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US HB4955
Bill
Status
8/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
James Moylan
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative to help 16 Pacific Island nations seize, store, and destroy listed chemicals used in illicit drug production, including the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Palau, and the Marshall Islands
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Requires the Secretary of State to submit an implementation plan within 90 days, including 5-year country strategies with timelines, budgets, benchmarks, and assessments of law enforcement capability gaps
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Mandates annual progress reports to Congress for 5 years tracking each country's progress on chemical seizures, benchmark compliance, and quantities of listed chemicals destroyed
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Authorizes assistance for international law enforcement training, interoperable communications and data-sharing systems, infrastructure improvements, and addressing security vulnerabilities and corruption risks
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Funded through existing appropriations under section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2291) for international narcotics control
Legislative Description
CLEAN Pacific Act of 2025 Combating Lethal Elements and Narcotics in the Pacific Act of 2025
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
8/12/2025