Nitazene Sanctions Act

Adds nitazene-class synthetic opioids (2-benzylbenzimidazole opioids) to the list of substances covered by U.S. fentanyl-related sanctions, creates new authorities to designate and sanction foreign companies, financial institutions, government entities, and senior officials that produce, move, finance, or otherwise enable nitazene precursors or trafficking, directs a joint State–DOJ report focused on China and allied cooperation, and lengthens the statutory sanctions duration from 5 to 10 years. The measure expands the use of targeted sanctions and reporting to pressure foreign actors (especially entities connected to the People’s Republic of China) to take credible steps to block production, financing, and export of nitazene precursors and finished products.