H.R. 1046 requires the Federal Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to stop fentanyl and other synthetic drugs from entering prisons through the mail. The bill is motivated by the dramatic rise in drug overdoses at correctional facilities and recognizes that mail is a primary smuggling route for contraband. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons must evaluate existing interdiction technologies within 180 days, then submit a detailed strategy within 90 days after that evaluation, with the strategy requiring 100 percent mail scanning capacity at all federal facilities, digital copies of mail delivered to inmates within 24 hours, and physical mail delivered within 30 days if it contains no drugs. The bill includes a budgetary proposal for fiscal years 2025-2027 and requires full implementation within three years of the strategy's submission, with annual progress reports to Congress tracking how much synthetic drugs and opioids are detected. The legislation notably prioritizes high-security and large-population facilities first and includes protections for attorney-client privileged legal mail.
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