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Calendar No. 267 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 61 

[Report No. 118–123] 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement a strategy 

to combat the efforts of transnational criminal organizations to recruit 

individuals in the United States via social media platforms and other 

online services and assess their use of such platforms and services for 

illicit activities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 24 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2023 

Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. KELLY, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. 

TESTER, and Mr. TILLIS) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 11, 2023 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement 

a strategy to combat the efforts of transnational criminal 

organizations to recruit individuals in the United States 

via social media platforms and other online services and 

assess their use of such platforms and services for illicit 

activities, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Combating Cartels on 

5 Social Media Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT9 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com10 mittees’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

12 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

13 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

14 of the House of Representatives. 

15 (2) COVERED OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘covered 

16 operator’’ means the operator, developer, or pub17 lisher of a covered service. 

18 (3) COVERED SERVICE.—The term ‘‘covered 

19 service’’ means— 

20 (A) a social media platform; 

21 (B) a mobile or desktop service with direct 

22 or group messaging capabilities, but not includ23 ing text messaging services without other sub24 stantial social functionalities or electronic mail 

25 services, that the Secretary determines is, has 


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1 been, or will be used by transnational criminal 

2 organizations in connection with matters de3 scribed in section 3; and 

4 (C) a digital platform, or an electronic ap5 plication utilizing the digital platform, involving 

6 real-time interactive communication between 

7 multiple individuals, including multi-player 

8 gaming services and immersive technology plat9 forms or applications, that the Secretary deter10 mines is, has been, or will be used by 

11 transnational criminal organizations in connec12 tion with matters described in section 3. 

13 (4) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

14 means the Department of Homeland Security. 

15 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

16 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

17 SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF ILLICIT USAGE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

20 to the appropriate congressional committees an assess21 ment describing— 

22 (1) the use of covered services by transnational 

23 criminal organizations or criminal enterprises acting 

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1 dividuals under the age of 18, located in the United 

2 States to engage in or provide support with respect 

3 to illicit activities occurring in the United States, 

4 Mexico, or otherwise in proximity to an international 

5 boundary of the United States; 

6 (2) the use of covered services by transnational 

7 criminal organizations to engage in other illicit ac8 tivities or other conduct in support of illicit activi9 ties, including— 

10 (A) smuggling or trafficking involving nar11 cotics, other controlled substances, precursors 

12 thereof, or other items prohibited under the 

13 laws of the United States, Mexico, or another 

14 relevant jurisdiction, including firearms; and 

15 (B) human smuggling or trafficking; 

16 (3) the existing efforts of the Secretary and rel17 evant government and law enforcement entities to 

18 counter, monitor, or otherwise respond to the usage 

19 of covered services described in paragraphs (1) and 

20 (2); 

21 (4) the existing efforts of covered operators to 

22 counter, monitor, or otherwise respond to the usage 

23 of covered services described in paragraphs (1) and 

24 (2); and 


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1 (5) the existing cooperative efforts between the 

2 Secretary, other relevant government entities, and 

3 covered operators with respect to the matters de4 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2). 

5 SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO COMBAT CARTEL RECRUITMENT ON 

6 SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE PLATFORMS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

9 to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy, to 

10 be known as the National Strategy to Combat Illicit Re11 cruitment Activity by Transnational Criminal Organiza12 tions on Social Media and Online Platforms, to combat 

13 the use of covered services by transnational criminal orga14 nizations or criminal enterprises acting on their behalf to 

15 recruit individuals located in the United States to engage 

16 in or provide support with respect to illicit activities occur17 ring in the United States, Mexico, or otherwise in prox18 imity to an international boundary of the United States. 

19 (b) ELEMENTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The strategy required under 

21 subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the fol22 lowing: 

23 (A) A proposal to improve cooperation and 

24 thereafter maintain cooperation between the 

25 Secretary, relevant law enforcement entities, 


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1 and appropriate covered operators with respect 

2 to the matters described in subsection (a). 

3 (B) Recommendations to implement the re4 quirement under section 5(a)(2) to establish a 

5 centralized mechanism for reporting informa6 tion regarding the United States recruitment 

7 efforts of transnational criminal organizations 

8 involving covered services. 

9 (C) A proposal to improve 

10 intragovernmental coordination with respect to 

11 the matters described in subsection (a), includ12 ing between the Department and State, Tribal, 

13 and local governments. 

14 (D) A proposal to improve coordination 

15 within the Department and between the compo16 nents of the Department with respect to the 

17 matters described in subsection (a). 

18 (E) Activities to facilitate increased intel19 ligence analysis for law enforcement purposes of 

20 efforts of transnational criminal organizations 

21 to utilize covered services for recruitment pur22 poses. 

23 (F) Activities to foster international part24 nerships and enhance collaboration with foreign 

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1 stitutions with respect to the matters described 

2 in subsection (a). 

3 (G) Activities to facilitate proactive law en4 forcement and other governmental efforts relat5 ing to the efforts of transnational criminal or6 ganizations to utilize covered services for re7 cruitment purposes, including activities in8 tended to preempt through outreach and en9 gagement the commission of criminal offenses 

10 by individuals located in the United States who 

11 are targeted for recruitment by those 

12 transnational criminal organizations. 

13 (H) Activities to specifically increase en14 gagement and outreach with youth in border 

15 communities, including regarding the recruit16 ment tactics of transnational criminal organiza17 tions and the consequences of participation in 

18 illicit activities. 

19 (2) LIMITATION.—The strategy required under 

20 subsection (a) shall not include legislative rec21 ommendations or elements predicated on the passage 

22 of legislation that is not enacted as of the date on 

23 which the strategy is submitted under subsection 

24 (a), including with respect to encryption policies or 


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1 reforms to section 230 of the Communications Act 

2 of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230). 

3 (c) CONSULTATION.—In drafting and implementing 

4 the strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary 

5 shall, at a minimum, consult and engage with— 

6 (1) the heads of relevant components of the De7 partment, including— 

8 (A) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 

9 and Border Protection; 

10 (B) the Under Secretary for Intelligence 

11 and Analysis; 

12 (C) the Under Secretary for Science and 

13 Technology; 

14 (D) the Director of U.S. Immigration and 

15 Customs Enforcement; 

16 (E) the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 

17 Liberties; and 

18 (F) the Privacy Officer; 

19 (2) the Secretary of State; 

20 (3) the Director of the Federal Bureau of In21 vestigation; 

22 (4) the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 

23 Agency; 

24 (5) representatives of border communities, in25 cluding representatives of— 


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1 (A) State, Tribal, and local governments, 

2 including school districts and local law enforce3 ment; and 

4 (B) nongovernmental organizations; 

5 (6) covered operators, including representatives 

6 of— 

7 (A) social media platforms, including oper8 ators of platforms or applications— 

9 (i) displaying short-form videos cre10 ated by users or third parties; 

11 (ii) providing ephemeral content 

12 transmission services; or 

13 (iii) using algorithms or other means 

14 of content prioritization to display a feed 

15 of content or advertisements created by 

16 users or third parties to other users; 

17 (B) interactive entertainment platforms 

18 and publishers; and 

19 (C) companies developing immersive tech20 nology platforms and applications on those plat21 forms; and 

22 (7) nongovernmental experts in the fields of— 

23 (A) civil rights and civil liberties; 

24 (B) online privacy; 


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1 (C) humanitarian assistance for migrants; 

2 and 

3 (D) youth outreach and rehabilitation. 

4 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

6 the date on which the strategy required under sub7 section (a) is submitted to the appropriate congres8 sional committees, the Secretary shall commence im9 plementation of the strategy. 

10 (2) REPORT.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

12 days after the date on which the strategy re13 quired under subsection (a) is implemented 

14 under paragraph (1), and semiannually there15 after for 5 years, the Secretary shall submit to 

16 the appropriate congressional committees a re17 port describing the efforts of the Secretary to 

18 implement the strategy required under sub19 section (a) and the progress of those efforts, 

20 which shall include a description of— 

21 (i) the recommendations, and cor22 responding implementation of those rec23 ommendations, with respect to the matters 

24 described in subsection (b)(1)(B) relating 


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1 to the mechanism required under section 

2 5(a)(2); 

3 (ii) the interagency posture with re4 spect to the matters covered by the strat5 egy required under subsection (a), which 

6 shall include a description of collaboration 

7 between the Secretary, other Federal enti8 ties, State, local, and Tribal entities, and 

9 foreign governments; 

10 (iii) actions taken pursuant to sub11 section (c) that occurred between the Sec12 retary and the entities described in para13 graphs (5) through (7) of that subsection, 

14 provided that such summaries are provided 

15 only in a classified or other non-public 

16 manner; and 

17 (iv) the threat landscape, including 

18 new developments related to the United 

19 States recruitment efforts of transnational 

20 criminal organizations and the use by 

21 those organizations of new or emergent 

22 covered services and recruitment methods. 

23 (B) FORM.—Each report required under 

24 subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas25 sified form, but may contain a classified annex. 


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1 SEC. 5. INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION. 

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

3 date on which the strategy required under section 4(a) is 

4 required to be submitted to the appropriate congressional 

5 committees, the Secretary shall identify a designee— 

6 (1) to receive, process, and disseminate infor7 mation and communications involving the use of cov8 ered services by transnational criminal organizations 

9 or criminal enterprises acting on their behalf to re10 cruit individuals located in the United States to en11 gage in or provide support with respect to illicit ac12 tivities occurring in the United States, Mexico, or 

13 otherwise in proximity to an international boundary 

14 of the United States; and 

15 (2) to establish a mechanism, or if the designee 

16 determines appropriate, multiple mechanisms, for 

17 covered operators to voluntarily report relevant in18 formation or communications described in paragraph 

19 (1). 

20 (b) PROCEDURE.—Upon the identification of the des21 ignee and the establishment of the voluntary reporting 

22 mechanism required under subsection (a)(2), the Sec23 retary shall notify appropriate covered operators in writing 

24 regarding the voluntary reporting mechanism, including 

25 information regarding how to contact the designee and uti26 lize the voluntary reporting mechanism. 


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1 (c) PLACEMENT.—The designee identified under sub2 section (a) shall be located in U.S. Customs and Border 

3 Protection. 

4 (d) DISSEMINATION.—The designee identified under 

5 subsection (a) shall utilize the information and commu6 nications received pursuant to this section to— 

7 (1) provide Federal, Tribal, State, and local en8 tities with intelligence to assist with outreach and 

9 engagement efforts intended to preempt the commis10 sion of criminal offenses by individuals located in the 

11 United States who are targeted by transnational 

12 criminal organizations for recruitment; 

13 (2) provide Federal, Tribal, State, and local law 

14 enforcement with actionable intelligence for law en15 forcement relating to the United States recruitment 

16 efforts of transnational criminal organizations; and 

17 (3) further other appropriate government func18 tions involving efforts to prevent the recruitment of 

19 individuals located in the United States by 

20 transnational criminal organizations. 

21 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Cartels on 

23 Social Media Act of 2023’’. 

24 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Act: 


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1 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit3 tees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

5 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

6 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of 

7 the House of Representatives. 

8 (2) COVERED OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘covered 

9 operator’’ means the operator, developer, or publisher 

10 of a covered service. 

11 (3) COVERED SERVICE.—The term ‘‘covered serv12 ice’’ means— 

13 (A) a social media platform; 

14 (B) a mobile or desktop service with direct 

15 or group messaging capabilities, but not includ16 ing text messaging services without other sub17 stantial social functionalities or electronic mail 

18 services, that the Secretary determines is being 

19 or has been used by transnational criminal orga20 nizations in connection with matters described 

21 in section 3; and 

22 (C) a digital platform, or an electronic ap23 plication utilizing the digital platform, involving 

24 real-time interactive communication between 

25 multiple individuals, including multi-player 


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1 gaming services and immersive technology plat2 forms or applications, that the Secretary deter3 mines is being or has been used by transnational 

4 criminal organizations in connection with mat5 ters described in section 3. 

6 (4) CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE.—The term ‘‘crimi7 nal enterprise’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘con8 tinuing criminal enterprise’’ in section 408 of the 

9 Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 848). 

10 (5) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

11 means the Department of Homeland Security. 

12 (6) ILLICIT ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘illicit ac13 tivities’’ means the following criminal activities that 

14 transcend national borders: 

15 (A) A violation of section 401 of the Con16 trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841). 

17 (B) Narcotics trafficking, as defined in sec18 tion 808 of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Des19 ignation Act (21 U.S.C. 1907). 

20 (C) Trafficking of weapons, as defined in 

21 section 922 of title 18, United States Code. 

22 (D) Migrant smuggling, defined as a viola23 tion of section 274(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigra24 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

25 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii)). 


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1 (E) Human trafficking, defined as— 

2 (i) a violation of section 1590, 1591, or 

3 1592 of title 18, United States Code; or 

4 (ii) engaging in severe forms of traf5 ficking in persons, as defined in section 103 

6 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 

7 Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 

8 (F) Cyber crime, defined as a violation of 

9 section 1030 of title 18, United States Code. 

