,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ihf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mrs4 ,capito7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to increase the criminal penalty for 
mail fraud involving misrepresentation  
of the country of origin1 to terminate  
the authority to exclude countries from 
the requirement to transmit advance     
electronic information for #ajj percent 
of mail shipments under the ,,stop ,act 
of #bjah1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,stop ,act #b4j4  #b4 ,criminal    
penalty for mail fraud involving        
misrepresentation of country of origin  
,section #acda of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking ,whoever and inserting the     
following3  7a7 ,in general ,whoever  2 
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7b7 ,misrepresentation of   

country of origin of international mail 
shipments  7#a7 ,in general ,a person   
that1 in violating subsection 7a7 or    
conspiring under section #cga or #acdi  
to violate subsection 7a71 knowingly    
misrepresents the country of origin of  
an international mail shipment in       
information required to be submitted    
under section #cdc7;a7 of the ,trade    
,act of #bjjb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adae7;a771
 shall in addition to any other penalty 
for the offense1 be fined under this    
title1 imprisoned not more than #e      
years1 or both4  7#b7 ,seizure and      
forfeiture ,the authority of the        
,department of ,homeland ,security under
 subsection 7c77#ad7 of section #eib of 
the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4
 #aeib7 with respect to seizure and     
forfeiture shall apply with respect to  
international mail shipments described  
in paragraph 7#a7 to the same extent    
that such authority applies with respect
 to merchandise entered or attempted to 
be entered in violation of subsection   

7a7 of such section #eib4  4  #c4       
,termination of authority to exclude    
countries from requirement to transmit  
advance electronic information for #ajj 
percent of mail shipments ,section      
#cdc7;a77#c77,k77vi7 of the ,trade ,act 
of #bjjb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4                 
#adae7;a77#c77,k77vi77 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7,v7  
,the authority provided by subclause    
7,,ii7 to exclude a country from the    
requirement described in subclause 7,i7 
shall terminate on the date that is #e  
years after the date of the enactment of
 the ,,stop ,act #b4j4  4  #d4 ,annual  
report on compliance with advance       
electronic information requirements     
,section #hjjc of the ,,stop ,act of    
#bjah 7subtitle ,a of title ,,viii of   
,public ,law #aae-bga2 #acb ,stat4      
#djgg7 is amended by striking           
subsections 7c7 through 7f7 and         
inserting the following3  7c7 ,annual   
report on compliance  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of the ,,stop ,act     
#b4j1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on compliance with  
the requirements of section #cdc7;a7 of 
the ,trade ,act of #bjjb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#adae7;a77 that includes the following3 
7,a7 ,an update regarding new and       
existing agreements reached with foreign
 postal operators for the transmission  
of the information required by paragraph
 7#c77,k7 of that section4  7,b7 ,a     
summary of deliberations between the    
,united ,states ,postal ,service and    
foreign postal operators with respect to
 issues relating to the transmission of 
that information4  7,c7 ,a summary of   
the progress made in achieving the      
transmission of that information for the
 percentage of shipments required by    
that paragraph1 including the results of
 random checks and information          
disaggregated by postal and nonpostal   
data4  7,d7 ,an assessment of the       

quality of that information being       
received by foreign postal operators1 as
 determined by the ,secretary1 and      
actions taken to improve the quality of 
that information1 including estimates   
of-- 7i7 the amount of information      
required by section #cdc7;a7 of the     
,trade ,act of #bjjb that is missing    
elements1 incomplete1 inaccurate1 or    
apparently false2  7ii7 the number of   
shipments that ,u4,s4 ,customs and      
,border ,protection requested to be     
searched as a result of information     
required by that section2  7iii7 how    
many shipments were actually searched   
pursuant to such a request2 and  7iv7   
the results of such searches1 including 
the number of illicit narcotics and     
counterfeit goods identified during such
 searches4  7,e7 ,a description of the  
results of randomized tests of packages 
entering the ,united ,states to assess  
the rate of compliance with the         
requirements of section #cdc7;a7 of the 
,trade ,act of #bjjb-- 7i7 disaggregated

 by packages transported by the ,united 
,states ,postal ,service and packages   
transported by private carriers2 and    
7ii7 that takes into account1 as        
relevant1 the way that the factors set  
forth in paragraph 7#c7 of that section 
may affect any differences identified   
between packages transported by the     
,united ,states ,postal ,service and    
packages transported by private         
carriers4  7,f7 ,for each report        
submitted during the #e-year period     
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of the ,,stop ,act #b4j-- 7i7 a list of 
the countries that1 during the year     
preceding submission of the report1 were
 excluded from the requirement under    
subclause 7,i7 of section               
#cdc7;a77#c77,k77vi7 of the ,trade ,act 
of #bjjb that advance information be    
provided for #ajj percent of            
international mail shipments pursuant to
 subclause 7,,ii7 of that section2 and  
7ii7 for any country on the list        
required by clause 7i7 that has been    

