United States HR 3456: USPS Act

Bill Text

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118THCONGRESS 
1
STSESSION 
H. R. 3456 
To  require  the  Comptroller  General  of  the  United  States  to  submit  reports  
to  Congress  on  theft  of  mail  and  United  States  Postal  Service  property,  
and for other purposes. 
IN  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  
MAY17, 2023 
Mr.  W
EBERof  Texas  (for  himself,  Mr.  CRENSHAW,  Mr.  LAWLER,  Mr.  MORAN, 
Mr.  G
ROTHMAN,  Mr.  NEHLS,  and  Ms.  STEFANIK)  introduced  the  fol-
lowing  bill;  which  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Oversight  and  Ac-
countability 
A  BILL  
To  require  the  Comptroller  General  of  the  United  States  
to   submit   reports   to   Congress   on   theft   of   mail   and   
United  States  Postal  Service  property,  and  for  other  
purposes. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This  Act  may  be  cited  as  the  ‘‘Upholding  a  Secure  4
Postal System Act’’ or the ‘‘USPS Act’’. 5
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SEC.  2.  REPORTS  ON  MAIL  AND  POSTAL  SERVICE  PROP-1
ERTY THEFT. 2
(a)  I
NGENERAL.—Not  later  than  one  year  after  the  3
date of enactment of this section and each year thereafter 4
for  five  years,  the  Comptroller  General  of  the  United  5
States  shall  investigate  nationwide  patterns  and  instances  6
of theft of mail and United States Postal Service property 7
and  submit  a  report  on  each  such  investigation  to  the  8
Committee  on  Oversight  and  Accountability  of  the  House  9
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-10
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 11
(b)  C
ONTENTS.—Any  report  under  subsection  (a)  12
shall  include  a  description  of  any  measures  the  Postal  13
Service   has   in   place   to   address   such   theft,   and   rec-14
ommendations  on  how  the  Postal  Service  and  Congress  15
can combat such theft. 16
(c) C
ONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the 17
Comptroller General shall consult with the Inspector Gen-18
eral  of  the  Postal  Service  and  the  United  States  Postal  19
Inspection Service. 20
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