,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,malliotakis 7for herself1    
,ms4 ,meng1 and ,mr4 ,smith of ,new     
,jersey7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ci1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to enhance the           
administrative subpoena authority of the
 ,united ,states ,postal ,service1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,usps   
,subpoena ,authority ,act4  #b4 ,united 
,states ,postal ,service administrative 
subpoena authority ,section             
#cjaf7;a77#a7 of title #ci1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as      
subparagraph 7,d72  7#b7 by striking    
subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the     
following3  7,a7 ,in general ,in any    
investigation relating to a covered     
offense1 the ,postmaster ,general may   

issue in writing and cause to be served 
a subpoena requiring the production and 
testimony described in subparagraph     
7,b74 ,in this subparagraph1 the term   
covered offense means a violation of--  
7i7 any section in this chapter2  7ii7  
any section of chapter #hc of title #ah 
insofar as such violation involves the  
use of the mails2  7iii7 any other      
provision of law enumerated in section  
#cjja7;a72 or  7iv7 the ,controlled     
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et 
seq471 insofar as such violation        
involves the use of the mails4  7,b7    
,production and testimony ,except as    
provided in subparagraph 7,c71 a        
subpoena issued under subparagraph 7,a7 
may require-- 7i7 the production of any 
records 7including books1 papers1       
documents1 and other tangible things    
that constitute or contain evidence7    
that the ,postmaster ,general considers 
relevant or material to such            
investigation2 and  7ii7 testimony by   
the custodian of the things required to 

be produced concerning the production   
and authenticity of those things4  7,c7 
,application ,a subpoena issued in      
connection with an investigation under  
section #cjje7;a7 shall not require     
testimony as set forth in subparagraph  
7,b77ii74  2 and  7#c7 in subparagraph  
7,d71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a7 
of this section1 by amending clause     
7iii7 to read as follows3  7iii7        
delegation of subpoena approval         
authority be limited to the ,postal     
,service's ,general ,counsel1 a ,deputy 
,general ,counsel1 or the ,chief ,postal
 ,inspector4  4