading in accord-
ance with such subparagraph and for providing serv-
ices at international mail facilities, except that U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection may require such 
facilities to cover expenses of the agency for ade-
quate office space, equipment, furnishings, supplies, 
and security. 
‘‘(C) The payment required by subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) shall be paid on a quarterly basis by the 
Postmaster General in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The 
payments shall be allocated as follows: 
‘‘(i) 50 percent of the amount of payments 
received in this paragraph 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 shall be used to directly 
reimburse each appropriation for the amount 
paid out of that appropriation for the costs in-
curred in providing services to international 
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