S.Amdt. 5224
What it does: Rewrites section 70001 of title VII
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 5376
Rewrites section 70001 of title VII
ReplacesRemoves section 70001 of title VII.
Inserted: SEC. 70001. FUNDING FOR NARCOTIC AND OPIOID DETECTION.
Inserted: (a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2027, to acquire, deploy, operate, and maintain nonintrusive inspection capabilities, including chemical screening devices, to identify, in an operational environment, synthetic opioids and other narcotics at purity levels that are not more than 10 percent.
Inserted: (b) Use of Funds.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) may also be used--
Inserted: (1) to train users on the equipment described in subsection (a);
Inserted: (2) to provide directors of ports of entry with an alternate method for identifying narcotics, including synthetic opioids, at lower purity levels;
Inserted: (3) to test any new chemical screening devices to understand the abilities and limitations of such devices relating to identifying narcotics at various purity levels before U.S. Customs and Border Protection commits to the acquisition of such devices; and
Inserted: (4) to modify and upgrade ports of entry to accommodate capabilities funded under this section.
Original wording
In title VII, strike section 70001 and insert the following:
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As printed
SA 5224. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5376, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In title VII, strike section 70001 and insert the following:
SEC. 70001. FUNDING FOR NARCOTIC AND OPIOID DETECTION.
(a) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2027, to acquire, deploy, operate, and maintain nonintrusive inspection capabilities, including chemical screening devices, to identify, in an operational environment, synthetic opioids and other narcotics at purity levels that are not more than 10 percent.
(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) may also be used--
(1) to train users on the equipment described in subsection (a);
(2) to provide directors of ports of entry with an alternate method for identifying narcotics, including synthetic opioids, at lower purity levels;
(3) to test any new chemical screening devices to understand the abilities and limitations of such devices relating to identifying narcotics at various purity levels before U.S. Customs and Border Protection commits to the acquisition of such devices; and
(4) to modify and upgrade ports of entry to accommodate capabilities funded under this section.
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Senate amendment submitted
August 6, 2022