; 19 U.S.C. 2071 note) is amended to read as follows: (K) The Secretary shall require the Postmaster General to transmit or to ensure the transmission of the information required in paragraphs (1) and (2) to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for all shipments by the United States Postal Service which includes shipments that the United States Postal Service receives from foreign postal operators (shipments from foreign postal operators may be transported by private carriers). All regulations issued pursuant to this provision are required to impose the same information requirements on the United States Postal Service and private carriers. . (f) Manifest penalties applied to the United States Postal Service (1) Penalties for violations of the arrival, reporting, entry, and clearance requirements 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 arising from violations for postal shipments With respect to civil penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (d), the Postmaster General shall be liable for the penalty if the violation was caused by a foreign postal operator or the United States Postal Service. . (2) Penalties for falsity or lack of manifest Section 584 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1584 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Person directly or indirectly responsible shall include the Postmaster General For purposes of subsection (a), the Postmaster General may be the person directly or indirectly responsible for a discrepancy if the discrepancy is the result of— (1) an omission by a foreign postal operator or the United States Postal Service