Sec. 303. Offering Hold for Pickup and Signature Confirmation services under the Secure Mail Initiative
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Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide for an option under the Secure Mail Initiative (or any successor program) under which a person to whom a document is sent under that initiative may elect, except as provided in subsection (e), to have the Postal Service use the Hold for Pickup service or the Signature Confirmation service in delivering the document. The Secretary, in accordance with section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1356(m) ), shall require the payment of a fee from a person electing a service under subsection (a), which shall be set at a level that ensures recovery of— the full costs of providing all such services; and any additional costs associated with the administration of the fees collected.
Of the fees collected under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— deposit as offsetting receipts into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account the portion representing— the cost to the Secretary of providing the services under subsection (a); and any additional costs associated with the administration of the fees collected; and transfer to the Postal Service the portion representing the cost to the Postal Service of providing the services under subsection (a). The Postal Service may promulgate regulations that— subject to paragraph (2), minimize the cost of providing the services under subsection (a); and do not require the Postal Service to incur additional expenses that are not recoverable under subsection (b).
The Postal Service shall notify the Secretary of any changes to the Hold for Pickup service or the Signature Confirmation service. If the Secretary determines that a private carrier that offers substantially similar services to the Hold for Pickup and Signature Confirmation services would provide better service and value than the Postal Service provides under subsection (a), the Secretary may, in accordance with paragraph
(2)of this subsection— discontinue use of the services of the Postal Service under subsection (a); and enter into a contract with the private carrier under which a person to whom a document is sent under the Secure Mail Initiative (or any successor program) may elect to have the private carrier use one of the substantially similar services in delivering the document. The Secretary may not exercise the authority under paragraph
(1)unless the Secretary— determines, and notifies the Postal Service, that the private carrier offers services that are substantially similar to the Hold for Pickup and Signature Confirmation services; provides for an option under the Secure Mail Initiative (or any successor program) under which a person to whom a document is sent under that initiative may elect a service under paragraph (1)(B); requires the payment of a fee from a person electing a service under paragraph (1)(B), which shall be set at a level that ensures recovery of— the full cost of contracting with the private carrier to provide all such services; and any additional costs associated with the administration of the fees collected; and deposits the fees collected under subparagraph
(C)as offsetting receipts into the Immigration Examinations Fees Account.
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Offering Hold for Pickup and Signature Confirmation services under the Secure Mail Initiative
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