,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ai1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,cruz1 ,mr4 ,budd1 & ,mr4 ,mor5o7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to susp5d ! entry
 ( cov]$ ali5s 9 response to ! f5tanyl  
public heal? crisis4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,alan ,t4 ,%ao
 ,,ii ,f5tanyl ,public ,heal? ,em]g5cy &
 ,ov]dose ,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,m ?an    
#ajj1jjj ,am]icans di$ f drug ov]doses  
dur+ #bjbc1 ) ! majority ( su* dea?s    
caus$ by f5tanyl4  7#b7 ,f5tanyl is a   
pot5t syn!tic opioid drug t is #ej times
 m pot5t ?an h]o9 & #ajj times m pot5t  
?an morph9e4  7#c7 ,f5tanyl is involv$ 9
 m dea?s ( ,am]icans y\ng] ?an #ej ye>s 
( age ?an any o!r cause ( dea?1 includ+ 
he>t disease1 canc]1 homicide1 suicide1 
& o!r accid5ts4  7#d7 ,9 #bjbc1 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,drug ,en=cem5t ,ag5cy seiz$ m  

?an #hj1jjj1jjj f5tanyl-lac$ pills &    
approximately #ab1jjj p\nds ( f5tanyl   
p[d]1 :i* is en\gh f5tanyl to kill e    
,am]ican4  7#e7 ,j #b milligrams (      
f5tanyl is consid]$ a le?al dose4  7#f7 
,! smuggl+ ( f5tanyl into ! ,unit$      
,/ates con/itutes a major public heal?  
crisis4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,cov]$ ali5 ,! t]m cov]$ ali5 means
 any p]son :o-- 7,a7 is attempt+ to     
unlawfully ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates f       
,canada or f ,mexico2  7,b7 does n      
possess ! requir$ travel docum5ts to be 
admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,c7 is  
be+ held at a po9t ( entry or a ,bord]  
,patrol /ation to facilitate immigration
 process+4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security4  #d4 ,susp5d+ ! introduction 
( cov]$ ali5s into ! ,unit$ ,/ates due  
to ! f5tanyl public heal? crisis  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! admittance ( cov]$ ali5s    
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates is susp5d$ to      
protect ! public heal?4  7b7 ,relocation

 ,cov]$ ali5s :o attempt to ent] !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 ei!r ?r\gh a po9t ( entry
 or betwe5 po9ts ( entry1 :ile !        
susp5sion describ$ 9 subsection 7a7     
rema9s 9 place %all be return$ to _!    
c\ntry ( orig9 or to ! c\ntry f :i* !y  
ent]$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates z rapidly z       
possible to l[] ! risk ( su* ali5s      
introduc+1 sell+1 traffick+1 or o!rwise 
illicitly dissem9at+ or promot+ !       
dissem9ation ( deadly f5tanyl into !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,repatriation       
flights ,! ,secret>y is au?oriz$ to     
transport cov]$ ali5s be+ relocat$      
pursuant to subsection 7b7 on s*$ul$    
repatriation flights1 on a space        
available basis4