10 (G) A violation of any provision that is 

11 subject to intellectual property enforcement, as 

12 defined in section 302 of the Prioritizing Re13 sources and Organization for Intellectual Prop14 erty Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 8112). 

15 (H) Bulk cash smuggling of currency, de16 fined as a violation of section 5332 of title 31, 

17 United States Code. 

18 (I) Laundering the proceeds of the criminal 

19 activities described in subparagraphs (A) 

20 through (H). 

21 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

22 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

23 (8) TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION.— 

24 The term ‘‘transnational criminal organization’’ 

25 means groups, networks, and associated individuals 


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1 who operate transnationally for the purposes of ob2 taining power, influence, or monetary or commercial 

3 gain, wholly or in part by certain illegal means, 

4 while advancing their activities through a pattern of 

5 crime, corruption, or violence, and while protecting 

6 their illegal activities through a transnational organi7 zational structure and the exploitation of public cor8 ruption or transnational logistics, financial, or com9 munication mechanisms. 

10 SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF ILLICIT USAGE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

13 to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment 

14 describing— 

15 (1) the use of covered services by transnational 

16 criminal organizations, or criminal enterprises acting 

17 on behalf of transnational criminal organizations, to 

18 engage in recruitment efforts, including the recruit19 ment of individuals, including individuals under the 

20 age of 18, located in the United States to engage in 

21 or provide support with respect to illicit activities oc22 curring in the United States, Mexico, or otherwise in 

23 proximity to an international boundary of the United 

24 States; 


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1 (2) the use of covered services by transnational 

2 criminal organizations to engage in illicit activities 

3 or conduct in support of illicit activities, including— 

4 (A) smuggling or trafficking involving nar5 cotics, other controlled substances, precursors 

6 thereof, or other items prohibited under the laws 

7 of the United States, Mexico, or another relevant 

8 jurisdiction, including firearms; 

9 (B) human smuggling or trafficking, in10 cluding the exploitation of children; and 

11 (C) transportation of bulk currency or mon12 etary instruments in furtherance of smuggling 

13 activity; and 

14 (3) the existing efforts of the Secretary and rel15 evant government and law enforcement entities to 

16 counter, monitor, or otherwise respond to the usage of 

17 covered services described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 

18 SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO COMBAT CARTEL RECRUITMENT ON 

19 SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE PLATFORMS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

22 appropriate congressional committees a strategy, to be 

23 known as the National Strategy to Combat Illicit Recruit24 ment Activity by Transnational Criminal Organizations on 

25 Social Media and Online Platforms, to combat the use of 


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1 covered services by transnational criminal organizations, or 

2 criminal enterprises acting on behalf of transnational 

3 criminal organizations, to recruit individuals located in the 

4 United States to engage in or provide support with respect 

5 to illicit activities occurring in the United States, Mexico, 

6 or otherwise in proximity to an international boundary of 

7 the United States. 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The strategy required under 

10 subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the fol11 lowing: 

12 (A) A proposal to improve cooperation and 

13 thereafter maintain cooperation between the Sec14 retary and relevant law enforcement entities 

15 with respect to the matters described in sub16 section (a). 

17 (B) Recommendations to implement a proc18 ess for the voluntary reporting of information re19 garding the recruitment efforts of transnational 

20 criminal organizations in the United States in21 volving covered services. 

22 (C) A proposal to improve 

23 intragovernmental coordination with respect to 

24 the matters described in subsection (a), including 


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1 between the Department and State, Tribal, and 

2 local governments. 

3 (D) A proposal to improve coordination 

4 within the Department and between the compo5 nents of the Department with respect to the mat6 ters described in subsection (a). 

7 (E) Activities to facilitate increased intel8 ligence analysis for law enforcement purposes of 

9 efforts of transnational criminal organizations to 

10 utilize covered services for recruitment to engage 

11 in or provide support with respect to illicit ac12 tivities. 

13 (F) Activities to foster international part14 nerships and enhance collaboration with foreign 

15 governments and, as applicable, multilateral in16 stitutions with respect to the matters described 

17 in subsection (a). 

18 (G) Activities to specifically increase en19 gagement and outreach with youth in border 

20 communities, including regarding the recruit21 ment tactics of transnational criminal organiza22 tions and the consequences of participation in il23 licit activities. 

