,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #a1  
#bjaf,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,perdue1 and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
direct the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security to provide for an option under
 the ,secure ,mail ,initiative under    
which a person to whom a document is    
sent under that initiative may require  
that the ,united ,states ,postal        
,service obtain a signature from that   
person in order to deliver the document1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,strengthening the ,department of       
,homeland ,security ,secure ,mail       
,initiative ,act4  #b4 ,option for      
signature requirement under the ,secure 
,mail ,initiative  7a7 ,in general      
,beginning not later than #a year after 

the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall provide for an option under the   
,secure ,mail ,initiative 7or any       
successor program7 under which a person 
to whom a document is sent under that   
initiative may require that the ,united 
,states ,postal ,service obtain a       
signature from that person in order to  
deliver the document4  7b7 ,fee ,the    
,secretary shall require the payment of 
a fee from a person requiring a         
signature under subsection 7a74 ,such   
fee may be set at a level that will     
ensure recovery of the full costs of    
providing all such services4 ,such fee  
may also be set at a level that will    
recover any additional costs associated 
with the administration of the fees     
collected4  #c4 ,report ,not later than 
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security shall submit to     
,congress a report which includes--     
7#a7 the implementation of the          

requirements under section #b2  7#b7 the
 fee imposed under section #b7;b72 and  
7#c7 the number of times during the     
previous year that a person required a  
signature under section #b7;a74