,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ae1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,blum5?al introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt         
humanit>ian c>e packages s5t to memb]s (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces /ation$ ov]seas f c]ta9  
po/al report+ requirem5ts1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,support ,our ,troops      
,%ipp+ ,relief ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4       
,treatm5t by ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al       
,s]vice ( humanit>ian c>e packages s5t  
to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces /ation$       
ov]seas  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #cd ( title
 #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
ins]t+ aft] section #cdja ! foll[+3     
#cdjb4 ,treatm5t ( humanit>ian c>e      
packages s5t to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
/ation$ ov]seas  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,arm$ ,=ces ,! t]m ,arm$  
,=ces has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section  
#aja7;a7 ( title #aj4  7#b7 ,cov]$      

%ipm5t ,! t]m cov]$ %ipm5t means a      
%ipm5t t-- 7,a7 is address$ to a milit>y
 mail address or o!r de/9ation au?oriz$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se2 &  7,b7       
consi/s ( "o or m humanit>ian c>e       
packages4  7#c7 ,humanit>ian c>e package
 ,! t]m humanit>ian c>e package means a 
p>cel conta9+ donat$ goods int5d$ solely
 = ! com=t1 welf>e1 or morale ( memb]s (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces at duty /ations ov]seas4 
7#d7 ,milit>y mail address ,! t]m       
milit>y mail address means an ,army ,po/
 ,(fice 7,,apo71 ,fleet ,po/ ,(fice     
7,,fpo71 or ,diplomatic ,po/ ,(fice     
7,,dpo7 address designat$ by ! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se = receipt ( mail by memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces /ation$ ov]seas4  7b7     
,dome/ic treatm5t ( milit>y mail  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,po/al ,s]vice %all treat   
any cov]$ %ipm5t z dome/ic mail = all   
purposes1 reg>dless ( de/9ation4  7#b7  
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ! ,support ,our      
,troops ,%ipp+ ,relief ,act ( #bjbe1 !  
,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all prescribe          

regulations to c>ry out p>agraph 7#a74  
7#c7 ,simplifi$ cu/oms decl>ation       
requirem5t ,9 implem5t+ p>agraph 7#a71  
to ! ext5t t ! ,po/al ,s]vice requires a
 cu/oms decl>ation =m = cov]$ %ipm5ts1 !
 ,po/al ,s]vice %all accept a simplifi$ 
cu/oms decl>ation =m1 :i* may li/       
categories ( cont5ts 7su* z snack foods1
 p]sonal hygi5e items1 lett]s & c>ds1 or
 simil> g5]al descriptions7 in/ead ( !  
classification "u ! ,h>moniz$ ,sy/em or 
c\ntry-(-orig9 in=mation = ea* article 9
 ! %ipm5t4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+   
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #cd 
( title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #cdjb4
 ,treatm5t ( humanit>ian c>e packages   
s5t to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces /ation$   
ov]seas4  4