,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ad1 #bjba,mr4
 ,m>%all introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require an int]ag5cy /rategy to disrupt 
& dismantle n>cotics production &       
traffick+ & affiliat$ networks l9k$ to !
 regime ( ,ba%> al-,assad 9 ,syria4  #a4
 ,int]ag5cy /rategy to disrupt &        
dismantle n>cotics production &         
traffick+ & affiliat$ networks l9k$ to !
 regime ( ,ba%> al-,assad 9 ,syria  7a7 
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,captagon trade    
l9k$ to ! regime ( ,ba%> al-,assad 9    
,syria is a transnational security      
?reat2 &  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld     
develop & implem5t an int]ag5cy /rategy 
to d5y1 degrade1 & dismantle ,assad-l9k$
 n>cotics production & traffick+        
networks4  7b7 ,report & /rategy requir$
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      

,def5se1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 !         
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration1 !    
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 & ! 
heads ( o!r appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies  
%all provide a writt5 /rategy to !      
appropriate congressional committees to 
disrupt & dismantle n>cotics production 
& traffick+ & affiliat$ networks l9k$ to
 ! regime ( ,ba%> al-,assad 9 ,syria4 ,!
 /rategy %all include ! foll[+ elem5ts3 
7#a7 ,a /rategy to t>get1 disrupt1 &    
degrade networks t directly & indirectly
 support ! n>cotics infra/ructure ( !   
,assad regime1 p>ticul>ly ?r\gh         
diplomatic & intellig5ce support to law 
en=cem5t inve/igations & to build       
c\nt]-n>cotics capacity to p>tn]        
c\ntries ?r\gh assi/ance & tra9+ to law 
en=cem5t s]vices 9 c\ntries1 o!r ?an    
,syria1 t are receiv+ or transit+ l>ge  
quantities ( ,captagon4  7#b7 ,! use (  
/atutory au?orities1 includ+ ! ,caes>   
,syria ,civilian ,protection ,act (     
#bjai 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hgia note71 !     

,=eign ,n>cotics ,k+p9 ,designation ,act
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #aija et seq471 !       
,int]national ,n>cotics ,control        
,/rategy ,report "u section #dhi ( !    
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bbia;a71 & associat$ actions to t>get  
individuals & entities directly or      
indirectly associat$ ) ! n>cotics       
infra/ructure ( ! ,assad regime4  7#c7  
,! use global diplomatic engagem5ts     
associat$ ) ! economic pressure campaign
 aga9/ ! ,assad regime to t>get its     
n>cotics infra/ructure4  7#d7 ,lev]ag+  
multilat]al in/itutions & coop]ation )  
int]national p>tn]s to disrupt !        
n>cotics infra/ructure ( ! ,assad       
regime4  7#e7 ,mobiliz+ a public        
communications campaign to increase     
aw>5ess ( ! ext5t ( ! connection ( !    
,assad regime to illicit n>cotics trade4
  7#f7 ,a description ( ! c\ntries      
receiv+ or transit+ l>ge %ipm5ts (      
,captagon & an assessm5t ( !            
c\nt]-n>cotics capacity ( ^? c\ntries to
 int]dict or disrupt ! smuggl+ (        

,captagon1 includ+ an assessm5t ( curr5t
 ,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance & tra9+        
programs to build su* capacity 9 ^?     
c\ntries4  7c7 ,=m ( report ,! report   
requir$ "u subsection 7b7 %all be       
submitt$ 9 an unclassifi$ =m1 b may     
conta9 a classifi$ annex4  7d7          
,appropriate congressional committees ,9
 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate         
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations1 ! ,committee on   
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs1 !     
,committee on ,appropriations1 & !      
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  
,s5ate2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 !     
,committee on ,appropriations1 & !      
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives4