,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bd1    
#bjah ,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,baldwin7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to authorize the ,united ,states       
,postal ,service to inspect the contents
 of certain suspicious packages for     
illicit materials without a warrant4    
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,search ,now1 ,inspect for 
,fentanyl ,act of #bjah or the ,,sniff  
,act4  #b4 ,authority of ,united ,states
 ,postal ,service to inspect certain    
suspicious packages ,section #djd of    
title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 ,authority ,to inspect  
certain suspicious packages  7#a7       
,definitions ,in this subsection--  7,a7
 the term covered package means a       
package that-- 7i7 originated outside   

the ,united ,states2 and  7ii7 is       
addressed to a location within the      
,united ,states2  7,b7 the term         
qualified employee means an employee of 
the ,postal ,service who has been       
properly trained to inspect the contents
 of covered packages2 and  7,c7 the term
 ,united ,states includes any territory 
or possession of the ,united ,states4   
7#b7 ,authority  7,a7 ,in general       
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 and notwithstanding subsection    
7c71 if a qualified employee acting in  
his or her official capacity at an      
international service center that       
processes inbound international mail has
 probable cause to believe that a       
covered package contains illicit        
materials1 including matter that is     
nonmailable under section #cjja1 the    
employee shall1 without obtaining a     
search warrant1 inspect the contents of 
the covered package4  7,b7 ,safety      
exception ,the requirement under        
subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply with  

respect to a covered package if a       
qualified employee believes that        
inspecting the contents of the covered  
package would pose a risk of personal   
injury to the employee or other         
individuals4  7#c7 ,rules of            
construction ,nothing in paragraph 7#b7 
shall be construed to authorize-- 7,a7  
any employee of the ,postal ,service to 
inspect a covered package1 after the    
package has entered the domestic        
distribution network1 without obtaining 
a search warrant2 or  7,b7 any person to
 read correspondence contained in a     
covered package without obtaining a     
search warrant4  4