[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1641 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1641

   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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2023

 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Braun, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Upholding a Secure Postal System 
Act'' or the ``USPS Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTS ON MAIL AND POSTAL SERVICE PROPERTY THEFT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this section and each year thereafter for five years, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall investigate nationwide 
patterns and instances of theft of mail and United States Postal 
Service property and submit a report on each such investigation to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate.
    (b) Contents.--Any report under subsection (a) shall include a 
description of any measures the Postal Service has in place to address 
such theft, and recommendations on how the Postal Service and Congress 
can combat such theft.
    (c) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Comptroller 
General shall consult with the Inspector General of the Postal Service 
and the United States Postal Inspection Service.
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