I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 714 
To reserve any amounts forfeited to the United States Government as a 
result of the criminal prosecution of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera 
(commonly known as ‘‘El Chapo’’), or of other felony convictions involv-
ing the transportation of controlled substances into the United States, 
for security measures along the Southern border, including the comple-
tion of a border wall. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2019 
Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BRADY, Mr. KING of 
Iowa, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. JONES, Mr. BOST, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. GOH-
MERT, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. 
BYRNE, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, and Mr. BIGGS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reserve any amounts forfeited to the United States Gov-
ernment as a result of the criminal prosecution of Joa-
quin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (commonly known as ‘‘El 
Chapo’’), or of other felony convictions involving the 
transportation of controlled substances into the United 
States, for security measures along the Southern border, 
including the completion of a border wall. 
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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Lawful Col-
lection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act’’ or the 
‘‘EL CHAPO Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF CERTAIN FORFEITED CRIMINAL PROCEEDS 
FOR BORDER SECURITY MEASURES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any ille-
gally obtained profits resulting from any criminal drug 
trafficking enterprise led by Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman 
Loera (commonly known as ‘‘El Chapo’’), which are crimi-
nally forfeited to the United States Government as a re-
sult of the conviction of Mr. Guzman Loera in Federal 
district court, shall be reserved for security measures 
along the border between the United States and Mexico, 
including the completion of a wall along such border, for 
the purpose of stemming the flow of illegal narcotics into 
the United States and furthering the Nation’s security. 
SEC. 3. USE OF FORFEITED CRIMINAL PROCEEDS OF 
OTHER CONVICTED CARTEL MEMBERS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
funds that are criminally forfeited to the United States 
Government as the result of a felony conviction in a Fed-
eral district court of a member of a drug cartel—an indi-
vidual engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise involv-
ing knowingly and intentionally distributing a controlled 
substance, intending and knowing that such substance 
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would be unlawfully imported into the United States from 
a place outside of the United States—shall be reserved 
for security measures along the border between the United 
States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall 
along such border, for the purpose of stemming the flow 
of illegal narcotics into the United States and furthering 
the Nation’s security. 
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