Bill That Introduces Statute of Limitations on Sanctions Violations Passes House
A bill that sets a 10-year statute of limitation for violating sanctions under either the Trading with the Enemy Act or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act passed the House July 25.
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The bill, called the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, could also expand the definition of opioid traffickers in the previous Fentanyl Sanctions Act of 2019 to include Chinese officials who fail to take action to prevent trafficking in the synthetic opiate.
People or firms who finance or transport the goods, not just those manufacturing, distributing or selling the goods, can be sanctioned; as can those who fail "to take credible steps, including through implementation of appropriate know-your-customer procedures or through cooperation with United States counternarcotics efforts, to detect or prevent opioid trafficking." The bill's text also says that Chinese government officials with "significant regulatory or law enforcement responsibilities" who fail to take credible steps to combat opioid trafficking can also be sanctioned.