[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5007-S5008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2710. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 end of subtitle B of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1014. IMPROVING DRUG TRAFFICKING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
                   AND ENHANCING SANCTIONS ON FENTANYL 
                   TRAFFICKERS.

       (a) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.--
     Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``March 1'' and inserting ``June 1''; and
       (2) in paragraph (8)(A)(i), by striking ``pseudoephedrine'' 
     and all that follows through ``chemicals)'' and inserting 
     ``chemical precursors used in the production of 
     methamphetamine that significantly affected the United 
     States''.
       (b) Study and Report on Bilateral Efforts to Address 
     Chinese Fentanyl Trafficking.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (i) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (iii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (iv) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) China.--The term ``China'' means the People's Republic 
     of China.
       (C) DEA.--The term ``DEA'' means the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration.
       (2) China's class scheduling of fentanyl and synthetic 
     opioid precursors.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Attorney General shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress an unclassified written report, with a 
     classified annex, that includes--
       (A) a description of United States Government efforts to 
     gain a commitment from the Government of China to submit 
     unregulated fentanyl precursors, such as 4-AP, to controls;
       (B) a plan for future steps the United States Government 
     will take to urge the Government of China to combat illicit 
     fentanyl production and trafficking originating in China;
       (C) a detailed description of cooperation by the Government 
     of China to address the role of the Chinese financial system 
     and Chinese money laundering organizations in the trafficking 
     of fentanyl and synthetic opioid precursors;
       (D) an assessment of expected impact that the designation 
     of principal corporate officers of Chinese financial 
     institutions for facilitating narcotics-related money 
     laundering would have on Chinese money laundering 
     organizations; and
       (E) an assessment of whether the Trilateral Fentanyl 
     Committee, which was established by the United States, 
     Canada, and Mexico during the January 2023 North American 
     Leaders' Summit, is improving cooperation with law 
     enforcement and financial regulators in Canada and Mexico to 
     combat the role of Chinese financial institutions and Chinese 
     money laundering organizations in narcotics trafficking.
       (3) Establishment of dea offices in china.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall jointly 
     provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     classified briefing on--
       (A) outreach and negotiations undertaken by the United 
     States Government with the Government of China that was aimed 
     at securing the approval of the Government of China to 
     establish of United States Drug Enforcement Administration 
     offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou, China; and
       (B) additional efforts to establish new partnerships with 
     provincial-level authorities in China to counter the illicit 
     trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and their 
     precursors.
       (c) Prioritization of Identification of Persons From 
     China.--Section 7211 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 
     2311) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Prioritization.--
       ``(A) Defined term.--In this paragraph, the term `person of 
     the People's Republic of China' means--
       ``(i) an individual who is a citizen or national of the 
     People's Republic of China; or
       ``(ii) an entity organized under the laws of the People's 
     Republic of China or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China.
       ``(B) In general.--In preparing the report required under 
     paragraph (1), the President shall prioritize, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, the identification of persons of 
     the People's Republic of China involved in the shipment of 
     fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, fentanyl precursors, precursors 
     for fentanyl analogues, pre-precursors for fentanyl and 
     fentanyl analogues, and equipment for the manufacturing of 
     fentanyl and fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills to Mexico or 
     any other country that is involved in the production of 
     fentanyl trafficked into the United States, including--
       ``(i) any entity involved in the production of 
     pharmaceuticals; and
       ``(ii) any person that is acting on behalf of any such 
     entity.
       ``(C) Termination of prioritization.--The President shall 
     continue the prioritization required under subparagraph (B) 
     until the President certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the People's Republic of China 
     is no longer the primary source for the shipment of fentanyl, 
     fentanyl analogues, fentanyl precursors, precursors for 
     fentanyl analogues, pre-precursors for fentanyl and fentanyl 
     analogues, and equipment for the manufacturing of fentanyl 
     and fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills to Mexico or any other 
     country that is involved in the production of fentanyl 
     trafficked into the United States.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``the date that is 5 
     years after such date of enactment'' and inserting ``December 
     31, 2030''.
       (d) Expansion of Sanctions Under the Fentanyl Sanctions 
     Act.--Section 7212 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 
     2312) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) the President determines has knowingly has engaged 
     in, or attempted to engage in, an activity or transaction 
     that has materially contributed to opioid trafficking; or
       ``(4) the President determines--
       ``(A) has received any property or interest in property 
     that the foreign person knows--
       ``(i) constitutes or is derived from the proceeds of an 
     activity or transaction described in paragraph (1); or
       ``(ii) was used or intended to be used to commit or to 
     facilitate such an activity or transaction;
       ``(B) has knowingly provided, or attempted to provide, 
     financial, material, or technological support for, including 
     through the provision of goods or services in support of--
       ``(i) any activity or transaction described in paragraph 
     (1); or
       ``(ii) any foreign person described in paragraph (1); or
       ``(C) is or has been owned, controlled, or directed by any 
     foreign person described in paragraph (1) or subparagraph (A) 
     or (B), or

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     has knowingly acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, 
     directly or indirectly, such a foreign person.''.
       (e) Imposition of Sanctions With Respect to Agencies or 
     Instrumentalities of Foreign States.--The President shall--
       (1) impose 1 or more of the sanctions described in section 
     7213 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2313) with 
     respect to each agency or instrumentality of a foreign state 
     (as defined in section 1603(b) of title 28, United States 
     Code) that the President determines--
       (A) has engaged in, or attempted to engage in, an activity 
     or transaction that has materially contributed to opioid 
     trafficking; or
       (B) has provided, or attempted to provide, financial, 
     material, or technological support for, (including through 
     the provision of goods or services in support of) any 
     activity or transaction described in subparagraph (A); or
       (2) impose the sanction described in section 7213(a)(6) of 
     the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2313(a)(6)) on each 
     foreign person that the President determines--
       (A) is a senior official of an agency or instrumentality of 
     a foreign state described in paragraph (1);
       (B) is or has been owned, controlled, or directed by an 
     agency or instrumentality of a foreign state described in 
     paragraph (1); or
       (C) has knowingly acted or purported to act for or on 
     behalf of, directly or indirectly, such a foreign state.
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