[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3541-S3542]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 543. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Capito, and Mr.
Casey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. BLOCKING FENTANYL IMPORTS.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act''.
(b) Amendment to Definition of Major Illicit Drug Producing
Country.--Section 481(e)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(2)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``in which'';
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``in which'' before
``1,000'';
(3) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by inserting ``in which'' before ``1,000''; and
(B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
(4) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by inserting ``in which'' before ``5,000''; and
(B) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) that is a significant source of illicit fentanyl,
fentanyl analogues, or the precursors of fentanyl and
fentanyl analogues;''.
(c) 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:
``(9) A separate section that contains the following:
``(A) An identification of the countries that are the most
significant exporters of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl
analogues, and fentanyl precursor chemicals during the
preceding calendar year.
``(B) An identification of the countries that are the most
significant sources of diversion or chemicals described in
subparagraph (A) for illicit uses, to the extent feasible.
``(C) A description of the extent to which each country
identified pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) has
cooperated with the United States to prevent the chemicals
described in subparagraph (A) from being exported from such
country to the United States.''.
(d) Withholding of Bilateral and Multilateral Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Section 490(a) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``clause (i) or (ii) of
section 489(a)(8)(A) of this Act'' and inserting ``paragraph
(8)(A) or (9) of section 489(a)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``clause (i) or (ii) of
section 489(a)(8)(A) of this Act'' and inserting ``paragraph
(8)(A) or (9) of section 489(a)''.
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(2) Designation of countries without emergency scheduling
procedures.--Section 706(2) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j-1(2)) is
amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``also'';
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (E);
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) designate each country, if any, identified in such
report that has failed to adopt and utilize emergency
scheduling procedures for new illicit drugs and other
synthetics that are comparable to the procedures authorized
under title II of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
811 et seq.) for adding drugs and other substances to the
controlled substances schedules;''; and
(E) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated, by striking ``so
designated'' and inserting ``designated under subparagraph
(A), (B), (C), or (D)''.
(3) Designation of countries without ability to prosecute
criminals for the manufacture or distribution of fentanyl
analogues.--Section 706(2) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j-1(2)),
as amended by paragraph (2), is further amended by inserting
after subparagraph (B) the following:
``(C) designate each country, if any, identified in such
report that is incapable of prosecuting criminals for the
manufacture or distribution of controlled substance analogues
(as defined in section 102(32) of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 802(32)) in the same manner as criminals are
prosecuted for the manufacture or distribution of controlled
substances;''.
(4) Designation of countries that do not require the
registration of pill presses and tableting machines.--Section
706(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j-1(2)), as amended by paragraphs
(2) and (3), is further amended by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following:
``(D) designate each country, if any, identified in such
report that does not require the registration of tableting
machines and encapsulating machines in a manner comparable to
the registration requirements set forth in part 1310 of title
21, Code of Federal Regulations; and''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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