ages to members of the United States Armed Forces serv-
ing overseas. 
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION UNDER THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930 FOR 
HUMANITARIAN 
CARE 
PACKAGES 
FOR 
ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL SENT BY QUALI-
FIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
The Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after 
section 321 (19 U.S.C. 1321) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 321A. EXEMPTION FOR HUMANITARIAN CARE PACK-
AGES FOR ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL SENT 
BY QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 
‘‘(a) EXEMPTION ESTABLISHED.—A shipment that 
meets the requirements of this section shall be exempt 
from— 
‘‘(1) any tariff or duty otherwise applicable 
under any provision of law; and 
‘‘(2) any requirement to provide— 
‘‘(A) individual Harmonized System classi-
fication codes; 
‘‘(B) country-of-origin declarations; or 
‘‘(C) commercial invoices. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE SHIPMENTS.—A shipment shall qual-
ify for the exemption under subsection (a) if— 
‘‘(1) it originates from a qualified nonprofit or-
ganization; 
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‘‘(2) it is addressed to a military mail address 
or other destination authorized by the Department 
of Defense; and 
‘‘(3) the declared contents are humanitarian 
care packages as defined in section 3 of the Support 
Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025. 
‘‘(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to limit security screening or in-
spection authority under any other provision of law. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
RULE.—To the extent this 
section is determined to be inconsistent with Uni-
versal Postal Union requirements or a Status of 
Forces Agreement negotiated by the Department of 
Defense, enforcement of any violation of this section 
shall be delayed until on or after January 31, 2027. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘‘humanitarian care package’’ 
means a parcel containing donated goods intended 
solely for the comfort, welfare, or morale of Armed 
Forces personnel stationed outside the continental 
United States; 
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‘‘(3) the term ‘‘qualified nonprofit organiza-
tion’’ means an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that 
Code that primarily supports United States service 
members or veterans; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘‘military mail address’’ means an 
Army Post Office (APO), Fleet Post Office (FPO), 
or Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) address designated 
by the Department of Defense for receipt of mail by 
United States Armed Forces personnel abroad.’’. 
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL 
SERVICE AND U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER 
PROTECTION. 
(a) DOMESTIC TREATMENT OF MILITARY MAIL.— 
The United States Postal Service shall treat any shipment 
that meets the requirements of section 321A of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as added by section 4, as domestic mail for 
all rate, tariff, and customs purposes, regardless of des-
tination. 
(b) JOINT REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Postmaster 
General and the Secretary of the Treasury (acting through 
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
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tion) shall jointly issue regulations to carry out this sec-
tion. 
(c) SIMPLIFIED MANIFEST REQUIREMENT.—In im-
plementing this section, the United States Postal Service 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall accept sim-
plified manifests for any shipments that meets the require-
ments of section 321A of the Tariff Act of 1930, as added 
by section 4, which may list categories of contents (such 
as ‘‘snack foods,’’ ‘‘personal hygiene items,’’ ‘‘letters and 
cards,’’ or similar general descriptions) in lieu of indi-
vidual Harmonized System codes or country-of-origin in-
formation for each item. 
Æ 
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