,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,strong1   
,mr4 ,babin1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1
 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,moore of        
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,pfluger1 ,mr4 ,green of 
,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 and ,mr4    
,grothman7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committees on the      
,judiciary1 and ,energy and ,commerce1  
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  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,controlled ,substances ,act  
to authorize ,homeland ,security        
,investigations to perform certain drug 
enforcement functions1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,homeland ,security 

,fentanyl ,enforcement ,act4  #b4       
,empowering ,homeland ,security         
,investigations to counter drug         
smuggling by transnational criminal     
organizations  7a7 ,powers of           
enforcement personnel ,section #ejh of  
the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #hgh7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection3   
7c7 ,special ,agents of ,homeland       
,security ,investigations and ,state1   
,tribal1 and local law enforcement      
officers designated by the ,executive   
,associate ,director for ,homeland      
,security ,investigations pursuant to   
section #dja7;i7 of the ,tariff ,act of 
#aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #adja7;i77 shall   
have the powers and authorities         
described in subsection 7a7 for the     
enforcement of this ,act1 which shall be
 exercised in the performance of the    
,department of ,homeland ,security's    
existing functions related to customs   
and criminal law enforcement under the  
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb4 ,the 

authorization provided under this       
subsection shall terminate on the date  
that is five years after the date of the
 enactment of this subsection4  4  7b7  
,review and report on the deconfliction 
policies and practices of the ,drug     
,enforcement ,administration and        
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
regarding drug investigations  7#a7     
,review ,the ,comptroller ,general of   
the ,united ,states shall conduct a     
review of the deconfliction policies and
 practices between the ,drug            
,enforcement ,administration and        
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
that-- 7,a7 determines whether there is 
documented reciprocity between the ,drug
 ,enforcement ,administration and       
,homeland ,security ,investigations in  
the policies and practices for          
deconfliction of investigations and     
operations carried out in accordance    
with the authorities set forth in the   
,controlled ,substances ,act and the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb2  7,b7

 determines the number1 if any1 of      
investigations or operations initiated  
during the #a-year period beginning on  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
by ,homeland ,security ,investigations  
or the ,drug ,enforcement               
,administration that did not adhere to  
the deconfliction policies and practices
 required under the reciprocity referred
 to in subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,c7     
determines the effect of the            
authorization under section #ejh7;c7 of 
the ,controlled ,substances ,act1 as    
added by subsection 7a71 on the         
deconfliction policies and practices of 
the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration  
and ,homeland ,security ,investigations1
 respectively4  7#b7 ,report ,not later 
than #ah months after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate1 the ,committee on the      
,judiciary of the ,senate1 the          

,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives1 and the    
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives a report that
 contains-- 7,a7 a detailed summary of  
the findings of the review conducted    
pursuant to paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7   
any recommendations to modernize        
deconfliction policies and procedures to
 ensure reciprocity between the ,drug   
,enforcement ,administration and        
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
regarding investigative functions       
related to controlled substances1       
transnational criminal organizations1 or
 other areas with respect to which      
respective jurisdictions and authorities
 may overlap4  7c7 ,action ,if the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states determines1 based on the review 
and report under subsection 7b71 that   
certain investigations or operations    
referred to in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 of   
such subsection did not adhere to       
deconfliction policies and practices    

required under the reciprocity referred 
to paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of such          
subsection1 the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security and the ,attorney ,general    
shall take such actions as may be       
necessary to ensure investigations and  
operations of the ,drug ,enforcement    
,administration and ,homeland ,security 
,investigations carried out in          
accordance with the authorities set     
forth in the ,controlled ,substances    
,act and the ,homeland ,security ,act of
 #bjjb so adhere to such policies and   
practices4 ,in taking such actions to so
 ensure such compliance1 the ,secretary 
and ,attorney ,general shall prioritize 
existing interagency task forces where  
ever possible4  7d7 ,rule of            
construction ,nothing in this ,act or   
the amendment made by this ,act may be  
construed as affecting in any way the   
authorities of the ,drug ,enforcement   
,administration4