I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2633 To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the designation of MS–13, Queen Nation, Sinaloa, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacio´n, and Beltra´n Leyva Organization as foreign terrorist organi- zations, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 17, 2023 Mr. SANTOS 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 MS–13, Queen Nation, Sinaloa, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacio´n, and Beltra´n Leyva Organization as foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Terrorist Organization 4 Classification Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:04 Apr 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2633.IH H2633 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2633 IH SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN DRUG CAR- 1 TELS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZA- 2 TIONS. 3 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 4 gress that each of the drug cartels set forth in subsection 5 (b) meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist 6 organization as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration 7 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 8 (b) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State shall des- 9 ignate each of the following Mexican drug cartels as a for- 10 eign terrorist organization under such section 219: 11 (1) MS–13. 12 (2) Queen Nation. 13 (3) Sinaloa. 14 (4) Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacio´n. 15 (5) Beltra´n Leyva Organization. 16 (c) REPORT.— 17 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 18 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 19 Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director 20 of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appro- 21 priate committees of Congress— 22 (A) a detailed report on each of the drug 23 cartels listed in subsection (b) and any other 24 cartels the Secretary may identify, including the 25 criteria met for designation as a foreign ter- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:52 Apr 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2633.IH H2633 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2633 IH rorist organization as set forth in section 219 1 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 2 U.S.C. 1189); and 3 (B) for each of the cartels designated 4 under subsection (b), if the Secretary deter- 5 mines that the drug cartel does not meet the 6 criteria set forth under such section 219, a de- 7 tailed justification as to which criteria have not 8 been met. 9 (2) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL CARTELS.— 10 Not later than 30 days after the submission of the 11 report the Secretary shall designate any cartel or 12 any faction thereof as a foreign terrorist organiza- 13 tion listed in the report that met the criteria for des- 14 ignation as a foreign terrorist organization as set 15 forth in section 219 of the Immigration and Nation- 16 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 17 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 18 (1) shall— 19 (A) be submitted in unclassified form, but 20 may include a classified annex; and 21 (B) be made available only in electronic 22 form and shall not be printed, except if a print- 23 ed copy is requested by an office of the legisla- 24 tive branch. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:04 Apr 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2633.IH H2633 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2633 IH (4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 1 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro- 2 priate committees of Congress’’ means— 3 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 4 Committee on Financial Services, the Com- 5 mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 6 the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Se- 7 curity, and the Permanent Select Committee on 8 Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 9 and 10 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 11 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 12 Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 13 the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 14 on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- 15 fairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 16 of the Senate. 17 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 18 may be construed to expand the eligibility for asylum of 19 any alien by reason of the designation of a drug cartel 20 as a foreign terrorist organization. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:04 Apr 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2633.IH H2633 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS