Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8663) 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. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 8663 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 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 ``DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024''. SEC. 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.…
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