[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S1673]
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SA 1255. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 331, to amend the Controlled Substances Act with
respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. 8. REPORT; AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a
report on the amount of fentanyl and fentanyl-related
substances that crossed the southern international land
border of the United States during the year preceding
submission of the report.
(b) Authority to Impose Additional Duties.--If, in any
report submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary
determines that the amount of fentanyl and fentanyl-related
substances that crossed the southern international land
border of the United States during the year preceding
submission of the report did not decrease relative to the
preceding year, the President may impose duties on imports of
goods from Mexico that are in addition to the duties on such
goods in effect on the date of the report.
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