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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.
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.
Summary
The bill amends the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Postmaster General to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles. The research is intended to support rapid screening of fentanyl at the mails, in prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
7 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Apr 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in House
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 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:
“SEC. 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.”. <all>
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