,,ii #aae? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #gjh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,m>* #bc1 #bjag ,mr4 ,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 & ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to improve ! ability ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection to int]dict f5tanyl1 o!r syn!tic opioids1 & o!r n>cotics & psy*oactive sub/ances t are illegally import$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,int]national ,n>cotics ,traffick+ ,em]g5cy ,response by ,detect+ ,incom+ ,contrab& ) ,te*nology ,act or ! ,,int]dict ,act4 #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,*emical scre5+ device ,! t]m *emical scre5+ device means an infr>$ spectrophotomet]1 mass spectromet]1 nucle> magnetic resonance spectromet]1 ,raman spectrophotomet]1 or o!r sci5tific in/rum5tation able to collect data t c be int]pret$ to det]m9e ! pres5ce ( f5tanyl1 o!r syn!tic opioids1 & o!r n>cotics & psy*oactive sub/ances4 7#b7 ,express consignm5t op]ator or c>ri] ,! t]m express consignm5t op]ator or c>ri] has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #abh4a ( title #ai1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any simil> successor regulation74 7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4 #c4 ,int]diction ( f5tanyl1 o!r syn!tic opioids1 & o!r n>cotics & psy*oactive sub/ances 7a7 ,*emical scre5+ devices ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all-- 7#a7 increase ! numb] ( *emical scre5+ devices available to ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection ov] ! numb] ( su* devices t are available on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 & 7#b7 make su* additional *emical scre5+ devices available to ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection z ! ,secret>y det]m9es are necess>y = ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection to c>ry out activities to int]dict f5tanyl1 o!r syn!tic opioids1 & o!r n>cotics & psy*oactive sub/ances t are illegally import$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ su* sub/ances t are import$ ?r\gh ! mail or by an express consignm5t op]ator or c>ri]4 7b7 ,p]sonnel ,to int]pret data ,! ,secret>y %all d$icate ! appropriate numb] ( p]sonnel1 includ+ sci5ti/s1 to ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection s t p]sonnel are available dur+ all op]ational h\rs to int]pret data collect$ by *emical scre5+ devices4 #d4 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y #ae1jjj1jjj to ensure t ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection-- 7#a7 has suffici5t res\rces & p]sonnel1 includ+ sci5ti/s1 available dur+ all op]ational h\rs to prev5t ! unlawful importation ( f5tanyl1 o!r syn!tic opioids1 & o!r n>cotics & psy*oactive sub/ances2 & 7#b7 is provid$ ) suffici5t *emical scre5+ devices to facilitate ! effective & effici5t detection & id5tification ( su* sub/ances4