,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iafb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #g1 #bjbb,mr4 
,w5/rup 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales
 ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,turn]1  
,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,van   
,drew1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,joyce (        
,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4 ,smi? (
 ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (  
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1  
,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4  
,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,jackson1 ,mr4
 ,craw=d1 & ,mr4 ,gallagh]7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committees on !          
,judici>y1 & ,=eign ,affairs1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security to     
designate illicit f5tanyl z a weapon (  
mass de/ruction1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   

,/op ,our ,sc\rge ,act ( #bjbb or !     
,,sos ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! numb] 
( annual drug ov]dose dea?s 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates has qu9tupl$ s9ce #aiii4  7#b7   
,accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 dea?s involv+ illicit    
f5tanyl are on ! rise1 & ! numb] (      
ov]dose dea?s involv+ syn!tic opioids 9 
#bjbj 0 m ?an #ah times ! numb] 9 #bjac4
  7#c7 ,! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &  
,prev5tion /ates t 9 #bjbj m ?an #ef1jjj
 p di$ f ov]doses involv+ syn!tic       
opioids 7o!r ?an me?adone7 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 acc\nt+ = ov] #hb p]c5t ( all   
opioid-involv$ dea?s4  7#d7 ,accord+ to 
! ,national ,c5t] = ,heal? ,/ati/ics1 ! 
age-adju/$ rate ( drug ov]dose dea?s    
involv+ syn!tic opioids o!r ?an me?adone
 7su* z f5tanyl7 increas$ #ef p]c5t1 f  
#aa4d 9 #bjai to #ag4h 9 #bjbj p]       
#ajj1jjj /&>d population4  7#e7 ,!      
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
f9ds t reports on increases 9 syn!tic   
opioid-involv$ dea?s are be+ driv5 by   

increases 9 f5tanyl-involv$ ov]dose     
dea?s1 & ! s\rce ( ! f5tanyl is m likely
 to be illicitly manufactur$ ?an        
ph>maceutical4  7#f7 ,9 ,augu/ #bjba1 ! 
,u4,s4-,*9a ,economic & ,security       
,review ,commission publi%$ an issue    
brief not+ t1 9 response to ,*9a's ,may 
#bjai f5tanyl s*$ul+ ann\ncem5ts1 ,*9ese
 illegal f5tanyl produc]s began seek+   
new ways to evade au?orities1 includ+   
develop+ new f5tanyl precursors1 work+ )
 traffick]s 9 o!r c\ntries1 & us+       
te*nology to avoid detection4  7#g7     
,accord+ to ! ,drug ,en=cem5t ,ag5cy1   
f5tanyl is be+ mix$ ) o!r illicit drugs 
to increase ! pot5cy ( ! drug1 sold z   
p[d]s & nasal spray1 & increas+ly press$
 into pills made to look l legitimate   
prescription opioids4  7#h7 ,9 an ,augu/
 #bjbb op-ed1 ,dr4 ,rahul ,gupta1       
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,national ,drug  
,control ,policy1 wrote1 ,:ile cl&e/9ely
 produc$ drugs su* z f5tanyl h>dly ev]  
leave ,*9a 9 _! f9al =m1 precursor      
*emicals = ^! drugs (t5 are import$ by  

crim9als f ,*9a to ,mexico1 :]e le?al   
syn!tic drugs are produc$ & traffick$ to
 c\ntries across ! globe1 includ+ !     
,u4,s44  7#i7 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjbb1      
,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection     
seiz$ #ab1ijj p\nds ( illicit f5tanyl1  
:i* 0 prim>ily manufactur$ 9 =eign      
laboratories & smuggl$ into ! ,unit$    
,/ates ?r\gh ,mexico--a suffici5t       
quantity to kill ov] #b4i billion p4    
7#aj7 ,curr5t policies to c\nt] !       
cont9u$ prolif]ation ( illicit f5tanyl h
 be5 %[n to be inadequate at protect+ ! 
,nation's communities4  #c4 ,designation
 ( f5tanyl z a weapon ( mass de/ruction 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&     
,security %all designate illicit f5tanyl
 z a weapon ( mass de/ruction = purposes
 ( title ,,xix ( ! ,homel& ,security    
,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eij et      
seq474  7b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m illicit f5tanyl means f5tanyl & any
 analogue !re( t is manufactur$1        
di/ribut$1 or disp5s$1 or possess$ )    
int5t to manufacture1 di/ribute1 or     

disp5se1 9 violation ( section #dja1    
#djf1 or #daf ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances 
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hda1 #hdf1 #hef74  
#d4 ,assessm5t reg>d+ illicit f5tanyl   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( ! ,(fice (       
,national ,drug ,control ,policy1 9     
consultation ) ! heads ( su* o!r ,f$]al 
ag5cies z ! head ( ! ,(fice ( ,national 
,drug ,control ,policy deems            
appropriate1 %all conduct an assessm5t (
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,=eign manufactur+ (    
illicit f5tanyl4  7#b7 ,! tools &       
capabilities across ,f$]al ag5cies to   
address traffick+ ( illicit f5tanyl4    
7#c7 ,h[ coord9ation ( ,f$]al ef=ts to  
address su* traffick+ c be improv$1     
includ+ id5tification ( duplicative     
,f$]al ef=ts4  7#d7 ,! capacities ( !   
,mexican milit>y to conduct c\nt]drug   
missions ) respect to illicit f5tanyl4  
7#e7 ,! capacities & will+ness ( ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a to curtail ! fl[ (     
illicit f5tanyl1 conduct inspections &  
inve/igations ) respect to illicit      
f5tanyl1 scre5 = illicit f5tanyl at     

ports ( exit1 implem5t "k-y\r-cu/om]    
/&>ds1 & hold traffick]s ( illicit      
f5tanyl acc\ntable4  7#f7 ,illicit      
f5tanyl be+ traffick$ into ! ,unit$     
,/ates f ,mexico1 includ+ ! purity1     
=mulation1 & weight ( ! illicit f5tanyl4
  7b7 ,tim+2 report ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! head ( ! ,(fice ( ,national ,drug     
,control ,policy %all--  7#a7 complete !
 assessm5t requir$ by subsection 7a72 & 
7#b7 submit a report to ! ,congress on !
 results ( su* assessm5t4  7c7          
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m illicit
 f5tanyl means f5tanyl & any analogue or
 precursor !re( t is manufactur$1       
di/ribut$1 or disp5s$1 or possess$ )    
int5t to manufacture1 di/ribute1 or     
disp5se1 9 violation ( section #dja1    
#djf1 or #daf ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances 
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hda1 #hdf1 #hef74