24 (H) A detailed description of the measures 

25 used to ensure— 


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1 (i) law enforcement and intelligence 

2 activities focus on the recruitment activities 

3 of transitional criminal organizations, not 

4 individuals the transnational criminal or5 ganizations attempt to or successfully re6 cruit; and 

7 (ii) the privacy rights, civil rights, and 

8 civil liberties protections in carrying out 

9 the activities described in clause (i), with a 

10 particular focus on the protections in place 

11 to protect minors and constitutionally pro12 tected activities. 

13 (2) LIMITATION.—The strategy required under 

14 subsection (a) shall not include legislative rec15 ommendations or elements predicated on the passage 

16 of legislation that is not enacted as of the date on 

17 which the strategy is submitted under subsection (a). 

18 (c) CONSULTATION.—In drafting and implementing 

19 the strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary 

20 shall, at a minimum, consult and engage with— 

21 (1) the heads of relevant components of the De22 partment, including— 

23 (A) the Under Secretary for Intelligence 

24 and Analysis; 


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1 (B) the Under Secretary for Strategy, Pol2 icy, and Plans; 

3 (C) the Under Secretary for Science and 

4 Technology; 

5 (D) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 

6 Border Protection; 

7 (E) the Director of U.S. Immigration and 

8 Customs Enforcement; 

9 (F) the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 

10 Liberties; 

11 (G) the Privacy Officer; and 

12 (H) the Assistant Secretary of the Office for 

13 State and Local Law Enforcement; 

14 (2) the Secretary of State; 

15 (3) the Attorney General; 

16 (4) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv17 ices; 

18 (5) the Secretary of Education; and 

19 (6) as selected by the Secretary or his or her des20 ignee in the Office of Public Engagement, representa21 tives of border communities, including representatives 

22 of— 

23 (A) State, Tribal, and local governments, 

24 including school districts and local law enforce25 ment; and 


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1 (B) nongovernmental experts in the fields 

2 of— 

3 (i) civil rights and civil liberties; 

4 (ii) online privacy; 

5 (iii) humanitarian assistance for mi6 grants; and 

7 (iv) youth outreach and rehabilitation. 

8 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

10 the date on which the strategy required under sub11 section (a) is submitted to the appropriate congres12 sional committees, the Secretary shall commence im13 plementation of the strategy. 

14 (2) REPORT.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

16 after the date on which the strategy required 

17 under subsection (a) is implemented under para18 graph (1), and semiannually thereafter for 5 

19 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appro20 priate congressional committees a report describ21 ing the efforts of the Secretary to implement the 

22 strategy required under subsection (a) and the 

23 progress of those efforts, which shall include a de24 scription of— 


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1 (i) the recommendations, and cor2 responding implementation of those rec3 ommendations, with respect to the matters 

4 described in subsection (b)(1)(B); 

5 (ii) the interagency posture with re6 spect to the matters covered by the strategy 

7 required under subsection (a), which shall 

8 include a description of collaboration be9 tween the Secretary, other Federal entities, 

10 State, local, and Tribal entities, and foreign 

11 governments; and 

12 (iii) the threat landscape, including 

13 new developments related to the United 

14 States recruitment efforts of transnational 

15 criminal organizations and the use by those 

16 organizations of new or emergent covered 

17 services and recruitment methods. 

18 (B) FORM.—Each report required under 

19 subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassi20 fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 

21 (3) CIVIL RIGHTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND PRI22 VACY ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

23 date on which the strategy required under subsection 

24 (a) is implemented under paragraph (1), the Office 

25 for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Privacy 


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1 Office of the Department shall submit to the appro2 priate congressional committees a joint report that 

3 includes— 

4 (A) a detailed assessment of the measures 

5 used to ensure the protection of civil rights, civil 

6 liberties, and privacy rights in carrying out this 

7 section; and 

8 (B) recommendations to improve the imple9 mentation of the strategy required under sub10 section (a). 

11 SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

12 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to expand the 

13 statutory law enforcement or regulatory authority of the 

14 Department. 


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Calendar No. 267 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 61 

[Report No. 118–123] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

activities, and for other purposes. their use of such platforms and services for illicit platforms and other online services and assess dividuals in the United States via social media transnational criminal organizations to recruit inimplement a strategy to combat the efforts of 

DECEMBER 11, 2023 

Reported with an amendment 


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