text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose 
  Prevention Act of 2016'' or the ``STOP Act of 2016''.
  
  SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO UNITED STATES MAIL SECURITY.
  
      (a) Importer of Record.--
              (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 484(a)(2) of 
          the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(2)(B)) is amended to 
          read as follows:
              ``(B)(i) When an entry of merchandise is made under this 
          section, the required documentation or information shall be 
          filed or electronically transmitted--
                      ``(I) by the owner or purchaser of the merchandise;
                      ``(II) when appropriately designated by the owner, 
                  purchaser, or consignee of the merchandise, by a person 
                  holding a valid license under section 641; or
                      ``(III) in the case of non-letter class mail, by 
                  the Postmaster General or a designee of the Postmaster 
                  General, which may include a person holding a valid 
                  license under section 641.
              ``(ii) When a consignee declares on entry that he or she is 
          the owner or purchaser of merchandise, U.S. Customs and Border 
          Protection may, without liability, accept the declaration.
              ``(iii) For the purposes of this Act, the importer of 
          record must be one of the parties who is eligible to file the 
          documentation or information required by this section.
              ``(iv) In this subparagraph, the term `non-letter class 
          mail' means any product of the United States Postal Service or 
          a Universal Postal Union designated operator that is provided 
          pursuant to--
                      ``(I) the Universal Postal Union's Parcel Post 
                  Regulations and Final Protocol; or
                      ``(II) the Universal Postal Union's Letter Post 
                  Regulations and Final Protocol, except `small letters' 
                  as defined in Article RL 124(1), as such regulations 
                  were in effect on the date of the enactment of the 
                  Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 
                  2016.''.
              (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
          shall take effect on the date that is six months after the date 
          of the enactment of this Act.
      (b) Informal Entries.--Section 498 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
  U.S.C. 1498) is amended by adding at the end the following:
      ``(c) Regulations Related to Informal Customs Entries.--
              ``(1) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
          law, not later than six months after the date of the enactment 
          of the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 
          2016, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue regulations to 
          require the Postmaster General or designee of the Postmaster 
          General, which may include a person holding a valid license 
          under section 641, to file informal customs entries for all 
          non-letter class mail that meets the informal entry 
          requirements of this section and subpart C of part 143 of title 
          19, Code of Federal Regulations.
              ``(2) Non-letter class mail.--In this subsection, the term 
          `non-letter class mail' has the meaning given that term in 
          section 484(a)(2)(B)(iv).''.
      (c) De Minimis Shipments.--
              (1) Reduction or modification of exemption.--Section 321 of 
          the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) is amended by adding at 
          the end the following:
      ``(c) The Postmaster General or a designee of the Postmaster 
  General, which may include a person holding a valid license under 
  section 641, shall be designated as the importer of record for non-
  letter class mail (as that term is defined in section 484(a)(2)(B)(iv)) 
  that is subject to the regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a) or 
  (b).''.
              (2) Regulations.--Not later than six months after the date 
          of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
          shall issue regulations to implement the amendment made by 
          paragraph (1).
      (d) Customs Fees.--
              (1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 13031(a) of the 
          Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
          U.S.C. 58c(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
              ``(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for each 
          item of dutiable mail for which a document is prepared by a 
          customs officer, $5.
              ``(B) For the arrival of each item of any non-letter class 
          mail (as that term is defined in clause (iv) of section 
          484(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
          1484(a)(2)(B))), $1.''.
              (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
          shall take effect on the date that is six months after the date 
          of the enactment of this Act.
      (e) Mandatory Advanced Electronic Information for Non-Letter Class 
  Mail.--
              (1) In general.--Subparagraph (K) of section 343(a)(3) of 
          the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-210; 19 U.S.C. 2071 note) 
          is amended to read as follows:
                      ``(K) The Secretary shall require the Postmaster 
                  General to provide the information required in 
                  paragraphs (1) and (2) to U.S. Customs and Border 
                  Protection for any non-letter class mail (as that term 
                  is defined in clause (iv) of section 484(a)(2)(B) of 
                  the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(2)(B))) 
                  imported into the United States.''.
              (2) Regulations.--Not later than six months after the date 
          of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
          shall issue regulations to carry out subparagraph (K) of 
          section 343(a)(3) of the Trade Act of 2002, as amended by 
          paragraph (1).
      (f) Limitation on International Postal Arrangements.--The Secretary 
  of State may not conclude any international postal arrangement pursuant 
  to the authority set out in section 407 of title 39, United States 
  Code, that is inconsistent with this Act or any amendment made by this 
  Act.
target: Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2016 or the STOP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General or Postmaster General designee, including a person holding a valid customs broker's license, the importer of record for non-letter class mail imported into the United States. The term &quot;non-letter class mail&quot; means any product of the U.S. Postal Service or a Universal Postal Union designated operator that is provided pursuant to:  the Universal Postal Union's Parcel Post Regulations and Final Protocol; or the Universal Postal Union's Letter Post Regulations and Final Protocol, except small letters, as in effect upon enactment of this bill.  The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a duty of $1 on each item of non-letter class mail imported into the United States. The bill amends the Trade Act of 2002 to direct the Department of the Treasury to require the Postmaster General to provide for the advanced electronic transmission to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of certain information on non-letter class mail imported into the United States.
feat_title: STOP Act of 2016