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SEC. 3219I. STUDY AND REPORT ON BILATERAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS

CHINESE FENTANYL TRAFFICKING.

 

(a) Findings.–Congress finds the following:

(1) In January 2020, the DEA named China as the primary

source of United States-bound illicit fentanyl and synthetic

opioids.

(2) While in 2019 China instituted domestic controls on the

production and exportation of fentanyl, some of its variants,

and two precursors known as NPP and 4-ANPP, China has not yet

expanded its class scheduling to include many fentanyl

precursors such as 4-AP, which continue to be trafficked to

second countries in which they are used in the final

production of United States-bound fentanyl and other

synthetic opioids.

(3) The DEA currently maintains a presence in Beijing but

continues to seek Chinese approval to open offices in the

major shipping hubs of Guangzhou and Shanghai.

(b) Definitions.–In this section:

(1) Appropriate committees of congress.–The term

``appropriate committees of Congress'' means–

(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of

Representative; and

(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of

Representatives.

(2) China.–The term ``China'' means the People's Republic

of China.

(3) DEA.–The term ``DEA'' means the Drug Enforcement

Administration.

(4) Precursors.–The term ``precursors'' means chemicals

used in the illicit production of fentanyl and related

synthetic opioid variants.

(c) China's Class Scheduling of Fentanyl and Synthetic

Opioid Precursors.–Not later than 180 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and

Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate committees

of Congress a written report–

(1) detailing a description of United States Government

efforts to gain a commitment from the Chinese Government to

submit unregulated fentanyl precursors such as 4-AP to

controls; and

(2) a plan for future steps the United States Government

will take to urge China to combat illicit fentanyl production

and trafficking originating in China.

(d) Establishment of DEA Offices in China.–Not later than

180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State

and Attorney General shall provide to the appropriate

committees of Congress a classified briefing on–

(1) outreach and negotiations undertaken by the United

States Government with the Chinese Government aimed at

securing its approval for the establishment of DEA offices in

Shanghai and Guangzhou, China; and

(2) additional efforts to establish new partnerships with

provincial-level authorities to counter the illicit

trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and their

precursors.

(e) Form of Report.–The report required under subsection

(c) shall be unclassified with a classified annex.

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Border Security

 

Mr. President, now on one final matter, the latest data from Customs

and Border Protection show that the current fiscal year has seen the

highest number of migrant apprehensions since 2006. Let me say that

again. We are 8 months into fiscal year 2021, but the CBP has already

apprehended more migrants at our southern border than in any full year

since 2006.

It is hard to overstate the humanitarian and security crisis that has

unfolded this year. Monthly arrivals of unaccompanied minors reached

their highest levels on record. Higher border traffic concealed an

alarming rise of flows of deadly drugs like fentanyl. CBP recently

announced its apprehensions even included individuals who are on the

terrorist watch list.

The origins of this crisis are certainly not a mystery. The Democrats

who have spent the last few months in the White House focusing on what

to call it instead of how to fix it are the same Democrats who spent

last year sending potential migrants dangerous mixed signals from the

campaign trail: ``You want to flee. . . . you should come.'' That was

future President Biden. ``No . . . they should not be deported.'' That

was then-Senator Kamala Harris.

Sure enough, CBP officials are reporting that many migrants they

encounter believe that ``there has been a change in immigration laws .

. . a gap in enforcement on the U.S. border'' under the new

administration.

But if you ask now-Vice President Harris, the administration's point

person on the border, there is apparently blame to be found everywhere

but her own party's rhetoric on immigration, and there is value in

going just about anywhere but the border itself.

This week, the Vice President's investigation of the root causes of

migration brought her to Guatemala and Mexico. The administration's

delegation was apparently keen to talk about factors like corruption

and climate change, but the President of Guatemala had a different

agenda. As he put it, ``We asked the United States Government to send

more of a clear message.'' Sound familiar?

Of course, one place Vice President Harris did not stop on her trip

was the U.S.-Mexico border, and, bizarrely, when she even plans to do

that remains completely unclear. When asked about it in an interview

this week, the Vice President responded with a laugh: ``I don't

understand the point that you're making.''

For months, the Biden administration has assured the American people

that when it comes to our southern border, Vice President Harris has it

covered, and they are betting on it. The White House budget request

proposes no increase in funding for DHS, whose agents are working

overtime to contend with the crisis on the ground. Well, there are a

lot of folks on both sides of the border who are still waiting for the

point person to actually take charge.