,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjae,mr4 
,donnelly 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,capito7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to combat h]o9 & 
me?amphetam9e traffick+ across ! ,s\!rn 
bord] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,drugs at ! ,bord]    
,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,f9d+s  7#a7 ,accord+
 to ,unit$ ,/ates ,bord] ,patrol        
/ati/ics1 seizures ( h]o9 &             
me?amphetam9e by bord] patrol ag5ts     
along ! ,s\?we/ bord] are increas+4     
7#b7 ,betwe5 fiscal ye> #bjaa & fiscal  
ye> #bjad1 ! numb] ( h]o9 seizures at ! 
,s\?we/ bord] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates increas$
 f #he to #ade1 a #ga p]c5t increase4 ,!
 volume ( h]o9 seiz$ increas$ f #f1aia  
ounces 9 fiscal ye> #bjaa to #i1bje     
ounces 9 fiscal ye> #bjad1 a #di p]c5t  
increase4  7#c7 ,! numb] ( me?amphetam9e
 seizures at ! ,s\?we/ bord] ( ! ,unit$ 

,/ates increas$ f #dcg 9 fiscal ye>     
#bjaa to #gbd 9 fiscal ye> #bjad1 a #ff 
p]c5t increase4 ,likewise1 ! am\nt (    
me?amphetam9e seiz$ at su* ,s\?we/ bord]
 increas$ by #aje p]c5t1 f #a1hch p\nds 
9 fiscal ye> #bjaa to #c1gga p\nds 9    
fiscal ye> #bjad4  7#d7 ,simil>ly1 !    
,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration report$ t 
total h]o9 seizure volume along !       
,s\?we/ bord] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has     
ne>ly tripl$ s9ce #bjji1 & ! total      
volume ( me?amphetam9e seiz$ has        
qu9tupl$4  7#e7 ,accord+ to ! #bjad     
,national ,drug ,?reat ,assessm5t       
,summ>y ( ! ,drug ,en=cem5t             
,adm9i/ration1 ! ?reat pos$ by h]o9 use 
is increas+ across ! c\ntry1 p>ticul>ly 
9 ! ,nor!a/ & ,midwe/4 ,z ?is ?reat     
increases1 ! ,adm9i/ration f9ds t       
seizures at ! ,s\?we/ bord] are ris+ z  
,mexican transnational crim9al          
organizations increase h]o9 production &
 transportation4  7#f7 ,h]o9 ov]dose    
dea?s cont9ue to rise4 ,accord+ to !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control1 dea?s l9k$  

to h]o9 ov]doses increas$ #ci p]c5t     
betwe5 #bjab & #bjac4 ,a total ( #h1beg 
p di$ due to h]o9 use 9 #bjac1 up f     
#e1ibe 9 #bjab4  7#g7 ,al?\gh progress  
has be5 made to decrease ! preval5ce (  
me?amphetam9e use 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) !
 numb] ( pa/ mon? us]s ( me?amphetam9e  
decl9+ #dj p]c5t s9ce #bjjf1            
availability indicators sugge/ ! supply 
( ,mexican me?amphetam9e is increas+ 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#h7 ,! #bjad ,national
 ,drug ,?reat ,assessm5t ,summ>y ( !    
,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration indicates 
t high] levels ( me?amphetam9e          
availability 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are      
directly relat$ to high levels (        
me?amphetam9e production 9 ,mexico4 ,!  
,adm9i/ration f9ds t ! majority (       
me?amphetam9e available 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates is produc$ 9 ,mexico4  #c4 ,(fice
 ( ,national ,drug ,control ,policy     
/rategy & plan ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,national ,drug ,control ,policy1 9    
consultation ) ! head ( appropriate     
ag5cies & dep>tm5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  

%all ensure t ! fir/ update ( !         
,national ,s\?we/ ,bord] ,c\nt]n>cotics 
,/rategy publi%$ aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act specifically        
addresses any increas$ h]o9 &           
me?amphetam9e traffick+ occurr+ along ! 
int]national bord] betwe5 ! ,unit$      
,/ates & ,mexico4  #d4 ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & 
,bord] ,protection ,report  7a7         
,requirem5t = report ,n lat] ?an #abj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! head ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection %all submit to ,congress a  
report on any new res\rces ne$$ by      
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection &   
its law en=cem5t p>tn]s to respond to   
increas$ h]o9 & me?amphetam9e traffick+ 
occurr+ along ! int]national bord]      
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico4  7b7  
,cont5t ,! report requir$ by subsection 
7a7 %all include-- 7#a7 a description ( 
any new te*nology1 equipm5t1 p]sonnel1  
or o!r res\rces ! head ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms 
& ,bord] ,protection det]m9es are ne$$  
to respond to increas$ h]o9 &           

me?amphetam9e traffick+ occurr+ along ! 
int]national bord] betwe5 ! ,unit$      
,/ates & ,mexico2 &  7#b7 an e/imate ( !
 fund+ requir$ to enable ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms 
& ,bord] ,protection to respond to su*  
traffick+4