H.R. 4955

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To establish the Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative to assist certain countries with counterdrug interdiction efforts.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · August 12, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Moylan · Committee: Committee on Foreign Affairs

Table of contents

• H.R. 4955
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Establishment of the Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative
  • SEC. 3. Funding
  • SEC. 4. Definitions

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or the .

SEC. 2. Establishment of the Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative

• (a) Establishment
  • The Secretary shall establish a program to assist beneficiary countries with the following: Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative
    • Improving and increasing the rates at which listed chemicals are seized and destroyed.
    • Alleviating the backlog of—
      • listed chemicals to be destroyed; and
      • hazardous waste, generated by illicit drug trafficking, to be disposed of in an environmentally safe and effective manner.
    • Ensuring that seized listed chemicals are not reintroduced into illicit drug production streams.
    • Freeing up storage space for seized listed chemicals.
    • Reducing the environmental impact of listed chemicals and associated waste.
    • Promoting international law enforcement efforts, such as international training and interoperable systems and other shared equipment.
    • 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 timeline for when assistance to beneficiary countries will begin.
      • A 5-year strategy for each beneficiary country that includes a timeline, budgetary projections, anticipated outcomes, and an overview of objectives.
      • Specific, measurable benchmarks to track the progress beneficiary countries make towards achieving the outcomes listed under subsection (a).
      • 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.
      • A plan to address security vulnerabilities and corruption risks, that directly impede the seizure, storage, and destruction of listed chemicals, in each beneficiary country.
      • A plan to update the appropriate congressional committees on the results of the Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative program.
      • 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.
      • 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—
      • the progress of each beneficiary country participating in such program towards achieving the outcomes listed under subsection (a);
      • 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
      • 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 () to carry out this Act. 22 U.S.C. 2291

SEC. 4. Definitions

• In this Act:
  • The term means— appropriate congressional committees
  • The term has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (). listed chemical 21 U.S.C. 802
  • The term means the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General. relevant Secretary
  • The term means the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General, except as otherwise specified.
  • The term means communications, data sharing, and operational equipment that enables seamless coordination between beneficiary countries and United States law enforcement agencies. interoperable systems