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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1700 
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the 
designation of the Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel, the 
Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of 
Los Zetas as foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2019 
Mr. ROY (for himself and Mr. GREEN of Tennessee) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a 
report on the designation of the Reynosa/Los Metros 
faction of the Gulf Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation 
Cartel, and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas 
as foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drug Cartel Terrorist 
Designation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN DRUG CAR-
TELS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) each of the drug cartels set forth in section 
2(a)(2) meet the criteria for designation as a foreign 
terrorist organization as set forth in section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189); and 
(2) the Secretary of State should designate each 
of the following Mexican drug cartels as a foreign 
terrorist organization under such section 219: 
(A) The Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the 
Gulf Cartel. 
(B) The Jalisco New Generation Cartel. 
(C) The Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los 
Zetas. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress— 
(A) a detailed report on whether each of 
the drug cartels listed in section (2)(a)(2) meet 
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the criteria for designation as a foreign ter-
rorist organization as set forth in section 219 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189); and 
(B) if the Secretary determines that any of 
the drug cartels do not meet the criteria set 
forth under such section 219, a detailed jus-
tification as to which criteria have not been 
met. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex; and 
(B) be made available only in electronic 
form and shall not be printed, except if a print-
ed copy is requested by an office of the legisla-
tive branch. 
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
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Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, the Committee 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. 
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