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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7180 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
to modify the interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics 
production and trafficking and affiliated networks in the Middle East, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2026 
Mr. HILL of Arkansas (for himself and Mr. MOSKOWITZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 to modify the interagency strategy to disrupt 
and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and 
affiliated networks in the Middle East, 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 TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Captagon 
and Narcotics Post-Assad Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO INTERAGENCY STRATEGY. 
Section 1238 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a), by amending paragraphs 
(1) and (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) shifting Captagon, methamphetamine, and 
amphetamine production and trafficking patterns in 
the Middle East following the fall of the Assad re-
gime, particularly in Iraq, could pose a significant 
threat to regional stability and United States inter-
ests, requiring urgent and coordinated military and 
law enforcement action to disrupt these networks 
and secure vulnerable borders; and 
‘‘(2) Captagon enables instability in the Middle 
East region and is destabilizing for Syria.’’. 
(2) In subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Countering Captagon and Nar-
cotics Post-Assad Act’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a written strategy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an unclassified, written 
strategy’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘linked to the regime 
of Bashar al-Assad in Syria’’ and inserting 
‘‘in the Middle East’’; and 
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(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) The strategy required under paragraph (1) 
shall include an assessment of the evolving patterns 
of Captagon, methamphetamine, and other amphet-
amine-type stimulant production and trafficking in 
the area of responsibility of United States Central 
Command, including— 
‘‘(A) the identification of the countries 
that are receiving or transiting large shipments 
of Captagon, methamphetamine, and other am-
phetamine-type stimulants; 
‘‘(B) an assessment of the counter-nar-
cotics capacity of such countries to interdict or 
disrupt the smuggling, trafficking, and produc-
tion of Captagon, methamphetamine, and other 
amphetamine-type stimulants; 
‘‘(C) an assessment of current United 
States assistance and training programs to 
build such capacity in such countries; 
‘‘(D) an assessment of cooperation with 
international partners to disrupt narcotics in-
frastructure in the Middle East; and 
‘‘(E) recommendations to further disrupt 
and dismantle Captagon, methamphetamine, 
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