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H. R. 4761 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
An Act 
To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other personnel 
have adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment, that the Department of 
Homeland Security has a process to update synthetic opioid detection capability, 
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 ‘‘DHS Opioid Detection Resilience 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO ENSURE DETECTION OF ALL OPIOID PURITY 
LEVELS AT PORTS OF ENTRY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion (CBP) shall— 
(1) implement a strategy to ensure deployed chemical 
screening devices are able to identify in an operational environ-
ment narcotics at purity levels less than or equal to 10 percent, 
or provide ports of entry with an alternate method for identi-
fying narcotics at lower purity levels; and 
(2) require testing of any new chemical screening devices 
to understand the abilities and limitations of such devices 
relating to identifying narcotics at various purity levels before 
CBP commits to the acquisition of such devices. 
SEC. 3. PLAN TO ENSURE OPIOID DETECTION EQUIPMENT RESIL-
IENCY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement 
a plan for the long-term development of a centralized spectral 
database for chemical screening devices. Such plan shall address 
the following: 
(1) How newly identified spectra will be collected, stored, 
and distributed to such devices in their operational environ-
ment, including at ports of entry.
H. R. 4761—2 
(2) Identification of parties responsible for updates and 
maintenance of such database. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4761 
To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other 
personnel have adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment, that the 
Department of Homeland Security has a process to update synthetic 
opioid detection capability, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2019 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. ROG-
ERS of Alabama, Mr. KATKO, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, 
agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic 
opioid detection equipment, that the Department of 
Homeland Security has a process to update synthetic 
opioid detection capability, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Opioid Detection 
Resilience Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO ENSURE DETECTION OF ALL OPIOID 
PURITY LEVELS AT PORTS OF ENTRY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) shall— 
(1) implement a strategy to ensure deployed 
chemical screening devices are able to identify in an 
operational environment narcotics at purity levels 
less than or equal to 10 percent, or provide ports of 
entry with an alternate method for identifying nar-
cotics at lower purity levels; and 
(2) require testing of any new chemical screen-
ing devices to understand the abilities and limita-
tions of such devices relating to identifying narcotics 
at various purity levels before CBP commits to the 
acquisition of such devices. 
SEC. 3. PLAN TO ENSURE OPIOID DETECTION EQUIPMENT 
RESILIENCY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall implement a plan for the long-term development of 
a centralized spectral database for chemical screening de-
vices. Such plan shall address the following: 
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(1) How newly identified spectra will be col-
lected, stored, and distributed to such devices in 
their operational environment, including at ports of 
entry. 
(2) Identification of parties responsible for up-
dates and maintenance of such database. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4761 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 10, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, 
agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic 
opioid detection equipment, that the Department of 
Homeland Security has a process to update synthetic 
opioid detection capability, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Opioid Detection 
Resilience Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO ENSURE DETECTION OF ALL OPIOID 
PURITY LEVELS AT PORTS OF ENTRY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) shall— 
(1) implement a strategy to ensure deployed 
chemical screening devices are able to identify in an 
operational environment narcotics at purity levels 
less than or equal to 10 percent, or provide ports of 
entry with an alternate method for identifying nar-
cotics at lower purity levels; and 
(2) require testing of any new chemical screen-
ing devices to understand the abilities and limita-
tions of such devices relating to identifying narcotics 
at various purity levels before CBP commits to the 
acquisition of such devices. 
SEC. 3. PLAN TO ENSURE OPIOID DETECTION EQUIPMENT 
RESILIENCY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall implement a plan for the long-term development of 
a centralized spectral database for chemical screening de-
vices. Such plan shall address the following: 
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(1) How newly identified spectra will be col-
lected, stored, and distributed to such devices in 
their operational environment, including at ports of 
entry. 
