CLEAN Pacific Act of 2025

119 HR 4955 IH: Combating Lethal Elements and Narcotics in the Pacific Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-08-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4955 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 12, 2025 Mr. Moylan (for himself, Mr. Case , Mrs. Radewagen , and Ms. King-Hinds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To establish the Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative to assist certain countries with counterdrug interdiction efforts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Lethal Elements and Narcotics in the Pacific Act of 2025 or the CLEAN Pacific Act of 2025 . 2. Establishment of the Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative program to assist beneficiary countries with the following: (1) Improving and increasing the rates at which listed chemicals are seized and destroyed. (2) Alleviating the backlog of— (A) listed chemicals to be destroyed; and (B) hazardous waste, generated by illicit drug trafficking, to be disposed of in an environmentally safe and effective manner. (3) Ensuring that seized listed chemicals are not reintroduced into illicit drug production streams. (4) Freeing up storage space for seized listed chemicals. (5) Reducing the environmental impact of listed chemicals and associated waste. (6) Promoting international law enforcement efforts, such as international training and interoperable systems and other shared equipment. (7) 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) A timeline for when assistance to beneficiary countries will begin. (B) A 5-year strategy for each beneficiary country that includes a timeline, budgetary projections, anticipated outcomes, and an overview of objectives. (C) Specific, measurable benchmarks to track the progress beneficiary countries make towards achieving the outcomes listed under subsection (a). (D) 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. (E) A plan to address security vulnerabilities and corruption risks, that directly impede the seizure, storage, and destruction of listed chemicals, in each beneficiary country. (F) A plan to update the appropriate congressional committees on the results of the Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative program. (G) 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. (H) 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— (A) the progress of each beneficiary country participating in such program towards achieving the outcomes listed under subsection (a); (B) 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 (C) the type and quantity of listed chemicals destroyed by each beneficiary country participating in such program from the previous fiscal year. 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 ( 22 U.S.C. 2291 ) to carry out this Act. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) Beneficiary countries (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term beneficiary countries means— (i) the Cook Islands; (ii) the Federated States of Micronesia; (iii) the Republic of Fiji; (iv) French Polynesia; (v) the Republic of Kiribati; (vi) the Republic of Nauru; (vii) New Caledonia; (viii) Niue; (ix) the Republic of Palau; (x) the Independent State of Papua New Guinea; (xi) the Republic of Marshall Islands; (xii) the Independent State of Samoa; (xiii) the Solomon Islands; (xiv) the Kingdom of Tonga; (xv) Tuvalu; and (xvi) the Republic of Vanuatu. (B) Updates The Secretary may add or remove any country from the list under subparagraph (A) after providing written notification of such change to the appropriate congressional committees. (3) Listed Chemical The term listed chemical has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ). (4) Relevant Secretary The term relevant Secretary means the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General, except as otherwise specified. (6) Interoperable systems The term interoperable systems means communications, data sharing, and operational equipment that enables seamless coordination between beneficiary countries and United States law enforcement agencies.