H. R. 2142 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Narcotics Traf-
ficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband 
with Technology Act’’ or the ‘‘INTERDICT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHEMICAL
SCREENING
DEVICE.—The term ‘‘chemical 
screening device’’ means an immunoassay, narcotics field test 
kit, infrared spectrophotometer, mass spectrometer, nuclear 
magnetic resonance spectrometer, Raman spectrophotometer, 
or other scientific instrumentation able to collect data that 
can be interpreted to determine the presence of fentanyl, other 
synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive sub-
stances. 
(2) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘Commissioner’’ means the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(3) EXPRESS
CONSIGNMENT
OPERATOR
OR
CARRIER.—The 
term ‘‘express consignment operator or carrier’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 128.1 of title 19, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any similar successor regulation). 
SEC. 3. INTERDICTION OF FENTANYL, OTHER SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS, 
AND OTHER NARCOTICS AND PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES. 
(a) CHEMICAL SCREENING DEVICES.—The Commissioner shall— 
(1) increase the number of chemical screening devices avail-
able to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers over the 
number of such devices that are available on the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) make such additional chemical screening devices avail-
able to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as the 
Commissioner determines are necessary to interdict fentanyl, 
other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive 
substances that are illegally imported into the United States, 
including such substances that are imported through the mail 
or by an express consignment operator or carrier. 
(b) PERSONNEL TO INTERPRET DATA.—The Commissioner shall 
dedicate the appropriate number of U.S. Customs and Border
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Protection personnel, including scientists, so that such personnel 
are available during all operational hours to interpret data collected 
by chemical screening devices. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner 
$9,000,000 to ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
has resources, including chemical screening devices, personnel, and 
scientists, available during all operational hours to prevent, detect, 
and interdict the unlawful importation of fentanyl, other synthetic 
opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.