To impose sanctions with respect to Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors, to hold Chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To impose sanctions with respect to Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors, to hold Chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HC547040B8B4542D1AACB850B764A1C09: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2023.
- Section H75850B1B3C3C431C964BAA32F9F9F86A: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Government of the People’s Republic of China should— work with the United States Government to...
- Section H3BEAFF46C5504249B8C30E083F302FEA: 3. Amendments to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act Section 7203(5) of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302(5)) is amended— by striking The term foreign opioid...
- Section HB83DD99DB45748BEA661CFE3DA3A41C8: 4. Amendments to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act Section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers...
- Section H6C173FC8F70846D5AC913676A92D5D24: 5. Exception relating to importation of goods A requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property pursuant to this...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To impose sanctions with respect to Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors, to hold Chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To impose sanctions with respect to Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors, to hold Chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, …
Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Nunn …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional oversight committees, Executive branch agencies, Government of the People's Republic of China
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees, US drug enforcement agencies
Negative-direction: Executive branch agencies, Government of the People's Republic of China, Senior Chinese government officials
Chinese chemical export companies, Chinese chemical manufacturers, Chinese pharmaceutical companies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any foreign person and inserting the following: The term foreign opioid trafficker— (A)means any foreign person
a national emergency that— the President has declared, within the preceding 5-year period, with respect to any national emergency regarding international drug trafficking
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