Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-110
§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
It declares international trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or related opioids a national emergency and requires U.S. economic and financial sanctions against those traffickers.
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Title 21, §2351
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(a)Finding
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)Policy
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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Citation
21 U.S.C. § 2351
Title 21, Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110