H.R. 5274

PREVENT ACT of 2021

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IIB

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 5274

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 14, 2022

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

AN ACT

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and for other purposes.


1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics Act of 2021 or the PREVENT ACT of 2021.

2.

Providing training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances

(a)

Training

Paragraph (1) of section 416(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)

How to use containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances.

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(b)

Availability of containment devices

Section 416(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended—

(1)

by striking and after equipment and inserting a comma; and


(2)

by inserting and containment devices after naloxone,.

Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2022.

Cheryl L. Johnson,

Clerk.