I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 597 
To improve the collection of intelligence regarding activities by drug 
trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2023 
Mr. DAVIDSON (for himself, Mr. CLINE, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. DONALDS, 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. BANKS, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. BUCK, Mrs. 
BOEBERT, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. JACKSON of 
Texas, Mr. PERRY, Mr. TIFFANY, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. BABIN, 
Mr. CARL, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. 
ALFORD, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. OGLES, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. 
DE LA CRUZ, Mr. EZELL, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. 
ROUZER, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. 
GOODEN of Texas, and Mr. MANN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Home-
land Security, Oversight and Accountability, Energy and Commerce, and 
Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve the collection of intelligence regarding activities 
by drug trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Stop the Cartels Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—PRIORITIZING INTELLIGENCE GATHERING ON DRUG 
TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS 
Sec. 101. Assessment of activities by drug trafficking organizations in covered 
foreign countries. 
Sec. 102. Assessment of human trafficking and smuggling from covered foreign 
countries to the United States-Mexico border. 
Sec. 103. Prioritization of intelligence resources for covered foreign countries. 
Sec. 104. Resolving intelligence sharing and cooperation agreements. 
Sec. 105. Review of Mexico and United States bilateral cooperation. 
Sec. 106. Designation of certain drug cartels as Special Transnational Criminal 
Organization. 
Sec. 107. Monthly Department of Homeland Security reports on migrants. 
Sec. 108. Definitions. 
TITLE II—ELIMINATING FUNDING FOR CARTEL SAFE HARBOR 
JURISDICTIONS 
Sec. 201. Ineligibility for Federal grants of certain jurisdictions that violate the 
immigration laws. 
TITLE III—TARGETING CARTEL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE 
BORDER 
Sec. 301. Ending family separation and protection of minors. 
Sec. 302. Stopping asylum fraud. 
Sec. 303. Hiring authority. 
Sec. 304. Refugee application and processing centers. 
TITLE IV—REPURPOSING FEDERAL DRUG PROGRAMS 
Sec. 401. Reauthorization of block grants for prevention and treatment of sub-
stance abuse. 
Sec. 402. Offsetting repeals. 
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TITLE I—PRIORITIZING INTEL-
LIGENCE 
GATHERING 
ON 
DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANI-
ZATIONS 
SEC. 101. ASSESSMENT OF ACTIVITIES BY DRUG TRAF-
FICKING ORGANIZATIONS IN COVERED FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National In-
telligence, in coordination with the Chief of Intelligence 
of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Assist-
ant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port containing an analytical assessment of the activities 
of drug trafficking organizations in covered foreign coun-
tries. Such assessment shall include, at a minimum— 
(1) an assessment of the effect of drug traf-
ficking organizations on the security and economic 
situation in covered foreign countries; 
(2) an assessment of the effect of the activities 
of drug trafficking organizations on the migration of 
persons from covered foreign countries to the United 
States-Mexico border; 
(3) a summary of any relevant activities by ele-
ments of the intelligence community in relation to 
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drug trafficking organizations in covered foreign 
countries and Mexico; 
(4) a summary of key methods and routes used 
by drug trafficking organizations in covered foreign 
countries and Mexico to the United States; 
(5) an assessment of the intersection between 
the activities of drug trafficking organizations, 
human traffickers and human smugglers, and other 
organized criminal groups in covered foreign coun-
tries; and 
(6) an assessment of the illicit funds and finan-
cial transactions that support the activities of drug 
trafficking organizations and connected criminal en-
terprises in covered foreign countries. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, 
shall contain an unclassified summary. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The report under subsection (a), 
or the unclassified summary of the report described in 
subsection (b), shall be made publicly available. 
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SEC. 102. ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND 
SMUGGLING 
FROM 
COVERED 
FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO 
BORDER. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Under 
Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Anal-
ysis and the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence 
and Research, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report containing an analytical assess-
ment of human trafficking and human smuggling by indi-
viduals and organizations in covered foreign countries. 
