,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bh          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #bb71       
#bjbc,mr4 ,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1
 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 & 
,mr4 ,coons7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to require a ,,gao /udy on ! sale (    
illicit drugs onl9e1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,t>get+ ,onl9e ,sales ( ,f5tanyl ,act4
  #b4 ,,gao /udy on ! sale ( illicit    
drugs onl9e  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy on ! onl9e sale ( f5tanyl &        
me?amphetam9e1 includ+-- 7#a7 bus9ess   
models employ$ by onl9e sell]s ( f5tanyl
 & me?amphetam9e1 includ+ an exam9ation 
( supply *a9s1 logi/ics1 & /rategies    
utiliz$ = cu/om] acquisition1 ret5tion1 
& communication )9 illicit onl9e        
m>ketplaces2  7#b7 utilization ( onl9e  
illicit drug m>kets & provid]s 7z def9$ 

9 section #bbeh;,e ( title #ah1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code7 = facilitat+ f9ancial     
transactions 9 ! onl9e sale ( f5tanyl & 
me?amphetam9e1 ) a p>ticul> focus on _! 
impact on individuals :o are #ah ye>s ( 
age & y\ng]2  7#c7 ef=ts ( ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t to combat ! onl9e sale (      
f5tanyl & me?amphetam9e1 includ+-- 7,a7 
int]ag5cy collaboration1 includ+        
p]sonnel detail$ to o!r ag5cies to      
support ef=ts to combat ! onl9e         
traffick+ ( f5tanyl & me?amphetam9e1 &  
relat$ illicit f9ance2  7,b7            
int]gov]nm5tal collaboration betwe5 !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & ,/ate1 ,tribal1      
local1 & =eign gov]nm5ts2  7,c7         
int]sectoral collaboration ) ! private  
sector1 includ+ bus9esses &             
non-gov]nm5tal organizations2  7,d7     
exam9ation ( exi/+ proc$ures foll[$ by  
,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cies 9 h&l+ cases
 relat$ to onl9e sales ( f5tanyl &      
me?amphetam9e1 encompass+ ! receipt1    
inve/igation1 & prosecution processes2  
7,e7 analysis ( aggregat$ outcomes f !  

pa/ #aj ye>s to id5tify patt]ns & areas 
= improvem5t2 &  7,f7 id5tification (   
gaps or res\rce defici5cies 9 coord9at+ 
& collaborat+ activities describ$ 9     
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e7 to combat !
 onl9e sale ( f5tanyl & me?amphetam9e2  
7#d7 models utiliz$ by provid]s1 includ+
 ma*9e le>n+1 algori?mic te*nology1 &   
data analysis te*niques1 to effectively 
detect & combat ! sale ( f5tanyl &      
me?amphetam9e on _! plat=ms2  7#e7      
en=cem5t me*anisms & processes employ$  
by provid]s to p5alize us]s involv$ 9 ! 
sale ( f5tanyl & me?amphetam9e1 includ+ 
us] id5tification1 v]ification          
proc$ures1 & subsequ5t actions1 su* z   
acc\nt susp5sion1 report+ to law        
en=cem5t ag5cies1 & collaboration )     
legal proce$+s2 &  7#f7 analysis (      
ref]rals to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t by       
provid]s detail+ in=mation ab\t onl9e   
sales ( f5tanyl & me?amphetam9e1        
includ+-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( ref]rals f     
provid]s to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7,b7 ! 
numb] ( ref]rals t 7 inve/igat$ by !    

,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 includ+ ! ag5cies     
involv$ 9 ! inve/igation & ! outcome ( !
 inve/igation2  7,c7 ! numb] ( ref]rals 
t result$ 9 an arre/1 prosecution1 or   
conviction1 includ+ ! (f5se ( ! arre/1  
prosecution1 or conviction2 &  7,d7 !   
numb] ( ref]rals t 7 %>$ by ! ,f$]al    
,gov]nm5t ) a ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local  
gov]nm5t1 includ+ a law en=cem5t ag5cy  
or prosecutor's (fice4  7b7 ,report     
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress a report conta9+ all f9d+s &  
det]m9ations made 9 c>ry+ out ! /udy    
requir$ "u subsection 7a74