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B-207547 1 (1982-07-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjid0001 and id is 1 raw text is: k I S. COMPTROLLEr( GENERAL OF TIlE UNITED STATES WASflltJG f0 id c. 30548 o 41 -5 B-207547 July 28, 1982 The Honorable William D, For Chairman, Committee on Post and Civil Service House of Representatives Of f ice . * - Wv3 t )'0 4,1-1 Dear Mr. Chairman: This responds views on S. 1407, tion Amendments of to your request a bill entitled, 1982. of May 11, Mail Order 1982, for : Consumer our Protec- S. 1407 is designed to strengthen the U.S. Postal servIce's investigatory and enforcement powers. The bill's key provisions would grant the Postal Service authority to issue written inspec- tion demands relating to matters under investigation, issue cease and desist orders regarding fraudulent activities conducted through the mail, and commence civil actions to obtain penalties of up to $10,000 per day for certain violations. *1 We have not conducted any recent reviews of the mail fraud matters addressed by the bill, and, therefore, are not in a posi,- tion to comment on the problem of mail order fraud or the extent to which enactment of S, 1407 would combat it, However, we do have several recommendations for clarifying those provisions of Be 1407 that deal with Postal Service inspection demands and cease and desist orders. Inspection Demands Section 2 of the bill would authorize the Postal Service to require, pursuant to a written demand, the production of records deemed relevant to investigations of postal offenses and postal civil matters. This inspection demand authority apparently would be available to the Postal Service for the purpose of conducting criminal and civil investigations before presentment of a case to a */ An enforcement matter not addressed by S. 1407 is the authority of Postal agents to carry firearms and make warrantless arrests for the commission of Federal felony offenses. These matters are covered, however, by S. 1630, the pending version of the comprehensive revision of the Federal Criminal Code. i ( i9cfX'~' cr 9%aqoo o t q

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