,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1     
#bjah,mr4 ,portman 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,wyden1   
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,casey1 
,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mrs4     
,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,isakson1
 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide for the processing by ,u4,s4    
,customs and ,border ,protection of     
certain international mail shipments and
 to require the provision of advance    
electronic information on international 
mail shipments of mail4  #a4 ,short     
title2 table of contents  7a7 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,synthetics ,trafficking and ,overdose  
,prevention ,act of #bjah or ,,stop ,act
 of #bjah4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the 
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table 

of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,customs fees4   
,sec4 #c4 ,mandatory advance electronic 
information for postal shipments4 ,sec4 
#d4 ,international postal agreements4   
,sec4 #e4 ,cost recoupment4 ,sec4 #f4   
,development of technology to detect    
illicit narcotics4 ,sec4 #g4 ,civil     
penalties for postal shipments4 ,sec4   
#h4 ,report on violations of arrival1   
reporting1 entry1 and clearance         
requirements and falsity or lack of     
manifest4 ,sec4 #i4 ,effective date2    
regulations4  #b4 ,customs fees  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #acjca7;b77#i7 of the 
,consolidated ,omnibus ,budget          
,reconciliation ,act of #aihe 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #eh;c7b77#i77 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7,d7  
7i7 ,with respect to the processing of  
items that are sent to the ,united      
,states through the international postal
 network by ,inbound ,express ,mail     
service or ,inbound ,,ems 7as that      
service is described in the mail        
classification schedule referred to in  

section #cfca of title #ci1 ,united     
,states ,code71 the following payments  
are required3  7,i7 #a per ,inbound     
,,ems item4  7,,ii7 ,if an ,inbound     
,,ems item is formally entered1 the fee 
provided for under subsection 7a77#i71  
if applicable4  7ii7 ,notwithstanding   
section #dea of the ,tariff ,act of     
#aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adea71 the        
payments required by clause 7i71 as     
allocated pursuant to clause 7iii77,i71 
shall be the only payments required for 
reimbursement of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection for customs services
 provided in connection with the        
processing of an ,inbound ,,ems item4   
7iii7  7,i7 ,the payments required by   
clause 7i77,i7 shall be allocated as    
follows3 7aa7 #ej percent of the amount 
of the payments shall be paid on a      
quarterly basis by the ,united ,states  
,postal ,service to the ,commissioner of
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 in accordance with regulations         
prescribed by the ,secretary of the     

,treasury to reimburse ,u4,s4 ,customs  
and ,border ,protection for customs     
services provided in connection with the
 processing of ,inbound ,,ems items4    
7bb7 #ej percent of the amount of the   
payments shall be retained by the       
,postal ,service to reimburse the       
,postal ,service for services provided  
in connection with the customs          
processing of ,inbound ,,ems items4     
7,,ii7 ,payments received by ,u4,s4     
,customs and ,border ,protection under  
subclause 7,i77aa7 shall1 in accordance 
with section #ebd of the ,tariff ,act of
 #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #aebd71 be        
deposited in the ,customs ,user ,fee    
,account and used to directly reimburse 
each appropriation for the amount paid  
out of that appropriation for the costs 
incurred in providing services to       
international mail facilities4 ,amounts 
deposited in accordance with the        
preceding sentence shall be available   
until expended for the provision of such
 services4  7,,iii7 ,payments retained  

by the ,postal ,service under subclause 
7,i77bb7 shall be used to directly      
reimburse the ,postal ,service for the  
costs incurred in providing services in 
connection with the customs processing  
of ,inbound ,,ems items4  7iv7          
,beginning in fiscal year #bjba1 the    
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,postmaster ,general1 may adjust1 not   
more frequently than once each fiscal   
year1 the amount described in clause    
7i77,i7 to an amount commensurate with  
the costs of services provided in       
connection with the customs processing  
of ,inbound ,,ems items1 consistent with
 the obligations of the ,united ,states 
under international agreements4  4  7b7 
,conforming amendments ,section         
#acjca7;a7 of the ,consolidated ,omnibus
 ,budget ,reconciliation ,act of #aihe  
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #eh;c7a77 is amended--   
7#a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by inserting    
7other than an item subject to a fee    
under subsection 7b77#i77;,d77 after    
customs officer2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 

