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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4419 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 654
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4419

                          [Report No. 118-253]

To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of 
Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and 
         disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 2024

  Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Ossoff, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Lankford, Ms. 
Rosen, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following bill; which 
 was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

                            December 2, 2024

Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of 
Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and 
         disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Detection Equipment and 
Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine 
Act of 2024'' or the ``DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 
2024''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY TO DETECT, IDENTIFY, AND 
              DISRUPT DRUGS SUCH AS FENTANYL AND XYLAZINE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 302 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
182) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(15) carrying out research, development, 
        testing, evaluation, and cost-benefit analyses to improve the 
        safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of equipment and 
        reference libraries for use by Federal, State, local, and 
        Tribal law enforcement agencies for the accurate detection of 
        drugs or the disruption of drug trafficking for drugs such as 
        fentanyl and xylazine, including, but not limited to--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) portable equipment that can detect 
                and identify drugs with minimal or no handling of the 
                sample;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) equipment that can separate complex 
                mixtures containing low concentrations of drugs and 
                high concentrations of cutting agents into their 
                component parts to enable signature extraction for 
                field identification and detection; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) technologies that use machine 
                learning or artificial intelligence (as defined in 
                section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence 
                Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401)) and other 
                techniques to predict whether the substances in a 
                sample are controlled substance analogues or other new 
                psychoactive substances not yet included in available 
                reference libraries.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In carrying out section 302(15) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002, as added by section 2, the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) follow the recommendations, guidelines, and 
        best practices described in the Artificial Intelligence Risk 
        Management Framework (NIST AI 100-1) or any successor document 
        published by the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) establish the Directorate of Science and 
        Technology's research, development, testing, evaluation, and 
        cost-benefit analysis priorities under such section 302(15) 
        based on the latest available information, including the latest 
        State and Territory Report on Enduring and Emerging Threats 
        published by the Drug Enforcement Administration or any 
        successor document.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Detection Equipment and Technology 
Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024'' 
or the ``DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY TO DETECT AND IDENTIFY DRUGS SUCH AS 
              FENTANYL AND XYLAZINE.

    Section 302 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) carrying out research, development, testing, 
        evaluation, and cost-benefit analyses to improve the safety, 
        effectiveness, and efficiency of equipment and the 
        effectiveness and efficiency of reference libraries for use by 
        Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
        agencies for the accurate detection of drugs, such as fentanyl 
        and xylazine, including--
                    ``(A) portable equipment that can detect and 
                identify drugs with minimal or no handling of the 
                sample;
                    ``(B) equipment that can separate complex mixtures 
                containing low concentrations of drugs and high 
                concentrations of cutting agents into their component 
                parts to enable signature extraction for field 
                identification and detection; and
                    ``(C) technologies that use machine learning or 
                artificial intelligence (as defined in section 5002 of 
                the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 
                2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401)) and other techniques to predict 
                whether the substances in a sample are controlled 
                substance analogues or other new psychoactive 
                substances not yet included in available reference 
                libraries.''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS.

    In carrying out section 302(15) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as added by section 2, the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology shall--
            (1) follow the recommendations, guidelines, and best 
        practices described in the Artificial Intelligence Risk 
        Management Framework (NIST AI 100-1) or any successor document 
        published by the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology; and
            (2) establish the Directorate of Science and Technology's 
        research, development, testing, evaluation, and cost-benefit 
        analysis priorities under such section 302(15) based on the 
        latest available information, including specific drugs 
        identified as threats in--
                    (A) the latest Homeland Threat Assessment published 
                by the Department of Homeland Security;
                    (B) the latest State and Territory Report on 
                Enduring and Emerging Threats published by the Drug 
                Enforcement Administration; or
                    (C) any successor documents.

SEC. 4. REPORT REGARDING FAILED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF 
              DONALD J. TRUMP.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 7 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the United States Secret Service shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
contains any and all information in the possession of the United States 
Secret Service relating to the failed assassination attempt on the life 
of Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, 
including--
            (1) the identity, motive, method, and actions of the 
        shooter;
            (2) requests for additional resources or protective 
        measures for Donald J. Trump, his campaign, his organization, 
        or any entity involved in preparing for the event;
            (3) preparations for the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, by 
        the United States Secret Service and other law enforcement 
        entities;
            (4) response by United States Secret Service to the 
        shooter; and
            (5) information on the ensuing investigation by the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation and any other investigating agency.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the 
        Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the authority of 
agencies currently managing, overseeing, or otherwise involved in drug 
equipment and reference libraries.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to require the 
        Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of 
        Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect and 
        identify illicit substances in very low concentrations.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 654

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4419

                          [Report No. 118-253]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of 
Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and 
         disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 2, 2024

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title
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