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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1271 

To impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its 

precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 25, 2023 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. BROWN, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. 

REED) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit 

fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence Off 

6 Fentanyl Act’’ or the ‘‘FEND Off Fentanyl Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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Sec. 2. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—SANCTIONS MATTERS 

Subtitle A—Sanctions in Response to National Emergency Relating to 

Fentanyl Trafficking 

Sec. 101. Finding; policy. 

Sec. 102. Use of national emergency authorities; reporting. 

Sec. 103. Codification of Executive order imposing sanctions with respect to 

foreign persons involved in global illicit drug trade. 

Sec. 104. Imposition of sanctions with respect to fentanyl trafficking by 

transnational criminal organizations. 

Sec. 105. Penalties; waivers; exceptions. 

Sec. 106. Treatment of blocked property of transnational criminal organizations. 

Subtitle B—Other Matters 

Sec. 111. Eight-year statute of limitations for violations of sanctions. 

Sec. 112. Repeal of prohibition on imposition of sanctions with respect to importation of goods under Fentanyl Sanctions Act. 

Sec. 113. Classified report and briefing on staffing of Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

Sec. 114. Report on drug transportation routes and use of vessels with mislabeled cargo. 

TITLE II—ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MATTERS 

Sec. 201. Designation of illicit fentanyl transactions of sanctioned persons as 

of primary money laundering concern. 

Sec. 202. Treatment of transnational criminal organizations in suspicious 

transactions reports of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. 

Sec. 203. Report on trade-based money laundering in trade with Mexico, the 

People’s Republic of China, and Burma. 

1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) the proliferation of fentanyl is causing an 

4 unprecedented surge in overdose deaths in the 

5 United States, fracturing families and communities, 

6 and necessitating a comprehensive policy response to 

7 combat its lethal flow and to mitigate the drug’s 

8 devastating consequences; 


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1 (2) the trafficking of fentanyl into the United 

2 States is a national security threat that has killed 

3 hundreds of thousands of United States citizens; 

4 (3) transnational criminal organizations, includ5 ing cartels primarily based in Mexico, are the main 

6 purveyors of fentanyl into the United States and 

7 must be held accountable; 

8 (4) precursor chemicals sourced from the Peo9 ple’s Republic of China are— 

10 (A) shipped from the People’s Republic of 

11 China by legitimate and illegitimate means; 

12 (B) transformed through various synthetic 

13 processes to produce different forms of 

14 fentanyl; and 

15 (C) crucial to the production of illicit 

16 fentanyl by transnational criminal organiza17 tions, contributing to the ongoing opioid crisis; 

18 (5) the United States Government must remain 

19 vigilant to address all new forms of fentanyl precur20 sors and drugs used in combination with fentanyl, 

21 such as Xylazine, which attribute to overdose deaths 

22 of people in the United States; 

23 (6) to increase the cost of fentanyl trafficking, 

24 the United States Government should work collabo25 ratively across agencies and should surge analytic 


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1 capability to impose sanctions and other remedies 

2 with respect to transnational criminal organizations 

3 (including cartels), including foreign nationals who 

4 facilitate the trade in illicit fentanyl and its precur5 sors from the People’s Republic of China and such 

6 organizations; and 

7 (7) the Department of the Treasury should 

8 focus on fentanyl trafficking and its facilitators as 

9 one of the top national security priorities for the De10 partment. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

13 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT14 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com15 mittees’’ means— 

16 (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

17 and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 

18 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

19 the Committee on Financial Services of the 

20 House of Representatives. 

21 (2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per22 son’’— 

23 (A) means— 

24 (i) any citizen or national of a foreign 

25 country; or 


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1 (ii) any entity not organized under the 

2 laws of the United States or a jurisdiction 

3 within the United States; and 

4 (B) does not include the government of a 

5 foreign country. 

6 (3) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 

7 respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 

8 means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 

9 have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 

10 result. 

11 (4) TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘trafficking’’, 

12 with respect to fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or 

13 other related opioids, has the meaning given the 

14 term ‘‘opioid trafficking’’ in section 7203 of the 

15 Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302). 

16 (5) TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZA17 TION.—The term ‘‘transnational criminal organiza18 tion’’ includes— 

19 (A) any organization designated as a sig20 nificant transnational criminal organization 

21 under part 590 of title 31, Code of Federal 

22 Regulations; 

23 (B) any of the organizations known as— 

24 (i) the Sinaloa Cartel; 


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1 (ii) the Jalisco New Generation Car2 tel; 

3 (iii) the Gulf Cartel; 

4 (iv) the Los Zetas Cartel; 

5 (v) the Juarez Cartel; 

6 (vi) the Tijuana Cartel; 

7 (vii) the Beltran-Leyva Cartel; 

8 (viii) La Familia Michoacana, also 

9 known as the Knights Templar Cartel; or 

10 (ix) La Nueva Familia Michoacan; 

11 (C) any other organization that the Presi12 dent determines is a transnational criminal or13 ganization; or 

14 (D) any successor organization to an orga15 nization described in subparagraph (B) or as 

16 otherwise determined by the President. 

17 (6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

18 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

19 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law20 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

21 United States; 

22 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

23 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 

24 the United States, including a foreign branch of 

25 such an entity; or 


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1 (C) any person in the United States. 

2 TITLE I—SANCTIONS MATTERS 

3 Subtitle A—Sanctions in Response 

4 to National Emergency Relating 

5 to Fentanyl Trafficking 

6 SEC. 101. FINDING; POLICY. 

7 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that international 

8 trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other re9 lated opioids constitutes an unusual and extraordinary 

10 threat to the national security, foreign policy, and econ11 omy of the United States, and is a national emergency. 

12 (b) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United 

13 States to apply economic and other financial sanctions to 

14 those who engage in the international trafficking of 

15 fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids to 

16 protect the national security, foreign policy, and economy 

17 of the United States. 

18 SEC. 102. USE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES; 

19 REPORTING. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President may exercise all 

21 authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 

22 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

23 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this subtitle. 

24 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an3 nually thereafter, the President shall submit to the 

4 appropriate congressional committees a report on ac5 tions taken by the executive branch pursuant to this 

6 subtitle and any national emergency declared with 

7 respect to the trafficking of fentanyl, including— 

8 (A) the issuance of any new or revised reg9 ulations, policies, or guidance; 

10 (B) the imposition of sanctions; 

11 (C) the collection of relevant information 

12 from outside parties; 

13 (D) the approval or denial of licenses by 

14 the Office of Foreign Assets Control; 

15 (E) the initiation of enforcement cases; or 

16 (F) the implementation of mitigation pro17 cedures. 

18 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 

19 by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

20 form, but may include the matters required by sub21 paragraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) of that paragraph 

22 in a classified annex. 


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1 SEC. 103. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER IMPOSING 

2 SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PER3 SONS INVOLVED IN GLOBAL ILLICIT DRUG 

4 TRADE. 

5 United States sanctions provided for in Executive 

6 Order 14059 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to imposing 

7 sanctions on foreign persons involved in the global illicit 

8 drug trade), and any amendments to or directives issued 

9 pursuant to such Executive orders before the date of the 

10 enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect. 

11 SEC. 104. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

12 FENTANYL TRAFFICKING BY 

13 TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 

15 sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any 

16 foreign person the President determines— 

17 (1) is knowingly involved in the significant traf18 ficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other re19 lated opioids by a transnational criminal organiza20 tion; or 

21 (2) otherwise is knowingly involved in signifi22 cant activities of a transnational criminal organiza23 tion relating to the trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl 

24 precursors, or other related opioids. 

25 (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The President may, 

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1 ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all 

2 transactions in property and interests in property of a for3 eign person described in subsection (a) if such property 

4 and interests in property are in the United States, come 

5 within the United States, or are or come within the posses6 sion or control of a United States person. 

7 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

9 thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 

10 congressional committees a report on actions taken by the 

11 executive branch with respect to the foreign persons iden12 tified under subsection (a). 

13 SEC. 105. PENALTIES; WAIVERS; EXCEPTIONS. 

14 (a) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 

15 violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 

16 subtitle or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 

17 out this subtitle shall be subject to the penalties set forth 

18 in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter19 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

20 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an 

21 unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 

22 (b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 

24 the imposition of sanctions under this subtitle if the 


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1 President determines, and reports to the appropriate 

2 congressional committees, that— 

3 (A) the waiver is needed for humanitarian 

4 purposes; or 

5 (B) the national emergency described in 

6 section 101 has ended. 

7 (2) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The Presi8 dent may waive the application of sanctions under 

9 this subtitle with respect to a foreign person if the 

10 President determines that the waiver is in the na11 tional security interest of the United States. 

12 (c) EXCEPTIONS.— 

13 (1) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVI14 TIES.—This subtitle shall not apply with respect to 

15 activities subject to the reporting requirements 

16 under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 

17 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intel18 ligence activities of the United States. 

19 (2) EXCEPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH INTER20 NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

21 ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under section 102(c) shall 

22 not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or pa23 roling the alien into the United States is nec24 essary— 


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1 (A) to permit the United States to comply 

2 with the Agreement regarding the Head3 quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 

4 Success on June 26, 1947, and entered into 

5 force November 21, 1947, between the United 

6 Nations and the United States, or other appli7 cable international obligations of the United 

8 States; or 

9 (B) to carry out or assist law enforcement 

10 activity of the United States. 

11 (3) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH USMCA.— 

12 Sanctions under this subtitle shall not apply in a 

13 case in which such sanctions would conflict with pro14 visions of the USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the 

15 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implemen16 tation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502)). 

17 (4) HUMANITARIAN EXEMPTION.—The Presi18 dent may not impose sanctions under this subtitle 

19 with respect to any person for conducting or facili20 tating a transaction for the sale of agricultural com21 modities, food, medicine, or medical devices or for 

22 the provision of humanitarian assistance. 


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1 SEC. 106. TREATMENT OF BLOCKED PROPERTY OF 

2 TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

3 (a) TRANSFER OF BLOCKED PROPERTY TO FOR4 FEITURE FUNDS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may transfer 

6 the proceeds of any covered forfeited property to the 

7 Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund estab8 lished under section 9705 of title 31, United States 

9 Code, or the Department of Justice Assets For10 feiture Fund established under section 524(c) of title 

11 28, United States Code. 

12 (2) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 

13 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

14 every 180 days thereafter, the President shall sub15 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

16 report on any transfers made under paragraph (1) 

17 during the 180-day period preceding submission of 

18 the report. 

19 (3) COVERED FORFEITED PROPERTY DE20 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered for21 feited property’’ means property— 

22 (A) seized by the Department of Justice 

23 under chapter 46 or section 1963 of title 18, 

24 United States Code; and 


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1 (B) that belonged to or was possessed by 

2 a transnational criminal organization subject to 

3 sanctions under— 

4 (i) this subtitle; 

5 (ii) the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 

6 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); or 

7 (iii) Executive Order 14059 (50 

8 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to imposing 

9 sanctions on foreign persons involved in 

10 the global illicit drug trade). 

11 (b) BLOCKED ASSETS UNDER TERRORISM RISK IN12 SURANCE ACT OF 2002.—Nothing in this subtitle affects 

13 the treatment of blocked assets of a terrorist party de14 scribed in subsection (a) of section 201 of the Terrorism 

15 Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note). 

16 Subtitle B—Other Matters 

17 SEC. 111. EIGHT-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR VIO18 LATIONS OF SANCTIONS. 

19 (a) INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POW20 ERS ACT.—Section 206 of the International Emergency 

21 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) is amended by 

22 adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(d) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) TIME FOR COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An action, suit, or 

2 proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine, 

3 penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, 

4 under this section shall not be entertained un5 less commenced within eight years after the lat6 est date of the violation upon which the civil 

7 fine, penalty, or forfeiture is based. 

8 ‘‘(B) COMMENCEMENT.—For purposes of 

9 this paragraph, the commencement of an ac10 tion, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of 

11 a pre-penalty notice or finding of violation. 

12 ‘‘(2) TIME FOR INDICTMENT.—No person shall 

13 be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense 

14 under subsection (c) unless the indictment is found 

15 or the information is instituted within eight years 

16 after the latest date of the violation upon which the 

17 indictment or information is based.’’. 

18 (b) TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT.—Section 16 

19 of the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4315) is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(d) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) TIME FOR COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An action, suit, or 

24 proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine, 

25 penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, 


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1 under this section shall not be entertained un2 less commenced within eight years after the lat3 est date of the violation upon which the civil 

4 fine, penalty, or forfeiture is based. 

5 ‘‘(B) COMMENCEMENT.—For purposes of 

6 this paragraph, the commencement of an ac7 tion, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of 

8 a pre-penalty notice or finding of violation. 

9 ‘‘(2) TIME FOR INDICTMENT.—No person shall 

10 be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense 

11 under subsection (a) unless the indictment is found 

12 or the information is instituted within eight years 

13 after the latest date of the violation upon which the 

14 indictment or information is based.’’. 

15 SEC. 112. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF 

16 SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IMPORTATION 

17 OF GOODS UNDER FENTANYL SANCTIONS 

18 ACT. 

19 Section 7235 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 

20 U.S.C. 2335) is repealed. 

21 SEC. 113. CLASSIFIED REPORT AND BRIEFING ON STAFF22 ING OF OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CON23 TROL. 

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1 Assets Control shall provide to the appropriate congres2 sional committees a classified report and briefing on the 

3 staffing of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, 

4 disaggregated by staffing dedicated to each sanctions pro5 gram and each country or issue. 

6 SEC. 114. REPORT ON DRUG TRANSPORTATION ROUTES 

7 AND USE OF VESSELS WITH MISLABELED 

8 CARGO. 

9 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact10 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in con11 junction with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 

12 shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 

13 a classified report and briefing on efforts to target drug 

14 transportation routes and modalities, including an assess15 ment of the prevalence of false cargo labeling and ship16 ment of precursor chemicals without accurate tracking of 

17 the customers purchasing the chemicals. 

18 TITLE II—ANTI-MONEY 

19 LAUNDERING MATTERS 

20 SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF ILLICIT FENTANYL TRANS21 ACTIONS OF SANCTIONED PERSONS AS OF 

22 PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN. 

23 Subtitle A of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 

24 2311 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 7213 

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 7213A. DESIGNATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF SANC2 TIONED PERSONS AS OF PRIMARY MONEY 

3 LAUNDERING CONCERN. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Treasury 

5 determines that reasonable grounds exist for concluding 

6 that one or more classes of transactions within, or involv7 ing, a jurisdiction outside of the United States is of pri8 mary money laundering concern in connection with illicit 

9 opioid trafficking, the Secretary of the Treasury may, by 

10 order, regulation, or otherwise as permitted by law— 

11 ‘‘(1) require domestic financial institutions and 

12 domestic financial agencies to take 1 or more of the 

13 special measures provided for in section 9714(a)(1) 

14 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

15 Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 31 U.S.C. 5318A 

16 note); and 

17 ‘‘(2) prohibit, or impose conditions upon, cer18 tain transmittals of funds (to be defined by the Sec19 retary) by any domestic financial institution or do20 mestic financial agency, if such transmittal of funds 

21 involves any such class of transactions. 

22 ‘‘(b) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—In any judicial re23 view of a finding of the existence of a primary money laun24 dering concern, or of the requirement for 1 or more special 

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1 tion, or both, were based on classified information (as de2 fined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Proce3 dures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)), such information may be 

4 submitted by the Secretary to the reviewing court ex parte 

5 and in camera. This subsection does not confer or imply 

6 any right to judicial review of any finding made or any 

7 requirement imposed under this section. 

8 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The exemp9 tions from, and prohibitions on, search and disclosure re10 ferred to in section 9714(c) of the National Defense Au11 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 

12 283; 31 U.S.C. 5318A note) shall apply to any report or 

13 record of report filed pursuant to a requirement imposed 

14 under subsection (a). For purposes of section 552 of title 

15 5, United States Code, this section shall be considered a 

16 statute described in subsection (b)(3)(B) of that section. 

17 ‘‘(d) PENALTIES.—The penalties referred to in sec18 tion 9714(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

19 for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 31 U.S.C. 

20 5318A note) shall apply to violations of any order, regula21 tion, special measure, or other requirement imposed under 

22 subsection (a), in the same manner and to the same extent 

23 as described in such section 9714(d). 

24 ‘‘(e) INJUNCTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

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1 regulation, special measure, or other requirement imposed 

2 under subsection (a) in the same manner and to the same 

3 extent as described in section 9714(e) of the National De4 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 

5 116–283; 31 U.S.C. 5318A note). 

6 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘do7 mestic financial agency’, ‘domestic financial institution’, 

8 ‘financial agency’, and ‘financial institution’ have the 

9 meanings given those terms as used in section 9714 of 

10 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

11 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 31 U.S.C. 5318A note).’’. 

12 SEC. 202. TREATMENT OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL OR13 GANIZATIONS IN SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS 

14 REPORTS OF THE FINANCIAL CRIMES EN15 FORCEMENT NETWORK. 

16 (a) FILING INSTRUCTIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 

18 of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network shall issue 

19 guidance or instructions to United States financial institu20 tions for filing reports on suspicious transactions required 

21 by section 1010.320 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula22 tions, related to suspected fentanyl trafficking by 

23 transnational criminal organizations. 

24 (b) PRIORITIZATION OF REPORTS RELATING TO

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1 ORGANIZATIONS.—The Director shall prioritize research 

2 into reports described in subsection (a) that indicate a 

3 connection to trafficking of fentanyl or related synthetic 

4 opioids or financing of suspected transnational criminal 

5 organizations. 

6 SEC. 203. REPORT ON TRADE-BASED MONEY LAUNDERING 

7 IN TRADE WITH MEXICO, THE PEOPLE’S RE8 PUBLIC OF CHINA, AND BURMA. 

9 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact10 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall sub11 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

12 on trade-based money laundering originating in Mexico or 

13 the People’s Republic of China and involving Burma. 

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