116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4739 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to protect 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, 
other personnel, and canines against potential synthetic 
opioid exposure, 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 ‘‘Synthetic Opioid Expo-
sure Prevention and Training Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC 
OPIOID EXPOSURE WITHIN U.S. CUSTOMS 
AND BORDER PROTECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 415 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 416. PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC 
OPIOID EXPOSURE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection shall issue a policy that speci-
fies effective protocols and procedures for the safe han-
dling of potential synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, 
other personnel, and canines, and to reduce the risk of 
injury or death resulting from accidental exposure and en-
hance post-exposure management. 
‘‘(b) TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Together with the issuance 
of the policy described in subsection (a), the Com-
missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
shall require mandatory and recurrent training on 
the following:
‘‘(A) The potential risk of opioid exposure 
and safe handling procedures for potential syn-
thetic opioids, including precautionary measures 
such as the use of personal protective equip-
ment during such handling. 
‘‘(B) How to access and administer opioid 
receptor antagonists, including naloxone, post- 
exposure to potential synthetic opioids. 
‘‘(2) INTEGRATION.—The training described in 
paragraph (1) may be integrated into existing train-
ing under section 411(l) for U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection officers, agents, and other personnel. 
‘‘(c) PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
AND 
OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS.—Together with the 
issuance of the policy described in subsection (a), the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
shall ensure the availability of personal protective equip-
ment and opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, 
to all U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, 
agents, other personnel, and canines at risk of accidental 
exposure to synthetic opioids. 
‘‘(d) OVERSIGHT.—To ensure effectiveness of the pol-
icy described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall regularly monitor the effi-
cacy of the implementation of such policy and adjust 
protocols and procedures, as necessary; and 
‘‘(2) the Inspector General of the Department 
shall audit compliance with the requirements of this 
section not less than once each year for the 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
415 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 416. Protection against potential synthetic opioid exposure.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4739 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection offi-
cers, agents, other personnel, and canines against 
potential synthetic opioid exposure, and for other 
purposes.