Such assessment shall include, at a minimum— 
(1) an assessment of the effect of human traf-
ficking and human smuggling on the security and 
economic situation in covered foreign countries; 
(2) a summary of any relevant activities by ele-
ments of the intelligence community in relation to 
human trafficking and human smuggling in covered 
foreign countries; 
(3) an assessment of the methods and routes 
used by human traffickers and human smuggler or-
ganizations to move persons from covered foreign 
countries to the United States-Mexico border; 
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(4) an assessment of the intersection between 
the activities of human traffickers and human smug-
glers, drug trafficking organizations, and other orga-
nized criminal groups in covered foreign countries; 
and 
(5) an assessment of the illicit funds and finan-
cial transactions that support the activities of 
human traffickers and human smugglers and con-
nected criminal enterprises in covered foreign coun-
tries. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, 
shall contain an unclassified summary. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The report under subsection (a), 
or the unclassified summary of the report described in 
subsection (b), shall be made publicly available. 
SEC. 103. PRIORITIZATION OF INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES 
FOR COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) REVIEW
OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EF-
FORTS IN COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—The Director 
of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Under 
Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Anal-
ysis, the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and 
Research, the Chief of Intelligence of the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration, and other appropriate officials in 
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the intelligence community, shall carry out a comprehen-
sive review of the current intelligence collection priorities 
of the intelligence community for covered foreign countries 
in order to identify whether such priorities are appropriate 
and sufficient in light of the threat posed by the activities 
of drug trafficking organizations and human traffickers 
and human smugglers to the security of the United States 
and the Western Hemisphere. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT
ON
INITIAL
REVIEW.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees a 
comprehensive description of the results of the re-
view required by subsection (a), including whether 
the priorities described in that subsection are appro-
priate and sufficient in light of the threat posed by 
the activities of drug trafficking organizations and 
human traffickers and human smugglers to the secu-
rity of the United States and the Western Hemi-
sphere. If the report concludes that such priorities 
are not so appropriate and sufficient, the report 
shall also include a description of the actions to be 
taken to modify such priorities in order to assure 
that such priorities are so appropriate and sufficient. 
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(2) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the report under para-
graph (1) is submitted, and every 90 days thereafter 
for a 5-year period, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence 
committees a report on the intelligence community’s 
collection priorities and activities in covered foreign 
countries with a focus on the threat posed by the ac-
tivities of drug trafficking organizations and human 
traffickers and human smugglers to the security of 
the United States and the Western Hemisphere. The 
first report under this paragraph shall also include 
a description of the amount of funds expended by 
the intelligence community to the efforts described 
in subsection (a) during each of fiscal years 2021 
and 2022. 
(c) FORM.—The reports required by subsection (b) 
may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, 
shall contain an unclassified summary. 
SEC. 104. RESOLVING INTELLIGENCE SHARING AND CO-
OPERATION AGREEMENTS. 
None of the amounts appropriated to the Department 
of State to combat the threats of drug trafficking, 
transnational organized crime, and money laundering or 
appropriated to the United States Agency for Inter-
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national Development may be made available to the Mexi-
can federal government or its subsidiaries until the Sec-
retary of State certifies to Congress that Mexico has re-
moved all barriers to bilateral cooperation created after 
December 2020 that have hindered law enforcement co-
operation and intelligence-sharing between United States 
and Mexican law enforcement agencies, including the im-
plementation of the Foreign Agents law and the limits 
that have been placed on issuing visas to United States 
law enforcement personnel. 
SEC. 105. REVIEW OF MEXICO AND UNITED STATES BILAT-
ERAL COOPERATION. 
(a) PLAN TO REESTABLISH BILATERAL SECURITY 
MEETINGS.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other relevant Federal departments 
and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a plan and timeline to reestablish reg-
ular bilateral security meetings between appropriate high- 
level and working-level officials of the Governments of the 
United States and Mexico that serve as a forum to align 
and reconcile priorities between the United States and 
Mexico and to periodically assess progress for bilateral co-
operation. The plan shall include possible areas of co-
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operation at the Federal, State, and local levels with 
United States goals for assistance. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, shall submit a report to appropriate congres-
sional committees that— 
(1) provides a review of programs, projects, and 
activities implemented as part of either the Merida 
Initiative or The Bicentennial Framework; and 
(2) includes— 
(A) evaluations, assessments, or other 
analyses, as appropriate; 
(B) successes, challenges, and lessons 
learned in achieving program outcomes and 
United States policy goals; 
(C) recommendations to change investment 
levels in specific projects; and 
(D) to the extent practicable, an assess-
ment of the effect, if any, of Mexico’s Foreign 
Agents law on bilateral security cooperation 
with the Department of State, the United 
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States Agency for International Development, 
and the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 106. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN DRUG CARTELS AS 
SPECIAL TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGA-
NIZATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to designate an organization as a foreign Special 
Transnational Criminal Organization in accordance 
with this subsection if the Secretary finds that— 
(A) the organization is a foreign organiza-
tion; 
(B) the organization is a self-perpetuating 
association 
of 
individuals 
who 
operate 
transnationally for the purpose of obtaining 
power, influence, monetary, or commercial 
gains, wholly or in part by illegal means, while 
protecting their activities through a pattern of 
corruption 
or 
violence 
or 
through 
a 
transnational organization structure and the ex-
ploitation of transnational commerce or commu-
nication mechanisms; and 
(C) the organization threatens the security 
of United States nationals or the national secu-
rity of the United States. 
