Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics Act of 2021 or the PREVENT ACT of 2021
This bill requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make containment devices available to its officers, agents, and other personnel and to provide mandatory and recurrent training on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other lethal substances.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide training for U.S. 
   Customs and Border Protection personnel on the use of containment 
devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially 
               lethal substances, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and 
Toxics Act of 2021'' or the ``PREVENT ACT of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING TRAINING FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
              PERSONNEL ON THE USE OF CONTAINMENT DEVICES TO PREVENT 
              SECONDARY EXPOSURE TO FENTANYL AND OTHER POTENTIALLY 
              LETHAL SUBSTANCES.

    (a) Training.--Paragraph (1) of section 416(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) How to use containment devices to prevent 
                secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially 
                lethal substances.''.
    (b) Availability of Containment Devices.--Section 416(c) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after ``equipment'' and inserting a 
        comma; and
            (2) by inserting ``and containment devices'' after 
        ``naloxone,''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
PREVENT ACT of 2021
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and for other purposes.
PREVENT ACT of 2021
Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics Act of 2021
PREVENT ACT of 2021
Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics Act of 2021
PREVENT ACT of 2021
Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics Act of 2021
Rep. Joyce, David P.