119-hr1915

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[H.R. 1915 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1915

To improve the collection of intelligence regarding activities by drug 
 trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 6, 2025

 Mr. Davidson (for himself, Mr. Cline, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. 
 LaMalfa, Mr. Webster of Florida, and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent 
 Select), Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Oversight and Government 
Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
 of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
 concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To improve the collection of intelligence regarding activities by drug 
 trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stop the Cartels 
Act''.

    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
 TITLE I--PRIORITIZING INTELLIGENCE GATHERING ON DRUG TRAFFICKING 
 ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 101. Assessment of activities by drug trafficking organizations in 
 covered foreign countries.

Sec. 102. Assessment of human trafficking and smuggling from covered 
 foreign countries to the United States-
 Mexico border.

Sec. 103. Prioritization of intelligence resources for covered foreign 
 countries.

Sec. 104. Resolving intelligence sharing and cooperation agreements.

Sec. 105. Review of Mexico and United States bilateral cooperation.

Sec. 106. Designation of certain drug cartels as Special Transnational 
 Criminal Organization.

Sec. 107. Monthly Department of Homeland Security reports on migrants.

Sec. 108. Definitions.
 TITLE II--ELIMINATING FUNDING FOR CARTEL SAFE HARBOR JURISDICTIONS

Sec. 201. Ineligibility for Federal grants of certain jurisdictions 
 that violate the immigration laws.
 TITLE III--TARGETING CARTEL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE BORDER

Sec. 301. Ending family separation and protection of minors.

Sec. 302. Stopping asylum fraud.

Sec. 303. Hiring authority.

Sec. 304. Refugee application and processing centers.
 TITLE IV--REPURPOSING FEDERAL DRUG PROGRAMS

Sec. 401. Reauthorization of block grants for prevention and treatment 
 of substance abuse.

Sec. 402. Offsetting repeals.

 TITLE I--PRIORITIZING INTELLIGENCE GATHERING ON DRUG TRAFFICKING 
 ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 101. ASSESSMENT OF ACTIVITIES BY DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS IN 
 COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination 
with the Chief of Intelligence of the Drug Enforcement Administration 
and the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
containing an analytical assessment of the activities of drug 
trafficking organizations in covered foreign countries. Such assessment 
shall include, at a minimum--

    (1) an assessment of the effect of drug trafficking 
 organizations on the security and economic situation in covered 
 foreign countries;

    (2) an assessment of the effect of the activities of drug 
 trafficking organizations on the migration of persons from 
 covered foreign countries to the United States-Mexico border;

    (3) a summary of any relevant activities by elements of the 
 intelligence community in relation to drug trafficking 
 organizations in covered foreign countries and Mexico;

    (4) a summary of key methods and routes used by drug 
 trafficking organizations in covered foreign countries and 
 Mexico to the United States;

    (5) an assessment of the intersection between the 
 activities of drug trafficking organizations, human traffickers 
 and human smugglers, and other organized criminal groups in 
 covered foreign countries; and

    (6) an assessment of the illicit funds and financial 
 transactions that support the activities of drug trafficking 
 organizations and connected criminal enterprises in covered 
 foreign countries.

    (b) Form.--The report required by subsection

    (a) may be submitted 
in classified form, but if so submitted, shall contain an unclassified 
summary.
            (c) Availability.--The report under subsection

    (a) , or the 
unclassified summary of the report described in subsection

    (b) , shall 
be made publicly available.

SEC. 102. ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SMUGGLING FROM COVERED 
 FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
coordination with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 
Intelligence and Analysis and the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Intelligence and Research, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report containing an analytical assessment 
of human trafficking and human smuggling by individuals and 
organizations in covered foreign countries. Such assessment shall 
include, at a minimum--

    (1) an assessment of the effect of human trafficking and 
 human smuggling on the security and economic situation in 
 covered foreign countries;

    (2) a summary of any relevant activities by elements of the 
 intelligence community in relation to human trafficking and 
 human smuggling in covered foreign countries;

    (3) an assessment of the methods and routes used by human 
 traffickers and human smuggler organizations to move persons 
 from covered foreign countries to the United States-Mexico 
 border;

    (4) an assessment of the intersection between the 
 activities of human traffickers and human smugglers, drug 
 trafficking organizations, and other organized criminal groups 
 in covered foreign countries; and

    (5) an assessment of the illicit funds and financial 
 transactions that support the activities of human traffickers 
 and human smugglers and connected criminal enterprises in 
 covered foreign countries.

