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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7566 

To publicize U.S. Customs and Border Protection operational statistics and 

report on foreign terrorist organizations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 6, 2024 

Mr. LUTTRELL (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Mr. GUEST, Mrs. 

CAMMACK, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. POSEY, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. 

GARBARINO, Mr. EZELL, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. 

WEBSTER of Florida, and Mr. WILLIAMS of New York) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To publicize U.S. Customs and Border Protection operational 

statistics and report on foreign terrorist organizations. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cartel And Radical 

5 Terrorist Enforcement Log Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘CAR6 TEL Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PUBLICATION BY U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PRO2 TECTION OF OPERATIONAL STATISTICS. 

3 Not later than the seventh day of each month begin4 ning with the second full month after the date of the en5 actment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 

6 and Border Protection shall publish on a publicly available 

7 website of the Department of Homeland Security informa8 tion relating to the total number of alien encounters and 

9 nationalities, unique alien encounters and nationalities, 

10 gang affiliated apprehensions and nationalities, drug sei11 zures, alien encounters included in the terrorist screening 

12 database and nationalities, arrests of criminal aliens or in13 dividuals wanted by law enforcement and nationalities, 

14 known got aways, encounters with deceased aliens, alien 

15 encounters and apprehensions affiliated with transnational 

16 criminal organizations, and all other related or associated 

17 statistics recorded by U.S. Customs and Border Protec18 tion during the immediately preceding month. Each such 

19 publication shall include the following: 

20 (1) The total number of individuals included in 

21 the terrorist screening database (as such term is de22 fined in section 2101 of the Homeland Security Act 

23 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 621)) who have repeatedly at24 tempted to cross unlawfully into the United States. 

25 (2) The total number of individuals included in 

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1 prehended, including information relating to whether 

2 such individuals were released into the United States 

3 or removed. 

4 (3) The total number of individuals affiliated 

5 with transnational criminal organizations who have 

6 repeatedly attempted to cross unlawfully into the 

7 United States. 

8 (4) The total number of individuals affiliated 

9 with transnational criminal organizations who have 

10 been apprehended, including information relating to 

11 whether such individuals were released into the 

12 United States or removed. 

13 SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON FOREIGN TERRORIST 

14 ORGANIZATIONS AND TRANSNATIONAL 

15 CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

17 date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

18 the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 

19 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep20 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

21 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of 

22 foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal 

23 organizations attempting to move their members or affili24 ates into the United States through the southern, north25 ern, or maritime border. 


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1 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘foreign 

2 terrorist organization’’ means an organization described in 

3 section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

4 U.S.C. 1189). 

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