,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gahj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ba1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,hill ( ,arkansas 7= himself & ,mr4    
,mosk[itz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjbc to modify ! int]ag5cy
 /rategy to disrupt & dismantle n>cotics
 production & traffick+ & affiliat$     
networks 9 ! ,middle ,ea/1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,c\nt]+ ,captagon &        
,n>cotics ,po/-,assad ,act4  #b4        
,modifications to int]ag5cy /rategy     
,section #abch ( ! ,national ,def5se    
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbc 
is am5d$ z foll[s3 7#a7 ,9 subsection   
7a71 by am5d+ p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 to  
read z foll[s3  7#a7 %ift+ ,captagon1   
me?amphetam9e1 & amphetam9e production &
 traffick+ patt]ns 9 ! ,middle ,ea/     
foll[+ ! fall ( ! ,assad regime1        
p>ticul>ly 9 ,iraq1 c\ld pose a         

significant ?reat to regional /ability &
 ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s1 requir+ urg5t & 
coord9at$ milit>y & law en=cem5t action 
to disrupt ^! networks & secure         
vuln]able bord]s2 &  7#b7 ,captagon     
enables in/ability 9 ! ,middle ,ea/     
region & is de/abiliz+ = ,syria4  4     
7#b7 ,9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ ?is ,act & ins]t+ !
 ,c\nt]+ ,captagon & ,n>cotics          
,po/-,assad ,act2  7ii7 by /rik+ a      
writt5 /rategy & ins]t+ an unclassifi$1 
writt5 /rategy2 &  7iii7 by /rik+ l9k$  
to ! regime ( ,ba%> al-,assad 9 ,syria &
 ins]t+ 9 ! ,middle ,ea/2 &  7,b7 by    
am5d+ p>agraph 7#b7 to read z foll[s3   
7#b7 ,! /rategy requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7
 %all include an assessm5t ( ! evolv+   
patt]ns ( ,captagon1 me?amphetam9e1 &   
o!r amphetam9e-type /imulant production 
& traffick+ 9 ! area ( responsibility ( 
,unit$ ,/ates ,c5tral ,comm&1 includ+-- 
7,a7 ! id5tification ( ! c\ntries t are 
receiv+ or transit+ l>ge %ipm5ts (      
,captagon1 me?amphetam9e1 & o!r         

amphetam9e-type /imulants2  7,b7 an     
assessm5t ( ! c\nt]-n>cotics capacity ( 
su* c\ntries to int]dict or disrupt !   
smuggl+1 traffick+1 & production (      
,captagon1 me?amphetam9e1 & o!r         
amphetam9e-type /imulants2  7,c7 an     
assessm5t ( curr5t ,unit$ ,/ates        
assi/ance & tra9+ programs to build su* 
capacity 9 su* c\ntries2  7,d7 an       
assessm5t ( coop]ation ) int]national   
p>tn]s to disrupt n>cotics infra/ructure
 9 ! ,middle ,ea/2 &  7,e7              
recomm5dations to fur!r disrupt &       
dismantle ,captagon1 me?amphetam9e1 &   
amphetam9e-type /imulant production &   
traffick+ networks1 includ+ ^? l9k$ to !
 =m] regime ( ,ba%> al-,assad1          
,hezbollah1 & ,iran-back$ proxies4  4