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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7730 

To require a GAO study on the sale of illicit drugs online, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2024 

Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Mr. HUNT, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, and 

Mr. CRENSHAW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 require a GAO study on the sale of illicit drugs online, 

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 ‘‘Targeting Online Sales 

5 of Fentanyl Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON THE SALE OF ILLICIT DRUGS ON2 LINE. 

3 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

4 States shall conduct a study on the online sale of fentanyl 

5 and methamphetamine, including— 

6 (1) business models employed by online sellers 

7 of fentanyl and methamphetamine, including an ex8 amination of supply chains, logistics, and strategies 

9 utilized for customer acquisition, retention, and com10 munication within illicit online marketplaces; 

11 (2) utilization of online illicit drug markets and 

12 providers (as defined in section 2258E of title 18, 

13 United States Code) for facilitating financial trans14 actions in the online sale of fentanyl and meth15 amphetamine, with a particular focus on their im16 pact on individuals who are 18 years of age and 

17 younger; 

18 (3) efforts of the Federal Government to com19 bat the online sale of fentanyl and methamphet20 amine, including— 

21 (A) interagency collaboration, including 

22 personnel detailed to other agencies to support 

23 efforts to combat the online trafficking of 

24 fentanyl and methamphetamine, and related il25 licit finance; 


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1 (B) intergovernmental collaboration be2 tween the Federal Government and State, Trib3 al, local, and foreign governments; 

4 (C) intersectoral collaboration with the pri5 vate sector, including businesses and non-gov6 ernmental organizations; 

7 (D) examination of existing procedures fol8 lowed by Federal law enforcement agencies in 

9 handling cases related to online sales of 

10 fentanyl and methamphetamine, encompassing 

11 the receipt, investigation, and prosecution proc12 esses; 

13 (E) analysis of aggregated outcomes from 

14 the past 10 years to identify patterns and areas 

15 for improvement; and 

16 (F) identification of gaps or resource defi17 ciencies in coordinating and collaborating activi18 ties described in subparagraphs (A) through 

19 (E) to combat the online sale of fentanyl and 

20 methamphetamine; 

21 (4) models utilized by providers, including ma22 chine learning, algorithmic technology, and data 

23 analysis techniques, to effectively detect and combat 

24 the sale of fentanyl and methamphetamine on their 

25 platforms; 


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1 (5) enforcement mechanisms and processes em2 ployed by providers to penalize users involved in the 

3 sale of fentanyl and methamphetamine, including 

4 user identification, verification procedures, and sub5 sequent actions, such as account suspension, report6 ing to law enforcement agencies, and collaboration 

7 with legal proceedings; and 

8 (6) analysis of referrals to the Federal Govern9 ment by providers detailing information about online 

10 sales of fentanyl and methamphetamine, including— 

11 (A) the number of referrals from providers 

12 to the Federal Government; 

13 (B) the number of referrals that were in14 vestigated by the Federal Government, includ15 ing the agencies involved in the investigation 

16 and the outcome of the investigation; 

17 (C) the number of referrals that resulted 

18 in an arrest, prosecution, or conviction, includ19 ing the offense of the arrest, prosecution, or 

20 conviction; and 

21 (D) the number of referrals that were 

22 shared by the Federal Government with a 

23 State, Tribal, or local government, including a 

24 law enforcement agency or prosecutor’s office. 


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1 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

3 of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 

4 containing all findings and determinations made in car5 rying out the study required under subsection (a). 

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