,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ag1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,braun1 and ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states to submit reports to   
,congress on theft of mail and ,united  
,states ,postal ,service property1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,upholding a ,secure ,postal ,system    
,act or the ,,usps ,act4  #b4 ,reports  
on mail and ,postal ,service property   
theft  7a7 ,in general ,not later than  
one year after the date of enactment of 
this section and each year thereafter   
for five years1 the ,comptroller        
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
investigate nationwide patterns and     
instances of theft of mail and ,united  

,states ,postal ,service property and   
submit a report on each such            
investigation to the ,committee on      
,oversight and ,accountability of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4  
7b7 ,contents ,any report under         
subsection 7a7 shall include a          
description of any measures the ,postal 
,service has in place to address such   
theft1 and recommendations on how the   
,postal ,service and ,congress can      
combat such theft4  7c7 ,consultation   
,in carrying out this section1 the      
,comptroller ,general shall consult with
 the ,inspector ,general of the ,postal 
,service and the ,united ,states ,postal
 ,inspection ,service4