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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2142 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 25, 2017 

Received 

AN ACT 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Narcotics 

3 Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming 

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

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) CHEMICAL SCREENING DEVICE.—The term 

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

10 narcotics field test kit, infrared spectrophotometer, 

11 mass spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance 

12 spectrometer, Raman spectrophotometer, or other 

13 scientific instrumentation able to collect data that 

14 can be interpreted to determine the presence of 

15 fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics 

16 and psychoactive substances. 

17 (2) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘Commis18 sioner’’ means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 

19 and Border Protection. 

20 (3) EXPRESS CONSIGNMENT OPERATOR OR CAR21 RIER.—The term ‘‘express consignment operator or 

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

23 128.1 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

24 any similar successor regulation). 


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1 SEC. 3. INTERDICTION OF FENTANYL, OTHER SYNTHETIC 

2 OPIOIDS, AND OTHER NARCOTICS AND 

3 PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. 

4 (a) CHEMICAL SCREENING DEVICES.—The Commis5 sioner shall— 

6 (1) increase the number of chemical screening 

7 devices available to U.S. Customs and Border Pro8 tection officers over the number of such devices that 

9 are available on the date of the enactment of this 

10 Act; and 

11 (2) make such additional chemical screening de12 vices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protec13 tion officers as the Commissioner determines are 

14 necessary to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic 

15 opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive sub16 stances that are illegally imported into the United 

17 States, including such substances that are imported 

18 through the mail or by an express consignment oper19 ator or carrier. 

20 (b) PERSONNEL TO INTERPRET DATA.—The Com21 missioner shall dedicate the appropriate number of U.S. 

22 Customs and Border Protection personnel, including sci23 entists, so that such personnel are available during all 

24 operational hours to interpret data collected by chemical 

25 screening devices. 


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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com3 missioner $9,000,000 to ensure that U.S. Customs and 

4 Border Protection has resources, including chemical 

5 screening devices, personnel, and scientists, available dur6 ing all operational hours to prevent, detect, and interdict 

7 the unlawful importation of fentanyl, other synthetic 

8 opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 24, 

2017. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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