,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ici  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #be1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to reserve any amounts         
forfeited to the ,united ,states        
,government as a result of the criminal 
prosecution of ,joaquin ,archivaldo     
,guzman ,loera 7commonly known as ,el   
,chapo71 or of other felony convictions 
involving the transportation of         
controlled substances into the ,united  
,states1 for security measures along the
 ,southern border1 including the        
completion of a border wall4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,ensuring ,lawful ,collection of ,hidden
 ,assets to ,provide ,order ,act or the 
,,el ,,chapo ,act4  #b4 ,use of certain 
forfeited criminal proceeds for border  
security measures ,notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 any illegally   
obtained profits resulting from any     

criminal drug trafficking enterprise led
 by ,joaquin ,archivaldo ,guzman ,loera 
7commonly known as ,el ,chapo71 which   
are criminally forfeited to the ,united 
,states ,government as a result of the  
conviction of ,mr4 ,guzman ,loera in    
,federal ,district court1 shall be      
reserved for security measures along the
 border between the ,united ,states and 
,mexico1 including the completion of a  
wall along such border1 for the purpose 
of stemming the flow of illegal         
narcotics into the ,united ,states and  
furthering the ,nation's security4  #c4 
,use of forfeited criminal proceeds of  
other convicted cartel members          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 any funds that are criminally      
forfeited to the ,united ,states        
,government as the result of a felony   
conviction in a ,federal district court 
of a member of a drug cartel--an        
individual engaging in a continuing     
criminal enterprise involving knowingly 
and intentionally distributing a        

controlled substance1 intending and     
knowing that such substance would be    
unlawfully imported into the ,united    
,states from a place outside of the     
,united ,states--shall be reserved for  
security measures along the border      
between the ,united ,states and ,mexico1
 including the completion of a wall     
along such border1 for the purpose of   
stemming the flow of illegal narcotics  
into the ,united ,states and furthering 
the ,nation's security4