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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8596 
To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve 
Federal investigations of organized postal theft, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2024 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself and Mrs. KIM of California) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a 
strategy to improve Federal investigations of organized 
postal theft, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maximizing Agency 
Integration on Letter Theft Act of 2024’’ or as the 
‘‘MAIL Theft Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVING COORDINATION IN FEDERAL INVES-
TIGATION OF ORGANIZED POSTAL THEFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Postmaster Gen-
eral, and the head of each relevant agency shall develop 
a strategy to identify how each such relevant agency can 
coordinate with other relevant agencies to— 
(1) improve information sharing between the 
Postmaster General, the Chief Inspector of the U.S. 
Postal Inspection Service, the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, the Executive Asso-
ciate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, 
the Director of the Secret Service, and the head of 
each relevant agency on organized postal crime net-
works; 
(2) assist State and local law enforcement in 
compiling materials and evidence necessary for pros-
ecution of organized postal crime; and 
(3) increase cooperation and information shar-
ing between each such relevant agency and State 
and local government agencies. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Post-
master General, Chief Postal Inspector, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the head 
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of each relevant agency shall submit a joint report to the 
relevant committees on the strategy developed pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General shall publish a report on coordi-
nation between the private sector and law enforcement to 
deter and investigate organized postal crime. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ORGANIZED POSTAL CRIME.—The term ‘‘or-
ganized postal crime’’ means the coordinated illegal 
acquisition of postal mail through theft, embezzle-
ment, fraud, or other means that are illegal under 
Federal or State law for the purpose of selling or 
distributing such goods in interstate commerce. 
(2) ORGANIZED
POSTAL
CRIME
NETWORK.— 
The term ‘‘organized postal crime network’’ means 
a criminal network that engages in organized postal 
crime. 
(3) RELEVANT AGENCY.—The term ‘‘relevant 
agency’’ means any agency (as defined in section 
551 of title 5, United States Code) determined by 
the Postmaster General, Attorney General, USPIS 
Chief Investigator, and Secretary of Homeland Secu-
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rity to have a role in information sharing and inves-
tigation of organized postal crime. 
(4) RELEVANT COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘rel-
evant committees’’ means the House Committee on 
the Judiciary, the House Committee on Homeland 
Security, the House Committee on Oversight and 
Accountability, the Senate Committee on the Judici-
ary, and the Senate Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs Committee. 
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