#aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #giij ,,an ,,act ,to prioritize efforts of the ,department of ,state to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fighting ,emerging ,narcotics ,through ,additional ,nations to ,yield ,lasting ,results ,act or the ,,fentanyl ,results ,act4 #b4 ,prioritization of efforts of the ,department of ,state to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall prioritize efforts of the ,department of ,state to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs by carrying out programs and activities to include the following3 7#a7 ,supporting increased data collection by the ,united ,states and foreign countries through increased drug use surveys among populations1 increased use of wastewater testing where appropriate1 and multilateral sharing of that data4 7#b7 ,engaging in increased consultation and partnership with international drug agencies1 including the ,european ,monitoring ,centre for ,drugs and ,drug ,addiction1 and regulatory agencies in foreign countries4 7#c7 ,carrying out the program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs1 as required by section #c4 7#d7 ,carrying out exchange programs for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the ,united ,states and in foreign countries to provide educational and professional development on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs1 as required by section #d4 7b7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section4 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this subsection1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate4 #c4 ,program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #ffj of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdbj71 the ,secretary of ,state shall establish a program to provide assistance to build the capacity of law enforcement agencies of the countries described in subsection 7c7 to help such agencies to identify1 track1 and improve their forensics detection capabilities with respect to covered synthetic drugs4 7b7 ,priority ,the ,secretary of ,state shall prioritize assistance under subsection 7a7 among those countries described in subsection 7c7 in which such assistance would have the most impact in reducing illicit use of covered synthetic drugs in the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,countries described ,the foreign countries described in this subsection are-- 7#a7 countries that are producers of covered synthetic drugs2 7#b7 countries whose pharmaceutical and chemical industries are being exploited for development or procurement of precursors of covered synthetic drugs2 or 7#c7 major drug-transit countries as defined by the ,president4 7d7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary to carry out this section #d1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4 #d4 ,exchange program for governmental and nongovernmental personnel to provide educational and professional development on demand reduction matters relating to illicit use of narcotics and other drugs 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall carry out an exchange program for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the ,united ,states and foreign countries to provide educational and professional development on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs4 7b7 ,program requirements ,the program required by subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall be limited to individuals who have expertise and experience in matters described in subsection 7a72 7#b7 in the case of inbound exchanges1 may be carried out as part of exchange programs and international visitor programs administered by the ,bureau of ,educational and ,cultural ,affairs of the ,department of ,state1 including the ,international ,visitor ,leadership ,program2 and 7#c7 shall include outbound exchanges for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,authorization of appropriations ,of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out exchange programs and international visitor programs administered by the ,bureau of ,educational and ,cultural ,affairs of the ,department of ,state for each of the fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe1 there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary to carry out this section #a1jjj1jjj for each such fiscal year4 #e4 ,amendments to ,international ,narcotics ,control program 7a7 ,international ,narcotics ,control ,strategy ,report ,section #dhi7;a7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia;h7a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#aj7 ,synthetic opioids and new psychoactive substances 7,a7 ,synthetic opioids ,information that contains an assessment of the countries significantly involved in the manufacture1 production1 or transshipment of synthetic opioids1 including fentanyl and fentanyl analogues1 to include the following3 7i7 ,the scale of legal domestic production and any available information on the number of manufacturers and producers of such opioids in such countries4 7ii7 ,information on any law enforcement assessments of the scale of illegal production1 including a description of the capacity of illegal laboratories to produce such opioids4 7iii7 ,the types of inputs used and a description of the primary methods of synthesis employed by illegal producers of such opioids4 7iv7 ,an assessment of the policies of such countries to regulate licit manufacture and interdict illicit manufacture1 diversion1 distribution1 and shipment of such opioids and an assessment of the effectiveness of the policies' implementation4 7,b7 ,new psychoactive substances ,information on the policies of responding to new psychoactive substances 7as such term is defined in section #g of the ,,fentanyl ,results ,act71 to include the following3 7i7 ,which governments have articulated policies on scheduling of such substances4 7ii7 ,any data on impacts of such policies and other responses to such substances4 7iii7 ,an assessment of what policies the ,united ,states may want to consider articulating4 4 7b7 ,definition of major illicit drug producing country ,section #dha7;e7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking means a country in which-- and inserting means-- 7,a7 a country in which-- 2 7,b7 by striking 7,a7 #a1jjj and inserting the following3 7i7 #a1jjj 2 7,c7 by striking 7,b7 #a1jjj and inserting the following3 7ii7 #a1jjj 2 7,d7 by striking 7,c7 #e1jjj and inserting the following3 7iii7 #e1jjj 2 7,e7 in subparagraph 7,a77iii71 as redesignated by this subsection1 by adding or at the end2 and 7,f7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 a country which is a significant direct source of illicit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the ,united ,states4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#e7 to read as follows3 7#e7 the term major drug-transit country means a country through which illicit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the ,united ,states are transported4 4 #f4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,president should direct the ,united ,states ,representative to the ,united ,nations to use the voice and vote of the ,united ,states at the ,united ,nations to advocate for more transparent assessments of countries by the ,international ,narcotics ,control ,board2 and 7#b7 bilateral1 plurilateral1 and multilateral international cooperation is essential to combating the trafficking of covered synthetic drugs4 #g4 ,definition ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the term covered synthetic drug means-- 7,a7 a synthetic controlled substance 7as defined in section #ajb7f7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7f7771 including fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue2 or 7,b7 a new psychoactive substance4 7#b7 ,the term new psychoactive substance means a substance of abuse1 or any preparation thereof1 that-- 7,a7 is not-- 7i7 included in any schedule as a controlled substance under the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq472 or 7ii7 controlled by the ,single ,convention on ,narcotic ,drugs signed at ,new ,york1 ,new ,york1 on ,march #cj1 #aifa1 or the ,convention on ,psychotropic ,substances signed at ,vienna1 ,austria1 on ,february #ba1 #aiga2 7,b7 is new or has reemerged on the illicit market2 and 7,c7 poses a threat to the public health and safety4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,november #ah1 #bjbj4;,clerk4