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Countering Captagon and Narcotics Post-Assad Act
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to modify the interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks in the Middle East, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill modifies an existing interagency strategy by expanding its focus to address Captagon, methamphetamine, and other amphetamine-type stimulants being produced and trafficked in the Middle East following the fall of the Assad regime. It requires the development of an unclassified written strategy that assesses narcotics production and trafficking patterns across the region, evaluates the counter-narcotics capacity of affected countries, and reviews current U.S. assistance programs. The strategy must also assess cooperation with international partners and provide recommendations for disrupting narcotics networks linked to the former Assad regime, Hezbollah, and Iran-backed proxies.
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Actions (2)
- Jan 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Jan 21, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2026
Mr. Hill of Arkansas (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to modify the interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks in the Middle East, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Countering Captagon and Narcotics Post-Assad Act”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO INTERAGENCY STRATEGY.
Section 1238 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a), by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) to read as follows:
“(1) shifting Captagon, methamphetamine, and amphetamine production and trafficking patterns in the Middle East following the fall of the Assad regime, particularly in Iraq, could pose a significant threat to regional stability and United States interests, requiring urgent and coordinated military and law enforcement action to disrupt these networks and secure vulnerable borders; and
“(2) Captagon enables instability in the Middle East region and is destabilizing for Syria.”.
(2) In subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking “this Act” and inserting “the Countering Captagon and Narcotics Post- Assad Act”;
(ii) by striking “a written strategy” and inserting “an unclassified, written strategy”; and
(iii) by striking “linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria” and inserting “in the Middle East”; and
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
“(2) The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the evolving patterns of Captagon, methamphetamine, and other amphetamine-type stimulant production and trafficking in the area of responsibility of United States Central Command, including—
“(A) the identification of the countries that are receiving or transiting large shipments of Captagon, methamphetamine, and other amphetamine-type stimulants;
“(B) an assessment of the counter-narcotics capacity of such countries to interdict or disrupt the smuggling, trafficking, and production of Captagon, methamphetamine, and other amphetamine-type stimulants;
“(C) an assessment of current United States assistance and training programs to build such capacity in such countries;
“(D) an assessment of cooperation with international partners to disrupt narcotics infrastructure in the Middle East; and
“(E) recommendations to further disrupt and dismantle Captagon, methamphetamine, and amphetamine- type stimulant production and trafficking networks, including those linked to the former regime of Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah, and Iran-backed proxies.”. <all>
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