‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Not later 
than 180 days after receiving a peti-
tion for revocation submitted under 
this subparagraph, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall make a determination re-
garding such petition. 
‘‘(II) 
CLASSIFIED
INFORMA-
TION.—The Attorney General may 
consider 
classified 
information 
in 
making a determination in response to 
a petition for revocation. Classified in-
formation shall not be subject to dis-
closure for such time as it remains 
classified, except that such informa-
tion 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 Attorney General under this 
clause shall be published in the Fed-
eral Register. 
‘‘(IV) PROCEDURES.—Any rev-
ocation by the Attorney General shall 
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be made in accordance with para-
graph (6). 
‘‘(C) OTHER REVIEW OF DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If no review is 
conducted pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
during the 5-year period beginning on the 
date on which a designation under this 
subsection takes effect, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall review the designation of the sig-
nificant transnational criminal organiza-
tion in order to determine whether such 
designation should be revoked 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 Attorney General. The results of 
such review and the applicable procedures 
shall not be reviewable in any court. 
‘‘(iii) PUBLICATION OF RESULTS OF 
REVIEW.—The Attorney General shall pub-
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lish any determination made pursuant to 
this subparagraph in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(5) REVOCATION BY ACT OF CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
subparagraph (B), Congress, by an Act of Con-
gress, may block or revoke a designation made 
under paragraph (1) through the congressional 
disapproval procedure set forth in section 802 
of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) REFERENCES TO RULE.—In applying 
the procedure, references to the term ‘rule’ in 
such section 802 shall be deemed to refer to a 
designation made under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A joint resolution 
to block or revoke a designation made under 
paragraph (1) shall not be subject to the proce-
dure set forth in such section 802 unless it is 
introduced in either House of Congress during 
the 60-day period beginning on the date on 
which the Attorney General notifies Congress 
pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(i). 
‘‘(6) REVOCATION BASED ON CHANGE IN CIR-
CUMSTANCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral— 
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‘‘(i) may revoke a designation made 
under paragraph (1) at any time; and 
‘‘(ii) shall revoke a designation upon 
completion of a review conducted pursuant 
to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of para-
graph (4) if the Attorney General deter-
mines that— 
‘‘(I) the circumstances that were 
the basis for the designation have 
changed in such a manner as to war-
rant revocation; or 
‘‘(II) the national security of the 
United States warrants a revocation. 
‘‘(B) PROCEDURE.—The procedural re-
quirements under paragraphs (2) and (3) shall 
apply to a revocation under this paragraph. Any 
revocation shall take effect on the date specified 
in the revocation or upon publication in the 
Federal 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 
committed before the effective date of such revoca-
tion. 
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‘‘(8) USE OF DESIGNATION IN TRIAL OR HEAR-
ING.—If a designation under this subsection has be-
come effective pursuant to paragraph (2)(B), a de-
fendant in a criminal action or an alien in a removal 
proceeding shall not be permitted to raise any ques-
tion concerning the validity of the issuance of such 
designation as a defense or an objection at any trial 
or hearing. 
‘‘(b) AMENDMENTS TO A DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
amend a designation under this subsection if the At-
torney General discovers that the organization has 
changed its name, adopted a new alias, dissolved and 
then reconstituted itself under a different name or 
names, or merged with another organization. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—Amendments made to a 
designation 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 apply to an amended 
designation. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD.—The adminis-
trative record shall be corrected to include the 
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amendments and any additional relevant information 
that supports such amendments. 
‘‘(4) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The Attorney 
General may consider classified information in 
amending a designation in accordance with this sub-
section. 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). 
‘‘(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after publication in the Federal Register of a des-
ignation, an amended designation, or a determina-
tion in response to a petition for revocation, the des-
ignated 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 
subsection shall be based solely upon the administra-
tive record, except that the Government may submit, 
for ex parte and in camera review, classified infor-
mation used in making the designation, amended 
designation, or determination in response to a peti-
tion for revocation. 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(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-
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ignation, or determination in response to a petition 
for revocation.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 219 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 219A. Designation of significant transnational criminal organizations.’’. 
(c) PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT OR RESOURCES 
TO SIGNIFICANT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Section 2339B of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or a significant transnational 
criminal organization’’ after ‘‘foreign terrorist orga-
nization’’ each place such term appears; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the second 
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘A person may 
not be prosecuted for violating this paragraph unless 
the person has knowledge that the organization re-
ferred to in the previous sentence— 
‘‘(A) is a designated terrorist organization; 
‘‘(B) is a significant transnational criminal 
organization; 
‘‘(C) has engaged or engages in terrorist 
activity (as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act); or 
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‘‘(D) has engaged or engages in terrorism 
(as defined in section 140(d)(2) of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 
and 1989).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘significant transnational criminal 
organization’ means an organization so designated 
under section 219A of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act; and’’. 
Æ 
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