Homeland Security office would treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction
This bill would require a specific office within the Department of Homeland Security to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. The Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office would have to classify fentanyl this way for certain legal purposes. This would change how that office officially views illicit fentanyl.
Today, the Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office is not legally required to classify illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. If this bill passes, that office would be required to treat illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction for specific legal purposes under the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
HR 128 · 119th Congress · January 3, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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