What This Bill Does
This bill allows grant money under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to be used for training first responders on containment devices. These devices prevent secondary exposure (meaning accidental contact through skin, eyes, or breathing) to fentanyl and other dangerous drugs.
Who It Affects
First responders (emergency workers like police officers, firefighters, and paramedics) receive training and equipment from this bill.
Key Provisions
• Grant money can be used to train first responders on how to use containment devices that prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances (Sec. 2)
• Grant money can be used to purchase containment devices for first responders to use (Sec. 2)
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, the list of acceptable uses for grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act will expand. The new paragraph 4 will be added to Section 3021(a), moving the previous paragraphs 4-10 to become paragraphs 5-11.
Important Definitions
None defined in bill text.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 261
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources
for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent sec-
ondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and
purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. GRASSLEY) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts
for providing training and resources for first responders
on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary
exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal sub-
stances, and purchasing such containment devices for
use by first responders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting First Re-
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sponders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2023’’.
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•S 261 IS
SEC. 2. PREVENTING FIRST RESPONDER SECONDARY EX-
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POSURE TO FENTANYL.
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Section 3021(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
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Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701(a)) is amend-
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ed—
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through
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(10) as paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively;
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and
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(4) Providing training and resources for first
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responders on the use of containment devices to pre-
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vent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other poten-
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tially lethal substances, and purchasing such con-
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tainment devices for use by first responders.’’.
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