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(2) PROCEDURE.— 
(A) NOTICE.— 
(i) TO
CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS.— 
Seven days before making a designation 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall, 
by classified communication, notify the 
Speaker and minority leader of the House 
of Representatives, the President pro tem-
pore, majority leader, and minority leader 
of the Senate, and the members of the rel-
evant committees of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, in writing, of 
the intent to designate an organization 
under this subsection, together with the 
findings made under paragraph (1) with 
respect to that organization, and the fac-
tual basis therefor. 
(ii) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REG-
ISTER.—The Secretary shall publish the 
designation in the Federal Register seven 
days after providing the notification under 
clause (i). 
(B) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—For pur-
poses of section 2339B of title 18, United 
States Code— 
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(i) an organization designated as a 
foreign Special Transnational Criminal Or-
ganization shall be treated as an organiza-
tion subject to such section for purposes of 
such section; and 
(ii) a designation under this sub-
section shall take effect for such purposes 
upon 
publication 
under 
subparagraph 
(A)(ii). 
(C) FREEZING OF ASSETS.—Upon notifica-
tion under paragraph (2)(A)(i), the Secretary of 
the Treasury may require United States finan-
cial institutions possessing or controlling any 
assets of any foreign organization included in 
the notification to block all financial trans-
actions involving those assets until further di-
rective from either the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, Act of Congress, or order of court. 
(3) RECORD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In making a designa-
tion under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
create an administrative record. 
(B) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary may consider classified information in 
making a designation under this subsection. 
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Classified information shall not be subject to 
disclosure for such time as it remains classified, 
except that such information may be disclosed 
to a court ex parte and in camera for purposes 
of judicial review under subsection (c). 
(4) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A designation under 
this subsection shall be effective until revoked 
under paragraph (5) or (6) or set aside pursu-
ant to subsection (c). 
(B) REVIEW OF DESIGNATION UPON PETI-
TION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
review the designation of a foreign Special 
Transnational 
Criminal 
Organization 
under the procedures set forth in clauses 
(iii) and (iv) if the designated organization 
files a petition for revocation within the pe-
tition period described in clause (ii). 
(ii) PETITION PERIOD.—For purposes 
of clause (i)— 
(I) if the designated organization 
has not previously filed a petition for 
revocation under this subparagraph, 
the petition period begins 2 years 
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after the date on which the designa-
tion was made; or 
(II) if the designated organiza-
tion has previously filed a petition for 
revocation under this subparagraph, 
the petition period begins 2 years 
after the date of the determination 
made under clause (iv) on that peti-
tion. 
(iii) PROCEDURES.—Any foreign Spe-
cial Transnational Criminal Organization 
that submits a petition for revocation 
under this subparagraph must provide evi-
dence in that petition that the relevant cir-
cumstances described in paragraph (1) are 
sufficiently 
different 
from 
the 
cir-
cumstances that were the basis for the des-
ignation such that a revocation with re-
spect to the organization is warranted. 
(iv) DETERMINATION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 
180 days after receiving a petition for 
revocation submitted under this sub-
paragraph, the Secretary shall make a 
determination as to such revocation. 
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(II) 
CLASSIFIED
INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary may consider 
classified information in making a de-
termination in response to a petition 
for revocation. Classified information 
shall not be subject to disclosure for 
such time as it remains classified, ex-
cept that such information may be 
disclosed to a court ex parte and in 
camera for purposes of judicial review 
under subsection (c). 
(III) PUBLICATION
OF
DETER-
MINATION.—A determination made by 
the Secretary under this clause shall 
be published in the Federal Register. 
(IV) PROCEDURES.—Any revoca-
tion by the Secretary shall be made in 
accordance with paragraph (6). 
