[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 92 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2754]
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      By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Hagerty):
  S. 4315. A bill to address the foreign production of precursor 
chemicals that are used for the illicit production of narcotics and 
psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances, and for other 
purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to print my bill 
for introduction in the Congressional Record. The bill addresses the 
foreign production of precursor chemicals that are used for the illicit 
production of narcotics and psychotropic drugs and other controlled 
substances.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 4315

       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 ``Protecting America from 
     Narcotics and Illicit Chemicals Act of 2022'' or the ``PANIC 
     Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. MODIFIED 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 subparagraph (C), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) that is a direct source of covered synthetic drugs or 
     psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances, including 
     precursor chemicals, when those precursor chemicals are used 
     in the production of such drugs and substances, significantly 
     affecting the United States;''.
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