,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,dunn of ,florida submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on 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  ,,resolution       
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that illicit           
fentanyl-related substances are a weapon
 of mass destruction and should be      
classified as such4  ,whereas the term  
fentanyl-related substance is defined in
 section #acjh4aa7;h77#cj77;i7 of title 
#ba1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as 
any substance not otherwise listed under
 another ,administration ,controlled    
,substance ,code ,number1 and for which 
no exemption or approval is in effect   

under section #eje of the ,federal      
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cee71 that is structurally   
related to fentanyl by one or more of   
the following modifications1 including--
 7#a7 replacement of the phenyl portion 
of the phenethyl group by any monocycle1
 whether or not further substituted in  
or on the monocycle2  7#b7 substitution 
in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl1
 alkenyl1 alkoxyl1 hydroxyl1 halo1      
haloalkyl1 amino1 or nitro groups2  7#c7
 substitution in or on the piperidine   
ring with alkyl1 alkenyl1 alkoxyl1      
ester1 ether1 hydroxyl1 halo1 haloalkyl1
 amino1 or nitro groups2  7#d7          
replacement of the aniline ring with any
 aromatic monocycle whether or not      
further substituted in or on the        
aromatic monocycle2 or  7#e7 replacement
 of the ,n-propionyl group by another   
acyl group2 ,whereas ,china remains the 
primary source of illicit fentanyl      
precursors and illicit fentanyl-related 
substances trafficked through           

international mail and into the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas transnational criminal
 organizations in ,mexico are rapidly   
increasing the flow of illicit          
fentanyl-related substances into the    
,united ,states over the porous         
,southern ,united ,states border2       
,whereas ,india has emerged as a growing
 supplier of precursor chemicals and    
illicit fentanyl-related substances2    
,whereas1 in ,july #bjah1 the ,federal  
,bureau of ,investigation ,weapons of   
,mass ,destruction ,directorate assessed
 that fentanyl is very likely a viable  
option for a chemical weapons attack by 
extremists or criminals2 ,whereas       
illicit fentanyl and illicit            
fentanyl-related substances trafficking 
operations are growing in sophistication
 according to the ,drug ,enforcement    
,administration2 ,whereas a single      
kilogram of illicit fentanyl or an      
illicit fentanyl-related substance can  
kill #ejj1jjj individuals2 ,whereas an  
estimated #ga1bch citizens of the       

,united ,states have lost their lives   
from a synthetic opioid overdose in     
#bjba according to the ,centers for     
,disease ,control and ,prevention2      
,whereas illicit fentanyl is the leading
 driver of the ,united ,states ongoing  
opioid crisis1 according to the ,centers
 for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 
and ,whereas ,florida ,attorney ,general
 ,ashley ,moody has sent a letter to    
,president ,biden urging him to classify
 illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass   
destruction3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that it is the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that-- 7#a7 the        
,president should classify synthetic    
illicit fentanyl-related substances as a
 weapon of mass destruction2 and  7#b7  
illicit fentanyl1 and illicit           
fentanyl-related substances1 should be  
permanently placed in schedule ,i1 as   
defined by #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hac4