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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 Hamp-
shire, Mr. WELCH, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. MAC-
ARTHUR, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. CLARK of Mas-
sachusetts, 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 Protec-
tion to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and 
other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are ille-
gally imported into the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Narcotics 
Trafficking 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 spec-
trometer, Raman spectrophotometer, or other sci-
entific instrumentation able to collect data that can 
be interpreted to determine the presence of fentanyl, 
other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and 
psychoactive substances. 
(2) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘Commissioner’’ 
means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection. 
(3) EXPRESS CONSIGNMENT OPERATOR OR CAR-
RIER.—The term ‘‘express consignment operator or 
carrier’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
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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 Commis-
sioner shall— 
(1) increase the number of chemical screening de-
vices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion 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 de-
vices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion officers as the Commissioner determines are nec-
essary to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, 
and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that 
are illegally imported into the United States, includ-
ing such substances that are imported through the 
mail or by an express consignment operator or car-
rier. 
(b) PERSONNEL TO INTERPRET DATA.—The Commis-
sioner shall dedicate the appropriate number of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection personnel, including scientists, 
so that such personnel are available during all operational 
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