,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ae1 #bjbc,mr4 
,gaetz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,acc\ntability  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
funds f be+ us$ to implem5t ! ,int]net  
,cov]t ,op]ations ,program "u ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,po/al ,inspection ,s]vice1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,uspis ,surveillance  
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!        
,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice has be5 op]at+ a  
cl&e/9e dome/ic surveillance program (  
,am]icans' social m$ia activity kn[n z !
 ,int]net ,cov]t ,op]ations ,program    
7i,c,o,p74  7#b7 i,c,o,p is "p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,inspection ,s]vice
 :i* is ! law en=cem5t & security       
compon5t ( ,,usps4  7#c7 ,a ,m>* #be1   
#bjbb1 report by ! ,,usps ,inspector    
,g5]al /at$3 ,we det]m9$ t c]ta9        
proactive se>*es i,c,o,p conduct$ us+ an
 op5-s\rce intellig5ce tool f ,febru>y  

to ,april #bjba exce$$ ! ,po/al         
,inspection ,s]vice's law en=cem5t      
au?ority4  7#d7 ,! ,,usp ,inspection    
,s]vice is op]at+ outside ( its ,,usps  
jurisdiction :5 x monitors int]net us]s'
 %>+ ( in=mation z its jurisdiction is  
n>r[ly def9$ )9 po/al mail only4  7#e7  
,! i,c,o,p program is a violation (     
privacy2 x encroa*es ^u ! private lives 
( ,am]icans & seeks to curb             
con/itutional rights ( ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t4
  7#f7 i,c,o,p is n only illegal =      
op]at+ outside ( its /at$ jurisdiction1 
b also politically motivat$ 9 its t>get4
  #c4 ,prohibition on fund+ ( program   
,no ,f$]al funds 7includ+ am\nts        
available 9 ! ,po/al ,s]vice ,fund      
e/abli%$ "u section #bjjc ( title #ci1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 may be us$ to      
implem5t1 conduct1 or o!rwise c>ry out !
 ,int]net ,cov]t ,op]ations ,program    
op]at$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al        
,inspection ,s]vice or any o!r dome/ic  
surveillance program ) t>gets t d n h an
 id5tifi$ connection to ! mail1 po/al   

crimes1 or ! security ( ,po/al ,s]vice  
facilities or p]sonnel1 or ) politically
 motivat$ t>gets4