7#aj7--  7,a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 in  
the matter preceding clause 7i71 by     
inserting 7other than ,inbound ,,ems    
items described in subsection           
7b77#i77;,d77 after release2 and  7,b7  
in the flush at the end1 by inserting or
 of ,inbound ,,ems items described in   
subsection 7b77#i77;,d71 after 7,c714   
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   
,january #a1 #bjbj4  #c4 ,mandatory     
advance electronic information for      
postal shipments  7a7 ,mandatory advance
 electronic information  7#a7 ,in       
general ,section #cdc7;a77#c77,k7 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  7i7  
,the ,secretary shall prescribe         
regulations requiring the ,united       
,states ,postal ,service to transmit the
 information described in paragraphs    
7#a7 and 7#b7 to the ,commissioner of   
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
for international mail shipments by the 

,postal ,service 7including shipments to
 the ,postal ,service from foreign      
postal operators that are transported by
 private carrier7 consistent with the   
requirements of this subparagraph4  7ii7
 ,in prescribing regulations under      
clause 7i71 the ,secretary shall impose 
requirements for the transmission to the
 ,commissioner of information described 
in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 for mail    
shipments described in clause 7i7 that  
are comparable to the requirements for  
the transmission of such information    
imposed on similar non-mail shipments of
 cargo1 taking into account the         
parameters set forth in subparagraphs   
7,a7 through 7,j74  7iii7 ,the          
regulations prescribed under clause 7i7 
shall require the transmission of the   
information described in paragraphs 7#a7
 and 7#b7 with respect to a shipment as 
soon as practicable in relation to the  
transportation of the shipment1         
consistent with subparagraph 7,h74  7iv7
 ,regulations prescribed under clause   

7i7 shall allow for the requirements for
 the transmission to the ,commissioner  
of information described in paragraphs  
7#a7 and 7#b7 for mail shipments        
described in clause 7i7 to be           
implemented in phases1 as appropriate1  
by--  7,i7 setting incremental targets  
for increasing the percentage of such   
shipments for which information is      
required to be transmitted to the       
,commissioner2 and  7,,ii7 taking into  
consideration-- 7aa7 the risk posed by  
such shipments2  7bb7 the volume of mail
 shipped to the ,united ,states by or   
through a particular country2 and  7cc7 
the capacities of foreign postal        
operators to provide that information to
 the ,postal ,service4  7v7  7,i7       
,notwithstanding clause 7iv71 the       
,postal ,service shall1 not later than  
,december #ca1 #bjah1 arrange for the   
transmission to the ,commissioner of the
 information described in paragraphs    
7#a7 and 7#b7 for not less than #gj     
percent of the aggregate number of mail 

shipments1 including #ajj percent of    
mail shipments from the ,people's       
,republic of ,china1 described in clause
 7i74  7,,ii7 ,if the requirements of   
subclause 7,i7 are not met1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees1 not later than
 ,june #cj1 #bjai1 a report--  7aa7     
assessing the reasons for the failure to
 meet those requirements2 and  7bb7     
identifying recommendations to improve  
the collection by the ,postal ,service  
of the information described in         
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  7vi7 7,i7    
,notwithstanding clause 7iv71 the       
,postal ,service shall1 not later than  
,december #ca1 #bjbj1 arrange for the   
transmission to the ,commissioner of the
 information described in paragraphs    
7#a7 and 7#b7 for #ajj percent of the   
aggregate number of mail shipments      
described in clause 7i74  7,,ii7 ,the   
,commissioner1 in consultation with the 
,postmaster ,general1 may determine to  

