S2569-118

Introduced

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that the possession, sale, purchase, importation, exportation, or transportation of drug testing equipment that tests for the presence of fentanyl or xylazine is not unlawful.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 27, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that the possession, sale, purchase, importation, exportation, or transportation of drug testing equipment that tests for the presence of fentanyl or xylazine is not unlawful., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Trade, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H7D85E7ADC62A441E9B0EB59A6E4E915D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fentanyl Safe Testing and Overdose Prevention Act.
  • Section idebde201ef00749be8fc790d06f844ea6: 2. Clarification Section 422 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 863) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g)ClarificationThis section does...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that the possession, sale, purchase, importation, exportation, or transportation of drug testing equipment that tests for the presence of fentanyl or xylazine is not unlawful., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Trade, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that the possession, sale, purchase, importation, exportation, or transportation of drug testing equipment that tests for the presence of fentanyl or xylazine is not unlawful., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Trade Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies:
transportation operators and travelers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 27, 2023

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Klobuchar, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Trade Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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