To direct the Secretary of State to conduct a comprehensive study assessing the Chinese Communist Party's role in the distribution of fentanyl in the United States.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3598 To direct the Secretary of State to conduct a comprehensive study assessing the Chinese Communist Party’s role in the distribution of fentanyl in the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 23, 2023 Mr. SANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of State to conduct a comprehensive study assessing the Chinese Communist Party’s role in the distribution of fentanyl in the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ASSESSING THE CHI- 3 NESE COMMUNIST PARTY’S ROLE IN THE DIS- 4 TRIBUTION OF FENTANYL IN THE UNITED 5 STATES. 6 The Secretary of State shall conduct a comprehensive 7 study assessing the Chinese Communist Party’s role in the 8 distribution of fentanyl in the United States, including its 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Jun 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3598.IH H3598 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 3598 IH influence on the United States Government, specifically 1 the Department of Justice, the United States economy, 2 and United States public industries. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:33 Jun 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3598.IH H3598 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB