S 708 115th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Chemistry Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

INTERDICT Act

Introduced: March 23, 2017 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Mar 23, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks: CR S1975-1977)

Mar 23, 2017

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, including such substances imported through the mail or by an express consignment operator or carrier; and (2) dedicate the appropriate number of personnel, including scientists, to the CBP to interpret data collected by such devices during all operational hours.

What's happening now March 23, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks: CR S1975-1977)

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