119-s767

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 767 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 767

To amend the Office of National Drug Control Prevention Act of 1998 to 
 include new requirements for assessments and reports, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 27, 2025

Mr. Kelly (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
 and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend the Office of National Drug Control Prevention Act of 1998 to 
 include new requirements for assessments and reports, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``HIDTA Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.

 The Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended--

    (1) in 

section 706

    (g)

    (3) (21 U.S.C. 1705

    (g)

    (3) )--
        (A) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in subparagraph
            (D) , by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (E) a report describing the use of HIDTA funds to 
 investigate organizations and individuals trafficking 
 in fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances, including 
 any resulting prosecution, in the prior calendar year, 
 including--
 ``
            (i) the amounts of fentanyl or fentanyl-
 related substances seized by a HIDTA-funded 
 initiative in the area during the previous 
 year; and
 ``
            (ii) law enforcement and predictive data 
 from regional HIDTA threat assessments showing 
 patterns and trends in substance abuse, 
 trafficking, and transportation of fentanyl and 
 fentanyl-related substances.'';

    (2) in 

section 707 (21 U.S.C. 1706)--
        (A) in subsection
            (l) (2) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (F) , by striking 
 ``and'' at the end;
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (G) , by striking the 
 period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (H) any limitations of the ability of a high 
 intensity drug trafficking area to meet the purpose or 
 goals of the area and recommendations to address any 
 such limitations, including through resource 
 allocation, partnerships, or a change in authority or 
 law.'';
        (B) in subsection

    (p) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking ``and'' 
 at the end;
            (ii) in paragraph

    (6) , by striking the 
 period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (7) $333,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
 2030.'';
            (C) in subsection

    (s) --
            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , 
 by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting 
 ``$14,224,000'';
            (ii) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``and'' 
 at the end;
            (iii) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking the 
 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
 and
            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) providing assistance to Federal, State, local, and 
 Tribal law enforcement agencies in investigations and 
 activities related to the interdiction of fentanyl and other 
 substances; and
 ``

    (5) any additional purpose the Director determines is 
 appropriate to enhance fentanyl prevention, seizure, and 
 interdiction activities.''; and
            (D) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (t) Additional Prosecutorial Resources.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall make 
 available sufficient investigative and prosecution resources as 
 may be practicable for the purposes described in this section, 
 including temporary reassignment under subsection

    (b)

    (2) for 
 fiscal years 2024 through 2030, during which such an assistant 
 United States attorney shall prioritize the investigation and 
 prosecution of organizations and individuals trafficking in 
 fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances. Such temporary 
 reassignment may be extended by the Attorney General for such 
 time as may be necessary to conclude any ongoing investigation 
 or prosecution in which the assistant United States attorney is 
 engaged.
 ``

    (2) Process for temporary reassignment.--Not later than 
 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
 Attorney General shall establish a process under which the 
 Director, in consultation with the Executive Boards of each 
 designated high intensity drug trafficking area, may request an 
 assistant United States attorney to be so temporarily 
 reassigned in accordance with this subsection.''.
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