Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act”.
Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act
A BILL
To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize compensation for victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Recognizing victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning
Section 1403(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20102) is amended—
in paragraph (3), by striking “and domestic violence” and inserting “domestic violence, and illicit fentanyl poisoning resulting in death”;
in paragraph (4), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(6) the term “illicit fentanyl” means fentanyl and any analogue thereof that is manufactured, distributed, or dispensed, or possessed with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, in violation of section 401, 406, or 416 of the Controlled Substances Act.”