118 HR 624 IH: Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-01-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 624IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 30, 2023Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize compensation for victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act.

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Recognizing victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning

Section 1403(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20102) is amended—(1)in paragraph (3), by striking and domestic violence and inserting domestic violence, and illicit fentanyl poisoning resulting in death;(2)in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end;(3)in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and(4)by adding at the end the following:(6)the term illicit fentanyl means fentanyl and any analogue thereof that is manufactured, distributed, or dispensed, or possessed with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, in violation of section 401, 406, or 416 of the Controlled Substances Act..