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.
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- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 8
- Latest action
- Apr 29, 2025
What it does
This bill directs the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Postmaster General to research, develop, test, and evaluate new technologies for detecting fentanyl vapor or particles. The goal is to enable rapid screening of mail, prisons, U.S. borders, and other related settings to help prevent fentanyl trafficking. The bill amends the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to establish this program and includes a clerical update to the act’s table of contents. It does not authorize funding directly but sets up the framework for the coordinated effort.
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