,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bf1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cardin1 and ,mr4 ,hagerty7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
address the foreign production of       
precursor chemicals that are used for   
the illicit production of narcotics and 
psychotropic drugs and other controlled 
substances1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,protecting ,america from          
,narcotics and ,illicit ,chemicals ,act 
of #bjbb or the ,,panic ,act of #bjbb4  
#b4 ,modified definition of major       
illicit drug producing country ,section 
#dha7;e77#b7 of the ,foreign ,assistance
 ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4           
#bbia7;e77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2 or and 
inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in         
subparagraph 7,d71 by inserting or after

 the semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,e7 that is a direct source of covered 
synthetic drugs or psychotropic drugs or
 other controlled substances1 including 
precursor chemicals1 when those         
precursor chemicals are used in the     
production of such drugs and substances1
 significantly affecting the ,united    
,states2  4