119-hr170

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 170 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 170

 To amend title 39, United States Code, to enhance the administrative 
 subpoena authority of the United States Postal Service, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 3, 2025

 Ms. Malliotakis (for herself, Ms. Meng, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Oversight and Government Reform

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 A BILL

 To amend title 39, United States Code, to enhance the administrative 
 subpoena authority of the United States Postal Service, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``USPS Subpoena Authority Act''.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.

 

Section 3016

    (a)

    (1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) by redesignating subparagraph
        (B) as subparagraph
            (D) ;

    (2) by striking subparagraph
        (A) and inserting the 
 following:
 ``
        (A) In general.--In any investigation relating to 
 a covered offense, the Postmaster General may issue in 
 writing and cause to be served a subpoena requiring the 
 production and testimony described in subparagraph
        (B) . 
 In this subparagraph, the term `covered offense' means 
 a violation of--
 ``
            (i) any section in this chapter;
 ``
            (ii) any section of chapter 83 of title 
 18 insofar as such violation involves the use 
 of the mails;
 ``
            (iii) any other provision of law 
 enumerated in 

section 3001

    (a) ; or
 ``
            (iv) the Controlled Substances Act (21 
 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), insofar as such violation 
 involves the use of the mails.
 ``
        (B) Production and testimony.--Except as provided 
 in subparagraph
            (C) , a subpoena issued under 
 subparagraph
        (A) may require--
 ``
            (i) the production of any records 
 (including books, papers, documents, and other 
 tangible things that constitute or contain 
 evidence) that the Postmaster General considers 
 relevant or material to such investigation; and
 ``
            (ii) testimony by the custodian of the 
 things required to be produced concerning the 
 production and authenticity of those things.
 ``
            (C) Application.--A subpoena issued in connection 
 with an investigation under 

section 3005

    (a) shall not 
 require testimony as set forth in subparagraph
        (B)
            (ii) .''; and

    (3) in subparagraph
            (D) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (1) of this section, by amending clause
            (iii) to read as follows:
 ``
            (iii) delegation of subpoena approval 
 authority be limited to the Postal Service's 
 General Counsel, a Deputy General Counsel, or 
 the Chief Postal Inspector.''.
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