    (b) Form.--The report required by subsection

    (a) may be submitted 
in classified form, but if so submitted, shall contain an unclassified 
summary.
            (c) Availability.--The report under subsection

    (a) , or the 
unclassified summary of the report described in subsection

    (b) , shall 
be made publicly available.

SEC. 103. PRIORITIZATION OF INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES FOR COVERED FOREIGN 
 COUNTRIES.

    (a) Review of Intelligence Community Efforts in Covered Foreign 
Countries.--The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with 
the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, 
the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, the 
Chief of Intelligence of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and other 
appropriate officials in the intelligence community, shall carry out a 
comprehensive review of the current intelligence collection priorities 
of the intelligence community for covered foreign countries in order to 
identify whether such priorities are appropriate and sufficient in 
light of the threat posed by the activities of drug trafficking 
organizations and human traffickers and human smugglers to the security 
of the United States and the Western Hemisphere.

    (b) Reports.--

    (1) Report on initial review.--Not later than 120 days 
 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
 National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
 intelligence committees a comprehensive description of the 
 results of the review required by subsection

    (a) , including 
 whether the priorities described in that subsection are 
 appropriate and sufficient in light of the threat posed by the 
 activities of drug trafficking organizations and human 
 traffickers and human smugglers to the security of the United 
 States and the Western Hemisphere. If the report concludes that 
 such priorities are not so appropriate and sufficient, the 
 report shall also include a description of the actions to be 
 taken to modify such priorities in order to assure that such 
 priorities are so appropriate and sufficient.

    (2) Quarterly reports.--Not later than 90 days after the 
 date on which the report under paragraph

    (1) is submitted, and 
 every 90 days thereafter for a 5-year period, the Director of 
 National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional 
 intelligence committees a report on the intelligence 
 community's collection priorities and activities in covered 
 foreign countries with a focus on the threat posed by the 
 activities of drug trafficking organizations and human 
 traffickers and human smugglers to the security of the United 
 States and the Western Hemisphere. The first report under this 
 paragraph shall also include a description of the amount of 
 funds expended by the intelligence community to the efforts 
 described in subsection

    (a) during each of fiscal years 2023 
 and 2024.
            (c) Form.--The reports required by subsection

    (b) may be submitted 
in classified form, but if so submitted, shall contain an unclassified 
summary.

SEC. 104. RESOLVING INTELLIGENCE SHARING AND COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.

 None of the amounts appropriated to the Department of State to 
combat the threats of drug trafficking, transnational organized crime, 
and money laundering or appropriated to the United States Agency for 
International Development may be made available to the Mexican federal 
government or its subsidiaries until the Secretary of State certifies 
to Congress that Mexico has removed all barriers to bilateral 
cooperation created after December 2020 that have hindered law 
enforcement cooperation and intelligence-sharing between United States 
and Mexican law enforcement agencies, including the implementation of 
the Foreign Agents law and the limits that have been placed on issuing 
visas to United States law enforcement personnel.

SEC. 105. REVIEW OF MEXICO AND UNITED STATES BILATERAL COOPERATION.

    (a) Plan To Reestablish Bilateral Security Meetings.--Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a plan and timeline to reestablish regular bilateral 
security meetings between appropriate high-level and working-level 
officials of the Governments of the United States and Mexico that serve 
as a forum to align and reconcile priorities between the United States 
and Mexico and to periodically assess progress for bilateral 
cooperation. The plan shall include possible areas of cooperation at 
the Federal, State, and local levels with United States goals for 
assistance.

