,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bghj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjai,mr4   
,mc,caul 7= himself & ,mr4 ,sires7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
to develop & ma9ta9 an int]national     
diplomatic & assi/ance /rategy to /op ! 
fl[ ( illicit opioids1 includ+ f5tanyl1 
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,save ,am]ican ,families ,ev]y:]e f   
,illicit ,=eign ,opioids ,act or !      
,,safe f ,illicit ,=eign ,opioids ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,f #aiii-bjag1 ne>ly #djj1jjj p 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates di$ f opioid ov]dose4    
7#b7 ,ov]dose dea?s f opioids h increas$
 ne>ly six-fold s9ce #aiii1 kill+       
approximately #acj ,am]icans e day4     
7#c7 ,s9ce #bjac1 !re has be5 a         
significant increase 9 ov]dose dea?s    
involv+ syn!tic opioids1 p>ticul>ly     
f5tanyl4  7#d7 ,opioids1 especially     

syn!tic opioids su* z f5tanyl1 are      
curr5tly ! ma9 driv] ( drug ov]dose     
dea?s1 & 7 involv$ 9 ne>ly #fh p]c5t (  
all drug ov]dose dea?s 9 #bjag4  7#e7   
,f5tanyl illicitly traffick$ into !     
,unit$ ,/ates f abroad is significantly 
responsible = ! ongo+ f5tanyl epidemic4 
7#f7 ,! va/ majority ( h]o9 us$ 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates comes f ,mexico1 & f5tanyl
 g5]ally orig9ates f s\rces 9 ,*9a4     
7#g7 ,illicit opioids are traffick$ into
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh a v>iety ( r\tes1
 includ+ ov]l& across ! ,s\?we/ bord]1 &
 ?r\gh onl9e ord]s t are %ipp$ by       
int]national mail & express consignm5t  
s]vices4  7#h7 ,because ^! illicit drugs
 orig9ate almo/ exclusively f ov]seas1  
/opp+ ^! drug fl[s requires enhanc$     
=eign policy engagem5t by ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  #c4 ,int]national /rategy to   
/op illicit opioid fl[s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 conjunction ) !   
heads ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1 z           
appropriate1 %all develop & ma9ta9 an   
int]national diplomatic & assi/ance     

/rategy to /op ! fl[ ( illicit opioids  
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,!  
/rategy requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all  
include1 at a m9imum1 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a 
cle> /atem5t ( ! goals & objectives ( ! 
/rategy4  7#b7 ,a description ( !       
activities & tools necess>y to implem5t 
! /rategy4  7#c7 ,an id5tification (    
concrete b5*m>ks to judge progress 9    
implem5t+ ! /rategy4  7#d7 ,a           
description ( ! programs & activities   
curr5tly und]way 9 support ( ! /rategy4 
7#e7 ,in=mation on ef=ts & activities   
fund$ or implem5t$ 9 =eign c\ntries by  
o!r ,f$]al ag5cies relevant to !        
/rategy4  7c7 ,priorities ,! /rategy    
requir$ "u subsection 7a71 & !          
activities & assi/ance us$ to implem5t !
 /rategy1 %\ld1 at a m9imum1 prioritize 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,r$uc+ ! illicit        
production ( opioids1 includ+ by bett]  
en=cem5t ( controls to d5y produc]s (   
illicit syn!tic drugs access to         
precursor *emicals4  7#b7 ,/r5g!n+ !    
capacity ( p>tn] c\ntries to detect1    

int]dict1 & %>e in=mation on opioid     
?reats4  7#c7 ,increas+ ! ability &     
political w ( =eign c\ntries to t>get   
onl9e opioid sales1 associat$ f9ancial  
fl[s1 & ! use ( po/al sy/ems & %ipp+    
s]vices to transport illicit opioids1   
includ+ f5tanyl4  7#d7 ,improv+ !       
int]national legal framework = drug     
control to bett] keep pace ) rapidly    
evolv+ syn!tic drug ?reats4  7#e7       
,develop+ & enhanc+ p>tn]%ips )         
gov]nm5ts1 indu/ry1 & int]national      
organizations to combat curr5t & em]g+  
opioid ?reats4  7#f7 ,support+          
int]national ef=ts to decrease global   
dem& = illicit opioids4  7d7 ,report &  
update on /rategy ,n lat] ?an #ij days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act &   
annually !reaft] = sev5 ye>s1 !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report consi/+ ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!     
/rategy requir$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7
 ,beg9n+ ) ! second report requir$ "u   
?is subsection1 a li/ & description ( ! 

foll[+3  7,a7 ,b5*m>ks a*iev$ s9ce !    
imm$iately prec$+ report4  7,b7 ,any    
,unit$ ,/ates programs or activities 9  
support ( ! /rategy initiat$ s9ce !     
imm$iately prec$+ report4  7,c7 ,a li/ &
 description ( concrete actions &       
commitm5ts by =eign c\ntries &          
multilat]al in/itutions s9ce !          
imm$iately prec$+ report relevant to !  
/rategy4  #d4 ,au?orization (           
appropriations = activities to /op      
illicit opioid fl[s ,!re are au?oriz$ to
 be appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj & #bjba--  7#a7
 n less ?an #ab1ejj1jjj = c5trally fund$
 drug supply r$uction activities by !   
,bureau ( ,int]national ,n>cotics & ,law
 ,en=cem5t ,affairs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate2 &  7#b7 n less ?an #ab1ejj1jjj = 
c5trally fund$ dem& r$uction activities 
by ! ,bureau4