,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bghj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjai,mr4  
,mc,caul 7for himself and ,mr4 ,sires7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the    
,secretary of ,state to develop and     
maintain an international diplomatic and
 assistance strategy to stop the flow of
 illicit opioids1 including fentanyl1   
into the ,united ,states1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,save ,american     
,families ,everywhere from ,illicit     
,foreign ,opioids ,act or the ,,safe    
from ,illicit ,foreign ,opioids ,act4   
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,from #aiii-bjag1      
nearly #djj1jjj people in the ,united   
,states died from opioid overdose4  7#b7
 ,overdose deaths from opioids have     
increased nearly six-fold since #aiii1  
killing approximately #acj ,americans   
every day4  7#c7 ,since #bjac1 there has

 been a significant increase in overdose
 deaths involving synthetic opioids1    
particularly fentanyl4  7#d7 ,opioids1  
especially synthetic opioids such as    
fentanyl1 are currently the main driver 
of drug overdose deaths1 and were       
involved in nearly #fh percent of all   
drug overdose deaths in #bjag4  7#e7    
,fentanyl illicitly trafficked into the 
,united ,states from abroad is          
significantly responsible for the       
ongoing fentanyl epidemic4  7#f7 ,the   
vast majority of heroin used in the     
,united ,states comes from ,mexico1 and 
fentanyl generally originates from      
sources in ,china4  7#g7 ,illicit       
opioids are trafficked into the ,united 
,states through a variety of routes1    
including overland across the ,southwest
 border1 and through online orders that 
are shipped by international mail and   
express consignment services4  7#h7     
,because these illicit drugs originate  
almost exclusively from overseas1       
stopping these drug flows requires      

enhanced foreign policy engagement by   
the ,united ,states4  #c4 ,international
 strategy to stop illicit opioid flows  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,state1 in conjunction with the heads of
 other ,federal agencies1 as            
appropriate1 shall develop and maintain 
an international diplomatic and         
assistance strategy to stop the flow of 
illicit opioids into the ,united        
,states4  7b7 ,elements ,the strategy   
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
include1 at a minimum1 the following3   
7#a7 ,a clear statement of the goals and
 objectives of the strategy4  7#b7 ,a   
description of the activities and tools 
necessary to implement the strategy4    
7#c7 ,an identification of concrete     
benchmarks to judge progress in         
implementing the strategy4  7#d7 ,a     
description of the programs and         
activities currently underway in support
 of the strategy4  7#e7 ,information on 
efforts and activities funded or        
implemented in foreign countries by     

other ,federal agencies relevant to the 
strategy4  7c7 ,priorities ,the strategy
 required under subsection 7a71 and the 
activities and assistance used to       
implement the strategy1 should1 at a    
minimum1 prioritize the following3  7#a7
 ,reducing the illicit production of    
opioids1 including by better enforcement
 of controls to deny producers of       
illicit synthetic drugs access to       
precursor chemicals4  7#b7              
,strengthening the capacity of partner  
countries to detect1 interdict1 and     
share information on opioid threats4    
7#c7 ,increasing the ability and        
political will of foreign countries to  
target online opioid sales1 associated  
financial flows1 and the use of postal  
systems and shipping services to        
transport illicit opioids1 including    
fentanyl4  7#d7 ,improving the          
international legal framework for drug  
control to better keep pace with rapidly
 evolving synthetic drug threats4  7#e7 
,developing and enhancing partnerships  

with governments1 industry1 and         
international organizations to combat   
current and emerging opioid threats4    
7#f7 ,supporting international efforts  
to decrease global demand for illicit   
opioids4  7d7 ,report and update on     
strategy ,not later than #ij days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and annually thereafter for seven years1
 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report consisting of the   
following3  7#a7 ,the strategy required 
under subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,beginning  
with the second report required under   
this subsection1 a list and description 
of the following3  7,a7 ,benchmarks     
achieved since the immediately preceding
 report4  7,b7 ,any ,united ,states     
programs or activities in support of the
 strategy initiated since the           
immediately preceding report4  7,c7 ,a  
list and description of concrete actions
 and commitments by foreign countries   
and multilateral institutions since the 

immediately preceding report relevant to
 the strategy4  #d4 ,authorization of   
appropriations for activities to stop   
illicit opioid flows ,there are         
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary of ,state for each of fiscal 
years #bjbj and #bjba--  7#a7 not less  
than #ab1ejj1jjj for centrally funded   
drug supply reduction activities by the 
,bureau of ,international ,narcotics and
 ,law ,enforcement ,affairs of the      
,department of ,state2 and  7#b7 not    
less than #ab1ejj1jjj for centrally     
funded demand reduction activities by   
the ,bureau4