exclude a country from the requirement  
described in subclause 7,i7 to transmit 
information for mail shipments described
 in clause 7i7 from the country if the  
,commissioner determines that the       
country--  7aa7 does not have the       
capacity to collect and transmit such   
information2  7bb7 represents a low risk
 for mail shipments that violate        
relevant ,united ,states laws and       
regulations2 and  7cc7 accounts for low 
volumes of mail shipments that can be   
effectively screened for compliance with
 relevant ,united ,states laws and      
regulations through an alternate means4 
7,,iii7 ,the ,commissioner shall1 at a  
minimum on an annual basis1 re-evaluate 
any determination made under subclause  
7,,ii7 to exclude a country from the    
requirement described in subclause 7,i74
 ,if1 at any time1 the ,commissioner    
determines that a country no longer     
meets the requirements under subclause  
7,,ii71 the ,commissioner may not       
further exclude the country from the    

requirement described in subclause 7,i74
  7,,iv7 ,the ,commissioner shall1 on an
 annual basis1 submit to the appropriate
 congressional committees-- 7aa7 a list 
of countries with respect to which the  
,commissioner has made a determination  
under subclause 7,,ii7 to exclude the   
countries from the requirement described
 in subclause 7,i72 and  7bb7           
information used to support such        
determination with respect to such      
countries4  7vii7 7,i7 ,the ,postmaster 
,general shall1 in consultation with the
 ,commissioner1 refuse any shipments    
received after ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 for
 which the information described in     
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 is not         
transmitted as required under this      
subparagraph1 except as provided in     
subclause 7,,ii74  7,,ii7 ,if remedial  
action is warranted in lieu of refusal  
of shipments pursuant to subclause 7,i71
 the ,postmaster ,general and the       
,commissioner shall take remedial action
 with respect to the shipments1         

including destruction1 seizure1         
controlled delivery or other law        
enforcement initiatives1 or correction  
of the failure to provide the           
information described in paragraphs 7#a7
 and 7#b7 with respect to the shipment4 
7viii7 ,nothing in this subparagraph    
shall be construed to limit the         
authority of the ,secretary to obtain   
information relating to international   
mail shipments from private carriers or 
other appropriate parties4  7ix7 ,in    
this subparagraph1 the term appropriate 
congressional committees means-- 7,i7   
the ,committee on ,finance and the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
and  7,,ii7 the ,committee on ,ways and 
,means1 the ,committee on ,oversight and
 ,government ,reform1 and the ,committee
 on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of
 ,representatives4  4  7#b7 ,joint      
strategic plan on mandatory advance     
information ,not later than #fj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security and the ,postmaster ,general  
shall develop and submit to the         
appropriate congressional committees a  
joint strategic plan detailing specific 
performance measures for achieving--    
7,a7 the transmission of information as 
required by section #cdc7;a77#c77,k7 of 
the ,trade ,act of #bjjb1 as amended by 
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 the           
presentation by the ,postal ,service to 
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
of all mail targeted by ,u4,s4 ,customs 
and ,border ,protection for inspection4 
7b7 ,capacity building  7#a7 ,in general
 ,section #cdc7;a7 of the ,trade ,act of
 #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-baj2 #ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #bjga note7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,capacity building  7,a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary1 with the concurrence of
 the ,secretary of ,state1 and in       
coordination with the ,postmaster       
,general and the heads of other ,federal
 agencies1 as appropriate1 may provide  

technical assistance1 equipment1        
technology1 and training to enhance the 
capacity of foreign postal operators--  
7i7 to gather and provide the           
information required by paragraph       
7#c77,k72 and  7ii7 to otherwise gather 
and provide postal shipment information 
related to--  7,i7 terrorism2  7,,ii7   
items the importation or introduction of
 which into the ,united ,states is      
prohibited or restricted1 including     
controlled substances2 and  7,,iii7 such
 other concerns as the ,secretary       
determines appropriate4  7,b7 ,provision
 of equipment and technology ,with      
respect to the provision of equipment   
and technology under subparagraph 7,a71 
the ,secretary may lease1 loan1 provide1
 or otherwise assist in the deployment  
of such equipment and technology under  
such terms and conditions as the        
,secretary may prescribe1 including     
nonreimbursable loans or the transfer of
 ownership of equipment and technology4 
4  7#b7 ,joint strategic plan on        

