[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9433 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9433

To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a threat analysis of any 
potential threats the illicit fentanyl drug trade poses to the defense 
                    interests of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 30, 2024

 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a threat analysis of any 
potential threats the illicit fentanyl drug trade poses to the defense 
                    interests of the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. THREAT ANALYSIS REGARDING FENTANYL CRISIS.

    (a) Threat Analysis.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and Office of 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and 
Stabilization Policy, shall conduct a threat analysis of any potential 
threats the illicit fentanyl drug trade poses to the defense interests 
of the United States. The threat analysis shall contain the following:
            (1) An analysis of the illicit fentanyl drug trade, 
        including the manufacture, distribution, and sale or trade, and 
        trans-shipment of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances.
            (2) An analysis of new or emerging techniques or 
        technologies that are likely to affect the evolution of the 
        illicit fentanyl drug trade.
    (b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2025, and annually thereafter 
for each of the next four years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that includes each of 
the following:
            (1) The threat analysis required under subsection (a), 
        including any recommendations of the Secretary for any related 
        actions.
            (2) Any actions the Department of Defense has taken in 
        response to such threat analysis.
            (3) Any other matter the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (c) Congressional Defense Committees.--In this section, the term 
``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that term in 
section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
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