,,ii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cbib ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #g1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,portman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 and ,ms4 ,ayotte7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,tariff ,act of #aicj to make the ,postmaster ,general the importer of record for non-letter class mail and to require the provision of advance electronic information about shipments of non-letter class mail to ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,synthetics ,trafficking and ,overdose ,prevention ,act of #bjaf or the ,,stop ,act of #bjaf4 #b4 ,improvements to ,united ,states mail security 7a7 ,importer of record 7#a7 ,in general ,subparagraph 7,b7 of section #dhd7;a77#b7 of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adhd7;a77#b77;,b77 is amended to read as follows3 7,b7 7i7 ,when an entry of merchandise is made under this section1 the required documentation or information shall be filed or electronically transmitted-- 7,i7 by the owner or purchaser of the merchandise2 7,,ii7 when appropriately designated by the owner1 purchaser1 or consignee of the merchandise1 by a person holding a valid license under section #fda2 or 7,,iii7 in the case of non-letter class mail1 by the ,postmaster ,general or a designee of the ,postmaster ,general1 which may include a person holding a valid license under section #fda4 7ii7 ,when a consignee declares on entry that he or she is the owner or purchaser of merchandise1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection may1 without liability1 accept the declaration4 7iii7 ,for the purposes of this ,act1 the importer of record must be one of the parties who is eligible to file the documentation or information required by this section4 7iv7 ,in this subparagraph1 the term non-letter class mail means any product of the ,united ,states ,postal ,service or a ,universal ,postal ,union designated operator that is provided pursuant to-- 7,i7 the ,universal ,postal ,union's ,parcel ,post ,regulations and ,final ,protocol2 or 7,,ii7 the ,universal ,postal ,union's ,letter ,post ,regulations and ,final ,protocol1 except small letters as defined in ,article ,,rl #abd7a71 as such regulations were in effect on the date of the enactment of the ,synthetics ,trafficking and ,overdose ,prevention ,act of #bjaf4 4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect on the date that is six months after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,informal entries ,section #dih of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adih7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,regulations related to informal customs entries 7#a7 ,requirement ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 not later than six months after the date of the enactment of the ,synthetics ,trafficking and ,overdose ,prevention ,act of #bjaf1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall issue regulations to require the ,postmaster ,general or designee of the ,postmaster ,general1 which may include a person holding a valid license under section #fda1 to file informal customs entries for all non-letter class mail that meets the informal entry requirements of this section and subpart ,c of part #adc of title #ai1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#b7 ,non-letter class mail ,in this subsection1 the term non-letter class mail has the meaning given that term in section #dhd7;a77#b77;,b77iv74 4 7c7 ,de minimis shipments 7#a7 ,reduction or modification of exemption ,section #cba of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acba7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,the ,postmaster ,general or a designee of the ,postmaster ,general1 which may include a person holding a valid license under section #fda1 shall be designated as the importer of record for non-letter class mail 7as that term is defined in section #dhd7;a77#b77;,b77iv77 that is subject to the regulations issued pursuant to subsection 7a7 or 7b74 4 7#b7 ,regulations ,not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall issue regulations to implement the amendment made by paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,customs fees 7#a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#f7 of section #acjca7;a7 of the ,consolidated ,omnibus ,budget ,reconciliation ,act of #aihe 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #eh;c7a77#f77 is amended to read as follows3 7#f7 7,a7 ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 for each item of dutiable mail for which a document is prepared by a customs officer1 #e4 7,b7 ,for the arrival of each item of any non-letter class mail 7as that term is defined in clause 7iv7 of section #dhd7;a77#b77;,b7 of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adhd7;a77#b77;,b7771 #a4 4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect on the date that is six months after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7e7 ,mandatory advanced electronic information for non-,letter class mail 7#a7 ,in general ,subparagraph 7,k7 of section #cdc7;a77#c7 of the ,trade ,act of #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-baj2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bjga note7 is amended to read as follows3 7,k7 ,the ,secretary shall require the ,postmaster ,general to provide the information required in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 to ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection for any non-letter class mail 7as that term is defined in clause 7iv7 of section #dhd7;a77#b77;,b7 of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adhd7;a77#b77;,b777 imported into the ,united ,states4 4 7#b7 ,regulations ,not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall issue regulations to carry out subparagraph 7,k7 of section #cdc7;a77#c7 of the ,trade ,act of #bjjb1 as amended by paragraph 7#a74 7f7 ,limitation on international postal arrangements ,the ,secretary of ,state may not conclude any international postal arrangement pursuant to the authority set out in section #djg of title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 that is inconsistent with this ,act or any amendment made by this ,act4