1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Officers With Electronic Resources Act or the POWER Act . 2. Findings; purpose (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) chemical screening devices enhance the ability of law enforcement agencies to identify unknown chemical substances seized or otherwise encountered by law enforcement officers; and (2) equipping law enforcement agencies with technology that can more efficiently identify substances, such as heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other narcotics, will ensure that law enforcement agencies can— (A) investigate cases more quickly and safely; (B) better deploy resources and strategies to combat illegal substances from entering and harming communities throughout the United States; and (C) share spectral data with other law enforcement agencies and State and local fusion centers. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to provide grants to State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices and train personnel to use chemical screening devices in order to— (1) enhance law enforcement efficiency; and (2) protect law enforcement officers. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Applicant The term applicant means a law enforcement agency that applies for a grant under section 4. (2) Attorney General The term Attorney General means the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. (3) Chemical screening device The term chemical screening device means an infrared spectrophotometer, mass spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, Raman spectrophotometer, ion mobility spectrometer, or any other scientific instrumentation that is able to collect data that can be interpreted to determine the presence and identity of a covered substance. (4) Chief law enforcement officer The term chief law enforcement officer has the meaning given the term in section 922(s) of title 18, United States Code. (5) Covered substance The term covered substance means— (A) fentanyl