Section 1 Short titles
This Act may be cited as the “Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxins Act of 2022” or the “PREVENT Act of 2022”.
Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxins Act of 2022
A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide training for Department of Homeland Security personnel regarding the use of containment devices to prevent exposure to potential synthetic opioids, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Training regarding the use of containment devices to prevent potential synthetic opioid exposure
Training— Section 416(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(C) How to use containment devices to prevent potential synthetic opioid exposure.”
in the subsection heading, by inserting “, containment devices,” after “equipment”; and
by striking “and opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone” and inserting “, opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, and containment devices”.
Applicability to other components— If the Secretary of Homeland Secretary determines that officers, agents, other personnel, or canines of a component of the Department of Homeland Security other than U.S. Customs and Border Protection are at risk of potential synthetic opioid exposure in the course of their duties, the head of such component shall carry out the responsibilities under section 416 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216) in the same manner and to the same degree as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection carries out such responsibilities.