,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dfde ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 ,davidson introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief to modify the authorities of the ,assistant ,secretary for ,international ,narcotics and ,law ,enforcement ,affairs4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,new ,authorities ,reforming ,counter-narcotic ,operations ,act of #bjbe or the ,,narco ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,assistant ,secretary for ,international ,narcotics and ,law ,enforcement ,affairs ,section #a7;c77#c7 of the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7c77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by adding at the end the following3 ,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,international ,narcotics and ,law ,enforcement ,affairs shall report to the ,under ,secretary for ,international ,security ,affairs42 and 7#b7 by striking subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 ,responsibilities ,the ,assistant ,secretary for ,international ,narcotics and ,law ,enforcement ,affairs shall be responsible for the following3 7i7 ,maintaining continuous observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to international narcotics1 anti-crime1 and law enforcement affairs in the conduct of foreign policy1 including relevant programs carried out by other ,united ,states ,government agencies4 7ii7 ,combating international narcotics production and trafficking as well as illicit finance and materials used by transnational criminal organizations1 cartels and foreign terror organizations that threaten ,united ,states national security4 7iii7 ,strengthening foreign justice systems1 including judicial and prosecutorial capacity1 appeals systems1 law enforcement agencies1 prison systems1 and the sharing of recovered assets4 ,the ,secretary shall allocate no more than #aj percent of total grant funding to activities under this clause4 7iv7 ,training and equipping foreign police1 border control1 other government officials1 and other civilian law enforcement authorities for anti-crime purposes1 including ensuring that no foreign security unit or member of such unit receives such assistance from the ,united ,states ,government without appropriate vetting4 7v7 ,issuing rewards and bounties under the ,narcotics ,reward ,program and the ,transnational ,organized ,crime ,rewards ,program1 including allocating up to #be1jjj1jjj for information1 capture1 interdiction or other activities as designated by the ,secretary that lead to the capture or interdiction of persons involved in international criminal activities that the ,secretary designates as in the ,united ,states national interest to address4 ,the ,secretary shall prioritize the programs to address transnational criminal organizations and shall prioritize countering transnational criminal organizations that are also designated foreign terrorist organizations whose operations threaten ,united ,states homeland security4 ,the ,secretary shall coordinate with the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,department of ,justice1 the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration1 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 the ,department of ,defense and the intelligence community as to which priorities to designate for the rewards program described in this clause4 ,all such agencies are authorized to submit to the ,assistant ,secretary priority lists of organizations and avenues of illicit finance and criminal activity for priority consideration4 ,unspent funds from amounts allocated under this clause for any fiscal year shall be retained and be made available for the rewards programs in future fiscal years4 7vi7 ,prioritizing administering the ,narcotics ,rewards ,program and the ,transnational ,organized ,crime ,rewards ,program by issuing bounties and rewards to capture and interdict persons and materials of criminal nature that threaten homeland security4 ,the ,secretary shall ensure that at minimum #bj percent of the annual budget authority of the ,bureau is utilized by the ,narcotics ,rewards ,program and the ,transnational ,organized ,crime ,rewards ,program for respective bounties and rewards4 7vii7 ,coordinating with the intelligence community1 the ,department of ,treasury1 the ,department of ,justice1 the ,department of ,defense1 and the ,department of ,homeland ,security to ensure a full spectrum response to international criminal issues that threaten the lives and well being of ,united ,states citizens4 7viii7 ,combating1 in conjunction with other relevant bureaus of the ,department of ,state and other ,united ,states ,government agencies1 all forms of transnational organized crime1 including human trafficking1 illegal immigration1 illicit trafficking in arms1 wildlife1 and cultural property1 migrant smuggling1 corruption1 money laundering1 the illicit smuggling of bulk cash1 the licit use of financial systems for malign purposes1 and other new and emerging forms of crime including the actions of transnational criminal organizations and designated foreign terrorist organizations4 ,the ,secretary shall prioritize counteraction of transnational criminal organizations whose actions imperil the lives and securities of ,united ,states citizens particularly through narcotics trafficking4 ,the ,secretary shall also prioritize the counteraction of designated foreign terrorist organizations including narcotics trafficking1 human trafficking1 illegal immigration1 weapons smuggling and other avenues of illicit finance that further terrorist activities that threaten ,united ,states homeland security4 7ix7 ,carrying out timely and substantive consultation with chiefs of mission and1 as appropriate1 the heads of other ,united ,states ,government agencies to ensure effective coordination of all international narcotics and law enforcement programs carried out overseas by the ,department and such other agencies4 7x7 ,coordinating with the ,office of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy to ensure lessons learned from other ,united ,states ,government agencies are available to the ,bureau4 7xi7 ,developing standard requirements for monitoring and evaluation of ,bureau programs1 including metrics for success that do not rely solely on the amounts of illegal drugs that are produced or seized4 7xii7 ,developing in partnership with grantees1 partners1 and contractors a searchable data base comprehensively detailing bureau programming1 line-item spending1 including grant awards and rewards and accounting of success metrics and evaluation of end point goals of programmatic spending4 ,in coordination with the ,under ,secretary for ,international ,security ,affairs1 annually certifying in writing to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives that ,united ,states enforcement personnel posted abroad whose activities are funded to any extent by the ,bureau are complying with section #bjg of the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cibg74 7xiii7 ,performing such other duties as the ,under ,secretary for ,international ,security ,affairs may from time to time designate4 7,c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this paragraph may be construed to limit or impair the authority or responsibility of any other ,federal agency with respect to law enforcement1 domestic security operations1 or intelligence activities as defined in ,executive ,order #abccc4 4