,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bei  #aafth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dgci  ,report ,no4 #aaf-cah1 ,part ,i  
,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of                 
,,representatives  ,october #ah1 #bjai  
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york 7for herself1
 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,miss  
,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new 
,york1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4   
,katko1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1    
,ms4 ,slotkin1 and ,mr4 ,rogers of      
,alabama7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security1 and in addition to
 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,december #c1      
#bjai;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,mc,caul
  ,december #c1 #bjai ,reported from the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security      
,december #c1 #bjai;,committee on ,ways 
and ,means discharged2 committed to the 

,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
protect ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border     
,protection officers1 agents1 other     
personnel1 and canines against potential
 synthetic opioid exposure1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,synthetic     
,opioid ,exposure ,prevention and       
,training ,act4  #b4 ,protection against
 potential synthetic opioid exposure    
within ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border      
,protection  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle  
,b of title ,,iv of the ,homeland       
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#baa et seq47 is amended by inserting   
after section #dae the following new    
section3  #daf4 ,protection against     
potential synthetic opioid exposure  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,commissioner of      
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
shall issue a policy that specifies     
effective protocols and procedures for  

the safe handling of potential synthetic
 opioids1 including fentanyl1 by ,u4,s4 
,customs and ,border ,protection        
officers1 agents1 other personnel1 and  
canines1 and to reduce the risk of      
injury or death resulting from          
accidental exposure and enhance         
post-exposure management4  7b7 ,training
  7#a7 ,in general ,together with the   
issuance of the policy described in     
subsection 7a71 the ,commissioner of    
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
shall require mandatory and recurrent   
training on the following3  7,a7 ,the   
potential risk of opioid exposure and   
safe handling procedures for potential  
synthetic opioids1 including            
precautionary measures such as the use  
of personal protective equipment during 
such handling4  7,b7 ,how to access and 
administer opioid receptor antagonists1 
including naloxone1 post-exposure to    
potential synthetic opioids4  7#b7      
,integration ,the training described in 
paragraph 7#a7 may be integrated into   

existing training under section #daa7l7 
for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border         
,protection officers1 agents1 and other 
personnel4  7c7 ,personal protective    
equipment and opioid receptor           
antagonists ,together with the issuance 
of the policy described in subsection   
7a71 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4        
,customs and ,border ,protection shall  
ensure the availability of personal     
protective equipment and opioid receptor
 antagonists1 including naloxone1 to all
 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection
 officers1 agents1 other personnel1 and 
canines at risk of accidental exposure  
to synthetic opioids4  7d7 ,oversight   
,to ensure effectiveness of the policy  
described in subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 the  
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection shall regularly     
monitor the efficacy of the             
implementation of such policy and adjust
 protocols and procedures1 as necessary2
 and  7#b7 the ,inspector ,general of   
the ,department shall audit compliance  

with the requirements of this section   
not less than once each year for the    
five years after the date of the        
enactment of this section4  4  7b7      
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #dae the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #daf4 ,protection      
against potential synthetic opioid      
exposure4  4  ,december #c1 #bjai       
,reported from the ,committee on        
,homeland ,security,december #c1        
#bjai;,committee on ,ways and ,means    
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed