Public Law 114-154. Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2015

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An Act To provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity, and for other purposes.May 16, 2016[[S. 32](/us/bill/114/s/32)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2015.[18 USC 1 note](/us/usc/t18/s1). ## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the “Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2015”. ## SEC. 2 POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE OR DISTRIBUTION FOR PURPOSES OF UNLAWFUL IMPORTATIONS Section 1009 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ([21 U.S.C. 959](/us/usc/t21/s959)) is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsections

(b)and

(c)as subsections

(c)and (d), respectively; and ####

(2)in subsection (a), by striking “ It shall ” and all that follows and inserting the following: > > ### “(b) > > It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a listed chemical— > > > #### “(1) > > intending or knowing that the listed chemical will be used to manufacture a controlled substance; and > > > #### “(2) > > intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that the controlled substance will be unlawfully imported into the United States.” > . ## SEC. 3 TRAFFICKING IN COUNTERFEIT GOODS OR SERVICES [Chapter 113 of title 18, United States Code](/us/usc/t18/ch113), is amended— ####

(1)in section 2318(b)(2), by striking “section 2320(e)” and inserting “section 2320(f)”; and ####

(2)in section 2320— #####

(A)in subsection (a), by striking paragraph

(4)and inserting the following: > > #### “(4) > > traffics in a drug and knowingly uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with such drug,” > ; #####

(B)in subsection (b)(3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “counterfeit drug” and inserting “drug that uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with the drug”; and130 STAT. 388 #####

(C)in subsection (f), by striking paragraph

(6)and inserting the following: > > #### “(6) > > Definition. > > the term ‘**drug**’ means a drug, as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ([21 U.S.C. 321](/us/usc/t21/s321)).” > . Approved May 16, 2016.

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