,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #cj1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,hagerty 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,lee1 and     
,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to provide the ,secretary 
of ,health and ,human ,services with the
 authority to suspend the right to      
introduce certain persons or property   
into the ,united ,states in the interest
 of the public health4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop   
,fentanyl ,border ,crossings ,act4  #b4 
,protection of public health ,section   
#cfb of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfe7 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking ,whenever the and      
inserting the following3  7a7 ,in       
general ,whenever the  2 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7b7   

,suspensions relating to illicit drugs  
,whenever the ,secretary determines that
 by reason of the existence of          
substantial illicit drug smuggling from 
a foreign country there is serious      
danger of the introduction of such drugs
 into the ,united ,states1 and that this
 danger is so increased by the          
introduction of persons or property from
 such country that a suspension of the  
right to introduce such persons and     
property is required in the interest of 
the public health1 the ,secretary1 in   
accordance with regulations promulgated 
by the ,secretary1 shall have the power 
to prohibit1 in whole or in part1 the   
introduction of persons and property    
from such countries or places as he     
shall designate in order to avert such  
danger1 and for such period of time as  
he may deem necessary for such purpose4 
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