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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bb1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,pflug] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,lee
 ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,director = ,homel& ,security           
,inve/igations ( ,u4,s4 ,immigration &  
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t to conduct annual     
assessm5ts on ?reats pos$ to ! ,unit$   
,/ates by transnational crim9al         
organizations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,transnational ,crim9al ,organization   
,?reat ,assessm5t ,act4  #b4 ,annual    
assessm5ts on ?reats pos$ to ! unit$    
/ates by transnational crim9al          
organizations  7a7 ,requirem5t ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act & annually !reaft]1 !         
,director = ,homel& ,security           
,inve/igations ( ,u4,s4 ,immigration &  
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,homel& ,security1 9 consultation ) !   

,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,comm&ant (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,coa/ ,gu>d1 & ! heads 
( o!r relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts or      
ag5cies ! ,director det]m9es            
appropriate1 %all submit to !           
appropriate congressional committees    
assessm5ts ( ?reats pos$ to ! ,unit$    
,/ates by transnational crim9al         
organizations 7,t,c,os74  7b7 ,cont5ts  
,ea* assessm5t "u subsection 7a7 %all   
address ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! mo/           
significant ,t,c,os active 9 & outside (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ along ! s\?we/
 & nor!rn bord]s1 & includ+ !           
organizational /ructure1 *>act]i/ics1 & 
areas ( influ5ce )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates (   
ea* su* ,,tco4  7#b7 ,! drug smuggl+    
tr5ds us$ by ,t,c,os to transport       
illicit drugs ent]+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
includ+ in=mation on seizures1          
inve/igations1 & drug purity & pot5cy   
levels4  7#c7 ,! role organiz$ viol5t   
gangs h work+ ) ,t,c,os 9 dome/ic drug  
traffick+4  7#d7 ,! money laund]+       

activities us$ by ,t,c,os to g5]ate     
proce$s ?r\gh ! sale ( illicit drugs 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,in=mation ab\t ! 
mo/ widely traffick$ drugs 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 includ+ illicit opioids1 h]o91  
me?amphetam9e1 & new psy*oactive        
sub/ances1 includ+ reg>d+ _!            
availability1 consumption1 & ov]dose    
relat$ dea?s1 production & cultivation1 
transportation1 & di/ribution4  7#f7 ,a 
pr$ictive outlook reg>d+ drug traffick+ 
& drug-relat$ tr5ds & activities by     
,t,c,os4  7#g7 ,any o!r matt]s !        
,director = ,homel& ,security           
,inve/igations det]m9es relevant4  7c7  
,=m ,ea* assessm5t "u subsection 7a7    
%all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may
 include a classifi$ annex only = !     
protection ( intellig5ce s\rces & me?ods
 relat+ to ! matt]s conta9$ 9 ea* su*   
assessm5t4 ,! ,director = ,homel&       
,security ,inve/igations %all po/ on a  
publicly available website ( ,homel&    
,security ,inve/igations ! unclassifi$  
portion ( ea* su* assessm5t4  7d7       

,brief+  7#a7 ,brief+ ,! ,director =    
,homel& ,security ,inve/igations %all   
annually brief ! appropriate            
congressional committees reg>d+ ea*     
assessm5t "u subsection 7a74 ,! head (  
any o!r relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5t or     
ag5cy %all accompany ! ,director = any  
su* brief+ if any su* committee1 9      
consultation ) ! ,director1 det]m9es su*
 is appropriate4  7e7 ,appropriate      
congressional committees ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m appropriate congressional        
committees means ! ,committee on ,homel&
 ,security & ! ,committee on ,judici>y (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs & ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate4