H.R. 747

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 747 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 747

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 3, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs

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AN ACT

To impose sanctions with respect to Chinese producers of synthetic 
opioids and opioid precursors, to hold Chinese officials accountable 
for the spread of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes.

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 ``Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that the Government of the People's 
Republic of China should--
(1) work with the United States Government to identify a 
list of unregulated chemicals used to create precursor 
chemicals that bear increased scrutiny;
(2) require the proper labeling of chemical and equipment 
shipments in accordance with international rules;
(3) immediately implement ``know-your-customer'' procedures 
for chemical shipments; and
(4) direct all relevant departments and agencies, including 
the National Narcotics Control Commission, the Ministry of 
Public Security, the General Administration of Customs, and the 
National Medical Products Administration of the Government of 
the People's Republic of China to establish new rules to crack 
down on precursor trafficking and enforce such rules swiftly.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE FENTANYL SANCTIONS ACT.

(a) Definitions.--Section 7203(5) of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 
U.S.C. 2302(5)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The term `foreign opioid trafficker' 
means any foreign person'' and inserting the following: ``The 
term `foreign opioid trafficker'--
``(A) means any foreign person'';
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) includes--
``(i) any entity of the People's Republic 
of China that the President determines--
``(I) produces, manufactures, 
distributes, sells, or knowingly 
finances or transports any goods 
described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
paragraph (8)(A); and
``(II) fails to take credible 
steps, including through implementation 
of appropriate know-your-customer 
procedures or through cooperation with 
United States counternarcotics efforts, 
to detect or prevent opioid 
trafficking; and
``(ii) any senior official of the 
Government of the People's Republic of China or 
other Chinese political official that--
``(I) has significant regulatory or 
law enforcement responsibilities with 
respect to the activities of an entity 
described in clause (i); and
``(II) aids and abets, including 
through intentional inaction, opioid 
trafficking.''.
(b) Identification of Foreign Opioid Traffickers.--Section 7211 of 
the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2311) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by adding at the end before 
the semicolon the following: ``, including whether the heads of 
the National Narcotics Control Commission, the Ministry of 
Public Security, the General Administration of Customs, and the 
National Medical Products Administration of the Government of 
the People's Republic of China are foreign opioid 
traffickers''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``5 years'' and 
inserting ``10 years''.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT 
AND THE TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT.

(a) Periodic Evaluation.--Section 203 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
``(d) Periodic Evaluation.--
``(1) In general.--If the authority granted to the 
President under this section is exercised with respect to a 
covered national emergency, the President shall transmit to the 
appropriate congressional committees, not less frequently than 
annually, a periodic evaluation in writing that--
``(A) assesses the effectiveness of the exercise of 
such authority in resolving the covered national 
emergency;
``(B) considers the views of public- and private-
sector stakeholders; and
``(C) discusses any potential changes to the 
exercise of the authority for the purpose of more 
effectively resolving the covered national emergency.
``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `appropriate congressional 
committees' means--
``(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives; and
``(ii) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate; and
``(B) the term `covered national emergency' means a 
national emergency that--
``(i) the President has declared, within 
the preceding 5-year period, with respect to 
any national emergency regarding international 
drug trafficking; and
``(ii) has not terminated.''.
(b) Consultation and Reports.--Section 204 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the Congress'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``the appropriate congressional committees''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' has the 
meaning given that term in section 203(d)(2).''.
(3) Authority to issue regulations.--Section 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1704) is 
amended--
(A) by striking ``The President'' and inserting 
``(a) The President''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) In issuing regulations under subsection (a) pursuant to a 
covered national emergency (as defined in section 203), the President 
shall--
``(1) consider the costs and benefits of available 
statutory and regulatory alternatives;
``(2) evaluate the costs and benefits for the purpose of 
expeditiously resolving the applicable national emergency;
``(3) establish criteria for the eventual termination of 
the applicable national emergency; and
``(4) include in the basis and purpose incorporated in the 
regulations--
``(A) an explanation of how the regulations will 
resolve the applicable national emergency; and
``(B) a discussion of the costs and benefits.''.

SEC. 5. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.

(a) In General.--The authorities and requirements to impose 
sanctions in this Act shall not include the authority or a requirement 
to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
(b) Good Defined.--In this section, the term ``good'' means any 
article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured 
product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding 
technical data.

Passed the House of Representatives September 2, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.