(C) OTHER REVIEW OF DESIGNATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary de-
termines that a 5-year period has elasped 
since the designation without a review hav-
ing taken place under subparagraph (B), 
the Secretary shall review the designation 
of the foreign Special Transnational Crimi-
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nal Organization in order to determine 
whether such designation should be re-
voked pursuant to paragraph (6). 
(ii) PROCEDURES.—If a review does 
not take place pursuant to subparagraph 
(B) in response to a petition for revocation 
that is filed in accordance with that sub-
paragraph, then the review shall be con-
ducted pursuant to procedures established 
by the Secretary. The results of such re-
view and the applicable procedures shall 
not be reviewable in any court. 
(iii) PUBLICATION
OF
RESULTS
OF 
REVIEW.—The Secretary shall publish any 
determination made pursuant to this sub-
paragraph in the Federal Register. 
(5) REVOCATION BY ACT OF CONGRESS.—The 
Congress, by an Act of Congress, may block or re-
voke a designation made under paragraph (1). 
(6) REVOCATION BASED ON CHANGE IN CIR-
CUMSTANCES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may re-
voke a designation made under paragraph (1) 
at any time, and shall revoke a designation 
upon completion of a review conducted pursu-
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ant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph 
(4) if the Secretary finds that— 
(i) the circumstances that were the 
basis for the designation have changed in 
such a manner as to warrant revocation; or 
(ii) the national security of the United 
States warrants a revocation. 
(B) PROCEDURE.—The procedural require-
ments of paragraphs (2) and (3) shall apply to 
a revocation under this paragraph. Any revoca-
tion shall take effect on the date specified in 
the revocation or upon publication in the Fed-
eral Register if no effective date is specified. 
(7) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—The revocation 
of a designation under paragraph (5) or (6) shall 
not affect any action or proceeding based on conduct 
occurring prior to the effective date of such revoca-
tion. 
(8) USE OF DESIGNATION IN TRIAL OR HEAR-
ING.—If a designation under this subsection has be-
come effective under paragraph (2)(B) a defendant 
in a criminal action or an alien in a removal pro-
ceeding shall not be permitted to raise any question 
concerning the validity of the issuance of such des-
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ignation as a defense or an objection at any trial or 
hearing. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO A DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may amend a 
designation under this subsection if the Secretary 
finds that the organization has changed its name, 
adopted a new alias, dissolved and then reconsti-
tuted itself under a different name or names, or 
merged with another organization. 
(2) PROCEDURE.—Amendments made to a des-
ignation in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be 
effective upon publication in the Federal Register. 
Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(2) 
shall apply to an amended designation upon such 
publication. Paragraphs (2)(A)(i), (4), (5), (6), (7), 
and (8) of subsection (a) shall also apply to an 
amended designation. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
RECORD.—The adminis-
trative record shall be corrected to include the 
amendments as well as any additional relevant infor-
mation that supports those amendments. 
(4) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
may consider classified information in amending a 
designation in accordance with this subsection. Clas-
sified information shall not be subject to disclosure 
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for such time as it remains classified, except that 
such information may be disclosed to a court ex 
parte and in camera for purposes of judicial review 
under subsection (c). 
(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
publication in the Federal Register of a designation, 
an amended designation, or a determination in re-
sponse to a petition for revocation, the designated 
organization may seek judicial review in the United 
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
Circuit. 
(2) BASIS OF REVIEW.—Review under this sub-
section shall be based solely upon the administrative 
record, except that the Government may submit, for 
ex parte and in camera review, classified information 
used in making the designation, amended designa-
tion, or determination in response to a petition for 
revocation. 
(3) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—The Court shall hold 
unlawful and set aside a designation, amended des-
ignation, or determination in response to a petition 
for revocation the court finds to be— 
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(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of dis-
cretion, or otherwise not in accordance with 
law; 
(B) contrary to constitutional right, power, 
privilege, or immunity; 
(C) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, au-
thority, or limitation, or short of statutory 
right; 
(D) lacking substantial support in the ad-
ministrative record taken as a whole or in clas-
sified information submitted to the court under 
paragraph (2); or 
(E) not in accord with the procedures re-
quired by law. 