capacity building ,not later than one   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security and the ,postmaster ,general  
shall1 in consultation with the         
,secretary of ,state1 jointly develop   
and submit to the appropriate           
congressional committees a joint        
strategic plan--  7,a7 detailing the    
extent to which ,u4,s4 ,customs and     
,border ,protection and the ,united     
,states ,postal ,service are engaged in 
capacity building efforts under section 
#cdc7;a77#e7 of the ,trade ,act of      
#bjjb1 as added by paragraph 7#a72  7,b7
 describing plans for future capacity   
building efforts2 and  7,c7 assessing   
how capacity building has increased the 
ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border  
,protection and the ,postal ,service to 
advance the goals of this ,act and the  
amendments made by this ,act4  7c7      
,report and consultations by ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security and ,postmaster  
,general  7#a7 ,report ,not later than  

#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter until #c years after the     
,postmaster ,general has met the        
requirement under clause 7vi7 of        
subparagraph 7,k7 of section            
#cdc7;a77#c7 of the ,trade ,act of      
#bjjb1 as amended by subsection 7a77#a71
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
and the ,postmaster ,general shall1 in  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 jointly submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on compliance with that          
subparagraph that includes the          
following3  7,a7 ,an assessment of the  
status of the regulations required to be
 promulgated under that subparagraph4   
7,b7 ,an update regarding new and       
existing agreements reached with foreign
 postal operators for the transmission  
of the information required by that     
subparagraph4  7,c7 ,a summary of       
deliberations between the ,united       
,states ,postal ,service and foreign    

postal operators with respect to issues 
relating to the transmission of that    
information4  7,d7 ,a summary of the    
progress made in achieving the          
transmission of that information for the
 percentage of shipments required by    
that subparagraph4  7,e7 ,an assessment 
of the quality of that information being
 received by foreign postal operators1  
as determined by the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 and actions taken  
to improve the quality of that          
information4  7,f7 ,a summary of        
policies established by the ,universal  
,postal ,union that may affect the      
ability of the ,postmaster ,general to  
obtain the transmission of that         
information4  7,g7 ,a summary of the use
 of technology to detect illicit        
synthetic opioids and other illegal     
substances in international mail parcels
 and planned acquisitions and           
advancements in such technology4  7,h7  
,such other information as the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   

the ,postmaster ,general consider       
appropriate with respect to obtaining   
the transmission of information required
 by that subparagraph4  7#b7            
,consultations ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 and every #ahj days thereafter   
until the ,postmaster ,general has met  
the requirement under clause 7vi7 of    
section #cdc7;a77#c77,k7 of the ,trade  
,act of #bjjb1 as amended by subsection 
7a77#a71 to arrange for the transmission
 of information with respect to #ajj    
percent of the aggregate number of mail 
shipments described in clause 7i7 of    
that section1 the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security and the ,postmaster 
,general shall provide briefings to the 
appropriate congressional committees on 
the progress made in achieving the      
transmission of that information for    
that percentage of shipments4  7d7      
,government ,accountability ,office     
report ,not later than ,june #cj1 #bjai1
 the ,comptroller ,general of the       

,united ,states shall submit to the     
appropriate congressional committees a  
report--  7#a7 assessing the progress of
 the ,united ,states ,postal ,service in
 achieving the transmission of the      
information required by subparagraph    
7,k7 of section #cdc7;a77#c7 of the     
,trade ,act of #bjjb1 as amended by     
subsection 7a77#a71 for the percentage  
of shipments required by that           
subparagraph2  7#b7 assessing the       
quality of the information received from
 foreign postal operators for targeting 
purposes2  7#c7 assessing the specific  
percentage of targeted mail presented by
 the ,postal ,service to ,u4,s4 ,customs
 and ,border ,protection for inspection2
  7#d7 describing the costs of          
collecting the information required by  
such subparagraph 7,k7 from foreign     
postal operators and the costs of       
implementing the use of that            
information2  7#e7 assessing the        
benefits of receiving that information  
with respect to international mail      

