; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary. P Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act 1. Short title This division may be cited as the Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Industrial scale production of the amphetamine-type stimulant also known as captagon, and the illicit production of precursor chemicals, in territories held by the regime of President Bashar al Assad in Syria are becoming more sophisticated and pose a severe challenge to regional and international security. (2) Elements of the Government of Syria are key drivers of illicit trafficking in captagon, with ministerial-level complicity in production and smuggling, using other armed groups such as Hizballah for technical and logistical support in captagon production and trafficking. (3) As affiliates of the Government of Syria and other actors seek to export captagon, they undermine regional security by empowering a broad range of criminal networks, militant groups, mafia syndicates, and autocratic governments. 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to target individuals, entities, and networks associated with the Government of Syria to dismantle and degrade the transnational criminal organizations, including narcotics trafficking networks, associated with the regime of President Bashar al Assad in Syria and Hizballah. 4. Imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon trafficking (a) In general The sanctions described in subsection (b) shall be imposed with respect to any foreign person the President determines, on or after the date of enactment of this division— (1) engages in, or attempts to engage in, activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a significant risk of materially contributing to, the illicit production and international illicit proliferation of captagon