EL CHAPO Act

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- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:26 Feb 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H714.IH H714 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 714 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Lawful Col- 2 lection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act’’ or the 3 ‘‘EL CHAPO Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. USE OF CERTAIN FORFEITED CRIMINAL PROCEEDS 5 FOR BORDER SECURITY MEASURES. 6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any ille- 7 gally obtained profits resulting from any criminal drug 8 trafficking enterprise led by Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman 9 Loera (commonly known as ‘‘El Chapo’’), which are crimi- 10 nally forfeited to the United States Government as a re- 11 sult of the conviction of Mr. Guzman Loera in Federal 12 district court, shall be reserved for security measures 13 along the border between the United States and Mexico, 14 including the completion of a wall along such border, for 15 the purpose of stemming the flow of illegal narcotics into 16 the United States and furthering the Nation’s security. 17 SEC. 3. USE OF FORFEITED CRIMINAL PROCEEDS OF 18 OTHER CONVICTED CARTEL MEMBERS. 19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 20 funds that are criminally forfeited to the United States 21 Government as the result of a felony conviction in a Fed- 22 eral district court of a member of a drug cartel—an indi- 23 vidual engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise involv- 24 ing knowingly and intentionally distributing a controlled 25 substance, intending and knowing that such substance 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:26 Feb 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H714.IH H714 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 714 IH would be unlawfully imported into the United States from 1 a place outside of the United States—shall be reserved 2 for security measures along the border between the United 3 States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall 4 along such border, for the purpose of stemming the flow 5 of illegal narcotics into the United States and furthering 6 the Nation’s security. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:26 Feb 01, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H714.IH H714 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS