,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1      
#bjai,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 and ,mrs4         
,blackburn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,controlled       
,substances ,act and the ,controlled    
,substances ,import and ,export ,act to 
modify the offenses relating to         
fentanyl1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ending the ,fentanyl ,crisis ,act  
of #bjai4  #b4 ,controlled ,substances  
,act amendments ,section #dja7;b77#a7 of
 the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba  
,u4,s4,c4 #hda7;b77#a77 is amended--    
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a77vi7-- 7,a7 by 
striking #djj and inserting #bj2  7,b7  
by striking #ajj and inserting #e2 and  
7,c7 by inserting scheduled or          
unscheduled before analogue of2 and     
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b77vi7-- 7,a7 by 

striking #dj and inserting #b2  7,b7 by 
striking #aj and inserting #j4e2 and    
7,c7 by inserting scheduled or          
unscheduled before analogue of4  #c4    
,controlled ,substances ,import and     
,export ,act amendments ,section        
#ajaj7;b7 of the ,controlled ,substances
 ,import and ,export ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #ifj7;b77-- 7#a7 in paragraph          
7#a77;,f7-- 7,a7 by striking #djj and   
inserting #bj2  7,b7 by striking #ajj   
and inserting #e2 and  7,c7 by inserting
 scheduled or unscheduled before        
analogue of2 and  7#b7 in paragraph     
7#b77;,f7-- 7,a7 by striking #dj and    
inserting #b2  7,b7 by striking #aj and 
inserting #j4e2 and  7,c7 by inserting  
scheduled or unscheduled before analogue
 of4  #d4 ,directive to the ,sentencing 
,commission  7a7 ,definition ,in this   
section1 the term ,commission means the 
,united ,states ,sentencing ,commission4
  7b7 ,directive to the ,united ,states 
,sentencing ,commission ,pursuant to the
 authority of the ,commission under     

section #iid7p7 of title #bh1 ,united   
,states ,code1 and in accordance with   
this section1 the ,commission shall     
review and amend1 if appropriate1 the   
guidelines and policy statements of the 
,commission applicable to a person      
convicted of an offense under section   
#dja of the ,controlled ,substances ,act
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hda7 or section #ajaj  
of the ,controlled ,substances ,import  
and ,export ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ifj7 to
 ensure that the guidelines and policy  
statements are consistent with the      
amendments made by sections #b and #c of
 this ,act4  7c7 ,emergency authority   
,the ,commission shall-- 7#a7 promulgate
 the guidelines1 policy statements1 or  
amendments provided for in this ,act as 
soon as practicable1 and in any event   
not later than #abj days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 in accordance
 with the procedure set forth in section
 #ba7;a7 of the ,sentencing ,act of     
#aihg 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #iid note71 as     
though the authority under that ,act had

 not expired2 and  7#b7 pursuant to the 
emergency authority provided under      
paragraph 7#a71 make such conforming    
amendments to the ,federal sentencing   
guidelines as the ,commission determines
 necessary to achieve consistency with  
other guideline provisions and          
applicable law4  #e4 ,interdiction of   
fentanyl1 other synthetic opioids1 and  
other narcotics and psychoactive        
substances  7a7 ,definitions ,in this   
section-- 7#a7 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 substances2  
7#b7 the term express consignment       
operator or carrier has the meaning     
given the term in section #abh4a of     

title #ai1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 or any successor thereto2 
and  7#c7 the term ,postmaster ,general 
means the ,postmaster ,general of the   
,united ,states ,postal ,service4  7b7  
,interdiction of fentanyl1 other        
synthetic opioids1 and other narcotics  
and psychoactive substances  7#a7       
,chemical screening devices ,the        
,postmaster ,general shall-- 7,a7       
increase the number of chemical         
screening devices that are available to 
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service2   
and  7,b7 make additional chemical      
screening devices available to the      
,united ,states ,postal ,service as the 
,postmaster ,general 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
  7#b7 ,personnel to interpret data ,the

 ,postmaster ,general shall dedicate the
 appropriate number of personnel of the 
,united ,states ,postal ,service1       
including scientists1 so that those     
personnel are available during all      
operational hours to interpret data     
collected by chemical screening devices4
  7c7 ,authorization of appropriations  
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,postmaster ,general #i1jjj1jjj  
to ensure that the ,united ,states      
,postal ,service 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