,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,ms4 
,rosen7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
ensure ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border      
,protection officers1 agents1 and other 
personnel have adequate synthetic opioid
 detection equipment1 that the          
,department of ,homeland ,security has a
 process to update synthetic opioid     
detection capability1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,dhs ,opioid       
,detection ,resilience ,act of #bjbj4   
#b4 ,strategy to ensure detection of all
 opioid purity levels at ports of entry 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection 7referred to in this
 section as ,,cbp7 shall--  7#a7        

implement a strategy to ensure deployed 
chemical screening devices are able to  
identify in an operational environment  
narcotics at purity levels less than or 
equal to #aj percent1 or provide        
directors of ports of entry with an     
alternate method for identifying        
narcotics at lower purity levels2 and   
7#b7 require testing of any new chemical
 screening devices to understand the    
abilities and limitations of such       
devices relating to identifying         
narcotics at various purity levels      
before ,,cbp commits to the acquisition 
of such devices4  #c4 ,plan to ensure   
opioid detection equipment resiliency   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security shall implement a plan for the
 long-term development of a centralized 
spectral database for chemical screening
 devices4  7b7 ,requirements ,the plan  
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
address the following3  7#a7 ,how newly 

identified spectra will be collected1   
stored1 and distributed to such devices 
in their operational environment1       
including at ports of entry4  7#b7      
,identification of parties responsible  
for updates and maintenance of the      
centralized spectral database4