§ 2331. Director of National Intelligence program on use of intelligence resources in efforts to sanction foreign opioid traffickers

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2019

   Fentanyl Sanctions Act

   Pub. L. 116–92 div. F title LXXII § 7231 · 133 Stat. 1198

   Enacted · 21 U.S.C. § 2331

   Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXII, § 7231, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2273

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXII, § 7231, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2273

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 7231. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM ON USE OF INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES IN EFFORTS TO SANCTION FOREIGN OPIOID TRAFFICKERS. (a) Program Required.— (1) In general.— The Director of National Intelligence shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, carry out a program to allocate and enhance use of resources of the intelligence community, including intelligence collection and analysis, to assist the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration in efforts to identify and impose sanctions with respect to foreign opioid traffickers under subtitle A. (2) Focus on illicit finance.— To the extent practicable, efforts described in paragraph (1) shall— (A) take into account specific illicit finance risks related to narcotics trafficking; and (B) be developed in consultation with the Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, appropriate officials of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury, the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and appropriate Federal law enforcement agencies. (b) Review of Counternarcotics Efforts of the Intelligence Community.— The Director of National Intelligence shall, in coordination with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, carry out a comprehensive review of the current intelligence collection priorities of the intelligence community for counternarcotics purposes in order to identify whether such priorities are appropriate and sufficient in light of the number of lives lost in the United States each year due to use of illegal drugs. (c) Reports.— (1) Quarterly reports on program.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on the status and accomplishments of the program required by subsection (a) during the 90-day period ending on the date of the report. The first report under this paragraph shall also include a description of the amount of funds devoted by the intelligence community to the efforts described in subsection (a) during each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018. (2) Report on review.— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and other relevant agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership— (A) a comprehensive description of the results of the review required by subsection (b); and (B) an assessment of whether— (i) the priorities described in that subsection are appropriate and sufficient in light of the number of lives lost in the United States each year due to use of illegal drugs; and (ii) any changes to such priorities are necessary. (d) Intelligence Community Defined.— In this section, the term “intelligence community” has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).

2. 2022

   Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 § 6811(h)(1) · 136 Stat. 2395

   Inserted · 21 U.S.C. § 2331(c)

   Pub. L. 117–263, § 6811(h)(1), inserted “and briefings” after “Reports” in heading

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263, § 6811(h)(1), inserted “and briefings” after “Reports” in heading.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting “and Briefings” after “Reports”; and

3. 2022

   Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 § 6811(h)(2) · 136 Stat. 2395

   1. Substituted · 21 U.S.C. § 2331(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 6811(h)(2), substituted “Reports and briefings on program” for “Quarterly reports on program” in par. heading; designated existing provisions as subpar. (A)

   2. Inserted · 21 U.S.C. § 2331(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 6811(h)(2), inserted subpar. heading; in subpar. (A)

   3. Substituted · 21 U.S.C. § 2331(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 6811(h)(2), substituted “annually” for “every 90 days”

   4. Substituted · 21 U.S.C. § 2331(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 6811(h)(2), substituted “year” for “90-day period”

   5. Substituted · 21 U.S.C. § 2331(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 6811(h)(2), substituted “under this subparagraph” for “under this paragraph”

   6. Added · 21 U.S.C. § 2331(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 117–263, § 6811(h)(2), added subpar. (B)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 117–263, § 6811(h)(2), substituted “Reports and briefings on program” for “Quarterly reports on program” in par. heading; designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted subpar. heading; in subpar. (A), substituted “annually” for “every 90 days”, “year” for “90-day period”, and “under this subparagraph” for “under this paragraph”; and added subpar. (B).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking “(1) Quarterly reports on program.—Not later than” and inserting the following: “(1) Reports and briefings on program.— “(A) Annual reports.— Not later than” ; (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— (i) by striking “every 90 days” and inserting “annually”; (ii) by striking “90-day period” and inserting “year”; and (iii) by striking “under this paragraph” and inserting “under this subparagraph”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(B) Semiannual briefings.— On a semiannual basis, the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall jointly brief the appropriate congressional committees and leadership on the status and accomplishments of the program required by subsection (a).” .

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