Findings; sense of congress

(a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Mail theft, including theft involving collection boxes and cluster mailbox units, has increased in communities across the United States. (2) Organized criminal groups increasingly engage in schemes involving stolen mail, postal keys, counterfeit postal access devices, identity theft, check fraud, bank fraud, and related financial crimes. (3) Theft, robbery, duplication, and unlawful possession of postal keys and arrow keys pose significant risks to the security and integrity of the United States mail system. (4) Mail theft and related fraud offenses impose substantial financial and emotional harm on consumers, small businesses, financial institutions, and postal employees. (5) Effective investigation and prosecution of organized mail theft schemes requires coordinated efforts among Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. (6) Enhanced coordination among prosecutors and law enforcement agencies will improve the ability of the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute organized mail theft and related fraud offenses. (b) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) organized mail theft and related financial crimes are serious Federal offenses that threaten public confidence in the United States mail system; (2) the Department of Justice should prioritize investigation and prosecution of organized mail theft schemes, including offenses involving postal keys, arrow keys, identity theft, check fraud, and bank fraud; (3) coordination among United States Attorneys’ Offices, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies is essential to combating organized mail theft; and (4) Federal sentencing policy should appropriately reflect the seriousness of offenses involving stolen or counterfeit postal access devices and organized mail theft schemes.