119 HR 747 IH: Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-28
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 747
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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
A BILL
To impose sanctions with respect to Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors, to hold Chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025”.
2.

Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that the Government of the People’s Republic of China should—
(1)
work with the United States Government to identify a list of unregulated chemicals used to create precursor chemicals that bear increased scrutiny;
(2)
require the proper labeling of chemical and equipment shipments in accordance with international rules;
(3)
immediately implement “know-your-customer” procedures for chemical shipments; and
(4)
direct all relevant departments and agencies, including the National Narcotics Control Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the General Administration of Customs, and the National Medical Products Administration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China to establish new rules to crack down on precursor trafficking and enforce such rules swiftly.
3.

Amendments to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act
(a)

Definitions
Section 7203(5) of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302(5)) is amended—
(1)
by striking “The term “foreign opioid trafficker” means any foreign person” and inserting the following:
“The term “foreign opioid trafficker”—
(A)
means any foreign person”;
(2)
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
“(B)
includes—
(i)
any entity of the People’s Republic of China that the President determines—
(I)
produces, manufactures, distributes, sells, or knowingly finances or transports any goods described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (8)(A); and
(II)
fails to take credible steps, including through implementation of appropriate know-your-customer procedures or through cooperation with United States counternarcotics efforts, to detect or prevent opioid trafficking; and
(ii)
any senior official of the Government of the People’s Republic of China or other Chinese political official that—
(I)
has significant regulatory or law enforcement responsibilities with respect to the activities of an entity described in clause (i); and
(II)
aids and abets, including through intentional inaction, opioid trafficking.”.
(b)

Identification of foreign opioid traffickers
Section 7211 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2311) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1)(A), by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: “, including whether the heads of the National Narcotics Control Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the General Administration of Customs, and the National Medical Products Administration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China are foreign opioid traffickers”; and
(2)
in subsection (c), by striking “5 years” and inserting “10 years”.
4.

Amendments to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act
(a)

Periodic evaluation
Section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d)

Periodic evaluation
(1)

In general
If the authority granted to the President under this section is exercised with respect to a covered national emergency, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees, not less frequently than annually, a periodic evaluation in writing that—
(A)
assesses the effectiveness of the exercise of such authority in resolving the covered national emergency;
(B)
considers the views of public- and private-sector stakeholders; and
(C)
discusses any potential changes to the exercise of the authority for the purpose of more effectively resolving the covered national emergency.
(2)

Definitions
In this subsection—
(A)
the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(i)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives; and
(ii)
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
(B)
the term “covered national emergency” means a national emergency that—
(i)
the President has declared, within the preceding 5-year period, with respect to any national emergency regarding international drug trafficking; and
(ii)
has not terminated.”.
(b)

Consultation and reports
Section 204 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703) is amended—
(1)
by striking “the Congress” each place it appears and inserting “the appropriate congressional committees”; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
“(e)

Appropriate congressional committees defined
In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” has the meaning given that term in section 203(d)(2).”.
(3)

Authority to issue regulations
Section 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1704) is amended—
(A)
by striking “The President” and inserting “(a) The President”; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:
“(b)
In issuing regulations under subsection (a) pursuant to a covered national emergency (as defined in section 203), the President shall—
(1)
consider the costs and benefits of available statutory and regulatory alternatives;
(2)
evaluate the costs and benefits for the purpose of expeditiously resolving the applicable national emergency;
(3)
establish criteria for the eventual termination of the applicable national emergency; and
(4)
include in the basis and purpose incorporated in the regulations—
(A)
an explanation of how the regulations will resolve the applicable national emergency; and
(B)
a discussion of the costs and benefits.”.
5.

Exception relating to importation of goods
(a)

In general
A requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property pursuant to this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
(b)

Good defined
In this section, the term “good” means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.