H.R. 3078

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3078 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3078

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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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 29, 2025

Mr. Riley of New York (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology

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A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND 
EVALUATION OF NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES TO DETECT FENTANYL VAPOR 
OR PARTICLES.

(a) In General.--Title III of the Department of Energy Research and 
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18641 et seq.) is amended by--
(1) by redesignating section 317 (42 U.S.C. 18655) as 
section 318; and
(2) by inserting after section 316 the following new 
section:

``SEC. 317. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION OF NOVEL 
TECHNOLOGIES TO DETECT FENTANYL VAPOR OR PARTICLES.

``The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Attorney 
General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Postmaster 
General, shall carry out a research, development, testing, and 
evaluation program of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or 
particles in support of rapid screening--
``(1) of the mails;
``(2) at prisons;
``(3) at United States borders; and
``(4) in other related use cases.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 317 and inserting the following 
new items:

``Sec. 317. Research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel 
technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or 
particles.
``Sec. 318. Authorization of appropriations.''.
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