,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dead  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbj,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,portman7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prioritize efforts of  
the ,department of ,state to combat     
international trafficking in covered    
synthetic drugs1 including 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         
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,controlled substance ,the term         
controlled substance has the meaning    
given the term in section #ajb7f7 of the
 ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7f774  7#b7 ,covered      
synthetic drug ,the term covered        
synthetic drug means-- 7,a7 a synthetic 

controlled substance1 including fentanyl
 or a fentanyl analogue2 or  7,b7 a new 
psychoactive substance4  7#c7 ,new      
psychoactive substance ,the term new    
psychoactive substance means a substance
 of abuse1 or any preparation of such a 
substance1 that-- 7,a7 is not-- 7i7 a   
controlled substance2 or  7ii7          
controlled under-- 7,i7 the ,single     
,convention on ,narcotic ,drugs1 #aifa1 
done at ,new ,york ,march #cj1 #aifa2 or
  7,,ii7 the ,convention on             
,psychotropic ,substances1 done at      
,vienna ,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  #c4 ,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 flow of covered        
synthetic drugs4  #d4 ,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 
that-- 7#a7 support-- 7,a7 increased    
data collection by the ,united ,states  
and foreign countries through-- 7i7     
increased surveys concerning drug use   
among populations2 and  7ii7 increased  
use of wastewater testing where         
appropriate2 and  7,b7 multilateral     
sharing of that data2  7#b7 engage the  
,united ,states in increased            
consultation and partnership with-- 7,a7
 international drug agencies1 including 

the ,european ,monitoring ,centre for   
,drugs and ,drug ,addiction2 and  7,b7  
regulatory agencies in foreign          
countries2  7#c7 provide assistance to  
build the capacity of foreign law       
enforcement agencies to identify and    
track covered synthetic drugs1 as       
required by section #e2 and  7#d7       
include 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 #f4  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 committees of ,congress a   
report on the implementation of this    
section4  7#b7 ,appropriate committees  
of ,congress defined ,in this           
subsection1 the term appropriate        

committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and  
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on   
,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on 
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  #e4 ,program to      
provide assistance to build the capacity
 of foreign law enforcement agencies to 
identify and track covered synthetic    
drugs  7a7 ,in general ,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
 identify and track covered synthetic   
drugs1 including by improving the       
forensics detection capabilities of such
 agencies4  7b7 ,priority ,the          
,secretary of ,state shall prioritize   
assistance under subsection 7a7 among   
countries described in subsection 7c7   
for which such assistance would have the
 greatest effect on reducing illicit use
 of covered synthetic drugs in the      

,united ,states4  7c7 ,countries        
described ,the countries described in   
this subsection are-- 7#a7 countries    
that are producers of covered synthetic 
drugs2  7#b7 countries in which the     
pharmaceutical and chemical industries  
are being exploited for the development 
or procurement of precursors of covered 
synthetic drugs2 and  7#c7 major        
drug-transit countries as determined by 
the ,president under the most recent    
report submitted under section #gjf7a7  
of the ,foreign ,relations              
,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjjc
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia;j-#a7a774  7d7    
,exception to police training           
prohibition ,section #ffj7;b7 of the    
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bdbj7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#d71 by striking or at the
 end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#g71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding     
after paragraph 7#g7 the following3     
7#h7 with respect to assistance provided

 under section #e of the ,,fentanyl     
,results ,act4  4  7e7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,state to carry out this section        
#d1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjba through #bjbe4  #f4 ,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 in 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 or  
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 fiscal years #bjba through  
#bjbe1 there is authorized to be        
appropriated to the ,secretary of ,state
 to carry out this section #a1jjj1jjj   
for each such fiscal year4  #g4         
,modifications 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 
7,a7 ,a separate section that contains--
 7i7 an assessment of the countries     
likely involved in the manufacture1     
production1 or transshipment of         
synthetic opioids1 including fentanyl   
and fentanyl analogues1 that includes-- 
7,i7 the scale of legal domestic        
production and any available information
 on the number of manufacturers and     
producers of such opioids in such       
countries2  7,,ii7 information on any   
assessments by law enforcement agencies 
of the scale of illegal production in   
such countries1 including a description 
of the capacity of illegal laboratories 
to produce such opioids2 and  7,,iii7   
the types of inputs used and a          
description of the primary methods of   
synthesis employed by illegal producers 
of such opioids in such countries2 and  

7ii7 an assessment of-- 7,i7 the        
policies of such countries relating to  
the regulation of licit manufacture and 
interdiction of illicit manufacture1    
diversion1 distribution1 and shipment of
 such opioids2 and  7,,ii7 the          
effectiveness of the implementation of  
such policies4  7,b7 ,a separate section
 on policies for responding to new      
psychoactive substances 7as defined in  
section #b of the ,,fentanyl ,results   
,act71 including-- 7i7 which foreign    
governments have articulated policies on
 scheduling of such substances2  7ii7   
any data on the effects of such policies
 and other responses to such substances2
 and  7iii7 an assessment of which      
policies the ,united ,states ,government
 may 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 8means--  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 ,states2  2 and   
7#b7 by amending paragraph 7#e7 to read 
as follows3  7#e7 the term major        
drug-transit country means a country    
through which are transported illicit   
narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other 
controlled substances significantly     
affecting the ,united ,states2  4