shipments2  7#f7 assessing the          
feasibility of assessing a customs fee  
under section #acjca7;b77#i7 of the     
,consolidated ,omnibus ,budget          
,reconciliation ,act of #aihe1 as       
amended by section #b1 on international 
mail shipments other than ,inbound      
,express ,mail service in a manner      
consistent with the obligations of the  
,united ,states under international     
agreements2 and  7#g7 identifying       
recommendations1 including              
recommendations for legislation1 to     
improve the compliance of the ,postal   
,service with such subparagraph 7,k71   
including an assessment of whether the  
detection of illicit synthetic opioids  
in the international mail would be      
improved by--  7,a7 requiring the       
,postal ,service to serve as the        
consignee for international mail        
shipments containing goods2 or  7,b7    
designating a customs broker to act as  
an importer of record for international 
mail shipments containing goods4  7e7   

,technical correction ,section #cdc of  
the ,trade ,act of #bjjb 7,public ,law  
#ajg-baj2 #ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bjga note7 is  
amended in the section heading by       
striking advanced and inserting advance4
  7f7 ,appropriate congressional        
committees defined ,in this section1 the
 term appropriate congressional         
committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee  
on ,finance and the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the  
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 the     
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and the ,committee on         
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives4  #d4 ,international   
postal agreements  7a7 ,existing        
agreements  7#a7 ,in general ,in the    
event that any provision of this ,act1  
or any amendment made by this ,act1 is  
determined to be in violation of        
obligations of the ,united ,states under
 any postal treaty1 convention1 or other
 international agreement related to     

international postal services1 or any   
amendment to such an agreement1 the     
,secretary of ,state should negotiate to
 amend the relevant provisions of the   
agreement so that the ,united ,states is
 no longer in violation of the          
agreement4  7#b7 ,rule of construction  
,nothing in this subsection shall be    
construed to permit delay in the        
implementation of this ,act or any      
amendment made by this ,act4  7b7       
,future agreements  7#a7 ,consultations 
,before entering into1 on or after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act1 any 
postal treaty1 convention1 or other     
international agreement related to      
international postal services1 or any   
amendment to such an agreement1 that is 
related to the ability of the ,united   
,states to secure the provision of      
advance electronic information by       
foreign postal operators1 the ,secretary
 of ,state should consult with the      
appropriate congressional committees 7as
 defined in section #c7;f774  7#b7      

,expedited negotiation of new agreement 
,to the extent that any new postal      
treaty1 convention1 or other            
international agreement related to      
international postal services would     
improve the ability of the ,united      
,states to secure the provision of      
advance electronic information by       
foreign postal operators as required by 
regulations prescribed under section    
#cdc7;a77#c77,k7 of the ,trade ,act of  
#bjjb1 as amended by section #c7;a77#a71
 the ,secretary of ,state should        
expeditiously conclude such an          
agreement4  #e4 ,cost recoupment  7a7   
,in general ,the ,united ,states ,postal
 ,service shall1 to the extent          
practicable and otherwise recoverable by
 law1 ensure that all costs associated  
with complying with this ,act and       
amendments made by this ,act are charged
 directly to foreign shippers or foreign
 postal operators4  7b7 ,costs not      
considered revenue ,the recovery of     
costs under subsection 7a7 shall not be 

deemed revenue for purposes of          
subchapter ,i and ,,ii of chapter #cf of
 title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 or   
regulations prescribed under that       
chapter4  #f4 ,development of technology
 to detect illicit narcotics  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,postmaster ,general and   
the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and
 ,border ,protection1 in coordination   
with the heads of other agencies as     
appropriate1 shall collaborate to       
identify and develop technology for the 
detection of illicit fentanyl1 other    
synthetic opioids1 and other narcotics  
and psychoactive substances entering the
 ,united ,states by mail4  7b7 ,outreach
 to private sector ,the ,postmaster     
,general and the ,commissioner shall    
conduct outreach to private sector      
entities to gather information regarding
 the current state of technology to     
identify areas for innovation relating  
to the detection of illicit fentanyl1   
other synthetic opioids1 and other      
narcotics and psychoactive substances   

