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Calendar No. 460 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4739 

[Report No. 116–229] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 10, 2019 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

JUNE 1, 2020 

Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to protect 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, 

other personnel, and canines against potential synthetic 

opioid exposure, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Synthetic Opioid Expo5 sure Prevention and Training Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC 

2 OPIOID EXPOSURE WITHIN U.S. CUSTOMS 

3 AND BORDER PROTECTION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the 

5 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) 

6 is amended by inserting after section 415 the following 

7 new section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 416. PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC 

9 OPIOID EXPOSURE. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Cus11 toms and Border Protection shall issue a policy that speci12 fies effective protocols and procedures for the safe han13 dling of potential synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, by 

14 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, 

15 other personnel, and canines, and to reduce the risk of 

16 injury or death resulting from accidental exposure and en17 hance post-exposure management. 

18 ‘‘(b) TRAINING.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Together with the issuance 

20 of the policy described in subsection (a), the Com21 missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

22 shall require mandatory and recurrent training on 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) The potential risk of opioid exposure 

25 and safe handling procedures for potential syn26 thetic opioids, including precautionary measures 


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1 such as the use of personal protective equip2 ment during such handling. 

3 ‘‘(B) How to access and administer opioid 

4 receptor antagonists, including naloxone, post5 exposure to potential synthetic opioids. 

6 ‘‘(2) INTEGRATION.—The training described in 

7 paragraph (1) may be integrated into existing train8 ing under section 411(l) for U.S. Customs and Bor9 der Protection officers, agents, and other personnel. 

10 ‘‘(c) PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND

11 OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS.—Together with the 

12 issuance of the policy described in subsection (a), the 

13 Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

14 shall ensure the availability of personal protective equip15 ment and opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, 

16 to all U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, 

17 agents, other personnel, and canines at risk of accidental 

18 exposure to synthetic opioids. 

19 ‘‘(d) OVERSIGHT.—To ensure effectiveness of the pol20 icy described in subsection (a)— 

21 ‘‘(1) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 

22 Border Protection shall regularly monitor the effi23 cacy of the implementation of such policy and adjust 

24 protocols and procedures, as necessary; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) the Inspector General of the Department 

2 shall audit compliance with the requirements of this 

3 section not less than once each year for the 5 years 

4 after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

6 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

7 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

8 415 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 416. Protection against potential synthetic opioid exposure.’’. 

9 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

10 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Synthetic Opioid Expo11 sure Prevention and Training Act’’. 

12 SEC. 2. PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC 

13 OPIOID EXPOSURE WITHIN U.S. CUSTOMS 

14 AND BORDER PROTECTION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the Home16 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) is amended 

17 by inserting after section 415 the following new section: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 416. PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC 

19 OPIOID EXPOSURE. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Cus21 toms and Border Protection shall issue a policy that speci22 fies effective protocols and procedures for the safe handling 

23 of potential synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, by U.S. 

24 Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other per25 sonnel, and canines, and to reduce the risk of injury or 


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1 death resulting from accidental exposure and enhance post2 exposure management. 

3 ‘‘(b) TRAINING.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Together with the issuance of 

5 the policy described in subsection (a), the Commis6 sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 

7 require mandatory and recurrent training on the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(A) The potential risk of opioid exposure 

10 and safe handling procedures for potential syn11 thetic opioids, including precautionary measures 

12 such as the use of personal protective equipment 

13 during such handling. 

14 ‘‘(B) How to access and administer opioid 

15 receptor antagonists, including naloxone, post-ex16 posure to potential synthetic opioids. 

17 ‘‘(2) INTEGRATION.—The training described in 

18 paragraph (1) may be integrated into existing train19 ing under section 411(l) for U.S. Customs and Border 

20 Protection officers, agents, and other personnel. 

21 ‘‘(c) PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND OPIOID

22 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS.—Together with the issuance of 

23 the policy described in subsection (a), the Commissioner of 

24 U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure the avail25 ability of personal protective equipment and opioid receptor 


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1 antagonists, including naloxone, to all U.S. Customs and 

2 Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and ca3 nines at risk of accidental exposure to synthetic opioids. 

4 ‘‘(d) OVERSIGHT.—To ensure effectiveness of the policy 

5 described in subsection (a)— 

6 ‘‘(1) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor7 der Protection shall regularly monitor the efficacy of 

8 the implementation of such policy and adjust proto9 cols and procedures, as necessary; and 

10 ‘‘(2) the Inspector General of the Department 

11 shall audit compliance with the requirements of this 

12 section not less than once during the 3-year period 

13 after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

15 section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

16 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 415 

17 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 416. Protection against potential synthetic opioid exposure.’’. 


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Calendar No. 460 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4739 

[Report No. 116–229] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

purposes. potential synthetic opioid exposure, and for other cers, agents, other personnel, and canines against protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection offiJUNE 1, 2020 

Reported with an amendment 


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