,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,speier introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and in addition to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a     
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
and title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 to
 provide the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service the authority to mail wine and 
beer1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service    
,shipping ,equity ,act4  #b4 ,wine and  
beer shipping  7a7 ,mailability  7#a7   
,nonmailable articles ,section #agaf7;f7
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking mails and inserting

 mails1 except to the extent that the   
mailing is allowable under section      
#cjja7p7 of title #ci4  7#b7            
,intoxicants ,section #aaed7;a7 of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended1
 by inserting or1 with respect to the   
mailing of wine or malt beverages1 to   
the extent allowed under section        
#cjja7p7 of title #ci after mechanical  
purposes4  7b7 ,regulations ,section    
#cjja of title #ci1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7p7 7#a7 ,wine or malt  
beverages shall be considered mailable  
if mailed--  7,a7 by a licensed winery  
or brewery1 in accordance with          
applicable regulations under paragraph  
7#b72 and  7,b7 in accordance with the  
law of the ,state1 territory1 or        
district of the ,united ,states where   
the addressee or duly authorized agent  
takes delivery4  7#b7 ,the ,postal      
,service shall prescribe such           
regulations as may be necessary to carry
 out this subsection1 including         

regulations providing that--  7,a7 the  
mailing shall be by a means established 
by the ,postal ,service to ensure direct
 delivery to the addressee or a duly    
authorized agent at a postal facility2  
7,b7 the addressee 7and any duly        
authorized agent7 shall be an individual
 at least #ba years of age1 and shall   
present a valid1 government-issued photo
 identification at the time of delivery2
  7,c7 the wine or malt beverages may   
not be for resale or other commercial   
purpose2 and  7,d7 the winery or brewery
 involved shall--  7i7 certify in       
writing to the satisfaction of the      
,postal ,service1 through a registration
 process administered by the ,postal    
,service1 that the mailing is not in    
violation of any provision of this      
subsection or regulation prescribed     
under this subsection2 and  7ii7 provide
 any other information or affirmation   
that the ,postal ,service may require1  
including with respect to the prepayment
 of ,state alcohol beverage taxes4  7#c7

 ,for purposes of this subsection--     
7,a7 a winery shall be considered to be 
licensed if that winery holds an        
appropriate basic permit issued--  7i7  
under the ,federal ,alcohol             
,administration ,act 7#bg ,u4,s4,c4 #bja
 et seq472 and  7ii7 under the law of   
the ,state in which the winery is       
located2 and  7,b7 a brewery shall be   
considered to be licensed if that       
brewery--  7i7 possesses a notice of    
registration and bond approved by the   
,alcohol and ,tobacco ,tax and ,trade   
,bureau of the ,department of the       
,treasury2 and  7ii7 is licensed to     
manufacture and sell beer in the ,state 
in which the brewery is located4  4  7c7
 ,effective date ,the amendments made by
 this section shall take effect on the  
earlier of--  7#a7 the date on which the
 ,postal ,service issues regulations    
under section #cjja7p7 of title #ci1    
,united ,states ,code1 as amended by    
this section2 or  7#b7 #abj days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4