(4) JUDICIAL
REVIEW
INVOKED.—The pend-
ency of an action for judicial review of a designation, 
amended designation, or determination in response 
to a petition for revocation shall not affect the appli-
cation of this section, unless the court issues a final 
order setting aside the designation, amended des-
ignation, or determination in response to a petition 
for revocation. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
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(1) the term ‘‘classified information’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1(a) of the Clas-
sified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.); 
(2) the term ‘‘national security’’ means the na-
tional defense, foreign relations, or economic inter-
ests of the United States; 
(3) the term ‘‘foreign organization’’ includes a 
group of persons or an organization whose leader-
ship is primarily based in a country outside of the 
United States; 
(4) the term ‘‘relevant committees’’ means the 
Committees on the Judiciary, Intelligence, and For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on 
the Judiciary, Intelligence, and International Rela-
tions of the House of Representatives; and 
(5) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury and the Attorney General. 
(e) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall designate 
the following organizations as Special Transnational 
Criminal Organizations: 
(1) Sinaloa Cartel. 
(2) Jalisco New Generation Cartel. 
(3) Beltran-Leyva Organization. 
(4) Cartel del Noreste and Los Zetas. 
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(5) Guerreros Unidos. 
(6) Gulf Cartel. 
(7) Juarez Cartel and La Linea. 
(8) La Familia Michoacana. 
(9) Los Rojos. 
SEC. 107. MONTHLY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY REPORTS ON MIGRANTS. 
Not later than the fifteenth day of the second full 
month after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
not later than the fifteenth day of each month thereafter, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP), shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report relating to migrants. Each such report 
shall cover the period of the immediately preceding month, 
and include information relating to the following: 
(1) The total number of U.S. Border Patrol ap-
prehensions. 
(2) The total number of inadmissible aliens en-
countered by the Office of Field Operations (OFO) 
of CBP. 
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(3) The total number of migrants (including ap-
prehensions and inadmissibles under paragraphs (1) 
and (2), respectively) voluntarily returned to Mexico. 
(4) The total number of migrants placed into 
expedited removal pursuant to section 235(b)(1) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1225(b)(1)). 
(5) The total number of migrants placed into 
expedited removal who claimed credible fear pursu-
ant to section 235(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A)(ii)). 
(6) The total number of migrants placed into 
expedited removal who claimed credible fear pursu-
ant to such section who received a positive deter-
mination relating thereto. 
(7) The total number of migrants who were de-
tained by CBP. 
(8) The total number of migrants whose deten-
tion was transferred by CBP to U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 
(9) The total number of migrants paroled into 
the United States pursuant to section 212(d)(5)(A) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(d)(5)(A)). 
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(10) The total number of migrants released on 
bond into the United States pursuant to section 
236(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(a)(2)(A)). 
(11) The total number of migrants released on 
their own recognizance into the United States pursu-
ant to section 236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(a)(2)(B)) or any 
other provision of such Act. 
(12) The total number of migrants released on 
conditional parole into the United States pursuant 
to section 236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(a)(2)(B)). 
(13) The total number of migrants released on 
any other ground, including specifications of which 
such grounds, into the United States. 
(14) The total number of migrants issued a No-
tice to Appear. 
(15) The total number of migrants issued a No-
tice to Report. 
(16) The total number of migrants released into 
the United States to appear at an ICE Field Office. 
(17) The total number of migrants released into 
the United States to appear at an ICE Field Office 
who failed to appear. 
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(18) The total number of migrants released into 
the United States to check-in at an ICE Field Of-
fice, whose appearance was waived. 
(19) The total number of migrants issued a No-
tice to Appear who failed to appear at an Initial 
Master Calendar hearing. 
(20) The total number of migrants issued a No-
tice to Appear who failed to appear at an initial 
Master Calendar hearing who were ordered removed 
from the United States. 
SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Homeland Security, and the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
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mittees’’ means the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(3) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign countries’’ means Mexico, Guate-
mala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa 
Rica, Panama, Belize, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, 
Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, 
Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. 
(4) HUMAN TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘human 
trafficking’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘severe 
forms of trafficking in persons’’ by section 103 of 
the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
(5) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
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TITLE II—ELIMINATING FUND-
ING FOR CARTEL SAFE HAR-
BOR JURISDICTIONS 
SEC. 201. INELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL GRANTS OF CER-
TAIN JURISDICTIONS THAT VIOLATE THE IM-
MIGRATION LAWS. 
(a) INELIGIBLE JURISDICTIONS.—A State or unit of 
local government is an ineligible jurisdiction for purposes 
of this section if that State or unit of local government— 
(1) violates section 642 of the Illegal Immigra-
tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373); 
(2) otherwise restricts compliance with a de-
tainer issued by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity; or 
(3) has any law or policy in effect that violates 
the immigration laws. 
(b) ANNUAL DETERMINATION OF INELIGIBLE JURIS-
DICTIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall make a determination 
as to whether each State or unit of local government is 
an ineligible jurisdiction under subsection (a) and submit 
such determinations to Congress. 
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(c) PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—A State or unit of local government that is deter-
mined to be an ineligible jurisdiction may not receive any 
Federal financial assistance (as such term is defined in 
section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code) for the 
fiscal year following any fiscal year in which the Secretary 
of Homeland Security determines that the State or unit 
of local government is an ineligible jurisdiction under sub-
section (b). 
TITLE III—TARGETING CARTEL 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE 
BORDER 
SEC. 301. ENDING FAMILY SEPARATION AND PROTECTION 
OF MINORS. 
(a) PROMOTING FAMILY UNITY.—Section 235 of the 
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reau-
thorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) PROMOTING FAMILY UNITY.— 
‘‘(1) DETENTION OF ALIEN MINORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, judicial determination, 
consent decree, or settlement agreement, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security may detain any 
alien minor (other than an unaccompanied alien 
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child) who is inadmissible to the United States 
under section 212(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) or remov-
able from the United States under section 
237(a) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) pending 
the completion of removal proceedings, regard-
less of whether the alien minor was previously 
an unaccompanied alien child. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY REMOVAL CASES.—The At-
torney General shall— 
‘‘(i) prioritize the removal proceedings 
of an alien minor, or a family unit that in-
cludes an alien minor, detained under sub-
paragraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) set a case completion goal of not 
more than 100 days for such proceedings. 
‘‘(C) DETENTION
AND
RELEASE
DECI-
SIONS.—The decision to detain or release an 
alien minor described in subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) shall be governed solely by sec-
tions 212(d)(5), 217, 235, 236, and 241 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(d)(5), 1187, 1225, 1226, and 
1231) and implementing regulations or 
policies; and 
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‘‘(ii) shall not be governed by stand-
ards, requirements, restrictions, or proce-
dures contained in a judicial decree or set-
tlement relating to the authority to detain 
or release alien minors. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS OF DETENTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, judicial determination, 
consent decree, or settlement agreement, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall deter-
mine, in the sole discretion of the Secretary, the 
conditions of detention applicable to an alien 
minor described in paragraph (1)(A) regardless 
of whether the alien minor was previously an 
unaccompanied alien child. 
‘‘(B) NO JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A determina-
tion under subparagraph (A) shall not be sub-
ject to judicial review. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section— 
‘‘(A) affects the eligibility for bond or pa-
role of an alien; or 
‘‘(B) limits the authority of a court to hear 
a claim arising under the Constitution of the 
United States. 
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‘‘(4) PREEMPTION
OF
STATE
LICENSING
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, judicial determination, consent decree, or set-
tlement agreement, a State may not require an im-
migration detention facility used to detain families 
consisting of one or more children who have not at-
tained 18 years of age and the parents or legal 
guardians of such children, that is located in the 
State, to be licensed by the State or any political 
subdivision thereof. 
‘‘(5) CONDITIONS OF CUSTODY.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall ensure that each— 
‘‘(A) family residential facility is secure 
and safe; and 
‘‘(B) alien child and accompanying parent 
at a family residential facility has— 
‘‘(i) suitable living accommodations; 
‘‘(ii) access to drinking water and 
food; 
‘‘(iii) timely access to medical assist-
ance, including mental health assistance; 
and 
‘‘(iv) access to any other service nec-
essary for the adequate care of a minor 
child. 
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‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(k) APPLICABILITY OF CONSENT DECREES, SET-
TLEMENTS, AND JUDICIAL DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) FLORES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT INAP-
PLICABLE.—Any conduct or activity that was, before 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, subject 
to any restriction or obligation imposed by the stipu-
lated settlement agreement filed on January 17, 
1997, in the United States District Court for the 
Central District of California in Flores v. Reno, CV 
85–4544–RJK, (commonly known as the ‘Flores set-
tlement agreement’), or imposed by any amendment 
of that agreement or judicial determination based on 
that agreement— 
‘‘(A) shall be subject to the restrictions 
and obligations in subsection (j) or imposed by 
the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–457); and 
‘‘(B) shall not be subject to the restrictions 
and the obligations imposed by such settlement 
agreement or judicial determination. 
