H.R. 4955

[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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