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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9172 
To establish the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative to promote bilat-
eral counterdrug interdiction efforts with the governments of specified 
countries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2024 
Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 
Mr. LAWLER, Ms. TITUS, Mr. STANTON, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. PAPPAS, 
Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, and Ms. SPANBERGER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative 
to promote bilateral counterdrug interdiction efforts with 
the governments of specified countries, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Destruction Initiative 
for Stored Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement 
Act’’ or the ‘‘DISPOSE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘beneficiary coun-
tries’’ means Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. 
(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Defense, may add or remove 1 or 
more countries from the list of beneficiary 
countries under subparagraph (A) after pro-
viding written notification of such changes to 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) LISTED
CHEMICAL.—The term ‘‘listed 
chemical’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
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tion 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 802). 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF PRECURSOR CHEMICAL DE-
STRUCTION INITIATIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney 
General, may carry out the ‘‘Precursor Chemical Destruc-
tion Initiative’’ in beneficiary countries to achieve the pur-
poses described in subsection (b). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes described in this sub-
section are— 
(1) improving and increasing rates of seizure 
and destruction of listed chemicals in beneficiary 
countries; 
(2) alleviating the backlog of seized listed 
chemicals and disposing the hazardous waste gen-
erated by illicit drug trafficking in beneficiary coun-
tries in an environmentally safe and effective man-
ner; 
(3) ensuring that seized listed chemicals are not 
reintroduced into the illicit drug production stream 
within beneficiary countries; 
(4) freeing up storage space for future listed 
chemical seizures within beneficiary countries; or 
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(5) reducing the negative environmental impact 
of listed chemicals. 
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; PROGRESS UPDATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Attorney General and the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall submit an implementation plan 
to the appropriate congressional committees that includes 
a timeline and stated objectives for actions to be taken 
in beneficiary countries in support of the Precursor Chem-
ical Destruction Initiative. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The implementation plan required 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a multi-year strategy with a timeline, over-
view of objectives, budgetary projections, and antici-
pated outcomes for the region and for each bene-
ficiary country; 
(2) specific, measurable benchmarks to track 
the progress of the Precursor Chemical Destruction 
Initiative towards accomplishing the outcomes re-
ferred to in paragraph (1); 
(3) a plan for the delineation of the roles to be 
carried out by the Department of State, the Depart-
ment of Justice, the Department of Defense, and 
any other Federal department or agency in carrying 
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out the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative; 
and 
(4) a plan for addressing security and govern-
ment corruption and providing updates to the appro-
priate congressional committees on the results of 
such efforts. 
(c) ANNUAL PROGRESS UPDATE.—Not later than 1 
year after the submission of the implementation plan pur-
suant to subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General 
and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a written description of 
the results achieved by the Precursor Chemical Destruc-
tion Initiative, including— 
(1) the implementation of the strategy and 
plans described in subsection (a); 
(2) compliance with, and progress related to, 
meeting the benchmarks referred to in subsection 
(b)(2); and 
(3) the type and quantity of listed chemicals de-
stroyed by each beneficiary country. 
SEC. 5. FUNDING. 
The Secretary of State shall use amounts otherwise 
appropriated for International Narcotics Control and Law 
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Enforcement programs managed by the Department of 
State to carry out this Act. 
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