Federal · Title 21 — Food and Drugs

21 U.S.C. § 2353: Imposition of sanctions with respect to fentanyl trafficking by transnational criminal organizations

Civil

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This statute authorizes the President to block property and financial transactions of foreign persons involved in significant fentanyl trafficking, and requires annual reporting to Congress on such actions.

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is knowingly involved in the significant trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids, including such trafficking by a transnational criminal organization; or otherwise is knowingly involved in significant activities of a transnational criminal organization relating to the trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids. The President, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), may block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of a foreign person described in subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. Not later than 180 days after April 24, 2024 , and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on actions taken by the executive branch with respect to the foreign persons identified under subsection (a).

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