To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-hr-3078
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2025-04-29
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3078 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2025 Mr. Riley of New York (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes.

1. Department of Energy research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles (a) In general Title III of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18641 et seq. ) is amended by— (1) by redesignating section 317 ( 42 U.S.C. 18655 ) as section 318; and (2) by inserting after section 316 the following new section: 317. Research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Postmaster General, shall carry out a research, development, testing, and evaluation program of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening— (1) of the mails; (2) at prisons; (3) at United States borders; and (4) in other related use cases. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 317 and inserting the following new items: Sec. 317. Research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles. Sec. 318. Authorization of appropriations. .