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Union Calendar No. 227 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2142 

[Report No. 115–317] 

To improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict 

fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive 

substances that are illegally imported into the United States, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 25, 2017 

Ms. TSONGAS (for herself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. 

KEATING, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. WELCH, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 25, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and 

other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, and for other 

purposes. 


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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 ‘‘International Narcotics 

5 Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming 

6 Contraband with Technology Act’’ or the ‘‘INTERDICT 

7 Act’’. 

8 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) CHEMICAL SCREENING DEVICE.—The term 

11 ‘‘chemical screening device’’ means an immunoassay, 

12 narcotics field test kit, infrared spectrophotometer, 

13 mass spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance spec14 trometer, Raman spectrophotometer, or other sci15 entific instrumentation able to collect data that can 

16 be interpreted to determine the presence of fentanyl, 

17 other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and 

18 psychoactive substances. 

19 (2) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘Commissioner’’ 

20 means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 

21 Protection. 

22 (3) EXPRESS CONSIGNMENT OPERATOR OR CAR23 RIER.—The term ‘‘express consignment operator or 

24 carrier’’ has the meaning given that term in section 


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1 128.1 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 

2 similar successor regulation). 

3 SEC. 3. INTERDICTION OF FENTANYL, OTHER SYNTHETIC 

4 OPIOIDS, AND OTHER NARCOTICS AND 

5 PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. 

6 (a) CHEMICAL SCREENING DEVICES.—The Commis7 sioner shall— 

8 (1) increase the number of chemical screening de9 vices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protec10 tion officers over the number of such devices that are 

11 available on the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

12 (2) make such additional chemical screening de13 vices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protec14 tion officers as the Commissioner determines are nec15 essary to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, 

16 and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that 

17 are illegally imported into the United States, includ18 ing such substances that are imported through the 

19 mail or by an express consignment operator or car20 rier. 

21 (b) PERSONNEL TO INTERPRET DATA.—The Commis22 sioner shall dedicate the appropriate number of U.S. Cus23 toms and Border Protection personnel, including scientists, 

24 so that such personnel are available during all operational 


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1 hours to interpret data collected by chemical screening de2 vices. 

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commis5 sioner $9,000,000 to ensure that U.S. Customs and Border 

6 Protection has resources, including chemical screening de7 vices, personnel, and scientists, available during all oper8 ational hours to prevent, detect, and interdict the unlawful 

9 importation of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other 

10 narcotics and psychoactive substances. 


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Union Calendar No. 227 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2142 

[Report No. 115–317] 

A BILL 

To improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border 

United States, and for other purposes. substances that are illegally imported into the opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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