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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a
report on the designation of the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel
Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de
JJaliseo Nueva Generacion as forvigm terrorist organiza-
tions, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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3. SECTION 1, SHORT TITLE,
4 ‘This Act may be cited as the “Drag Cartel Terrorist
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Designation Act”.
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SEC. 2, REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN DRUG CAR-
TELS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZA-
‘TIoNs.
(a) SeNse oF Coneness.—It is the sense of Con-
leress that each of the drug cartels set forth in subsection
(b) meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist
‘organization as set forth in section 219 of the Immigention
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
{b) Desianxtt0N.—The Seerotary of State shall des-
‘gnate each of the following Mexican drug cartels as a for-
cian terrorist organization under such section 219:
(2) The Gulf Cartel,
(2) The Cartel Del Noresto.
(8) The Cartel de Sinaloa.
(4) The Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion.
(¢) Rerorr—
(Q) Revorr Requieey—Not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Scervlary of State, in consultation with the Director
cof National Intelligence, shall submit 10 the appro-
priate committees of Congress—
(A) a detailed report on each of the drug
cartels Tisted in subsection (b) and any other
cartels the Secretary may identify, including the
criteria met for designation as a forcign ter
rorist organization as set forth in seetion 219
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of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
USC. 1189); and
(B) for cach of the cartels designated
under subsection (b), if the Secretary deter-
mines that the drug cartel does not meet the
criteria set forth under such section 219, a de-
tailed justification as to which eriteria have not
Deen met.
(2) Desioxation OF ADDITIONAL CARTELS —
Not later than 80 days after the submission of the
report the Seeretary shall designate any cartel or
any faction thereof as @ foreign terrorist organiza~
tion listed in the report that met the eriteria for des-
iiguation as a foreign terrorist organization as set
forth in section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(8) Fors.—'The report required by paragraph
(1) shatt—
(A) be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a elassified annex; and
(B) be made available only in electronic
form and shall not be printed, except if @ print-
cd copy is requested by an office of the legisla-
tive branch,
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(4) APPROPRIATE CouMITTEES OF CONGRESS
DEFINED. —In this subsection, the term “appro-
priate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Armed Serviees, the
Committee on Financial Servives, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
‘the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Se-
cavity, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives;
and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, the Committes on Foreign Relations,
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af
fairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate.
(a) Ruie ov ConsreuctION.—Nothing in this Act
19 may be construed to expand the eligibility for asyhm of
20 any alien by reason of the designation of a drug cartel,
21 asa forcign terrorist organization,
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