Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-261
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-02-02
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Employment and training programs

First responders and emergency personnel
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong></strong><b>Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2023 </b></p> <p>This bill expands the allowable uses of grant funds under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program administered by the Department of Justice.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill allows grants to be used for purchasing containment devices for first responders and training first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 261 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2023 Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2023 . 2. Preventing first responder secondary exposure to fentanyl Section 3021(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10701(a) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders. .