Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Postal Police Reform Act of 2023”.
Postal Police Reform Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the role and duties of United States Postal Service police officers, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Role and duties of USPS police officers
In general— Section 3061(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
by striking “(c)(1)” and all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
“(c)
“(1)
“(A) The Postal Service may employ police officers for duty in connection with the protection of—
“(i) the mail;
“(ii) property owned or occupied by the Postal Service or under the charge and control of the Postal Service;
“(iii) persons on the property described in clause (ii); and
“(iv) on-duty employees of the Postal Service in any location in the United States.
“(B) The duty described in subparagraph (A) may occur in areas outside the property owned or occupied by the Postal Service to the extent necessary to effect the protection described in that subparagraph.”
in paragraph (2), by striking “With respect to such property, such officers” and inserting “Any officer assigned to provide the protection described in paragraph (1)(A)”; and
in paragraph (3)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “such property” and inserting “the protection described in paragraph (1)(A)”; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking “committed against” and all that follows and inserting the following:
“(i) property owned or occupied by the Postal Service or under the charge and control of the Postal Service;
“(ii) persons on the property described in clause (i); or
“(iii) on-duty employees of the Postal Service in any location in the United States.”
Technical amendment— Section 3061(c)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “Unites States” and inserting “United States”.