,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eabh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ai1
 #bjbd,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4 
,heinrich7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,director of the
 ,bureau of ,prisons to develop and     
implement a strategy to interdict       
illicit substances and other contraband 
in the mail at ,federal correctional    
facilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,interdiction of   
,fentanyl in ,federal ,prisons ,act4    
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,contraband ,the term contraband means  
any material prohibited by law1         
regulation1 or policy of the ,bureau of 
,prisons that can reasonably be expected
 to cause physical injury or adversely  
affect the safety1 security1 or good    
order of a facility operated by the     
,bureau of ,prisons or the protection of
 the public4  7#b7 ,illicit substance   

,the term illicit substance has the     
meaning given the term controlled       
substance in section #ajb of the        
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  7#c7 ,director ,the   
term ,director means the ,director of   
the ,bureau of ,prisons4  7#d7 ,opioid  
,the term opioid has the meaning given  
that term in section #ajb of the        
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  #c4 ,strategy to      
interdict illicit substances and other  
contraband in postal mail  7a7          
,evaluation ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,director shall evaluate--    
7#a7 the acquisition and deployment of  
equipment to interdict illicit          
substances and other contraband by      
,federal correctional facilities2  7#b7 
the use of technology services to scan  
mail by ,federal correctional           
facilities2 and  7#c7 whether any       
technology used by other ,federal       
agencies to intercept and interdict     

illicit substances and other contraband 
in the mail may be used by the ,bureau  
of ,prisons4  7b7 ,strategy ,not later  
than #ij days after completing the      
evaluation under subsection 7a71 the    
,director shall submit to the ,committee
 on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives a strategy to
 provide each ,federal correctional     
facility with capabilities necessary    
to-- 7#a7 protect staff and inmates from
 exposure and access to illicit         
substances and other contraband1        
including opioids and other narcotics1  
introduced to facilities through the    
mail2  7#b7 ensure that-- 7,a7 each     
inmate receives a digital copy of any   
mail that is addressed to the inmate1   
consistent with the law and the safety  
procedures implemented by the ,bureau of
 ,prisons2  7,b7 as soon as practicable1
 the inmate receives the original       
physical copy of the mail received in   
digital format under subparagraph 7,a71 

consistent with the law and the safety  
procedures implemented by the ,bureau of
 ,prisons2 and  7,c7 delivery to any    
inmate under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 is documented2 and  7#c7 achieve #ajj  
percent scanning capacity of mail       
arriving at all ,federal correctional   
facilities4  7c7 ,contents ,the strategy
 required under subsection 7b7 shall--  
7#a7 identify critical information      
technology1 digital mail scanning       
equipment1 and mail scanning services   
necessary to achieve the scanning       
capacity described in subsection        
7b77#c72  7#b7 include an assessment of 
operational and logistical              
considerations1 including-- 7,a7        
prioritization of high security and     
large inmate population facilities for  
digital mail scanning infrastructure and
 security technology deployment2  7,b7  
an assessment of any additional         
personnel and technology training       
necessary to implement the strategy2 and
  7,c7 requirements for the maintenance 

of scanning equipment and periodic      
digital technology upgrades2 and  7#c7  
include an equipment and technology     
budgetary proposal for fiscal years     
#bjbe through #bjbg in order to fully   
implement the strategy described under  
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,annual progress   
reports ,not later than #a year after   
the date on which the strategy under    
subsection 7b7 is submitted1 and each   
year thereafter1 the ,director shall    
submit to the ,committee on the         
,judiciary of the ,senate and the       
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives a report on  
the efficiency of the strategy and the  
total quantity of illicit substances and
 other contraband detected in the mail  
at ,federal correctional facilities4