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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 812 (Introduced in House) — To authorize certain appropriations for certain fiscal years for Operation Stonegarden, and for other purposes. · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Designation of Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations

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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on whether Mexican drug cartels meet the criteria for designation as foreign terrorist organizations. The Mexican drug cartels described in this paragraph are each of the following: Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Sinaloa Cartel. Juarez Cartel. Tijuana Cartel. Gulf Cartel. Los Zetas. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
The term foreign terrorist organization has the meaning given the term in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of State.
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