[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5833]
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SA 6336. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Padilla, and Mr.
Grassley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment
SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended
to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1012. TRAINING REGARDING THE USE OF CONTAINMENT DEVICES
TO PREVENT POTENTIAL SYNTHETIC OPIOID EXPOSURE.
(a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the
``Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxins Act of 2022'' or
the ``PREVENT Act of 2022''.
(b) Training.--Section 416(b)(1) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(C) How to use containment devices to prevent potential
synthetic opioid exposure.''.
(c) Availability of Containment Devices.--Section 416(c) of
such Act (6 U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``, Containment
Devices,'' after ``Equipment''; and
(2) by striking ``and opioid receptor antagonists,
including naloxone'' and inserting ``, opioid receptor
antagonists, including naloxone, and containment devices''.
(d) Applicability to Other Components.--If the Secretary of
Homeland Secretary determines that officers, agents, other
personnel, or canines of a component of the Department of
Homeland Security other than U.S. Customs and Border
Protection are at risk of potential synthetic opioid exposure
in the course of their duties, the head of such component
shall carry out the responsibilities under section 416 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216) in the same
manner and to the same degree as the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection carries out such
responsibilities.
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