(2) Identification of parties responsible for up-
dates and maintenance of such database. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 260 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4761 
[Report No. 116–319, Part I] 
To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other 
personnel have adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment, that the 
Department of Homeland Security has a process to update synthetic 
opioid detection capability, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2019 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. ROG-
ERS of Alabama, Mr. KATKO, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
DECEMBER 3, 2019 
Additional sponsor: Mr. WALKER 
DECEMBER 3, 2019 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 
DECEMBER 3, 2019 
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, 
agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic 
opioid detection equipment, that the Department of 
Homeland Security has a process to update synthetic 
opioid detection capability, 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 ‘‘DHS Opioid Detection 
Resilience Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO ENSURE DETECTION OF ALL OPIOID 
PURITY LEVELS AT PORTS OF ENTRY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) shall— 
(1) implement a strategy to ensure deployed 
chemical screening devices are able to identify in an 
operational environment narcotics at purity levels 
less than or equal to 10 percent, or provide ports of 
entry with an alternate method for identifying nar-
cotics at lower purity levels; and 
(2) require testing of any new chemical screen-
ing devices to understand the abilities and limita-
tions of such devices relating to identifying narcotics 
at various purity levels before CBP commits to the 
acquisition of such devices. 
SEC. 3. PLAN TO ENSURE OPIOID DETECTION EQUIPMENT 
RESILIENCY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commission 
shall establish advisory committees to serve 
as vehicles for discussion and communica-
tion on matters related to the regulatory 
activities of the Commission. 
‘‘(ii) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission 
shall appoint to an advisory committee 
such members as the Commission finds ap-
propriate to promote robust discussion of 
the subject matter before the advisory 
committee. In appointing members to an 
advisory committee, the Commission shall 
seek to include a wide diversity of opinion 
and represent a broad cross-section of in-
terests, as applicable to the subject matter. 
‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES.—The activities of an ad-
visory committee shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) To hold public meetings at such 
intervals as necessary to carry out the 
functions of the advisory committee. 
‘‘(ii) To submit to the Commission 
such reports and recommendations to the 
Commission (including minority views, if 
any) as the advisory committee deems ap-
propriate; and 
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shall implement a plan for the long-term development of 
a centralized spectral database for chemical screening de-
vices. Such plan shall address the following: 
(1) How newly identified spectra will be col-
lected, stored, and distributed to such devices in 
their operational environment, including at ports of 
entry. 
(2) Identification of parties responsible for up-
dates and maintenance of such database. 
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Union Calendar No. 260 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4761 
[Report No. 116–319, Part I] 
A BILL 
To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection of-
ficers, agents, and other personnel have adequate 
synthetic opioid detection equipment, that the 
Department of Homeland Security has a process 
to update synthetic opioid detection capability, 
and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 3, 2019 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 
DECEMBER 3, 2019 
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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(2) ELIMINATING
DEADWOOD.—Subparagraph 
(B) of section 379(d)(2) of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 274k(d)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing the second and third sentences in such subpara-
graph. 
(c) PERIODIC REVIEW OF STATE OF SCIENCE.—Sec-
tion 379 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
274k) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(o) PERIODIC REVIEW OF STATE OF SCIENCE.— 
‘‘(1) REVIEW.—Not less than every two years, 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of 
the National Institutes of Health, the Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, the Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, the Advisory 
Council, and other stakeholders, where appropriate 
given relevant expertise, shall conduct a review of 
the state of the science of using adult stem cells and 
birthing tissues to develop new types of therapies for 
patients, for the purpose of considering the potential 
inclusion of such new types of therapies in the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not 
later 
than 
June 30, 2024, the Secretary shall— 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4764 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and 
Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
HR 51 PCS
Columbia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap-
ital’’. 
(12) COURTS-MARTIAL
OF
NATIONAL
GUARD 
NOT IN FEDERAL SERVICE: COMPOSITION, JURISDIC-
TION, AND PROCEDURES; CONVENING AUTHORITY.— 
In sections 326 and 327, by striking ‘‘District of Co-
lumbia’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cap-
ital’’. 
(13) ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY: GOV-
ERNOR’S AUTHORITY.—In section 328(a), by strik-
ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(14) 
TRAINING
GENERALLY.—In 
section 
501(b), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(15) PARTICIPATION IN FIELD EXERCISES.—In 
section 503(b), by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(16) NATIONAL GUARD SCHOOLS AND SMALL 
ARMS COMPETITIONS.—In section 504(b), by strik-
ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Capital’’. 
(17) ARMY
AND
AIR
FORCE
SCHOOLS
AND 
FIELD
EXERCISES.—In section 505, by striking 
‘‘National Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Capital National Guard’’. 
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indirectly, an amount equal to more than the 
applicable limits under section 1001(b).’’. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1604 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 1308–1 note) is repealed. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall issue or revise such regulations as may be necessary 
to implement the amendments made by sections 2 and 3. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4766 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exclude certain aquaculture workers 
from treatment as seamen for the purpose of liability in the event 
of injury or death, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2019 
Mr. YOUNG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to exclude certain 
aquaculture workers from treatment as seamen for the 
purpose of liability in the event of injury or death, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Shellfish Aquaculture 
Improvement Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON RECOVERY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES 
INCURRED IN SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE AC-
TIVITIES IF A STATE REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30104 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
the first sentence; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON RECOVERY BY AQUACULTURE 
WORKERS.—For purposes of subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘seaman’ does 
not include an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is an aquaculture worker if State 
workers’ compensation is available to such indi-
vidual; and 
‘‘(B) was, at the time of injury, engaged in 
aquaculture in a place where such individual 
had lawful access. 
‘‘(2) AQUACULTURE
WORKER
DEFINED.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘aquaculture 
worker’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is employed by a commercial enter-
prise that is involved in the controlled cultiva-
tion and harvest of aquatic plants and animals, 
including— 
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‘‘(i) the cleaning, processing, or can-
ning of fish and fish products; 
‘‘(ii) the cultivation and harvesting of 
shellfish; and 
‘‘(iii) the controlled growing and har-
vesting of other aquatic species; 
‘‘(B) does not hold a license issued under 
section 7101(c) of this title; and 
‘‘(C) is not required to hold a merchant 
mariner credential under part F of subtitle II 
of this title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to injuries incurred on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4770 
To revise and improve the advisory committees of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 21, 2019 
Mr. BAIRD (for himself and Mr. HARDER of California) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To revise and improve the advisory committees of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission. 
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 ‘‘CFTC Advisory Com-
mittee Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHANGES. 
Section 2(a)(15) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 
U.S.C. 2(a)(15)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(15) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4800 
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit sale or 
transactions relating to human fetal tissue. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 22, 2019 
Mr. WATKINS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to 
prohibit sale or transactions relating to human fetal tissue. 
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 ‘‘Prohibiting the Life- 
Ending Industry of Fetal Organ Exchange Act’’ or the 
‘‘Pro-LIFE Act’’. 
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(1) To better ensure delivery of high quality 
special education and related services to students 
with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of 
hearing or who are deaf-blind through specialized in-
structional services and methodologies designed to 
meet their unique language, communication, and 
learning needs. 
(2) To better ensure delivery of high quality 
early intervention services to infants and toddlers 
who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are deaf- 
blind and their families through specialized services 
and methodologies designed to meet their unique 
language, communication, and other developmental 
needs. 
(3) To foster the proliferation of research sup-
porting the development and evaluation of effective 
and innovative assessments and instructional meth-
odologies consonant with the unique learning needs 
of students with visual disabilities. 
(4) To enhance accountability for the provision 
of such services. 
(5) To support the development of personnel 
serving students with visual disabilities or who are 
deaf or hard of hearing or who are deaf-blind. 
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‘‘(iii) To serve as a vehicle for discus-
sion and communication on matters of con-
cern to exchanges, firms, end-users, and 
regulators regarding the derivatives mar-
kets and their regulation by the Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(C) REIMBURSEMENT.—The members of 
each advisory committee shall be entitled to per 
diem and travel expense reimbursement by the 
Commission. 
‘‘(D) APPLICABILITY
OF
THE
FEDERAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—An advisory com-
mittee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 
SEC. 3. TRANSITION RULES. 
Notwithstanding section 2(a)(15) of the Commodity 
Exchange Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commis-
sion may permit an advisory committee that, as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, had a charter estab-
lished by the Commission, or that was established under 
such section as in effect before such date of enactment, 
to continue to operate in accordance with the charter or 
in accordance with such predecessor section, as the case 
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may be, until the charter is renewed or the sponsor of the 
advisory committee is changed, whichever occurs earlier. 
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