Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act”.
Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act
A BILL
To gather information about the illicit production of illicit fentanyl in foreign countries and to withhold bilateral assistance from countries that do not have emergency scheduling procedures for new illicit drugs, cannot prosecute criminals for the manufacture or distribution of controlled substance analogues, or do not require the registration of tableting machines and encapsulating machines.
Sec. 2 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—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “in which”;
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “in which” before “1,000”;
in subparagraph (B)—
by inserting “in which” before “1,000”; and
by striking “or” at the end;
in subparagraph (C)—
by inserting “in which” before “5,000”; and
by inserting “or” after the semicolon; and
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;”
Sec. 3 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.
“(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.”
Sec. 4 Withholding of bilateral and multilateral assistance
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
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)”.
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—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “also”;
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking “and” at the end;
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (E);
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;”
in subparagraph (E), as redesignated, by striking “so designated” and inserting “designated under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D)”.
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 subsection (b), 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;”
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 subsections (b) and (c), 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”