MAIL Theft Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-8596
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2024-06-03
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8596 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 3, 2024 Mr. Panetta (for himself and Mrs. Kim of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability , 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 certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve Federal investigations of organized postal theft, and for other purposes.

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 . 2. Improving coordination in Federal investigation 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 General, 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 Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, the Director of the Secret Service, and the head of each relevant agency on organized postal crime networks; (2) assist State and local law enforcement in compiling materials and evidence necessary for prosecution of organized postal crime; and (3) increase cooperation and information sharing 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 Postmaster General, Chief Postal Inspector, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the head 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 coordination 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 organized postal crime means the coordinated illegal acquisition of postal mail through theft, embezzlement, 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 Security to have a role in information sharing and investigation of organized postal crime. (4) Relevant committees The term relevant 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 Judiciary, and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.