117 S3959 IS: Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act U.S. Senate 2022-03-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3959IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 30, 2022Mr. Hagerty (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to suspend the right to introduce certain persons or property into the United States in the interest of the public health.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act.

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Protection of public health

Section 362 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265) is amended—(1)by striking Whenever the and inserting the following:(a)

In general

Whenever the; and(2)by adding at the end the following: (b)

Suspensions relating to illicit drugs

Whenever the Secretary determines that by reason of the existence of substantial illicit drug smuggling from a foreign country there is serious danger of the introduction of such drugs into the United States, and that this danger is so increased by the introduction of persons or property from such country that a suspension of the right to introduce such persons and property is required in the interest of the public health, the Secretary, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, shall have the power to prohibit, in whole or in part, the introduction of persons and property from such countries or places as he shall designate in order to avert such danger, and for such period of time as he may deem necessary for such purpose..