[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9172 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9172
To establish the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative to promote
bilateral counterdrug interdiction efforts with the governments of
specified countries, and for other purposes.
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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
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.
This Act may be cited as the ``Destruction Initiative for Stored
Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement Act'' or the ``DISPOSE Act''.
SEC. 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).
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
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