Sec. 2. Sense of Congress
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It is the sense of Congress that— transnational organized crime poses a significant threat to national security and contributes directly to the tens of thousands of illicit fentanyl overdoses in the United States each year; transnational criminal organizations engage in a variety of criminal activities in addition to drug trafficking, including weapons trafficking, migrant smuggling, human trafficking, cybercrime, intellectual property theft, money laundering, wildlife and timber trafficking, illegal fishing, and illegal mining; the threat of transnational criminal organizations continues to escalate as criminal organizations expand in size and influence and adapt to existing United States strategy and policy; transnational criminal organizations require more than just a law enforcement response, as their activities affect the global supply chain, create global instability, and require the engagement of United States allies; the intelligence community must have the resources and coordination to adequately address the threat of transnational criminal organizations; and the Controlled Substances Act and the National Security Act of 1947 should be amended to include authorities necessary to disrupt and deter the flow of illicit fentanyl into the United States.