,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ag1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,dunn ( ,florida submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = 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$  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t illicit   
f5tanyl-relat$ sub/ances are a weapon ( 
mass de/ruction & %\ld be classifi$ z   
su*4  ,:]eas ! t]m f5tanyl-relat$       
sub/ance is def9$ 9 section             
#acjh4aa7;h77#cj77;i7 ( title #ba1 ,code
 ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z any sub/ance n
 o!rwise li/$ "u ano!r ,adm9i/ration    
,controll$ ,sub/ance ,code ,numb]1 & =  
:i* no exemption or approval is 9 effect
 "u section #eje ( ! ,f$]al ,food1      
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cee71 t is /ructurally relat$ to       
f5tanyl by "o or m ( ! foll[+           

modifications1 includ+-- 7#a7 replacem5t
 ( ! ph5yl portion ( ! ph5e?yl gr\p by  
any monocycle1 :e!r or n fur!r sub/itut$
 9 or on ! monocycle2  7#b7 sub/itution 
9 or on ! ph5e?yl gr\p ) alkyl1 alk5yl1 
alkoxyl1 hydroxyl1 halo1 haloalkyl1     
am9o1 or nitro gr\ps2  7#c7 sub/itution 
9 or on ! pip]id9e r+ ) alkyl1 alk5yl1  
alkoxyl1 e/]1 e!r1 hydroxyl1 halo1      
haloalkyl1 am9o1 or nitro gr\ps2  7#d7  
replacem5t ( ! anil9e r+ ) any aromatic 
monocycle :e!r or n fur!r sub/itut$ 9 or
 on ! aromatic monocycle2 or  7#e7      
replacem5t ( ! ,n-propionyl gr\p by     
ano!r acyl gr\p2 ,:]eas ,*9a rema9s !   
prim>y s\rce ( illicit f5tanyl          
precursors & illicit f5tanyl-relat$     
sub/ances traffick$ ?r\gh int]national  
mail & into ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas     
transnational crim9al organizations 9   
,mexico are rapidly increas+ ! fl[ (    
illicit f5tanyl-relat$ sub/ances into ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ov] ! por\s ,s\!rn ,unit$ 
,/ates bord]2 ,:]eas ,india has em]g$ z 
a gr[+ suppli] ( precursor *emicals &   

illicit f5tanyl-relat$ sub/ances2       
,:]eas1 9 ,july #bjah1 ! ,f$]al ,bureau 
( ,inve/igation ,weapons ( ,mass        
,de/ruction ,directorate assess$ t      
f5tanyl is v likely a viable option = a 
*emical weapons attack by extremi/s or  
crim9als2 ,:]eas illicit f5tanyl &      
illicit f5tanyl-relat$ sub/ances        
traffick+ op]ations are gr[+ 9          
sophi/ication accord+ to ! ,drug        
,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration2 ,:]eas a s+le  
kilogram ( illicit f5tanyl or an illicit
 f5tanyl-relat$ sub/ance c kill #ejj1jjj
 individuals2 ,:]eas an e/imat$ #ga1bch 
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates h lo/ _! lives
 f a syn!tic opioid ov]dose 9 #bjba     
accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control 
& ,prev5tion2 ,:]eas illicit f5tanyl is 
! lead+ driv] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ongo+   
opioid crisis1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s =    
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion2 & ,:]eas
 ,florida ,attorney ,g5]al ,a%ley ,moody
 has s5t a lett] to ,presid5t ,bid5 urg+
 him to classify illicit f5tanyl z a    
weapon ( mass de/ruction3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be

 x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! ,presid5t    
%\ld classify syn!tic illicit           
f5tanyl-relat$ sub/ances z a weapon (   
mass de/ruction2 &  7#b7 illicit        
f5tanyl1 & illicit f5tanyl-relat$       
sub/ances1 %\ld be p]man5tly plac$ 9    
s*$ule ,i1 z def9$ by #ba ,u4,s4,c4     
#hac4