Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act

II Calendar No. 460 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 4739 [Report No. 116–229] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 10, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs JUNE 1, 2020 Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and canines against potential synthetic opioid exposure, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Synthetic Opioid Expo- 4 sure Prevention and Training Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:38 Jun 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\H4739.RS H4739 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4739 RS SEC. 2. PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC 1 OPIOID EXPOSURE WITHIN U.S. CUSTOMS 2 AND BORDER PROTECTION. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the 4 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) 5 is amended by inserting after section 415 the following 6 new section: 7 ‘‘SEC. 416. PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC 8 OPIOID EXPOSURE. 9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Cus- 10 toms and Border Protection shall issue a policy that speci- 11 fies effective protocols and procedures for the safe han- 12 dling of potential synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, by 13 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, 14 other personnel, and canines, and to reduce the risk of 15 injury or death resulting from accidental exposure and en- 16 hance post-exposure management. 17 ‘‘(b) TRAINING.— 18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Together with the issuance 19 of the policy described in subsection (a), the Com- 20 missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21 shall require mandatory and recurrent training on 22 the following: 23 ‘‘(A) The potential risk of opioid exposure 24 and safe handling procedures for potential syn- 25 thetic opioids, including precautionary measures 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:38 Jun 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\H4739.RS H4739 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4739 RS such as the use of personal protective equip- 1 ment during such handling. 2 ‘‘(B) How to access and administer opioid 3 receptor antagonists, including naloxone, post- 4 exposure to potential synthetic opioids. 5 ‘‘(2) INTEGRATION.—The training described in 6 paragraph (1) may be integrated into existing train- 7 ing under section 411(l) for U.S. Customs and Bor- 8 der Protection officers, agents, and other personnel. 9 ‘‘(c) PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND 10 OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS.—Together with the 11 issuance of the policy described in subsection (a), the 12 Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 13 shall ensure the availability of personal protective equip- 14 ment and opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, 15 to all U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, 16 agents, other personnel, and canines at risk of accidental 17 exposure to synthetic opioids. 18 ‘‘(d) OVERSIGHT.—To ensure effectiveness of the pol- 19 icy described in subsection (a)— 20 ‘‘(1) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 21 Border Protection shall regularly monitor the effi- 22 cacy of the implementation of such policy and adjust 23 protocols and procedures, as necessary; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:38 Jun 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\H4739.RS H4739 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 4739 RS ‘‘(2) the Inspector General of the Department 1 shall audit compliance with the requirements of this 2 section not less than once each year for the 5 years 3 after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 5 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 6 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7 415 the following new item: 8 ‘‘Sec. 416. Protection against potential synthetic opioid exposure.’’. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Synthetic Opioid Expo- 10 sure Prevention and Training Act’’. 11 SEC. 2. PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC 12 OPIOID EXPOSURE WITHIN U.S. CUSTOMS 13 AND BORDER PROTECTION. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the Home- 15 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) is amended 16 by inserting after section 415 the following new section: 17 ‘‘SEC. 416. PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC 18 OPIOID EXPOSURE. 19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Cus- 20 toms and Border Protection shall issue a policy that speci- 21 fies effective protocols and procedures for the safe handling 22 of potential synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, by U.S. 23 Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other per- 24 sonnel, and canines, and to reduce the risk of injury or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:38 Jun 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4739.RS H4739 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 4739 RS death resulting from accidental exposure and enhance post- 1 exposure management. 2 ‘‘(b) TRAINING.— 3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Together with the issuance of 4 the policy described in subsection (a), the Commis- 5 sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 6 require mandatory and recurrent training on the fol- 7 lowing: 8 ‘‘(A) The potential risk of opioid exposure 9 and safe handling procedures for potential syn- 10 thetic opioids, including precautionary measures 11 such as the use of personal protective equipment 12 during such handling. 13 ‘‘(B) How to access and administer opioid 14 receptor antagonists, including naloxone, post-ex- 15 posure to potential synthetic opioids. 16 ‘‘(2) INTEGRATION.—The training described in 17 paragraph (1) may be integrated into existing train- 18 ing under section 411(l) for U.S. Customs and Border 19 Protection officers, agents, and other personnel. 20 ‘‘(c) PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND OPIOID 21 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS.—Together with the issuance of 22 the policy described in subsection (a), the Commissioner of 23 U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure the avail- 24 ability of personal protective equipment and opioid receptor 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:38 Jun 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H4739.RS H4739 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 4739 RS antagonists, including naloxone, to all U.S. Customs and 1 Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and ca- 2 nines at risk of accidental exposure to synthetic opioids. 3 ‘‘(d) OVERSIGHT.—To ensure effectiveness of the policy 4 described in subsection (a)— 5 ‘‘(1) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor- 6 der Protection shall regularly monitor the efficacy of 7 the implementation of such policy and adjust proto- 8 cols and procedures, as necessary; and 9 ‘‘(2) the Inspector General of the Department 10 shall audit compliance with the requirements of this 11 section not less than once during the 3-year period 12 after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 14 section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 15 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 415 16 the following new item: 17 ‘‘Sec. 416. Protection against potential synthetic opioid exposure.’’. VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:38 Jun 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6213 E:\BILLS\H4739.RS H4739 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:38 Jun 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6213 E:\BILLS\H4739.RS H4739 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 460 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 4739 [Report No. 116–229] AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to protect U.S. Customs and Border Protection offi- cers, agents, other personnel, and canines against potential synthetic opioid exposure, and for other purposes. JUNE 1, 2020 Reported with an amendment VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:38 Jun 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H4739.RS H4739 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS