,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa1 #bjbc,mr4   
,cornyn 7= himself & ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to c>ry out a /udy on
 ! traffick+ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates (     
syn!tic drugs1 & relat$ illicit f9ance1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ! ,f9anc+ 
( ,illegal ,syn!tic ,drugs ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 ov] #ajg1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates di$ f drug ov]doses or drug     
poison+s 9 ! #ab-mon? p]iod end+ ,janu>y
 #bjbb1 ) #fg p]c5t ( ^? dea?s involv+  
syn!tic opioids l f5tanyl4  7#b7        
,accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,national ,(fice ( 
,drugs & ,crime 9 its ,syn!tic ,drug    
,/rategy #bjba-bjbe1 ! numb] ( syn!tic  
drugs1 also call$ new psy*oactive       

sub/ances1 has increas$ #fca p]c5t s9ce 
#bjji1 ) traffick]s introduc+ an av]age 
( #hj new sub/ances to ! illicit drug   
m>ket ea* ye> f #bjji to #bjai4  7#c7 ,9
 ,octob] #bjbb1 ,f4 ,mi*ael ,mc,daniel1 
director ( ! ,h\/on ,high ,int5sity     
,drug ,traffick+ ,areas program te/ifi$ 
9 ,congress t #a kilogram ( f5tanyl c   
produce #a1jjj1jjj c\nt]feit pills      
conta9+ #a milligram ( f5tanyl1 say+1   
,curr5tly 9 ,h\/on1 ,texas1 y c buy a   
kilogram ( f5tanyl = an av]age price (  
#be1jjj to #cj1jjj4 ,?is same kilogram (
 f5tanyl 9 ,culiacn 7,mexico7 c\ld be   
pur*as$ at an av]age price ( #ac1ejj4   
,curr5tly1 ! price ( a f5tanyl pill 9   
,h\/on ranges f #f to #fe4 ,!re=e1 an   
illicit inve/m5t ( #cj1jjj or less c\ld 
result 9 a return ( #f to #cb4e         
million44  7#d7 ,accord+ to ,cel9a ,b4  
,realuyo1 ,adjunct ,pr(essor1 ,! ,george
 ,wa%+ton ,univ]sity ,elliott ,s*ool (  
,int]national ,affairs1 9 ,m>* #bjbb    
,congressional te/imony1 ,f9anc+ is     
ess5tial to support & su/a9 ! comm& &   

control1 p]sonnel1 arms1 communications1
 logi/ics & op]ations ( organiz$ crime  
gr\ps4 ,= ?is reason1 foll[+ ! money    
trail & depriv+ crim9als ( illicit      
f9ancial fl[s c disrupt & disable ^!    
networks44  #c4 ,,gao /udy on syn!tic   
drugs traffick+  7a7 ,/udy ,!           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy on illicit f9anc+ 9 
connection ) ! traffick+ ( syn!tic      
drugs1 includ+ f5tanyl & me?amphetam9e1 
f5tanyl- & me?amphetam9e-relat$         
sub/ances1 ,captagon1 & f5tanyl &       
me?amphetam9e precursors1 t includes--  
7#a7 ! bus9ess ( ! traffick+ ( syn!tic  
drugs & relat$ illicit f9ance1 su* z !  
p>ticipation ( transnational crim9al    
organizations & t]ror syndicates & _!   
notable traffick+ corridors1 includ+    
s\rce & transit c\ntries2  7#b7 !       
bus9ess models us$ by transnational     
crim9al organizations1 includ+ ,unit$   
,/ates dome/ic & =eign activities =     
precursor pur*ase or production1 movem5t
 along ! supply *a91 manufacture ( !    

complet$ product1 m>ket+1 di/ribution1  
sales1 & return ( proce$s2  7#c7 !      
ov]lap ( ! bus9ess model ( human        
traffick+ & ! traffick+ ( syn!tic drugs 
& relat$ illicit f9ance2  7#d7 ! use (  
onl9e illicit drug m>kets & ! use (     
social m$ia = ! m>ket+1 sale1 & paym5t =
 syn!tic drugs2  7#e7 f9ancial me?ods   
us$ by transnational crim9al            
organizations1 includ+-- 7,a7 paym5t2   
7,b7 money laund]+2 &  7,c7 repatriation
 ( proce$s2  7#f7 ! use ( social m$ia   
applications l ,snap*at1 ,discord1 &    
,facebook & paym5t applications l ,ca%  
,app to facilitate f9ancial transactions
 = syn!tic drug traffick+1 especially   
among "y p2 &  7#g7 ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t activities to combat illicit  
f9ance relat$ to ! traffick+ ( syn!tic  
drugs1 includ+-- 7,a7 int]ag5cy         
collaboration1 su* z p]sonnel detail$ to
 o!r ag5cies to support ! ef=t to combat
 syn!tic drugs traffick+ & relat$       
illicit f9ance2  7,b7 int]gov]nm5tal    
collaboration2  7,c7 int]sectoral       

collaboration ) ! private sector1       
includ+ ! bus9ess & nongov]nm5tal       
communities2 &  7,d7 id5tifi$ gaps or   
res\rce defici5cies 9 combat+ !         
traffick+ ( syn!tic drugs & relat$      
illicit f9ance 9 ! coord9ation &        
collaboration activities describ$ 9     
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c74  7b7      
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a report
 t conta9s all f9d+s & det]m9ations made
 9 conduct+ ! /udy requir$ "u subsection
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