,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbjc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #aa1 #bjbc,mr4 ,barr 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,nunn of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 and ,mr4 ,mc,garvey7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,financial ,services1 ,oversight and ,accountability1 and the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to ,chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors1 to hold ,chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,chinese ,fentanyl ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,amendments to the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7a7 ,definitions ,section #gbjc7e7 of the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7e77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the term foreign opioid trafficker means any foreign person and inserting the following3 ,the term foreign opioid trafficker-- 7,a7 means any foreign person 2 7#b7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 includes-- 7i7 any entity of the ,people's ,republic of ,china that the ,president determines-- 7,i7 produces1 manufactures1 distributes1 sells1 or knowingly finances or transports any goods described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of paragraph 7#h77;,a72 and 7,,ii7 fails to take credible steps1 including through implementation of appropriate know-your-customer procedures or through cooperation with ,united ,states counternarcotics efforts1 to detect or prevent opioid trafficking2 and 7ii7 any senior official of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or other ,chinese political official that-- 7,i7 has significant regulatory or law enforcement responsibilities with respect to the activities of an entity described in clause 7i72 or 7,,ii7 otherwise fails to take credible steps to combat foreign opioid traffickers4 4 7b7 ,identification of foreign opioid traffickers ,section #gbaa of the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a77;,a71 by adding at the end before the semicolon the following3 1 including whether the heads of the ,national ,narcotics ,control ,commission1 the ,ministry of ,public ,security1 the ,general ,administration of ,customs1 and the ,national ,medical ,products ,administration of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china are foreign opioid traffickers2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking #e years and inserting #aj years4 #c4 ,amendments to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act and the ,trading with the ,enemy ,act 7a7 ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#a7 ,periodic evaluation ,section #bjc of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,periodic evaluation 7#a7 ,in general ,if the authority granted to the ,president under this section is exercised with respect to a covered national emergency1 the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees1 not less frequently than annually1 a periodic evaluation in writing that-- 7,a7 assesses the effectiveness of the exercise of such authority in resolving the covered national emergency2 7,b7 considers the views of public- and private-sector stakeholders2 and 7,c7 discusses any potential changes to the exercise of the authority for the purpose of more effectively resolving the covered national emergency4 7#b7 ,definitions ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7ii7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the term covered national emergency means a national emergency that-- 7i7 the ,president declared two or more years prior to the exercise of any authority granted to the ,president under this section with respect to such national emergency2 and 7ii7 has not terminated4 4 7#b7 ,consultation and reports ,section #bjd of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjc7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking the ,congress each place it appears and inserting the appropriate congressional committees2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees has the meaning given that term in section #bjc7;d77#b74 4 7#c7 ,authority to issue regulations ,section #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,president and inserting 7a7 ,the ,president2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,in issuing regulations under subsection 7a71 the ,president shall-- 7#a7 consider the costs and benefits of available statutory and regulatory alternatives2 7#b7 evaluate the costs and benefits for the purpose of expeditiously resolving the applicable national emergency2 7#c7 establish criteria for the eventual termination of the applicable national emergency2 and 7#d7 include in the basis and purpose incorporated in the regulations-- 7,a7 an explanation of how the regulations will resolve the applicable national emergency2 and 7,b7 a discussion of the costs and benefits4 4 7#d7 ,statute of limitations ,section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,statute of limitations 7#a7 ,civil penalty ,an action1 suit1 or proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine1 penalty1 or forfeiture1 pecuniary or otherwise1 shall not be entertained unless commenced within #aj years from the latest date of the violation upon which the civil fine1 penalty1 or forfeiture is based4 7#b7 ,criminal penalty ,no person shall be prosecuted1 tried1 or punished for any offense under this section unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within #aj years from the latest date of the violation upon which the indictment or information is based4 4 7b7 ,trading with the ,enemy ,act ,section #af of the ,trading with the ,enemy ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dcae7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,statute of limitations 7#a7 ,criminal penalty ,no person shall be prosecuted1 tried1 or punished for any offense under this section unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within #aj years from the latest date of the violation upon which the indictment or information is based4 7#b7 ,civil penalty ,an action1 suit1 or proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine1 penalty1 or forfeiture1 pecuniary or otherwise1 shall not be entertained unless commenced within #aj years from the latest date of the violation upon which the civil fine1 penalty1 or forfeiture is based4 4