Sec. 8007. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR POSTAL SHIPMENTS
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## SEC. 8007 CIVIL PENALTIES FOR POSTAL SHIPMENTS Section 436 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1436) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(e) Civil Penalties for Postal Shipments > > > #### “(1) Civil penalty > > A civil penalty shall be imposed against the United States Postal Service if the Postal Service accepts a shipment in violation of section 343(a)(3)(K)(vii)(I) of the Trade Act of 2002. > > > #### “(2) Modification of civil penalty > > > ##### “(A) In general > > U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall reduce or dismiss a civil penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph
(1)if U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that the United States Postal Service— > > > ###### “(i) > > has a low error rate in compliance with section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002; > > > ###### “(ii) > > is cooperating with U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to the violation of section 343(a)(3)(K)(vii)(I) of the Trade Act of 2002; or > > > ###### “(iii) > > has taken remedial action to prevent future violations of section 343(a)(3)(K)(vii)(I) of the Trade Act of 2002. > > > ##### “(B) Written notification > > U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall issue a written notification to the Postal Service with respect to each exercise of the authority of subparagraph
(A)to reduce or dismiss a civil penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph (1). > > > #### “(3) Ongoing lack of compliance > > If U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that the United States Postal Service— > > > ##### “(A) > > has repeatedly committed violations of section 343(a)(3)(K)(vii)(I) of the Trade Act of 2002, > > > ##### “(B) > > has failed to cooperate with U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to violations of section 343(a)(3)(K)(vii)(I) of the Trade Act of 2002, and > > > ##### “(C) > > has an increasing error rate in compliance with section 343(a)(3)(K) of the Trade Act of 2002, > > civil penalties may be imposed against the United States Postal Service until corrective action, satisfactory to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is taken.”” > .
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CIVIL PENALTIES FOR POSTAL SHIPMENTS
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