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‘‘(2) OTHER
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENTS
OR 
CONSENT DECREES.—In any civil action with respect 
to the conditions of detention of alien children, the 
court shall not enter or approve a settlement agree-
ment or consent decree unless it complies with the 
limitations set forth in subsection (j).’’. 
SEC. 302. STOPPING ASYLUM FRAUD. 
(a) STANDARDS TO DETER FRAUD AND ADVANCE 
MERITORIOUS ASYLUM CLAIMS.—Section 235(b)(1)(B) of 
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1225(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by amending clause (v) to read as follows: 
‘‘(v) CREDIBLE
FEAR
OF
PERSECU-
TION.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For purposes 
of this subparagraph, the term ‘cred-
ible fear of persecution’ means that it 
is more likely than not that the alien 
would be able to establish eligibility 
for asylum under section 208— 
‘‘(aa) taking into account 
such facts as are known to the 
officer; and 
‘‘(bb) only if the officer has 
determined, 
under 
subsection 
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(b)(1)(B)(iii) of such section, 
that it is more likely than not 
that the statements made by the 
alien or on behalf of the alien are 
true. 
‘‘(II) BARS
TO
ASYLUM.—An 
alien shall not be determined to have 
a credible fear of persecution if the 
alien is prohibited from applying for 
or receiving asylum, including an alien 
subject to a limitation or condition 
under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) (in-
cluding 
a 
regulation 
promulgated 
under such subsection) of section 
208.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) ELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF.— 
‘‘(I) CREDIBLE FEAR REVIEW BY 
IMMIGRATION
JUDGE.—An alien de-
termined to have a credible fear of 
persecution shall be referred to an im-
migration judge for review of such de-
termination, which shall be limited to 
a determination whether the alien— 
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‘‘(aa) is eligible for asylum 
under section 208, withholding of 
removal under section 241(b)(3), 
or protection under the Conven-
tion Against Torture and Other 
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading 
Treatment or Punishment, done 
at New York, December 10, 1984 
(referred to in this clause as the 
‘Convention Against Torture)’; 
and 
‘‘(bb) merits a grant of asy-
lum in the exercise of discretion. 
‘‘(II) ALIENS WITH REASONABLE 
FEAR OF PERSECUTION.— 
‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—Except 
as provided in item (bb), if an 
alien referred under subpara-
graph (A)(ii) is determined to 
have a reasonable fear of perse-
cution or torture, the alien shall 
be eligible only for consideration 
of an application for withholding 
of 
removal 
under 
section 
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241(b)(3) or protection under the 
Convention Against Torture. 
‘‘(bb) 
EXCEPTION.—An 
alien shall not be eligible for con-
sideration of an application for 
relief under item (aa) if the fail-
ure of the alien to establish a 
credible fear of persecution pre-
cludes the alien from eligibility 
for such relief. 
‘‘(cc) 
LIMITATION.—An 
alien whose application for relief 
is adjudicated under item (aa) 
shall not be eligible for any other 
form of relief or protection from 
removal. 
‘‘(vii) INELIGIBILITY
FOR
REMOVAL 
PROCEEDINGS.—An alien referred under 
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not be eligible 
for a hearing under section 240.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ALIENS TO APPLY 
FOR ASYLUM.—Section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) INELIGIBILITY FOR ASYLUM.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, including para-
graph (1), except as provided in clause (ii), 
an alien is ineligible for asylum if the 
alien— 
‘‘(I) has been convicted of a fel-
ony; 
‘‘(II) is inadmissible under sec-
tion 212(a) (except paragraphs (4), 
(5), and (7)); 
‘‘(III) has been previously re-
moved from the United States; or 
‘‘(IV) is a national or habitual 
resident of— 
‘‘(aa) a country in Central 
America that has a refugee appli-
cation and processing center; or 
‘‘(bb) a country contiguous 
to such a country (other than 
Mexico). 
‘‘(ii) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 
clause (i), paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
any alien who is present in the United 
States on the date of the enactment of this 
subparagraph.’’. 
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SEC. 303. HIRING AUTHORITY. 
(a) IMMIGRATION JUDGES.—The Attorney General 
shall increase— 
(1) the number of immigration judges by not 
fewer than an additional 500 judges, as compared to 
the number of immigration judges as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) the corresponding number of support staff, 
as necessary. 
