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Providing Resources for Exceptional Veterans to End Narcotic Trafficking of Fentanyl Act

S. 987 · 118th Congress · Mar 27, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

To expand the HERO Child-Rescue Corps Program, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Providing Resources for Exceptional Veterans to End Narcotic Trafficking of Fentanyl Act” or the “PREVENT Fentanyl Act”.

Sec. 2 Expansion of the HERO Child-Rescue Corps

Section 890A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473) is amended—
(1)
by striking “Child-Rescue” each place it appears; and
(2)
in subsection (e)—
(A)
in the subsection heading, by striking “HERO Child-Rescue Corps” and inserting “HERO Corps Program”;
(B)
in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting “, as relevant” after “participants”;
(C)
in paragraph (2), by inserting “and fentanyl trafficking” after “child exploitation”;
(D)
in paragraph (3)—
(i)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “Corps” before “Program”; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (B)—
(I)
in clause (v), by striking “and”;
(II)
in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(III)
by adding at the end the following:

“(vii) fentanyl trafficking.”

(E)
by adding at the end the following:

“(4) Limitation—Investigations and analysis described in paragraph (3)(B)(vii) may not make up more than 40 percent of the investigations and analysis conducted by participants of the HERO Corps Program.”