    (b) Comprehensive Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, in 
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, shall submit a report to appropriate congressional committees 
that--

    (1) provides a review of programs, projects, and activities 
 implemented as part of either the Merida Initiative or The 
 Bicentennial Framework; and

    (2) includes--
        (A) evaluations, assessments, or other analyses, as 
 appropriate;
        (B) successes, challenges, and lessons learned in 
 achieving program outcomes and United States policy 
 goals;
            (C) recommendations to change investment levels in 
 specific projects; and
            (D) to the extent practicable, an assessment of the 
 effect, if any, of Mexico's Foreign Agents law on 
 bilateral security cooperation with the Department of 
 State, the United States Agency for International 
 Development, and the Department of Justice.

SEC. 106. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN DRUG CARTELS AS SPECIAL TRANSNATIONAL 
 CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION.

    (a) Designation.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to designate 
 an organization as a foreign Special Transnational Criminal 
 Organization in accordance with this subsection if the 
 Secretary finds that--
        (A) the organization is a foreign organization;
        (B) the organization is a self-perpetuating 
 association of individuals who operate transnationally 
 for the purpose of obtaining power, influence, 
 monetary, or commercial gains, wholly or in part by 
 illegal means, while protecting their activities 
 through a pattern of corruption or violence or through 
 a transnational organization structure and the 
 exploitation of transnational commerce or communication 
 mechanisms; and
            (C) the organization threatens the security of 
 United States nationals or the national security of the 
 United States.

    (2) Procedure.--
        (A) Notice.--
            (i) To congressional leaders.--Seven days 
 before making a designation under this 
 subsection, the Secretary shall, by classified 
 communication, notify the Speaker and minority 
 leader of the House of Representatives, the 
 President pro tempore, majority leader, and 
 minority leader of the Senate, and the members 
 of the relevant committees of the House of 
 Representatives and the Senate, in writing, of 
 the intent to designate an organization under 
 this subsection, together with the findings 
 made under paragraph

    (1) with respect to that 
 organization, and the factual basis therefor.
            (ii) Publication in federal register.--The 
 Secretary shall publish the designation in the 
 Federal Register seven days after providing the 
 notification under clause
            (i) .
        (B) Effect of designation.--For purposes of 

section 2339B of title 18, United States Code--
            (i) an organization designated as a foreign 
 Special Transnational Criminal Organization 
 shall be treated as an organization subject to 
 such section for purposes of such section; and
            (ii) a designation under this subsection 
 shall take effect for such purposes upon 
 publication under subparagraph
        (A)
            (ii) .
            (C) Freezing of assets.--Upon notification under 
 paragraph

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) , the Secretary of the Treasury may 
 require United States financial institutions possessing 
 or controlling any assets of any foreign organization 
 included in the notification to block all financial 
 transactions involving those assets until further 
 directive from either the Secretary of the Treasury, 
 Act of Congress, or order of court.

    (3) Record.--
        (A) In general.--In making a designation under this 
 subsection, the Secretary shall create an 
 administrative record.
        (B) Classified information.--The Secretary may 
 consider classified information in making a designation 
 under this subsection. Classified information shall not 
 be subject to disclosure for such time as it remains 
 classified, except that such information may be 
 disclosed to a court ex parte and in camera for 
 purposes of judicial review under subsection
            (c) .

    (4) Period of designation.--
        (A) In general.--A designation under this 
 subsection shall be effective until revoked under 
 paragraph

    (5) or

    (6) or set aside pursuant to 
 subsection
            (c) .
        (B) Review of designation upon petition.--
            (i) In general.--The Secretary shall review 
 the designation of a foreign Special 
 Transnational Criminal Organization under the 
 procedures set forth in clauses
            (iii) and
            (iv) if the designated organization files a petition 
 for revocation within the petition period 
 described in clause
            (ii) .
            (ii) Petition period.--For purposes of 
 clause
            (i) --
            (I) if the designated organization 
 has not previously filed a petition for 
 revocation under this subparagraph, the 
 petition period begins 2 years after 
 the date on which the designation was 
 made; or
            (II) if the designated organization 
 has previously filed a petition for 
 revocation under this subparagraph, the 
 petition period begins 2 years after 
 the date of the determination made 
 under clause
            (iv) on that petition.
            (iii) Procedures.--Any foreign Special 
 Transnational Criminal Organization that 
 submits a petition for revocation under this 
 subparagraph must provide evidence in that 
 petition that the relevant circumstances 
 described in paragraph