excluded from the requirement described 
in that clause for each of the preceding
 #c years-- 7,i7 an identification of   
the reasons why the country remains on  
the list2 and  7,,ii7 a description of  
steps that are being taken to ensure    
that the country is prepared for the    
termination of the authority to exclude 
countries from that requirement         
terminates under subclause 7,v7 of that 
section 7as added by section #c of the  
,,stop ,act #b4j74  7,g7 ,a summary of  
policies established by the ,universal  
,postal ,union that may affect the      
ability of the ,postmaster ,general to  
obtain the transmission of the          
information required by section #cdc7;a7
 of the ,trade ,act of #bjjb4  7,h7 ,a  
summary of the use of technology to     
detect illicit synthetic opioids and    
other illegal substances in             
international mail parcels and planned  
acquisitions and advancements in such   
technology4  7,i7 ,such other           
information as the ,secretary of        

,homeland ,security and the ,postmaster 
,general consider appropriate with      
respect to obtaining the transmission of
 information required by section        
#cdc7;a77#c77,k7 of the ,trade ,act of  
#bjjb4  7#b7 ,form of report  7,a7 ,in  
general ,each report required by        
paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  7,b7 ,public         
availability ,the unclassified portion  
of the report required by paragraph 7#a7
 may be made available on a publicly    
accessible internet website of the      
,united ,states ,postal ,service4  7#c7 
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on the      
,judiciary and the ,committee on        
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the  
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  4  #e4    

,public-private partnerships ,the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the  
,attorney ,general1 and the ,postmaster 
,general may enter into a public-private
 partnership with private parcel        
services or other private information   
technology entities to develop          
technology and processes for identifying
 information that could be used to      
identify the origin of fentanyl1 other  
synthetic opioids1 and other narcotics  
and psychoactive substances1 and        
precursors to such substances1 including
 information on the origin of parcels   
and shipping information4  #f4          
,international collaboration and        
information sharing ,the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security1 in consultation    
with ,secretary of ,state1 may1 as      
appropriate1 share with and receive from
 the governments of foreign countries   
that are allies of the ,united ,states1 
consistent with existing law 7including 
contractual obligations71 information   
with respect to-- 7#a7 shippers with a  

history of transporting illicit         
fentanyl1 other synthetic opioids1 and  
other narcotics and psychoactive        
substances1 and precursors to such      
substances2 and  7#b7 best practices    
regarding the detection of such         
substances1 including such substances   
moving through the mail4  #g4 ,training 
of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border          
,protection officers with respect to    
detecting synthetic opioids ,the        
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection shall provide to    
officers of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection training in detecting       
illicit fentanyl1 other synthetic       
opioids1 and other narcotics and        
psychoactive substances1 and precursors 
to such substances1 entering the ,united
 ,states1 including training with       
respect to the use of detection         
equipment and trends in the             
transportation of such substances4  #h4 
,evaluation of implementation of ,,stop 
,act of #bjah ,not later than one year  

after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall submit to         
,congress a report evaluating the       
implementation of the provisions of and 
amendments made by the ,,stop ,act of   
#bjah 7subtitle ,a of title ,,viii of   
,public ,law #aae-bga2 #acb ,stat4      
#djgc7 that includes-- 7#a7             
identification of potential areas of    
risk with respect to the entry of       
illicit fentanyl1 other synthetic       
opioids1 and other narcotics and        
psychoactive substances into the ,united
 ,states by mail1 including any gaps    
that drug traffickers have found in the 
system established under the ,,stop ,act
 of #bjah1 that takes into account1 as  
relevant1 the factors set forth in      
section #cdc7;a77#c7 of the ,trade ,act 
of #bjjb 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adae7;a77#c772 
7#b7 7,a7 a description-- 7i7 of any    
significant differences in rates of     
compliance with that section between    
packages transported by the ,united     

,states ,postal ,service and packages   
transported by private carriers2 and    
7ii7 that takes into account1 as        
relevant1 the way that the factors set  
forth in paragraph 7#c7 of that section 
may affect any such differences2 and    
7,b7 an analysis of how1 if at all1     
those differences may contribute to the 
risks identified in paragraph 7#a72 and 
7#c7 an assessment of-- 7,a7 the use of 
the authority provided under subclause  
7,,ii7 of section #cdc7;a77#c77,k77vi7  
of the ,trade ,act of #bjjb 7#ai        
,u4,s4,c4 #adae7;a77#c77,k77vi77 to     
exclude countries from the requirement  
under subclause 7,i7 of that section    
that advance information be provided for
 #ajj percent of international mail     
shipments2 and  7,b7 whether the use of 
that authority should be decreased      
during the period before that authority 
terminates under subclause 7,v7 of that 
section 7as added by section #c74  #i4  
,severability ,if any provision of or   
amendment made by this ,act1 or the     

application of such provision or        
amendment to any person or circumstance1
 is held to be unconstitutional1 the    
remainder of the provisions of and      
amendments made by this ,act1 and the   
application of such provisions and      
amendments to any person or             
circumstance1 shall not be affected4