Federal · Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

22 U.S.C. § 2291l: Prioritization of efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs

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Supporting increased data collection by the United States and foreign countries through increased drug use surveys among populations, increased use of wastewater testing where appropriate, and multilateral sharing of that data. Engaging in increased consultation and partnership with international drug agencies, including the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, regulatory agencies in foreign countries, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Carrying out programs to provide technical assistance and equipment, as appropriate, to strengthen the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs, as required by section 2291m of this title . Carrying out exchange programs for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the United States and in foreign countries to provide educational and professional development on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of covered synthetic drugs and other drugs, as required by section 2291n of this title . Not later than one year after December 23, 2022 , the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section. the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. The terms ‘controlled substance’ and ‘controlled substance analogue’ have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ). a synthetic controlled substance or synthetic controlled substance analogue, including fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue; or a new psychoactive substance. included in any schedule as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); or controlled by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, done at New York March 30, 1961 , or the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, done at Vienna February 21, 1971 ; is new or has reemerged on the illicit market; and poses a threat to the public health and safety.”

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