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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7185 

To amend the Office of National Drug Control Prevention Act of 1998 

to include new requirements for assessments and reports, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2024 

Mr. DUARTE (for himself, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. PENCE, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 

VALADAO, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. CISCOMANI, and Mr. VASQUEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘HIDTA Reauthoriza5 tion Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY. 

2 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 707 of the Office of Na3 tional Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 

4 (21 U.S.C. 1706), is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (l)(2)(F), by inserting ‘‘and 

6 immigration authorities’’ after ‘‘joint terrorism task 

7 forces’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (m)(2), by inserting ‘‘, includ9 ing immigration authorities,’’ after ‘‘law enforcement 

10 agencies’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (p)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

13 and inserting a semicolon; 

14 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe15 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(7) $302,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 

19 through 2030.’’; and 

20 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(t) FENTANYL INTERDICTION ACTIVITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Director shall provide 

23 grants through a competitive process in a form and 

24 manner as the Director determines to be appropriate 

25 to HIDTAs for the purposes of enhancing fentanyl 

26 seizure and interdiction activities. 


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1 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Direc3 tor $14,224,000 for each of fiscal year 2024 through 

4 2030 to carry out this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(u) USE OF FUNDS TO COMBAT FENTANYL TRAF6 FICKING.— 

7 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—As part of the docu8 mentation that supports the President’s annual 

9 budget request for the Office, the Director shall sub10 mit to Congress a report describing the use of 

11 HIDTA funds to investigate and prosecute organiza12 tions and individuals trafficking in fentanyl or 

13 fentanyl analogues in the prior calendar year. 

14 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 

15 ‘‘(A) the amounts of fentanyl or fentanyl 

16 analogues seized by HIDTA-funded initiative in 

17 the area during the previous year; and 

18 ‘‘(B) law enforcement intelligence and pre19 dictive data from the Drug Enforcement Ad20 ministration showing patterns and trends in 

21 abuse, trafficking, and transportation in 

22 fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. 

23 ‘‘(v) ADDITIONAL PROSECUTORIAL RESOURCES.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 

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1 torneys who shall be available for temporary reas2 signment under subsection (b)(2) for fiscal years 

3 2024 through 2030, during which such an assistant 

4 United States attorney shall prioritize the investiga5 tion and prosecution of organizations and individuals 

6 trafficking in fentanyl or fentanyl analogues. Such 

7 reassignment may be extended by the Attorney Gen8 eral for such time as may be necessary to conclude 

9 any ongoing investigation or prosecution in which 

10 the assistant United States attorney is engaged. 

11 ‘‘(2) PROCESS FOR TEMPORARY REASSIGN12 MENT.—Not later than 180 days after the effective 

13 date of this subsection, the Attorney General shall 

14 establish a process under which the Director, in con15 sultation with the Executive Boards of each des16 ignated high intensity drug trafficking area, may re17 quest such an assistant United States attorney to be 

18 so temporarily reassigned.’’. 

19 (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

20 of law, there are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Na21 tional Archives and Records Administration–Repairs and 

22 Restoration’’ $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 

23 through 2030. 

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