,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #be1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,welch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
coordinated ,national ,institute of     
,standards and ,technology science and  
research activities regarding illicit   
drugs containing xylazine1 novel        
synthetic opioids1 and other substances 
of concern1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,testing1 ,rapid ,analysis1 and    
,narcotic ,quality ,research ,act of    
#bjbc or the ,,tranq ,research ,act of  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,xylazine detection and     
analysis  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,director ,the term       
,director means the ,director of the    
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology4  7#b7 ,federal laboratory  
,the term ,federal laboratory has the   

meaning given such term in section #d of
 the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology     
,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #cgjc74  7#c7 ,institute ,the term     
,institute means the ,national          
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology4  7#d7 ,institution of      
higher education ,the term institution  
of higher education has the meaning     
given such term in section #aja of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#ai   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#e7 ,nonprofit      
organization ,the term nonprofit        
organization means an organization      
described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and  
exempt from tax under section #eja7;a7  
of such code4  7#f7 ,xylazine ,the term 
xylazine means the nonopioid            
tranquilizer methyl benzene compound    
frequently used in veterinary medicine  
as an emetic and sedative with analgesic
 and muscle relaxant properties4  7b7   
,in general ,the ,director shall-- 7#a7 
support intramural basic measurement    

science and research of the ,institute  
to advance-- 7,a7 analytical methods to 
identify1 understand1 differentiate1 and
 categorize illicit drugs containing    
xylazine1 novel synthetic opioids1 or   
other emerging substances of concern2   
7,b7 measurement technologies to shorten
 analysis timelines and enhance narcotic
 and opioid detection and analysis      
capabilities in illicit drugs2  7,c7 new
 data tools1 techniques1 and processes  
to identify and publicly disclose       
relevant information concerning illicit 
drugs containing xylazine1 novel        
synthetic opioids1 or other emerging    
substances of concern2 and  7,d7 all    
other areas determined by the ,director 
to be critical to the development and   
deployment of technologies to measure   
and analyze the presence of xylazine1   
novel synthetic opioids1 and other      
emerging substances of concern in       
illicit drugs2  7#b7 support activities 
to inform and expand the development of 
near-real time spectrometry capabilities

 regarding xylazine1 novel synthetic    
opioids1 and other emerging compounds in
 illicit drugs2  7#c7 convene the       
private sector1 institutions of higher  
education1 nonprofit organizations1     
,federal laboratories1 and other        
,federal agencies engaged in the        
analysis of illicit drugs to develop    
coordinated strategies and voluntary    
best practices for the safe handling1   
transport1 and analysis of illicit drugs
 containing xylazine1 novel synthetic   
opioids1 or other emerging substances of
 concern2  7#d7 establish or expand     
collaborative partnerships or consortia 
with other government agencies engaged  
in counternarcotic research and         
development1 institutions of higher     
education1 ,federal laboratories1 and   
the private sector to enhance narcotic  
and opioid detection and analysis       
capabilities regarding xylazine1 novel  
synthetic opioids1 and other emerging   
substances of concern in illicit drugs2 
and  7#e7 provide opportunities for     

graduate and postgraduate research on   
the detection and identification of     
xylazine1 novel synthetic opioids1 and  
other emerging substances of concern in 
illicit drugs4  7c7 ,controls ,in       
carrying out activities under this      
section1 the ,director shall ensure     
proper security controls are implemented
 to protect sensitive information1 as   
appropriate4  7d7 ,report ,not later    
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director   
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report on 
the implementation of this section4     
,such report may include recommendations
 for legislative action to improve the  
ability of the ,director to carry out   
this section4