,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #badb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #be1  
#bjag,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve 
the ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and      
,border ,protection to interdict        
fentanyl1 other synthetic opioids1 and  
other narcotics and psychoactive        
substances that are illegally imported  
into the ,united ,states1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,international      
,narcotics ,trafficking ,emergency      
,response by ,detecting ,incoming       
,contraband with ,technology ,act or the
 ,,interdict ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in
 this ,act3 7#a7 ,chemical screening    
device ,the term chemical screening     
device means an immunoassay1 narcotics  
field test kit1 infrared                
spectrophotometer1 mass spectrometer1   
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer1
 ,raman spectrophotometer1 or other     
scientific instrumentation able to      
collect data that can be interpreted to 

determine the presence of fentanyl1     
other synthetic opioids1 and other      
narcotics and psychoactive substances4  
7#b7 ,commissioner ,the term            
,commissioner means the ,commissioner of
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border            
,protection4  7#c7 ,express consignment 
operator or carrier ,the term express   
consignment operator or carrier has the 
meaning given that term in section      
#abh4a of title #ai1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations 7or any similar successor  
regulation74  #c4 ,interdiction of      
fentanyl1 other synthetic opioids1 and  
other narcotics and psychoactive        
substances  7a7 ,chemical screening     
devices ,the ,commissioner shall-- 7#a7 
increase the number of chemical         
screening devices available to ,u4,s4   
,customs and ,border ,protection        
officers over the number of such devices
 that are available on the date of the  
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 make  
such additional chemical screening      
devices available to ,u4,s4 ,customs and

 ,border ,protection officers as the    
,commissioner determines are necessary  
to interdict fentanyl1 other synthetic  
opioids1 and other narcotics and        
psychoactive substances that are        
illegally imported into the ,united     
,states1 including such substances that 
are imported through the mail or by an  
express consignment operator or carrier4
  7b7 ,personnel to interpret data ,the 
,commissioner shall dedicate the        
appropriate number of ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection personnel1      
including scientists1 so that such      
personnel are available during all      
operational hours to interpret data     
collected by chemical screening devices4
  #d4 ,authorization of appropriations  
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,commissioner #i1jjj1jjj to      
ensure that ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection has resources1 including    
chemical screening devices1 personnel1  
and scientists1 available during all    
operational hours to prevent1 detect1   

and interdict the unlawful importation  
of fentanyl1 other synthetic opioids1   
and other narcotics and psychoactive    
substances4  ,passed the ,house of      
,representatives ,october #bd1          
#bjag4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk