,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bh1 #bjbe,mr4 ,barr 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,nunn of ,iowa1 and ,mr4 ,murphy7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,financial ,services1 ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to ,chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors1 to hold ,chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,chinese ,fentanyl ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china should-- 7#a7 work with the ,united ,states ,government to identify a list of unregulated chemicals used to create precursor chemicals that bear increased scrutiny2 7#b7 require the proper labeling of chemical and equipment shipments in accordance with international rules2 7#c7 immediately implement know-your-customer procedures for chemical shipments2 and 7#d7 direct all relevant departments and agencies1 including the ,national ,narcotics ,control ,commission1 the ,ministry of ,public ,security1 the ,general ,administration of ,customs1 and the ,national ,medical ,products ,administration of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to establish new rules to crack down on precursor trafficking and enforce such rules swiftly4 #c4 ,amendments to the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7a7 ,definitions ,section #gbjc7e7 of the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7e77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the term foreign opioid trafficker means any foreign person and inserting the following3 ,the term foreign opioid trafficker-- 7,a7 means any foreign person 2 7#b7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 includes-- 7i7 any entity of the ,people's ,republic of ,china that the ,president determines-- 7,i7 produces1 manufactures1 distributes1 sells1 or knowingly finances or transports any goods described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of paragraph 7#h77;,a72 and 7,,ii7 fails to take credible steps1 including through implementation of appropriate know-your-customer procedures or through cooperation with ,united ,states counternarcotics efforts1 to detect or prevent opioid trafficking2 and 7ii7 any senior official of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or other ,chinese political official that-- 7,i7 has significant regulatory or law enforcement responsibilities with respect to the activities of an entity described in clause 7i72 and 7,,ii7 aids and abets1 including through intentional inaction1 opioid trafficking4 4 7b7 ,identification of foreign opioid traffickers ,section #gbaa of the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a77;,a71 by adding at the end before the semicolon the following3 1 including whether the heads of the ,national ,narcotics ,control ,commission1 the ,ministry of ,public ,security1 the ,general ,administration of ,customs1 and the ,national ,medical ,products ,administration of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china are foreign opioid traffickers2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking #e years and inserting #aj years4 #d4 ,amendments to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act and the ,trading with the ,enemy ,act 7a7 ,periodic evaluation ,section #bjc of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,periodic evaluation 7#a7 ,in general ,if the authority granted to the ,president under this section is exercised with respect to a covered national emergency1 the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees1 not less frequently than annually1 a periodic evaluation in writing that-- 7,a7 assesses the effectiveness of the exercise of such authority in resolving the covered national emergency2 7,b7 considers the views of public- and private-sector stakeholders2 and 7,c7 discusses any potential changes to the exercise of the authority for the purpose of more effectively resolving the covered national emergency4 7#b7 ,definitions ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7ii7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the term covered national emergency means a national emergency that-- 7i7 the ,president has declared1 within the preceding #e-year period1 with respect to any national emergency regarding international drug trafficking2 and 7ii7 has not terminated4 4 7b7 ,consultation and reports ,section #bjd of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the ,congress each place it appears and inserting the appropriate congressional committees2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees has the meaning given that term in section #bjc7;d77#b74 4 7#c7 ,authority to issue regulations ,section #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,president and inserting 7a7 ,the ,president2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,in issuing regulations under subsection 7a7 pursuant to a covered national emergency 7as defined in section #bjc71 the ,president shall-- 7#a7 consider the costs and benefits of available statutory and regulatory alternatives2 7#b7 evaluate the costs and benefits for the purpose of expeditiously resolving the applicable national emergency2 7#c7 establish criteria for the eventual termination of the applicable national emergency2 and 7#d7 include in the basis and purpose incorporated in the regulations-- 7,a7 an explanation of how the regulations will resolve the applicable national emergency2 and 7,b7 a discussion of the costs and benefits4 4 #e4 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7a7 ,in general ,a requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property pursuant to this ,act or any amendment made by this ,act shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7b7 ,good defined ,in this section1 the term good means any article1 natural or manmade substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4