[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7185 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7185

To amend the Office of National Drug Control Prevention Act of 1998 to 
  include new requirements for assessments and reports, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2024

   Mr. Duarte (for himself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Pence, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. 
Valadao, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Ciscomani, and Mr. Vasquez) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Office of National Drug Control Prevention Act of 1998 to 
  include new requirements for assessments and reports, 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 ``HIDTA Reauthorization Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 707 of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (l)(2)(F), by inserting ``and immigration 
        authorities'' after ``joint terrorism task forces'';
            (2) in subsection (m)(2), by inserting ``, including 
        immigration authorities,'' after ``law enforcement agencies'';
            (3) in subsection (p)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(7) $302,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
        2030.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(t) Fentanyl Interdiction Activities.--
            ``(1) Grants.--The Director shall provide grants through a 
        competitive process in a form and manner as the Director 
        determines to be appropriate to HIDTAs for the purposes of 
        enhancing fentanyl seizure and interdiction activities.
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Director $14,224,000 for each of 
        fiscal year 2024 through 2030 to carry out this subsection.
    ``(u) Use of Funds To Combat Fentanyl Trafficking.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--As part of the documentation that 
        supports the President's annual budget request for the Office, 
        the Director shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
        use of HIDTA funds to investigate and prosecute organizations 
        and individuals trafficking in fentanyl or fentanyl analogues 
        in the prior calendar year.
            ``(2) Contents.--The report shall include--
                    ``(A) the amounts of fentanyl or fentanyl analogues 
                seized by HIDTA-funded initiative in the area during 
                the previous year; and
                    ``(B) law enforcement intelligence and predictive 
                data from the Drug Enforcement Administration showing 
                patterns and trends in abuse, trafficking, and 
                transportation in fentanyl and fentanyl analogues.
    ``(v) Additional Prosecutorial Resources.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall identify not 
        less than 16 assistant United States attorneys who shall be 
        available for temporary reassignment under subsection (b)(2) 
        for fiscal years 2024 through 2030, during which such an 
        assistant United States attorney shall prioritize the 
        investigation and prosecution of organizations and individuals 
        trafficking in fentanyl or fentanyl analogues. Such 
        reassignment may be extended by the Attorney General for such 
        time as may be necessary to conclude any ongoing investigation 
        or prosecution in which the assistant United States attorney is 
        engaged.
            ``(2) Process for temporary reassignment.--Not later than 
        180 days after the effective date of this subsection, the 
        Attorney General shall establish a process under which the 
        Director, in consultation with the Executive Boards of each 
        designated high intensity drug trafficking area, may request 
        such an assistant United States attorney to be so temporarily 
        reassigned.''.
    (b) Offset.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there are 
authorized to be appropriated for ``National Archives and Records 
Administration-Repairs and Restoration'' $8,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2030.
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