entering the ,united ,states4  #g4      
,civil penalties for postal shipments   
,section #dcf of the ,tariff ,act of    
#aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adcf7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,civil penalties for   
postal shipments  7#a7 ,civil penalty ,a
 civil penalty shall be imposed against 
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service if 
the ,postal ,service accepts a shipment 
in violation of section                 
#cdc7;a77#c77,k77vii77,i7 of the ,trade 
,act of #bjjb4  7#b7 ,modification of   
civil penalty  7,a7 ,in general ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection shall  
reduce or dismiss a civil penalty       
imposed pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 if   
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
determines that the ,united ,states     
,postal ,service--  7i7 has a low error 
rate in compliance with section         
#cdc7;a77#c77,k7 of the ,trade ,act of  
#bjjb2  7ii7 is cooperating with ,u4,s4 
,customs and ,border ,protection with   
respect to the violation of section     

#cdc7;a77#c77,k77vii77,i7 of the ,trade 
,act of #bjjb2 or  7iii7 has taken      
remedial action to prevent future       
violations of section                   
#cdc7;a77#c77,k77vii77,i7 of the ,trade 
,act of #bjjb4  7,b7 ,written           
notification ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border
 ,protection shall issue a written      
notification to the ,postal ,service    
with respect to each exercise of the    
authority of subparagraph 7,a7 to reduce
 or dismiss a civil penalty imposed     
pursuant to paragraph 7#a74  7#c7       
,ongoing lack of compliance ,if ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection        
determines that the ,united ,states     
,postal ,service-- 7,a7 has repeatedly  
committed violations of section         
#cdc7;a77#c77,k77vii77,i7 of the ,trade 
,act of #bjjb1  7,b7 has failed to      
cooperate with ,u4,s4 ,customs and      
,border ,protection with respect to     
violations of section                   
#cdc7;a77#c77,k77vii77,i7 of the ,trade 
,act of #bjjb1 and  7,c7 has an         

increasing error rate in compliance with
 section #cdc7;a77#c77,k7 of the ,trade 
,act of #bjjb1  civil penalties may be  
imposed against the ,united ,states     
,postal ,service until corrective       
action1 satisfactory to ,u4,s4 ,customs 
and ,border ,protection1 is taken4  4   
#h4 ,report on violations of arrival1   
reporting1 entry1 and clearance         
requirements and falsity or lack of     
manifest  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an 
annual report that contains the         
information described in subsection 7b7 
with respect to each violation of       
section #dcf of the ,tariff ,act of     
#aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adcf71 as amended 
by section #g1 and section #ehd of such 
,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #aehd7 that occurred
 during the previous year4  7b7         
,information described ,the information 
described in this subsection is the     
following3 7#a7 ,the name and address of

 the violator4  7#b7 ,the specific      
violation that was committed4  7#c7 ,the
 location or port of entry through which
 the items were transported4  7#d7 ,an  
inventory of the items seized1 including
 a description of the items and the     
quantity seized4  7#e7 ,the location    
from which the items originated4  7#f7  
,the entity responsible for the         
apprehension or seizure1 organized by   
location or port of entry4  7#g7 ,the   
amount of penalties assessed by ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection1       
organized by name of the violator and   
location or port of entry4  7#h7 ,the   
amount of penalties that ,u4,s4 ,customs
 and ,border ,protection could have     
levied1 organized by name of the        
violator and location or port of entry4 
7#i7 ,the rationale for negotiating     
lower penalties1 organized by name of   
the violator and location or port of    
entry4  7c7 ,appropriate congressional  
committees defined ,in this section1 the
 term appropriate congressional         

committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee  
on ,finance and the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the  
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 the     
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and the ,committee on         
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives4  #i4 ,effective date2 
regulations  7a7 ,effective date ,this  
,act and the amendments made by this    
,act 7other than the amendments made by 
section #b7 shall take effect on the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4  7b7
 ,regulations ,not later than one year  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 such regulations as are necessary 
to carry out this ,act and the          
amendments made by this ,act shall be   
prescribed4