,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #diee ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #ab1 #bjbe,mr4 ,moylan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,ms4 ,king-,hinds7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,pacific ,counternarcotics ,initiative to assist certain countries with counterdrug interdiction efforts4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,combating ,lethal ,elements and ,narcotics in the ,pacific ,act of #bjbe or the ,,clean ,pacific ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,establishment of the ,pacific ,counternarcotics ,initiative 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish a ,pacific ,counternarcotics ,initiative program to assist beneficiary countries with the following3 7#a7 ,improving and increasing the rates at which listed chemicals are seized and destroyed4 7#b7 ,alleviating the backlog of-- 7,a7 listed chemicals to be destroyed2 and 7,b7 hazardous waste1 generated by illicit drug trafficking1 to be disposed of in an environmentally safe and effective manner4 7#c7 ,ensuring that seized listed chemicals are not reintroduced into illicit drug production streams4 7#d7 ,freeing up storage space for seized listed chemicals4 7#e7 ,reducing the environmental impact of listed chemicals and associated waste4 7#f7 ,promoting international law enforcement efforts1 such as international training and interoperable systems and other shared equipment4 7#g7 ,improving the capability of1 and infrastructure necessary for1 law enforcement to seize and destroy listed chemicals4 7b7 ,implementation plan 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan explaining the manner in which the ,secretary will implement the ,pacific ,counternarcotics ,initiative program established in subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,components ,the implementation plan required under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a timeline for when assistance to beneficiary countries will begin4 7,b7 ,a #e-year strategy for each beneficiary country that includes a timeline1 budgetary projections1 anticipated outcomes1 and an overview of objectives4 7,c7 ,specific1 measurable benchmarks to track the progress beneficiary countries make towards achieving the outcomes listed under subsection 7a74 7,d7 ,the roles and responsibilities of each relevant ,secretary1 their respective department1 and any other ,federal department or agency in carrying out the ,pacific ,counternarcotics ,initiative program4 7,e7 ,a plan to address security vulnerabilities and corruption risks1 that directly impede the seizure1 storage1 and destruction of listed chemicals1 in each beneficiary country4 7,f7 ,a plan to update the appropriate congressional committees on the results of the ,pacific ,counternarcotics ,initiative program4 7,g7 ,an itemized list1 for each beneficiary country1 of the law enforcement capabilities the ,secretary determines-- 7i7 are necessary within the beneficiary country to achieve the outcomes listed under subsection 7a72 7ii7 are not offered by law enforcement in the beneficiary country2 and 7iii7 that law enforcement in the beneficiary country are capable of offering4 7,h7 ,an itemized list1 for each beneficiary country1 of the law enforcement capabilities the ,secretary determines-- 7i7 are necessary within the beneficiary country to achieve the outcomes listed under subsection 7a72 7ii7 are not offered by law enforcement in the beneficiary country2 7iii7 that law enforcement in the beneficiary country are not capable of offering2 and 7iv7 that the ,united ,states is capable of offering to law enforcement in the beneficiary country4 7#c7 ,annual progress report ,not later than #a year after the date on which the implementation plan is required to be submitted under paragraph 7#a71 and annually thereafter for #e years1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the ,pacific ,counternarcotics ,initiative program from the previous fiscal year1 including-- 7,a7 the progress of each beneficiary country participating in such program towards achieving the outcomes listed under subsection 7a72 7,b7 with respect to each beneficiary country participating in such program1 compliance with1 and progress toward1 meeting the benchmarks listed for each such country in the implementation plan2 and 7,c7 the type and quantity of listed chemicals destroyed by each beneficiary country participating in such program from the previous fiscal year4 #c4 ,funding ,the ,secretary of ,state shall use amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to carry out section #dha of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia7 to carry out this ,act4 #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committees on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate4 7#b7 ,beneficiary countries 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the term beneficiary countries means-- 7i7 the ,cook ,islands2 7ii7 the ,federated ,states of ,micronesia2 7iii7 the ,republic of ,fiji2 7iv7 ,french ,polynesia2 7v7 the ,republic of ,kiribati2 7vi7 the ,republic of ,nauru2 7vii7 ,new ,caledonia2 7viii7 ,niue2 7ix7 the ,republic of ,palau2 7x7 the ,independent ,state of ,papua ,new ,guinea2 7xi7 the ,republic of ,marshall ,islands2 7xii7 the ,independent ,state of ,samoa2 7xiii7 the ,solomon ,islands2 7xiv7 the ,kingdom of ,tonga2 7xv7 ,tuvalu2 and 7xvi7 the ,republic of ,vanuatu4 7,b7 ,updates ,the ,secretary may add or remove any country from the list under subparagraph 7,a7 after providing written notification of such change to the appropriate congressional committees4 7#c7 ,listed ,chemical ,the term listed chemical has the meaning given such term in section #ajb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74 7#d7 ,relevant ,secretary ,the term relevant ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 and the ,attorney ,general4 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,state in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,attorney ,general1 except as otherwise specified4 7#f7 ,interoperable systems ,the term interoperable systems means communications1 data sharing1 and operational equipment that enables seamless coordination between beneficiary countries and ,united ,states law enforcement agencies4