Title 21 — Food and DrugsRelease 119-73not60
§2351 Finding; Policy
Title 21 › Chapter 28A— FENTANYL ERADICATION AND NARCOTICS DETERRENCE OFF FENTANYL › Subchapter I— SANCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO FENTANYL TRAFFICKING › § 2351
Summary
The U.S. treats international trafficking of fentanyl, its precursors, and other opioids as a national emergency and will use financial sanctions against traffickers to protect security, foreign policy, and the economy.
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Title 21, §2351
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(a)Congress finds that international trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, and is a national emergency.
(b)It shall be the policy of the United States to apply economic and other financial sanctions to those who engage in the international trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids to protect the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
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21 U.S.C. § 2351
Title 21 — Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60