§2291o Fentanyl reporting and authorities

Summary

The Secretary of State can run a "Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative" in certain countries, working with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense. The program must raise the rate of seizing and destroying listed chemicals, clear backlogs and safely dispose of hazardous waste, stop seized chemicals from going back into illegal drug making, free up storage for new seizures, and reduce environmental harm. The term "appropriate committees of Congress" means the Senate and House committees that handle foreign relations, the courts, homeland security, spending, and armed services. "Beneficiary countries" start as Colombia, Mexico, and Peru; the Secretary, after talking with the Attorney General and Defense Secretary, can add or remove countries but must give written notice to those congressional committees. "Listed chemical" means what is defined in 21 U.S.C. 802. Within 90 days after December 23, 2024, the Secretary must send a plan to those committees with a timeline, goals, budget estimates, measurable benchmarks, who will do each job across agencies, and a way to address security and corruption. Within one year after that plan is sent, and every year after, the Secretary must report results, progress on the benchmarks, and the kinds and amounts of listed chemicals destroyed by each beneficiary country. The work will use funds already appropriated for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement programs run by the State Department.