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Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China.

S. Res. 83 · 115th Congress · Mar 8, 2017 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of the Senate that—
(1)
the use of illicit fentanyl in the United States and the resulting overdose deaths are a public health crisis;
(2)
the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States, especially the trafficking of illicit fentanyl by transnational criminal organizations, is a problem that requires close cooperation between the United States Government and the Governments of Mexico and China;
(3)
the United States Government and the Governments of Mexico and China have a shared interest in, and responsibility for, stopping the production of illicit fentanyl and its trafficking into the United States;
(4)
the United States should—
(A)
support efforts by the Governments of Mexico and China to stop the production of illicit fentanyl and its trafficking into the United States; and
(B)
take further measures to reduce and prevent heroin and fentanyl consumption through—
(i)
enhanced enforcement to reduce the illegal supply; and
(ii)
increased use of evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery services; and
(5)
the United States Government, including the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, should use the broad diplomatic and law enforcement resources of the United States, in partnership with the Governments of Mexico and China, to stop the production of illicit fentanyl and its trafficking into the United States.