Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act or the FENTANYL Results Act
This bill creates two programs, establishes a reporting requirement, and otherwise modifies provisions to facilitate global cooperation against synthetic drug trafficking.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to establish a program to provide capacity-building assistance for law enforcement agencies of specified countries to identify, track, and detect certain synthetic drugs (e.g., fentanyl). The State Department must also carry out an international exchange program for drug demand reduction experts to provide educational and professional development on demand-reduction matters relating to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs.
The bill requires the State Department to include new sections in its annual international narcotics control strategy report that contain (1) an assessment of the countries significantly involved in the trafficking of synthetic opioids; and (2) policies of responding to new psychoactive substances.
The bill also expands the definition of major illicit drug producing country to include countries that produce synthetic drugs. Under current law, foreign assistance may be withheld from such countries.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7990 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7990
To prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat
international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs and new
psychoactive substances, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 7, 2020
Mr. Trone (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat
international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs and new
psychoactive 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 ``Fighting Emerging Narcotics Through
Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act'' or the ``FENTANYL
Results Act''.
SEC. 2. PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO COMBAT
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall prioritize efforts of
the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered
synthetic drugs by carrying out programs and activities to include the
following:
(1) Supporting increased data collection by the United
States and foreign countries through increased drug use surveys
among populations, increased use of wastewater testing where
appropriate, and multilateral sharing of that data.
(2) Engaging in increased consultation and partnership with
international drug agencies, including the European Monitoring
Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, and regulatory agencies in
foreign countries.
(3) Carrying out the program to provide assistance to build
the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect
to covered synthetic drugs, as required by section 3.
(4) Carrying out exchange programs for governmental and
nongovernmental personnel in the United States and in foreign
countries to provide educational and professional development
on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of
narcotics and other drugs, as required by section 4.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
implementation of this section.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO COVERED
SYNTHETIC DRUGS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420), the Secretary of State shall
establish a program to provide assistance to build the capacity of law
enforcement agencies of the countries described in subsection (c) to
help such agencies to identify, track, and improve their forensics
detection capabilities with respect to covered synthetic drugs.
(b) Priority.--The Secretary of State shall prioritize assistance
under subsection (a) among those countries described in subsection (c)
in which such assistance would have the most impact in reducing illicit
use of covered synthetic drugs in the United States.
(c) Countries Described.--The foreign countries described in this
subsection are--
(1) countries that are producers of covered synthetic
drugs;
(2) countries whose pharmaceutical and chemical industries
are being exploited for development or procurement of
precursors of covered synthetic drugs; or
(3) major drug-transit countries as defined by the
Secretary of State.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $4,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
SEC. 4. EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON
DEMAND REDUCTION MATTERS RELATING TO ILLICIT USE OF
NARCOTICS AND OTHER DRUGS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall carry out an exchange
program for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the United
States and foreign countries to provide educational and professional
development on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of
narcotics and other drugs.
(b) Program Requirements.--The program required by subsection (a)--
(1) shall be limited to individuals who have expertise and
experience in matters described in subsection (a);
(2) in the case of inbound exchanges, may be carried out as
part of exchange programs and international visitor programs
administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
of the Department of State, including the International Visitor
Leadership Program; and
(3) shall include outbound exchanges for governmental and
nongovernmental personnel in the United States.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized to
be appropriated to carry out exchange programs and international
visitor programs administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs of the Department of State for each of the fiscal years 2021
through 2025, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year.
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL PROGRAM.
(a) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.--Section
489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(10) Synthetic opioids and new psychoactive substances.--
``(A) Synthetic opioids.--A separate section that
contains an assessment of the countries likely involved
in the manufacture, production, or transshipment of
synthetic opioids, including fentanyl and fentanyl
analogues, to include the following:
``(i) The scale of legal domestic
production and any available information on the
number of manufacturers and producers of such
opioids in such countries.
``(ii) Information on any law enforcement
assessments of the scale of illegal production,
including a description of the capacity of
illegal laboratories to produce such opioids.
``(iii) The types of inputs used and a
description of the primary methods of synthesis
employed by illegal producers of such opioids.
``(iv) An assessment of the policies of
such countries to regulate licit manufacture
and interdict illicit manufacture, diversion,
distribution, and shipment of such opioids and
an assessment of the effectiveness of the
policies' implementation.
``(B) New psychoactive substances.--A separate
section on the policies of responding to new
psychoactive substances (as such term is defined in
section 7 of the FENTANYL Results Act), to include the
following:
``(i) Which governments have articulated
policies on scheduling of such substances.
``(ii) Any data on impacts of such policies
and other responses to such substances.
``(iii) An assessment of what policies the
United States may want to consider
articulating.''.
(b) Definition of Major Illicit Drug Producing Country.--Section
481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``means a country in which--'' and
inserting ``means--
``(A) a country in which--'';
(B) by striking ``(A) 1,000'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) 1,000'';
(C) by striking ``(B) 1,000'' and inserting the
following:
``(ii) 1,000'';
(D) by striking ``(C) 5,000'' and inserting the
following:
``(iii) 5,000'';
(E) in subparagraph (A)(iii), as redesignated by
this subsection, by adding ``or'' at the end; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) a country which is a significant direct
source of illicit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or
other controlled substances significantly affecting the
United States.''; and
(2) in paragraph (5) to read as follows:
``(5) the term `major drug-transit country' means a country
through which are transported illicit narcotic or psychotropic
drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting
the United States.''.
SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the President should direct the United States
Representative to the United Nations to use the voice and vote
of the United States at the United Nations to advocate for more
transparent assessments of countries by the International
Narcotics Control Board; and
(2) bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral international
cooperation is essential to combating the flow of covered
synthetic drugs.
SEC. 7. DEFINITION.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``covered synthetic drug'' means--
(A) a synthetic controlled substance (as defined in
section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802(6))), including fentanyl or a fentanyl
analogue; or
(B) a new psychoactive substance.
(2) The term ``new psychoactive substance'' means a
substance of abuse, or any preparation thereof, that--
(A) is not--
(i) included in any schedule as a
controlled substance under the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); or
(ii) controlled by the Single Convention on
Narcotic Drugs signed at New York, New York, on
March 30, 1961 or the Convention on
Psychotropic Substances signed at Vienna,
Austria, on February 21, 1971;
(B) is new or has reemerged on the illicit market;
and
(C) poses a threat to the public health and safety.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5893-5895)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7990.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5893-5894)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5893-5894)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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