,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,december #ab1 #bjbd4  ,amendments3     
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #hffc7 entitled
 ,an ,act to require the ,science and   
,technology ,directorate in the         
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
develop greater capacity to detect1     
identify1 and disrupt illicit substances
 in very low concentrations41 do pass   
with the following ,strike all after the
 enacting clause and insert the         
following3 #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,detection          
,equipment and ,technology ,evaluation  
to ,counter the ,threat of ,fentanyl and
 ,xylazine ,act of #bjbd or the ,,detect
 ,fentanyl and ,xylazine ,act of #bjbd4 
#b4 ,enhancing the capacity to detect   
and identify drugs such as fentanyl and 
xylazine ,section #cjb of the ,homeland 
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#ahb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph    
7#ac71 by striking and at the end2  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#ad71 by striking the    

period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#ae7 carrying out1 in      
coordination with the ,drug ,enforcement
 ,administration1 research1 development1
 testing1 evaluation1 and cost-benefit  
analyses to improve the safety1         
effectiveness1 and efficiency of        
equipment and the effectiveness and     
efficiency of reference libraries for   
use by ,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1
 and territorial law enforcement        
agencies for the accurate detection of  
drugs1 such as fentanyl and xylazine1   
including-- 7,a7 portable equipment that
 can detect and identify drugs with     
minimal or no handling of the sample2   
7,b7 equipment that can separate complex
 mixtures containing low concentrations 
of drugs and high concentrations of     
cutting agents into their component     
parts to enable signature extraction for
 field identification and detection2 and
  7,c7 technologies that use machine    
learning or artificial intelligence 7as 

defined in section #ejjb of the         
,national ,artificial ,intelligence     
,initiative ,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #idja77 and other techniques to predict
 whether the substances in a sample are 
controlled substance analogues or other 
new psychoactive substances not yet     
included in available reference         
libraries4  4  #c4 ,requirements ,in    
carrying out section #cjb7ae7 of the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as   
added by section #b1 the ,under         
,secretary for ,science and ,technology 
shall-- 7#a7 follow the recommendations1
 guidelines1 and best practices         
described in the ,artificial            
,intelligence ,risk ,management         
,framework 7,,nist ,,ai #ajj-a7 or any  
successor document published by the     
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology2 and  7#b7 establish the    
,directorate of ,science and            
,technology's research1 development1    
testing1 evaluation1 and cost-benefit   
analysis priorities under such section  

#cjb7ae7 based on the latest available  
information1 including specific drugs   
identified as threats in-- 7,a7 the     
latest ,homeland ,threat ,assessment    
published by the ,department of         
,homeland ,security2  7,b7 the latest   
,state and ,territory ,report on        
,enduring and ,emerging ,threats        
published by the ,drug ,enforcement     
,administration2 or  7,c7 any successor 
documents4  #d4 ,rule of construction   
,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
to limit the authority of agencies      
currently managing1 overseeing1 or      
otherwise involved in drug equipment and
 reference libraries4 ,amend the title  
so as to read3 ,an ,act to require the  
,science and ,technology ,directorate in
 the ,department of ,homeland ,security 
to develop greater capacity to detect   
and identify illicit substances in very 
low concentrations44  ,secretary