; Whereas, according to the DEA— (1) Mexico is the primary source for illicit fentanyl trafficked into the United States; and (2) distributors in China are the source of the fentanyl analogs and the precursor chemicals to manufacture fentanyl analogs that are found in Mexico and Canada; Whereas fentanyl produced illicitly in Mexico is— (1) smuggled across the southwest border of the United States, or delivered through mail and express consignment couriers; and (2) often mixed with heroin or diluents in the United States and then distributed in the same United States markets in which white powder heroin is distributed; and Whereas United States law enforcement officials have recently seen— (1) an influx of illicit fentanyl into the United States directly from China; (2) shipments of the equipment to manufacture illicit fentanyl, such as pill presses; and (3) some illicit fentanyl products being smuggled into the United States across the northern border with Canada: Now, therefore, be it