,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #c1 #bjbd,mr4  
,panetta 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,kim of 
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,accountability1 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 direct certain heads of  
,federal agencies to develop a strategy 
to improve ,federal investigations of   
organized postal theft1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,maximizing ,agency 
,integration on ,letter ,theft ,act of  
#bjbd or as the ,,mail ,theft ,act of   
#bjbd4  #b4 ,improving coordination in  
,federal investigation of organized     
postal theft  7a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   

enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general1 the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security1 the ,postmaster ,general1 and
 the head of each relevant agency shall 
develop a strategy to identify how each 
such relevant agency can coordinate with
 other relevant agencies to-- 7#a7      
improve information sharing between the 
,postmaster ,general1 the ,chief        
,inspector of the ,u4,s4 ,postal        
,inspection ,service1 the ,commissioner 
of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border          
,protection1 the ,executive ,associate  
,director of ,homeland ,security        
,investigations1 the ,director of the   
,secret ,service1 and the head of each  
relevant agency on organized postal     
crime networks2  7#b7 assist ,state and 
local law enforcement in compiling      
materials and evidence necessary for    
prosecution of organized postal crime2  
and  7#c7 increase cooperation and      
information sharing between each such   
relevant agency and ,state and local    
government agencies4  7b7 ,reporting    

requirement ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,postmaster ,general1 ,chief  
,postal ,inspector1 the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security1 the ,attorney      
,general1 and the head of each relevant 
agency shall submit a joint report to   
the relevant committees on the strategy 
developed pursuant to subsection 7a74   
7c7 ,comptroller general report ,not    
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the            
,comptroller ,general shall publish a   
report on coordination between the      
private sector and law enforcement to   
deter and investigate organized postal  
crime4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,organized postal crime   
,the term organized postal crime means  
the coordinated illegal acquisition of  
postal mail through theft1 embezzlement1
 fraud1 or other means that are illegal 
under ,federal or ,state law for the    
purpose of selling or distributing such 
goods in interstate commerce4  7#b7     

,organized postal crime network ,the    
term organized postal crime network     
means a criminal network that engages in
 organized postal crime4  7#c7 ,relevant
 agency ,the term relevant agency means 
any agency 7as defined in section #eea  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7     
determined by the ,postmaster ,general1 
,attorney ,general1 ,,uspis ,chief      
,investigator1 and ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security to have a role in   
information sharing and investigation of
 organized postal crime4  7#d7 ,relevant
 committees ,the term relevant          
committees means the ,house ,committee  
on the ,judiciary1 the ,house ,committee
 on ,homeland ,security1 the ,house     
,committee on ,oversight and            
,accountability1 the ,senate ,committee 
on the ,judiciary1 and the ,senate      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs ,committee4