,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #be1 #bjbc,mr4  
,newhouse 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,wexton1   
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4      
,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,chavez-,de,remer1 ,ms4
 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,ms4 ,mace1   
,ms4 ,hoyle of ,oregon1 and ,mr4 ,beyer7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,accountability1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 and title #ci1 ,united   
,states ,code1 to provide the ,united   
,states ,postal ,service the authority  
to mail alcoholic beverages1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,united ,states
 ,postal ,service ,shipping ,equity     

,act4  #b4 ,shipping of alcoholic       
beverages  7a7 ,mailability  7#a7       
,nonmailable articles ,section #agaf7;f7
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking mails and inserting
 mails1 except to the extent that the   
mailing is allowable under section      
#cjja7p7 of title #ci4  7#b7 ,alcoholic 
beverages ,section #aaed7;a7 of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 
by inserting or1 with respect to the    
mailing of alcoholic beverages to the   
extent allowed under section #cjja7p7 of
 title #ci after mechanical purposes4   
7b7 ,regulations ,section #cjja of title
 #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7p7
  7#a7 ,alcoholic beverages shall be    
considered mailable if mailed-- 7,a7 by 
a covered entity in accordance with     
applicable regulations under paragraph  
7#b72 and  7,b7 in accordance with the  
delivery requirements otherwise         
applicable to a privately carried       
shipment of an alcoholic beverage in the

 ,state1 territory1 or district of the  
,united ,states where the addressee or  
duly authorized agent takes delivery4   
7#b7 ,the ,postal ,service shall        
prescribe such regulations as may be    
necessary to carry out this subsection1 
including regulations providing that--  
7,a7 the mailing shall be by a means    
established by the ,postal ,service to  
ensure direct delivery to the addressee 
or a duly authorized agent at a postal  
facility2  7,b7 the addressee 7and any  
duly authorized agent7 shall be an      
individual at least #ba years of age1   
and shall present a valid1              
,government-issued photo identification 
at the time of delivery2  7,c7 the      
alcoholic beverage may not be for resale
 or other commercial purpose2 and  7,d7 
the covered entity involved shall--  7i7
 certify in writing to the satisfaction 
of the ,postal ,service1 through a      
registration process administered by the
 ,postal ,service1 that the mailing is  
not in violation of any provision of    

this subsection or regulation prescribed
 under this subsection2 and  7ii7       
provide any other information or        
affirmation that the ,postal ,service   
may require1 including with respect to  
the prepayment of ,state alcohol        
beverage taxes4  7#c7 ,for purposes of  
this subsection-- 7,a7 the term         
alcoholic beverage has the meaning given
 such term in section #bjc of the       
,federal ,alcohol ,administration ,act  
7#bg ,u4,s4,c4 #bad72 and  7,b7 the term
 covered entity means an entity         
7including a winery1 brewery1 or        
beverage distilled spirits plant1 or    
other wholesaler1 distributer1 importer1
 or retailer of alcoholic beverages7    
that has registered with1 obtained a    
permit from1 or obtained approval of a  
notice or an application from1 the      
,secretary of the ,treasury pursuant    
to-- 7i7 the ,federal ,alcohol          
,administration ,act 7#bg ,u4,s4,c4 #bja
 et seq472 or  7ii7 ,chapter #ea of the 
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf  

,u4,s4,c4 #ejja et seq474  4  7c7       
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
earlier of--  7#a7 the date on which the
 ,postal ,service issues regulations    
under section #cjja7p7 of title #ci1    
,united ,states ,code1 as amended by    
this section2 or  7#b7 #b years after   
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7d7
 ,no ,preemption of ,state1 local1 or   
,tribal laws prohibiting deliveries1    
shipments1 or sales ,nothing in this    
section1 the amendments made by this    
section1 or any regulation promulgated  
under this section or the amendments    
made by this section1 shall be construed
 to preempt1 supersede1 or otherwise    
limit or restrict any ,state1 local1 or 
,tribal law that prohibits or regulates 
the delivery1 shipment1 or sale of      
alcoholic beverages4  7e7 ,liability of 
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service    
,the ,united ,states ,district ,courts  
shall have jurisdiction to render       
judgment upon any claim brought by a    

,state1 local1 or ,tribal government    
against the ,united ,states ,postal     
,service of a violation of ,state1      
local1 or ,tribal law regarding the     
sale1 mailing1 transportation1 or       
importation of alcoholic beverages into 
any ,state1 territory1 or district of   
the ,united ,states4 ,the ,united       
,states ,postal ,service shall be liable
 in the same manner and to the same     
extent as a private individual under    
like circumstances1 but shall not be    
liable for interest prior to judgment or
 for punitive damages4