[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4419 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 654
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4419
[Report No. 118-253]
To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of
Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and
disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 23, 2024
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Ossoff, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Lankford, Ms.
Rosen, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
December 2, 2024
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of
Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and
disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Detection Equipment and
Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine
Act of 2024'' or the ``DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of
2024''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY TO DETECT, IDENTIFY, AND
DISRUPT DRUGS SUCH AS FENTANYL AND XYLAZINE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 302 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
182) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(15) carrying out research, development,
testing, evaluation, and cost-benefit analyses to improve the
safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of equipment and
reference libraries for use by Federal, State, local, and
Tribal law enforcement agencies for the accurate detection of
drugs or the disruption of drug trafficking for drugs such as
fentanyl and xylazine, including, but not limited to--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) portable equipment that can detect
and identify drugs with minimal or no handling of the
sample;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) equipment that can separate complex
mixtures containing low concentrations of drugs and
high concentrations of cutting agents into their
component parts to enable signature extraction for
field identification and detection; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) technologies that use machine
learning or artificial intelligence (as defined in
section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence
Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401)) and other
techniques to predict whether the substances in a
sample are controlled substance analogues or other new
psychoactive substances not yet included in available
reference libraries.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In carrying out section 302(15) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002, as added by section 2, the Under Secretary for Science and
Technology shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) follow the recommendations, guidelines, and
best practices described in the Artificial Intelligence Risk
Management Framework (NIST AI 100-1) or any successor document
published by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) establish the Directorate of Science and
Technology's research, development, testing, evaluation, and
cost-benefit analysis priorities under such section 302(15)
based on the latest available information, including the latest
State and Territory Report on Enduring and Emerging Threats
published by the Drug Enforcement Administration or any
successor document.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.
This Act may be cited as the ``Detection Equipment and Technology
Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024''
or the ``DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY TO DETECT AND IDENTIFY DRUGS SUCH AS
FENTANYL AND XYLAZINE.
Section 302 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(15) carrying out research, development, testing,
evaluation, and cost-benefit analyses to improve the safety,
effectiveness, and efficiency of equipment and the
effectiveness and efficiency of reference libraries for use by
Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement
agencies for the accurate detection of drugs, such as fentanyl
and xylazine, including--
``(A) portable equipment that can detect and
identify drugs with minimal or no handling of the
sample;
``(B) equipment that can separate complex mixtures
containing low concentrations of drugs and high
concentrations of cutting agents into their component
parts to enable signature extraction for field
identification and detection; and
``(C) technologies that use machine learning or
artificial intelligence (as defined in section 5002 of
the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of
2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401)) and other techniques to predict
whether the substances in a sample are controlled
substance analogues or other new psychoactive
substances not yet included in available reference
libraries.''.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS.
In carrying out section 302(15) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, as added by section 2, the Under Secretary for Science and
Technology shall--
(1) follow the recommendations, guidelines, and best
practices described in the Artificial Intelligence Risk
Management Framework (NIST AI 100-1) or any successor document
published by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology; and
(2) establish the Directorate of Science and Technology's
research, development, testing, evaluation, and cost-benefit
analysis priorities under such section 302(15) based on the
latest available information, including specific drugs
identified as threats in--
(A) the latest Homeland Threat Assessment published
by the Department of Homeland Security;
(B) the latest State and Territory Report on
Enduring and Emerging Threats published by the Drug
Enforcement Administration; or
(C) any successor documents.
SEC. 4. REPORT REGARDING FAILED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF
DONALD J. TRUMP.
(a) In General.--Not later than 7 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director of the United States Secret Service shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
contains any and all information in the possession of the United States
Secret Service relating to the failed assassination attempt on the life
of Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024,
including--
(1) the identity, motive, method, and actions of the
shooter;
(2) requests for additional resources or protective
measures for Donald J. Trump, his campaign, his organization,
or any entity involved in preparing for the event;
(3) preparations for the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, by
the United States Secret Service and other law enforcement
entities;
(4) response by United States Secret Service to the
shooter; and
(5) information on the ensuing investigation by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and any other investigating agency.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the authority of
agencies currently managing, overseeing, or otherwise involved in drug
equipment and reference libraries.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to require the
Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of
Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect and
identify illicit substances in very low concentrations.''.
Calendar No. 654
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4419
[Report No. 118-253]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of
Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and
disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 2, 2024
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title