This bill establishes a Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics (JTF-ISN), a centralized federal body designed to coordinate the fight against the opioid and synthetic drug crisis. The task force will bring together representatives from multiple federal agencies—including the DEA, FBI, Homeland Security, Treasury, State Department, and others—under a single director appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The JTF-ISN will direct investigations and prosecutions of synthetic narcotics trafficking, conduct joint operations and raids with state and local law enforcement, and develop strategies specifically targeting the role of China in the illicit drug trade. The director must submit detailed progress reports to Congress every six months outlining goals, collaboration improvements, funding needs, enforcement actions, and efforts addressing China's involvement in the opioid crisis. The legislation explicitly prohibits the task force from targeting individuals for personal drug use or low-level dealers without connections to larger trafficking networks.
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