117 HR 8030 IH: Fentanyl is a WMD Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-06-13 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.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8030IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 13, 2022Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Nehls, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Posey, Mr. Norman, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland SecurityA BILLTo require the Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fentanyl is a WMD Act.

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Treatment of illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction

The Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department of Homeland Security shall treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction for purposes of title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 590 et seq.).