,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bigd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #d1  
#bjai,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,romney7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require the ,postmaster ,general to     
establish a comprehensive organizational
 strategy to combat the use of the mail 
in the distribution of illicit drugs4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,u4,s4 ,postal ,service ,opioid 
and ,illicit ,drug ,strategy ,act of    
#bjai4  #b4 ,comprehensive strategy to  
combat illicit drug distribution  7a7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means--  7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate2  7,b7 the     
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of 
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     

7,c7 the ,committee on ,homeland        
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives4  7#b7 ,covered        
recipients ,the term covered recipients 
means--  7,a7 the appropriate           
congressional committees2 and  7,b7 the 
,director of the ,office of ,national   
,drug ,control ,policy4  7#c7 ,postal   
,service ,the term ,postal ,service     
means the ,united ,states ,postal       
,service4  7#d7 ,strategy ,the term     
,strategy means the strategy established
 by the ,postmaster ,general under      
subsection 7b77#a74  7b7 ,strategy      
required  7#a7 ,establishment1          
publication1 and submission  7,a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,postmaster ,general shall establish1   
publish online1 and submit to the       
covered recipients a comprehensive      
organizational strategy to combat the   
use of the mail in the distribution of  
illicit drugs4  7,b7 ,sensitive and     
proprietary information ,if the         

,strategy includes sensitive or         
proprietary information1 the ,postmaster
 ,general--  7i7 may exclude that       
information from the version of the     
,strategy published online2 and  7ii7   
shall submit that information to the    
covered recipients1 in a classified     
annex if necessary4  7#b7 ,requirements 
,the ,strategy shall-- 7,a7 support the 
,postal ,service in coordinating1       
evaluating1 and improving its ongoing   
efforts to prevent use of the mail in   
the distribution of illicit drugs       
through domestic and international      
channels2 and  7,b7 prioritize an       
effective response to the opioid crisis 
and any other public health concern     
involving illicit drugs that emerges    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7#c7 ,periodic updates ,not later
 than #ahj days before the date on which
 the ,president is required to submit to
 ,congress a ,national ,drug ,control   
,strategy under section #gjf7;a77#b7 of 
the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control 

,policy ,reauthorization ,act of #aiih  
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7;a77#b771 the      
,postmaster ,general shall update the   
,strategy1 publish the updated ,strategy
 online1 and submit the updated         
,strategy to the covered recipients4    
7c7 ,congressional briefings ,upon the  
submission of the ,strategy to the      
covered recipients under subsection     
7b77#a71 and annually thereafter1 the   
,postal ,service shall provide a        
briefing to the appropriate             
congressional committees on the status  
of initiatives implemented under the    
,strategy4  7d7 ,elements ,the ,strategy
 shall include the following elements3  
7#a7 ,a description of the goals and    
objectives of the ,postal ,service for  
combating the use of the mail in the    
distribution of illicit drugs1 including
 fentanyl and other synthetic opioids4  
7#b7 ,a description of the              
organizational structure the ,postal    
,service uses to efficiently carry out  
the objectives described in paragraph   

7#a74  7#c7 ,a discussion of emerging   
trends regarding the use of the mail in 
the distribution of illicit drugs1      
including--  7,a7 trends regarding the  
relative magnitudes and threats of      
illicit drugs distributed through the   
mail versus illicit drugs distributed   
through other channels1 which the       
,postal ,service shall assess in        
consultation with the ,commissioner of  
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
and the ,director of the ,office of     
,national ,drug ,control ,policy2  7,b7 
the relative roles of domestic and      
international mail2 and  7,c7 any new   
drug threats the ,postal ,service has   
observed4  7#d7 ,an inventory and       
assessment of the existing programs1    
initiatives1 strategies1 plans1 and     
policies of the ,postal ,service related
 to combating the use of the mail in the
 distribution of illicit drugs1 which   
shall include--  7,a7 with respect to   
each program1 initiative1 strategy1     
plan1 or policy-- 7i7 an evaluation of  

performance2  7ii7 areas identified for 
improvement2  7iii7 potential barriers  
to improvement2 and  7iv7 recommended   
changes to more effectively accomplish  
the goals and objectives2  7,b7 an      
analysis of any constraints on          
resources1 including workforce and      
technology resources1 that hinder the   
ability of the ,postal ,service to      
efficiently and adequately carry out the
 objectives described in paragraph 7#a7 
and address emerging trends2 and  7,c7 a
 description of future initiatives that 
the ,postal ,service is considering in  
response to emerging trends4