Sec. 3. Intelligence community support to disrupting and deterring illicit fentanyl
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The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that disrupting transnational criminal organizations and individuals engaged in illicit fentanyl and related activities to the United States shall be among the highest priorities in the National Intelligence Priorities Framework of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (or any successor mechanism established for the prioritization of such programs and activities). The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that, with respect to transnational criminal organizations and individuals engaged in illicit fentanyl and related activities that affect the United States and United States citizens, interests, and partners— projects, programs, and activities carried out under the National Intelligence Program shall prioritize the collection and analysis of intelligence with regard to such activities; and each element of the intelligence community increases resources to identify, understand, monitor, and support actions to disrupt such activities in the global supply chain and to identify and warn of emerging and changing threats, trends, and transnational criminal organizations activities related to illicit fentanyl activities.
The head of each element of the intelligence community shall provide to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate an annual briefing with respect to intelligence products developed by such element that informed strategic operational planning and supported United States government actions to deter illicit fentanyl and save American lives. The use of the Classified Information Procedures Act shall apply as needed in support of prosecuting offenses under sections 3 and 5 of this Act.