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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4955 
To establish the Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative to assist certain countries 
with counterdrug interdiction efforts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 12, 2025 
Mr. MOYLAN (for himself, Mr. CASE, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, and Ms. KING- 
HINDS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish the Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative to assist 
certain countries with counterdrug interdiction efforts. 
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 ‘‘Combating Lethal Ele-
ments and Narcotics in the Pacific Act of 2025’’ or the 
‘‘CLEAN Pacific Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PACIFIC COUNTER-
NARCOTICS INITIATIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a ‘‘Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative’’ program to assist 
beneficiary countries with the following: 
(1) Improving and increasing the rates at which 
listed chemicals are seized and destroyed. 
(2) Alleviating the backlog of— 
(A) listed chemicals to be destroyed; and 
(B) hazardous waste, generated by illicit 
drug trafficking, to be disposed of in an envi-
ronmentally safe and effective manner. 
(3) Ensuring that seized listed chemicals are 
not reintroduced into illicit drug production streams. 
(4) Freeing up storage space for seized listed 
chemicals. 
(5) Reducing the environmental impact of listed 
chemicals and associated waste. 
(6) Promoting international law enforcement ef-
forts, such as international training and interoper-
able systems and other shared equipment. 
(7) Improving the capability of, and infrastruc-
ture necessary for, law enforcement to seize and de-
stroy listed chemicals. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a plan explaining the manner in which the 
Secretary will implement the Pacific Counter-
narcotics Initiative program established in sub-
section (a). 
(2) COMPONENTS.—The implementation plan 
required under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A timeline for when assistance to bene-
ficiary countries will begin. 
(B) A 5-year strategy for each beneficiary 
country that includes a timeline, budgetary pro-
jections, anticipated outcomes, and an overview 
of objectives. 
(C) Specific, measurable benchmarks to 
track the progress beneficiary countries make 
towards achieving the outcomes listed under 
subsection (a). 
(D) The roles and responsibilities of each 
relevant Secretary, their respective department, 
and any other Federal department or agency in 
carrying out the Pacific Counternarcotics Initia-
tive program. 
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(E) 
A 
plan 
to 
address 
security 
vulnerabilities and corruption risks, that di-
rectly impede the seizure, storage, and destruc-
tion of listed chemicals, in each beneficiary 
country. 
(F) A plan to update the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the results of the Pa-
cific Counternarcotics Initiative program. 
(G) An itemized list, for each beneficiary 
country, of the law enforcement capabilities the 
Secretary determines— 
(i) are necessary within the bene-
ficiary country to achieve the outcomes 
listed under subsection (a); 
(ii) are not offered by law enforce-
ment in the beneficiary country; and 
(iii) that law enforcement in the bene-
ficiary country are capable of offering. 
(H) An itemized list, for each beneficiary 
country, of the law enforcement capabilities the 
Secretary determines— 
(i) are necessary within the bene-
ficiary country to achieve the outcomes 
listed under subsection (a); 
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(ii) are not offered by law enforce-
ment in the beneficiary country; 
(iii) that law enforcement in the bene-
ficiary country are not capable of offering; 
and 
(iv) that the United States is capable 
of offering to law enforcement in the bene-
ficiary country. 
(3) ANNUAL
PROGRESS
REPORT.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date on which the implementa-
tion plan is required to be submitted under para-
graph (1), and annually thereafter for 5 years, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the results of the Pa-
cific Counternarcotics Initiative program from the 
previous fiscal year, including— 
(A) the progress of each beneficiary coun-
try participating in such program towards 
achieving the outcomes listed under subsection 
(a); 
(B) with respect to each beneficiary coun-
try participating in such program, compliance 
with, and progress toward, meeting the bench-
marks listed for each such country in the imple-
mentation plan; and 
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(C) the type and quantity of listed chemi-
cals destroyed by each beneficiary country par-
ticipating in such program from the previous 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 3. FUNDING. 
The Secretary of State shall use amounts otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291) to 
carry out this Act. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committees on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(2) BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘beneficiary coun-
tries’’ means— 
(i) the Cook Islands; 
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