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6 U.S.C. § 224 — Protection against potential synthetic opioid exposure
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**(a) In general** The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall issue a policy that specifies effective protocols and procedures for the safe handling of potential synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and canines, and to reduce the risk of injury or death resulting from accidental exposure and enhance post-exposure management.
**(b) Training**
(1) **In general** — Together with the issuance of the policy described in subsection (a), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall require mandatory and recurrent training on the following:
(A) The potential risk of opioid exposure and safe handling procedures for potential synthetic opioids, including precautionary measures such as the use of personal protective equipment during such handling.
(B) How to access and administer opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, post-exposure to potential synthetic opioids.
(C) How to use containment devices to prevent potential synthetic opioid exposure.
(2) **Integration** — The training described in paragraph (1) may be integrated into existing training under section 211(l) of this title for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other personnel.
**(c) Personal protective equipment, containment devices, and opioid receptor antagonists** Together with the issuance of the policy described in subsection (a), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure the availability of personal protective equipment, opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, and containment devices, to all U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and canines at risk of accidental exposure to synthetic opioids.
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**(a) In general** The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall issue a policy that specifies effective protocols and procedures for the safe handling of potential synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and canines, and to reduce the risk of injury or death resulting from accidental exposure and enhance post-exposure management.
**(b) Training**
(1) **In general** — Together with the issuance of the policy described in subsection (a), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall require mandatory and recurrent training on the following:
(A) The potential risk of opioid exposure and safe handling procedures for potential synthetic opioids, including precautionary measures such as the use of personal protective equipment during such handling.
(B) How to access and administer opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, post-exposure to potential synthetic opioids.
(C) How to use containment devices to prevent potential synthetic opioid exposure.
(2) **Integration** — The training described in paragraph (1) may be integrated into existing training under section 211(l) of this title for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other personnel.
**(c) Personal protective equipment, containment devices, and opioid receptor antagonists** Together with the issuance of the policy described in subsection (a), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure the availability of personal protective equipment, opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, and containment devices, to all U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, other personnel, and canines at risk of accidental exposure to synthetic opioids.
**(d) Oversight** To ensure effectiveness of the policy described in subsection (a)—
(1) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall regularly monitor the efficacy of the implementation of such policy and adjust protocols and procedures, as necessary; and
(2) the Inspector General of the Department shall audit compliance with the requirements of this section not less than once during the 3-year period after December 27, 2020.
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**(a) Establishment** The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (referred to in this section as “Administrator”) shall establish within the Transportation Security Administration the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the “Advisory Committee”).
**(b) Duties**
(1) **In general** — The Advisory Committee may advise, consult with, report to, and make recommendations to the Administrator on surface transportation security matters, including the development, refinement, and implementation of policies, programs, initiatives, rulemakings, and security directives pertaining to surface transportation security.
(2) **Risk-based security** — The Advisory Committee shall consider risk-based security approaches in the performance of its duties.
**(c) Membership**
(1) **Composition** — The Advisory Committee shall be composed of—
(A) voting members appointed by the Administrator under paragraph (2); and
(B) nonvoting members, serving in an advisory capacity, who shall be designated by—
(i) the Transportation Security Administration;
(ii) the Department of Transportation;
(iii) the Coast Guard; and
(iv) such other Federal department or agency as the Administrator considers appropriate.
(2) **Appointment** — The Administrator shall appoint voting members from among stakeholders representing each mode of surface transportation, such as passenger rail, freight rail, mass transit, pipelines, highways, over-the-road bus, school bus industry, and trucking, including representatives from—
(A) associations representing such modes of surface transportation;
(B) labor organizations representing such modes of surface transportation;
(C) groups representing the users of such modes of sur
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There is hereby established an Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General. The Office of Justice Programs (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office”) shall be headed by an Assistant Attorney General (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Assistant Attorney General”) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 224
are suitable to measure the effectiveness of
border security.
(B) Congressional notification
Not later than 30 days before updating the
metrics pursuant to subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall notify the appropriate con-
gressional committees of such updates.
(Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, § 1092, Dec. 23,
2016, 130 Stat. 2429.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and not as part
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises
this chapter.
§ 224. Other reporting requirements
(a) Unidentified remains
(1) Reporting requirement
Not later than 1 year after December 31,
2020, and annually thereafter, the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
shall submit a report to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress regarding all unidentified
remains discovered, during the reporting pe-
riod, on or near the border between the United
States and Mexico, including—
(A) for each deceased person—
(i) the cause and manner of death, if
known;
(ii) the sex, age (at time of death), and
country of origin (if such information is
determinable); and
(iii) the location of each unidentified re-
main;
(B) the total number of deceased people
whose unidentified remains were discovered
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection dur-
ing the reporting period;
(C) to the extent such information is avail-
able to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
the total number of deceased people whose
unidentified remains were discovered by
Federal, State, local or Tribal law enforce-
ment officers, military personnel, or medical
examiners offices;
(D) the efforts of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to engage with nongovernmental
organiz
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