To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · April 29, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
H.R. 3078 directs the Department of Energy to lead a research program developing new technologies to detect fentanyl vapor and particles in various high-security settings. The Secretary of Energy will coordinate with the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Postmaster General to test and evaluate these detection technologies for use at mail facilities, prisons, U.S. borders, and similar locations. The bill affects federal agencies involved in law enforcement, border security, and mail operations, as well as technology developers working on detection methods. While the legislation establishes the research program and its purpose, the text provided does not specify funding amounts or implementation timelines. This amendment to the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act represents a coordinated federal effort to combat fentanyl trafficking through improved detection capabilities at critical chokepoints.
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