Two senators are taking aim at fentanyl trafficking by trying to add a provision to the annual defense policy bill that would make it a national security threat.
Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) look to propose the Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Act as an amendment to the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) later this month, Kaine’s office confirmed to The Hill.
“Our goal is — I suspect, when we mark that bill up, which is probably around the 17th or 18th in committee, Joni and I will offer it as an amendment,” Kaine said. “We think that we have a real good chance of getting it added.”
Kaine first confirmed the intentions to Politico last week.
The senators’ idea is to make fentanyl trafficking a priority for the Pentagon by classifying it as a national security threat to the United States.