DISPOSE Act

Bill: 118-hr-9172
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2024-07-25
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Foreign aid and international relief

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9172 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 ) introduced 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.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement Act or the DISPOSE Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees 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 countries 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 providing written notification of such changes to the appropriate congressional committees. (3) Listed chemical The term listed chemical has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ). 3. Authorization of Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative (a) Establishment The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General, may carry out the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative in beneficiary countries to achieve the purposes described in subsection (b). (b) Purposes The purposes described in this subsection 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 generated by illicit drug trafficking in beneficiary countries in an environmentally safe and effective manner; (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 (5) reducing the negative environmental impact of listed chemicals. 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 Secretary 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 Chemical Destruction Initiative. (b) Elements The implementation plan required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a multi-year strategy with a timeline, overview of objectives, budgetary projections, and anticipated outcomes for the region and for each beneficiary country; (2) specific, measurable benchmarks to track the progress of the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative towards accomplishing the outcomes referred to in paragraph (1); (3) a plan for the delineation of the roles to be carried out by the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, and any other Federal department or agency in carrying out the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative; and (4) a plan for addressing security and government corruption and providing updates to the appropriate congressional committees on the results of such efforts. (c) Annual progress update Not later than 1 year after the submission of the implementation plan pursuant to subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written description of the results achieved by the Precursor Chemical Destruction 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 destroyed by each beneficiary country. 5. Funding The Secretary of State shall use amounts otherwise appropriated for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement programs managed by the Department of State to carry out this Act.