(b) IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AT-
TORNEYS.—The Director of U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement shall increase the number of attorneys 
and staff employed by U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement by the number that is consistent with the work-
load staffing model to support the increase in immigration 
judges. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for— 
(1) the hiring of immigration judges, support 
staff, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment attorneys under this section; and 
(2) the lease, purchase, or construction of facili-
ties or equipment (including video teleconferencing 
equipment and equipment for electronic filing of im-
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migration cases), and the transfer of federally owned 
temporary housing units to serve as facilities, for— 
(A) the increased number of immigration 
judges, attorneys, and support staff under this 
section; and 
(B) conducting immigration court pro-
ceedings in close proximity to the locations at 
which aliens are apprehended and detained. 
SEC. 304. REFUGEE APPLICATION AND PROCESSING CEN-
TERS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 101(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(53) The term ‘refugee application and proc-
essing center’— 
‘‘(A) means a facility designated under sec-
tion 207(g) by the Secretary of State to accept 
and process applications for refugee admissions 
to the United States; and 
‘‘(B) may include a United States em-
bassy, consulate, or other diplomatic facility.’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—Section 207 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘(g) REFUGEE APPLICATION AND PROCESSING CEN-
TERS.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 240 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, shall designate refugee 
application and processing centers outside the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish— 
‘‘(A) 1 refugee application and processing 
center in Mexico; and 
‘‘(B) not fewer than 3 refugee application 
and processing centers in Central America at 
locations selected by the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—The 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, shall ensure that any 
alien who is a national or habitual resident of a 
country in which a refugee application and proc-
essing center is located, or a country contiguous to 
such a country, may apply for refugee status at a 
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refugee application and processing center in that 
country. 
‘‘(4) ADJUDICATION BY ASYLUM OFFICERS.— 
An application for refugee status submitted to a ref-
ugee application and processing center shall be adju-
dicated by a asylum officer. 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—The Secretary of State shall 
ensure that refugee application and processing cen-
ters accord priority to applications submitted— 
‘‘(A) by aliens who have been referred by 
an authorized nongovernmental organization, as 
determined by the Secretary of State; 
‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after the date 
on which such referral is made; and 
‘‘(C) in accordance with the requirements 
and procedures established by the Secretary of 
State under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) NUMBER OF REFERRALS AND GRANTS OF 
ADMISSION FOR REFUGEES.—The admission to the 
United States of refugees under this subsection shall 
be subject to the limitations, including the numerical 
limitations, under this section. 
‘‘(7) APPLICATION FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
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shall charge, collect, and account for fees pre-
scribed by each such Secretary pursuant to sub-
sections (m) and (n) of section 286 and section 
9701 of title 31, United States Code, for the 
purpose of receiving, docketing, processing, and 
adjudicating an application under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) BASIS
FOR
FEES.—The fees pre-
scribed under subparagraph (A) shall be based 
on a consideration of the amount necessary to 
deter frivolous applications and the cost for 
processing the application, including the imple-
mentation of program integrity and anti-fraud 
measures.’’. 
(c) SUNSET.—The amendments made by this section 
shall cease to be effective beginning on the date that is 
three years and 240 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE IV—REPURPOSING 
FEDERAL DRUG PROGRAMS 
SEC. 401. REAUTHORIZATION OF BLOCK GRANTS FOR PRE-
VENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE. 
Section 1935(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 
300x–35(a)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘ 
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$1,908,079,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,961,600,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 402. OFFSETTING REPEALS. 
(a) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS OF 
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—Section 509 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–2) is 
hereby repealed. 
(b) DRUG-FREE
COMMUNITIES
SUPPORT
PRO-
GRAM.—Chapter 2 of subtitle A of title I of the National 
Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et 
seq.) is hereby repealed. 
(c) COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK 
GRANT.—Subpart I of part B of title XIX of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x et seq.) is hereby re-
pealed. 
(d) GRANTS FOR JAIL DIVERSION PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 520G of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290bb–38) is hereby repealed. 
(e) PROJECT AWARE; CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BE-
HAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS EXPANSION GRANTS.—The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall terminate 
by the end of fiscal year 2023, and not establish any suc-
cessor programs to, the following programs carried out 
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under section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–32): 
(1) Project AWARE. 
(2) 
The 
Certified 
Community 
Behavioral 
Health Clinics Expansion Grants program. 
(f) PRIORITY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVEN-
TION NEEDS
OF REGIONAL
AND NATIONAL SIGNIFI-
CANCE.—Section 516 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–22) is hereby repealed. 
Æ 
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