[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4955 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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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 Committee on
Foreign Affairs
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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 Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Lethal Elements and
Narcotics in the Pacific Act of 2025'' or the ``CLEAN Pacific Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PACIFIC COUNTERNARCOTICS 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 environmentally
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 efforts, such
as international training and interoperable systems and other
shared equipment.
(7) Improving the capability of, and infrastructure
necessary for, law enforcement to seize and destroy listed
chemicals.
(b) Implementation Plan.--
(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 committees a plan explaining the
manner in which the Secretary will implement the Pacific
Counternarcotics Initiative program established in subsection
(a).
(2) Components.--The implementation plan required under
paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) A timeline for when assistance to beneficiary
countries will begin.
(B) A 5-year strategy for each beneficiary country
that includes a timeline, budgetary projections,
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 Initiative program.
(E) A plan to address security vulnerabilities and
corruption risks, that directly impede the seizure,
storage, and destruction of listed chemicals, in each
beneficiary country.
(F) A plan to update the appropriate congressional
committees on the results of the Pacific
Counternarcotics Initiative program.
(G) An itemized list, for each beneficiary country,
of the law enforcement capabilities the Secretary
determines--
(i) are necessary within the beneficiary
country to achieve the outcomes listed under
subsection (a);
(ii) are not offered by law enforcement in
the beneficiary country; and
(iii) that law enforcement in the
beneficiary 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 beneficiary
country to achieve the outcomes listed under
subsection (a);
(ii) are not offered by law enforcement in
the beneficiary country;
(iii) that law enforcement in the
beneficiary country are not capable of
offering; and
(iv) that the United States is capable of
offering to law enforcement in the beneficiary
country.
(3) Annual progress report.--Not later than 1 year after
the date on which the implementation plan is required to be
submitted under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for 5
years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the results of the Pacific
Counternarcotics Initiative program from the previous fiscal
year, including--
(A) the progress of each beneficiary country
participating in such program towards achieving the
outcomes listed under subsection (a);
(B) with respect to each beneficiary country
participating in such program, compliance with, and
progress toward, meeting the benchmarks listed for each
such country in the implementation plan; and
(C) the type and quantity of listed chemicals
destroyed by each beneficiary country participating 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 committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives and the Committee 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 countries'' means--
(i) the Cook Islands;
(ii) the Federated States of Micronesia;
(iii) the Republic of Fiji;
(iv) French Polynesia;
(v) the Republic of Kiribati;
(vi) the Republic of Nauru;
(vii) New Caledonia;
(viii) Niue;
(ix) the Republic of Palau;
(x) the Independent State of Papua New
Guinea;
(xi) the Republic of Marshall Islands;
(xii) the Independent State of Samoa;
(xiii) the Solomon Islands;
(xiv) the Kingdom of Tonga;
(xv) Tuvalu; and
(xvi) the Republic of Vanuatu.
(B) Updates.--The Secretary may add or remove any
country from the list under subparagraph (A) after
providing written notification of such change 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).
(4) Relevant secretary.--The term ``relevant Secretary''
means the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Attorney General.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of State in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the
Attorney General, except as otherwise specified.
(6) Interoperable systems.--The term ``interoperable
systems'' means communications, data sharing, and operational
equipment that enables seamless coordination between
beneficiary countries and United States law enforcement
agencies.
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