,,ii #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #abie ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,april #c1 #bjbe,mr4 ,ju/ice 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,fett]man1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 & ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,a ,,bill ,to require ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,prisons to develop & implem5t a /rategy to int]dict f5tanyl & o!r syn!tic drugs 9 ! mail at ,f$]al correctional facilities4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,bureau ,( ,prisons ,security ,*eck & ,action aga9/ ,n>cotics 9 ,mail ,act or ! ,,bop ,,scan ,mail ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,bureau ( ,prisons has #abb in/itutions locat$ ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 employs ne>ly #ch1jjj employees1 & is responsible = m ?an #aej1jjj ,f$]al inmates4 7#b7 ,inmate mail is a prim>y entry po9t = smuggl+ drugs into correctional facilities1 ) ta9t$ mail incid5ts also on ! rise4 7#c7 ,elim9ation ( dang]\s contrab&1 includ+ syn!tic drugs1 9 mail is ess5tial to protect+ ! heal? & safety ( employees ( ! ,bureau ( ,prisons & ,f$]al inmates4 7#d7 ,prisons 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are increas+ly deadly facilities1 ) a #fjj p]c5t rise 9 drug ov]doses 9 rec5t ye>s4 7#e7 ,! introduction ( syn!tic drugs1 p>ticul>ly f5tanyl & f5tanyl analogues1 into correctional facilities by mail ?reat5s employees1 inmates1 & ! security ( correctional in/itutions1 & ! practice ( delib]ately lac+ opioids to ensure t>get$ le?ality repres5ts a dramatic em]g+ conc]n4 7#f7 ,! =ego+ factors add trem5d\s pressures & workload t fur!r burd5 exi/+ employees1 commonly reassign+ (fic]s f o!r functions to assi/ 9 process+ mail4 7#g7 ,employees at correctional facilities at ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local levels cont9ue to reque/ drug int]diction te*nologies to protect !mselves & inmates4 7#h7 ,a congressionally au?oriz$ digital mail scann+ pilot program at ! ,f$]al ,correctional ,in/itution1 ,beckley1 ,we/ ,virg9ia1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,p5it5ti>y1 ,canaan1 ,p5nsylvania1 f ,m>* #bjbj ?r\gh ,june #bjba1 demon/rat$ effective int]diction te*nology & practices aim$ at elim9at+ dang]\s contrab& arriv+ ?r\gh ! mail & s]v$ z an effective det]r5t to smuggl+ attempts4 7#i7 ,ap>t f digital mail scann+1 !re is no widely deploy$ int]diction te*nology t has demon/rat$ a #ajj p]c5t efficacy to detect+ f5tanyl1 & o!r syn!tic drugs1 arriv+ ?r\gh ! mail at ,bureau ( ,prisons facilities4 7#aj7 ,remov+ mail process+ f ,f$]al prisons & reliev+ ,bureau ( ,prisons employees f mail sort+ duties w result 9 an ext5sive budget>y relief to ! ,bureau ( ,prisons & decrease ! /aff+ %ortages fac+ prisons4 #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,prisons4 7#b7 ,opioid ,! t]m opioid has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74 7#c7 ,syn!tic drug ,! t]m syn!tic drug means a controll$ sub/ance analogue 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #ajb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb771 & includes any analogue ( f5tanyl4 #d4 ,/rategy to int]dict syn!tic drugs 9 po/al mail 7a7 ,evaluation ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all evaluate-- 7#a7 ! acquisition & deploym5t ( syn!tic drug int]diction equipm5t & te*nology by ,f$]al correctional facilities2 7#b7 ! use ( te*nology s]vices by ,f$]al correctional facilities to scan mail2 & 7#c7 :e!r any te*nologies us$ by o!r ,f$]al ag5cies or ,/ate & local corrections facilities to int]cept & int]dict contrab& 9 ! mail may be us$ by ! ,bureau ( ,prisons4 7b7 ,/rategy ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] complet+ ! evaluation "u subsection 7a71 ! ,director %all submit to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a /rategy to provide all ,f$]al correctional facilities ) capabilities necess>y to-- 7#a7 protect /aff & inmates f exposure to syn!tic drugs & opioids introduc$ to facilities ?r\gh ! mail2 7#b7 ensure t-- 7,a7 n lat] ?an #bd h\rs aft] a piece ( mail is receiv$ at a ,f$]al corrections facility or an appropriately contract$ (fsite location1 ea* inmate receives a digital copy ( any mail t is address$ to ! inmate2 7,b7 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] receiv+ a digital copy ( a piece ( mail "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! inmate receives ! orig9al physical copy ( any mail t-- 7i7 does n conta9 syn!tic drugs or opioids2 & 7ii7 is address$ to ! inmate2 & 7,c7 deliv]y to ! inmate "u subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 is docum5t$2 7#c7 ensure t a process is 9 place = ! process+ ( legal mail t includes-- 7,a7 ! v]ification ( ! s5d]2 & 7,b7 ma9ta9s attorney cli5t privilege z requir$ by exi/+ law2 & 7#d7 a*ieve #ajj p]c5t scann+ capacity ( mail arriv+ at all ,f$]al correction facilities4 7c7 ,cont5ts ,! /rategy requir$ "u subsection 7b7 %all-- 7#a7 id5tify critical in=mation te*nology1 digital mail scann+ equipm5t1 & mail scann+ s]vices necess>y to a*ieve ! scann+ capacity describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#d72 7#b7 include an assessm5t ( op]ational & logi/ical consid]ations1 includ+-- 7,a7 prioritization ( high security & l>ge inmate population facilities = digital mail scann+ infra/ructure & security te*nology deploym5t2 7,b7 any ne$ = additional p]sonnel & te*nology tra9+ necess>y to implem5t ! /rategy2 & 7,c7 scann+ equipm5t ma9t5ance requirem5ts & p]iodic digital te*nology upgrades2 7#c7 include an equipm5t & te*nology budget>y proposal1 = fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?\gh #bjbg1 9 ord] to fully implem5t ! /rategy describ$ "u subsection 7b72 & 7#d7 include /rategies = conduct+ ov]sight ( ! contractor provid+ ! scann+ s]vice = ! mail4 7d7 ,implem5tation deadl9e ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! /rategy is submitt$ "u subsection 7b71 & subject to appropriations1 ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,prisons %all complete implem5tation ( ! submitt$ plan4 7e7 ,annual progress reports ,beg9n+ #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! /rategy is submitt$ "u subsection 7b71 & ea* ye> !reaft]1 ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,prisons %all submit to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on ! effici5cy ( ! /rategy & ! total quantity ( detect$ syn!tic drugs & opioids4