Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
Bill: H.R.2600 | Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip (R-TX)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
This bill directs the Department of State to designate the Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas as foreign terrorist organizations and to submit a detailed report on those drug cartels and any other cartels it may identify. Based on this report, the State Department must designate as a foreign terrorist organization any such identified cartel (or faction thereof) that meets certain criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization.

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, 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 Representatives 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''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN DRUG CARTELS AS FOREIGN 
              TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that each of 
the drug cartels set forth in subsection (b) meets 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).
    (b) Designation.--The Secretary of State shall designate each of 
the following Mexican drug cartels as a foreign terrorist organization 
under such section 219:
            (1) The Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel.
            (2) The Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas.
    (c) 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 appropriate committees of Congress--
                    (A) a detailed report on each of the drug cartels 
                listed in section (2)(b) and any other cartels the 
                Secretary may identify, including the criteria met 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
                    (B) for each of the cartels designated under 
                subsection (b), if the Secretary determines that the 
                drug cartel does not meet the criteria set forth under 
                such section 219, a detailed justification as to which 
                criteria have not been met.
            (2) Designation of additional cartels.--Not later than 30 
        days after the submission of the report the Secretary shall 
        designate any cartel or any faction thereof as a foreign 
        terrorist organization listed in the report that met 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).
            (3) 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 printed copy is 
                requested by an office of the legislative branch.
            (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign 
                Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
                on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select 
                Committee on 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 
                Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
                the Senate.
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