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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fentanyl and Heroin Task Force
Act''.

SEC. 2. FENTANYL AND HEROIN TASK FORCE.

(a) Amendment To Establish Task Force.--The Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 520
the following new section:

''SEC. 521. FENTANYL AND HEROIN TASK FORCE.

''(a) Inter-Agency Task Force.--Not more than one year after the
date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall establish
a task force to be known as the 'Fentanyl and Heroin Inter-Agency Task
Force' (in this section referred to as the 'Task Force').
''(b) Duties.--The Task Force shall--
''(1) coordinate Federal agency efforts to identify,
target, and dismantle organizations that traffic fentanyl or
heroin;
''(2) identify sources of fentanyl and heroin production
and distribution; and
''(3) provide to Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies--
''(A) a description of best practices with respect
to handling and disposal of fentanyl;
''(B) as necessary, updated information about
efforts to identify, target, and dismantle
organizations that traffic fentanyl or heroin; and
''(C) operational and investigative support with
respect to efforts to identify, target, and dismantle
organizations that traffic fentanyl or heroin.
''(c) Semiannual Report.--
''(1) Timing.--Not later than one year after the date of
the establishment of the Task Force, and semiannually
thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report
containing the information described in paragraph (2).
''(2) Content.--A report under paragraph (1) shall
include--
''(A) a description of the status of fentanyl and
heroin trafficking within the United States during the
previous six-month period;
''(B) a summary of Federal, State, and local
efforts to eradicate fentanyl and heroin trafficking
and an evaluation of the efficacy of those efforts; and
''(C) recommendations of the Task Force with
respect to any authorizations by Congress that would
enable the Task Force to carry out the duties under
subsection (b).
''(d) Membership.--
''(1) Composition.--The Task Force shall include a
chairperson and representatives selected by the heads of the
following Federal entities--
''(A) Customs and Border Protection;
''(B) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
''(C) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
''(D) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland
Security Investigations;
''(E) the International Trade Administration;
''(F) the Internal Revenue Service;
''(G) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
''(H) the United States Postal Inspection Service;
and
''(I) not more than two additional Federal agencies
selected by the Attorney General.
''(2) Chairperson.--The Attorney General shall appoint the
chairperson of the Task Force.
''(3) Term of membership.--Members of the Task Force shall
serve until the head of the respective entity of the member
appoints a new representative to the Task Force. The
chairperson shall serve until the Attorney General appoints a
new chairperson.
''(4) Member pay.--Members of the Task Force may not
receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of
their service on the Task Force.
''(e) Operating Rules and Procedures.--
''(1) Voting.--Each member of the Task Force shall have one
vote.
''(2) Rules and procedures.--Any member of the Task Force
may propose to create or alter existing operating rules and
procedures consistent with the functions of the Task Force. Any
change to the operating rules and procedures shall be adopted
only upon a majority vote of the Task Force.
''(3) Recommendations.--The Task Force shall adopt
recommendations under subsection (c)(2)(C) only upon a majority
vote of the board.
''(4) Quorum.--Six members of the Task Force shall
constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold meetings.
''(f) Director and Staff.--
''(1) Director.--The Task Force may appoint and set the pay
of a director.
''(2) Staff.--The director may appoint not more than 10
staff personnel as the director considers appropriate.
''(3) Applicability of certain civil service laws.--The
staff of the Task Force shall be appointed subject to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III
of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates.
''(4) Experts and consultants.--The Task Force and the
director, acting with the approval of the Task Force, may
procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
''(5) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon the request of the
director, the head of any Federal department or agency may
detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that
department or agency to the Task Force to assist it in carrying
out its duties under this section.
''(g) Powers of the Task Force.--
''(1) Hearings and sessions.--The Task Force may, for the
purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and
act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence
as the Task Force considers appropriate.
''(2) Powers of members and agents.--Any member or agent of
the Task Force may, if authorized by the Task Force, take any
action which the Task Force is authorized to take by this
section.
''(3) Obtaining official data.--Subject to applicable
privacy laws and regulations, the Task Force may secure
directly from any department or agency of the United States
information necessary to enable it to carry out this section.
Upon request of the chairperson of the Task Force, the head of
that department or agency shall furnish that information to the
Task Force.
''(4) Mails.--The Task Force may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the United States.
''(5) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of
the Task Force, the Administrator of General Services shall
provide to the Task Force, on a reimbursable basis, the
administrative support services necessary for the Task Force to
carry out its duties under this section.
''(6) Contract authority.--To the extent or in the amounts
provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the Task Force may
contract with and compensate government and private agencies or
persons for services necessary to carry out its duties under
this section.
''(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through
2024 to carry out this section.
''(i) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
''(1) Fentanyl.--The term 'fentanyl' includes any
controlled substance analogue of fentanyl.
''(2) Heroin.--The term 'heroin' includes any controlled
substance analogue of heroin.''.
(b) Amendment to Table of Contents.--The table of contents for the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by adding
after the item relating to section 520 the following:

''Sec. 521. Fentanyl and Heroin Task Force.''.
A:
Fentanyl and Heroin Task Force Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish the Fentanyl and Heroin Inter-Agency Task Force: (1) to coordinate federal efforts to identify, target, and dismantle organizations that traffic fentanyl or heroin; (2) to identify sources of fentanyl and heroin production and distribution; and (3) to provide best practices, updated information, and support to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.