,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cajg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #e1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mrs4     
,hyde-,smith1 and ,mrs4 ,capito7        
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  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act and each year thereafter for  
#e 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 ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,government ,reform of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7b7 ,contents ,each  
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