180 days if a determination described in item 
(aa) is made for that period. 
‘‘(III) If the requirements of subclause (I) 
are not met, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than Janu-
ary 31, 2020, a report— 
‘‘(aa) assessing the reasons for the fail-
ure to meet those requirements; and 
‘‘(bb) identifying recommendations to 
improve the collection by the Postal Service 
of the information described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2). 
‘‘(vi)(I) Notwithstanding clause (iv) and ex-
cept as provided in subclause (II), the Postal 
Service shall, not later than December 31, 2022, 
arrange for the transmission to the Commis-
sioner of the information described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) for not less than 95 percent 
of the aggregate number of mail shipments de-
scribed in clause (i). 
‘‘(II) The requirements of subclause (I) may 
be waived for a period of not more than one year 
if, not later than December 31, 2022— 
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‘‘(aa) the Secretary and the Postmaster 
General, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, determine that meeting 
those requirements is not feasible because 
of— 
‘‘(AA) the lack of capacity of for-
eign postal operators to provide the 
Postal Service with the information de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2); or 
‘‘(BB) 
extraordinary 
reasons 
other than lack of capacity of foreign 
postal operators that are outside the 
control of the Postal Service; or 
‘‘(bb) the Secretary of State determines 
that such a waiver is in the national secu-
rity interests of the United States. 
‘‘(vii) Not later than 15 days before making 
a determination under clause (v) or (vi) that 
meeting the requirements of that clause is not 
feasible, the Secretary and the Postmaster Gen-
eral shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a notification of the deter-
mination. The notification shall include— 
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‘‘(I) in the case of a determination 
under 
clause 
(v)(II)(aa)(AA) 
or 
(vi)(II)(aa)(AA)— 
‘‘(aa) a list of which foreign post-
al operators lack the capacity to pro-
vide the information described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) to the Postal Serv-
ice; 
‘‘(bb) a description of the efforts 
by the Postal Service made to obtain 
that information from those operators; 
and 
‘‘(cc) a plan for obtaining that in-
formation from those operators; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a determination 
under 
clause 
(v)(II)(aa)(BB) 
or 
(vi)(II)(aa)(BB)— 
‘‘(aa) a description of the extraor-
dinary reasons outside the control of 
the Postal Service; and 
‘‘(bb) a plan for obtaining the 
transmission of information described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) as required 
by clause (v) or (vi), as applicable. 
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‘‘(viii) The Secretary and the Postmaster 
General may, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, as necessary, take all appropriate reme-
dial measures necessary to ensure compliance 
with regulations prescribed under clause (i) and 
consistent with the obligations of the United 
States under international agreements, including 
refusal of shipments for which the information 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) is not trans-
mitted as required under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(ix) Nothing in this subparagraph shall be 
construed to limit the authority of the Secretary 
to obtain information relating to international 
mail shipments from private carriers or other 
appropriate parties. 
‘‘(x) In this subparagraph, the term ‘appro-
priate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(I) the Committee on Finance and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(II) the Committee on Ways and 
Means and the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’. 
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(2) JOINT STRATEGIC PLAN ON MANDATORY AD-
VANCE INFORMATION.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Postmaster General shall 
develop and submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a joint strategic plan detailing specific 
performance measures for achieving— 
(A) the transmission of information as re-
quired by section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act 
of 2002, as amended by paragraph (1); and 
(B) the presentation by the Postal Service to 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection of all mail 
targeted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for inspection. 
(b) CAPACITY BUILDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 343(a) of the Trade 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210; 19 U.S.C. 2071 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) CAPACITY BUILDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in co-
ordination with the Postmaster General and the 
heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, 
may provide technical assistance, equipment, 
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