S4419-118

Reported

To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations.

118th Congress Introduced May 23, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id16ce90df2a374d3daf397c6de730840f: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 or the...
  • Section id4bccac4feaca46d9a07fcbaaf7297d1a: 2. Enhancing the capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine Section 302 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182)...
  • Section ida5bb642c43694fa78ab59720edb6a19a: 3. Requirements In carrying out section 302(15) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology...
  • Section id644ecdb7-1e5b-4f8e-883d-9553a9b7f997: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 or the...
  • Section idfc03d32d-92ce-46aa-b7bd-f81f1469a998: 2. Enhancing the capacity to detect and identify drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine Section 302 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182) is...

Evidence Chain:

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

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Criminal Justice, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Criminal Justice Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rs

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 2, 2024

Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment and an amendment …

May 23, 2024

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Ossoff, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. …

May 23, 2024

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Ossoff, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Lankford, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Criminal Justice Technology
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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