To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to include counternarcotics in the definition of foreign intelligence.
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Latest Action · March 29, 2024
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill would expand the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to classify counternarcotics activities as "foreign intelligence," allowing U.S. intelligence agencies broader surveillance and investigative powers to target foreign drug traffickers and their operations. Currently, the law focuses on national security threats like espionage and terrorism, but this change would add international drug production, distribution, financing, and precursor chemicals to that definition. The legislation affects intelligence agencies like the FBI and CIA, as well as federal drug enforcement efforts against foreign traffickers involved in producing synthetic drugs, opioids, cocaine, and other substances linked to overdose deaths. The bill does not specify any new funding or implementation timeline beyond amending the existing law. By treating drug trafficking as a foreign intelligence matter rather than solely a law enforcement issue, the bill aims to enhance the government's ability to collect information on international drug networks.
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