,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,roy 7for himself and ,mr4 ,green  
of ,tennessee7 introduced the following 
bill2 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 the ,reynosa_/,los       
,metros faction of the ,gulf ,cartel1   
the ,jalisco ,new ,generation ,cartel1  
and the ,cartel ,del ,noreste faction of
 ,los ,zetas as foreign terrorist       
organizations1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,drug ,cartel ,terrorist        
,designation ,act4  #b4 ,report on      
designation of certain drug cartels as  
foreign terrorist organizations  7a7    
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that--  7#a7 each of the drug 
cartels set forth in section #b7;a77#b7 
meet the criteria for designation as a  
foreign terrorist organization as set   

forth in section #bai of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 and  7#b7 the         
,secretary of ,state should designate   
each of the following ,mexican drug     
cartels as a foreign terrorist          
organization under such section #bai3   
7,a7 ,the ,reynosa_/,los ,metros faction
 of the ,gulf ,cartel4  7,b7 ,the       
,jalisco ,new ,generation ,cartel4  7,c7
 ,the ,cartel ,del ,noreste faction of  
,los ,zetas4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,report 
required ,not later than #cj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            
consultation with the ,director of      
,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to
 the appropriate committees of          
,congress--  7,a7 a detailed report on  
whether each of the drug cartels listed 
in section 7#b77;a77#b7 meet the        
criteria for designation as a foreign   
terrorist organization as set forth in  
section #bai of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 

and  7,b7 if the ,secretary determines  
that any of the drug cartels do not meet
 the criteria set forth under such      
section #bai1 a detailed justification  
as to which criteria have not been met4 
7#b7 ,form ,the report required by      
paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 be submitted
 in unclassified form1 but may include a
 classified annex2 and  7,b7 be made    
available only in electronic form and   
shall not be printed1 except if a       
printed copy is requested by an office  
of the legislative branch4  7#c7        
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed   
,services1 the ,committee on ,financial 
,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign   
,affairs1 the ,committee on the         
,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security1 and the ,permanent ,select   
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,house of ,representatives2 and  7,b7   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the 

,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs1 and the ,select ,committee on 
,intelligence of the ,senate4