,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bihb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bh 
7legislative day1 ,september #bb71      
#bjbc,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cruz1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4     
,tillis1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a    
,,gao study on the sale of illicit drugs
 online1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,targeting ,online ,sales of        
,fentanyl ,act4  #b4 ,,gao study on the 
sale of illicit drugs online  7a7 ,study
 ,the ,comptroller ,general of the      
,united ,states shall conduct a study on
 the online sale of fentanyl and        
methamphetamine1 including-- 7#a7       
business models employed by online      
sellers of fentanyl and methamphetamine1
 including an examination of supply     
chains1 logistics1 and strategies       
utilized for customer acquisition1      

retention1 and communication within     
illicit online marketplaces2  7#b7      
utilization of online illicit drug      
markets and providers 7as defined in    
section #bbeh;,e of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code7 for facilitating         
financial transactions in the online    
sale of fentanyl and methamphetamine1   
with a particular focus on their impact 
on individuals who are #ah years of age 
and younger2  7#c7 efforts of the       
,federal ,government to combat the      
online sale of fentanyl and             
methamphetamine1 including-- 7,a7       
interagency collaboration1 including    
personnel detailed to other agencies to 
support efforts to combat the online    
trafficking of fentanyl and             
methamphetamine1 and related illicit    
finance2  7,b7 intergovernmental        
collaboration between the ,federal      
,government and ,state1 ,tribal1 local1 
and foreign governments2  7,c7          
intersectoral collaboration with the    
private sector1 including businesses and

 non-governmental organizations2  7,d7  
examination of existing procedures      
followed by ,federal law enforcement    
agencies in handling cases related to   
online sales of fentanyl and            
methamphetamine1 encompassing the       
receipt1 investigation1 and prosecution 
processes2  7,e7 analysis of aggregated 
outcomes from the past #aj years to     
identify patterns and areas for         
improvement2 and  7,f7 identification of
 gaps or resource deficiencies in       
coordinating and collaborating          
activities described in subparagraphs   
7,a7 through 7,e7 to combat the online  
sale of fentanyl and methamphetamine2   
7#d7 models utilized by providers1      
including machine learning1 algorithmic 
technology1 and data analysis           
techniques1 to effectively detect and   
combat the sale of fentanyl and         
methamphetamine on their platforms2     
7#e7 enforcement mechanisms and         
processes employed by providers to      
penalize users involved in the sale of  

fentanyl and methamphetamine1 including 
user identification1 verification       
procedures1 and subsequent actions1 such
 as account suspension1 reporting to law
 enforcement agencies1 and collaboration
 with legal proceedings2 and  7#f7      
analysis of referrals to the ,federal   
,government by providers detailing      
information about online sales of       
fentanyl and methamphetamine1           
including-- 7,a7 the number of referrals
 from providers to the ,federal         
,government2  7,b7 the number of        
referrals that were investigated by the 
,federal ,government1 including the     
agencies involved in the investigation  
and the outcome of the investigation2   
7,c7 the number of referrals that       
resulted in an arrest1 prosecution1 or  
conviction1 including the offense of the
 arrest1 prosecution1 or conviction2 and
  7,d7 the number of referrals that were
 shared by the ,federal ,government with
 a ,state1 ,tribal1 or local government1
 including a law enforcement agency or  

prosecutor's office4  7b7 ,report       
required ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report containing all findings and      
determinations made in carrying out the 
study required under subsection 7a74