USPIS Surveillance Protection Act

HR 5211, the USPIS Surveillance Protection Act, prohibits federal funding for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service's (USPIS) Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP) and similar domestic surveillance programs. The bill bans using any federal funds - including those from the Postal Service Fund - to conduct surveillance targeting individuals without a connection to mail, postal crimes, or Postal Service facility security, or programs with politically motivated targets. It directly affects the USPIS by blocking financial support for its iCOP program, which the USPS Inspector General found exceeded legal authority. The law enacts a specific funding restriction to end surveillance activities outside the Postal Inspection Service's defined jurisdiction.