    (1) are sufficiently 
 different from the circumstances that were the 
 basis for the designation such that a 
 revocation with respect to the organization is 
 warranted.
            (iv) Determination.--
            (I) In general.--Not later than 180 
 days after receiving a petition for 
 revocation submitted under this 
 subparagraph, the Secretary shall make 
 a determination as to such revocation.
            (II) Classified information.--The 
 Secretary may consider classified 
 information in making a determination 
 in response to a petition for 
 revocation. Classified information 
 shall not be subject to disclosure for 
 such time as it remains classified, 
 except that such information may be 
 disclosed to a court ex parte and in 
 camera for purposes of judicial review 
 under subsection
            (c) .
            (III) Publication of 
 determination.--A determination made by 
 the Secretary under this clause shall 
 be published in the Federal Register.
            (IV) Procedures.--Any revocation by 
 the Secretary shall be made in 
 accordance with paragraph

    (6) .
            (C) Other review of designation.--
            (i) In general.--If the Secretary 
 determines that a 5-year period has elasped 
 since the designation without a review having 
 taken place under subparagraph
        (B) , the 
 Secretary shall review the designation of the 
 foreign Special Transnational Criminal 
 Organization in order to determine whether such 
 designation should be revoked pursuant to 
 paragraph

    (6) .
            (ii) Procedures.--If a review does not take 
 place pursuant to subparagraph
        (B) in response 
 to a petition for revocation that is filed in 
 accordance with that subparagraph, then the 
 review shall be conducted pursuant to 
 procedures established by the Secretary. The 
 results of such review and the applicable 
 procedures shall not be reviewable in any 
 court.
            (iii) Publication of results of review.--
 The Secretary shall publish any determination 
 made pursuant to this subparagraph in the 
 Federal Register.

    (5) Revocation by act of congress.--The Congress, by an Act 
 of Congress, may block or revoke a designation made under 
 paragraph

    (1) .

    (6) Revocation based on change in circumstances.--
        (A) In general.--The Secretary may revoke a 
 designation made under paragraph

    (1) at any time, and 
 shall revoke a designation upon completion of a review 
 conducted pursuant to subparagraphs
        (B) and
            (C) of 
 paragraph

    (4) if the Secretary finds that--
            (i) the circumstances that were the basis 
 for the designation have changed in such a 
 manner as to warrant revocation; or
            (ii) the national security of the United 
 States warrants a revocation.
        (B) Procedure.--The procedural requirements of 
 paragraphs

    (2) and

    (3) shall apply to a revocation 
 under this paragraph. Any revocation shall take effect 
 on the date specified in the revocation or upon 
 publication in the Federal Register if no effective 
 date is specified.

    (7) Effect of revocation.--The revocation of a designation 
 under paragraph

    (5) or

    (6) shall not affect any action or 
 proceeding based on conduct occurring prior to the effective 
 date of such revocation.

    (8) Use of designation in trial or hearing.--If a 
 designation under this subsection has become effective under 
 paragraph

    (2)
        (B) a defendant in a criminal action or an alien 
 in a removal proceeding shall not be permitted to raise any 
 question concerning the validity of the issuance of such 
 designation as a defense or an objection at any trial or 
 hearing.

    (b) Amendments to a Designation.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary may amend a designation 
 under this subsection if the Secretary finds that the 
 organization has changed its name, adopted a new alias, 
 dissolved and then reconstituted itself under a different name 
 or names, or merged with another organization.

    (2) Procedure.--Amendments made to a designation in 
 accordance with paragraph

    (1) shall be effective upon 
 publication in the Federal Register. Subparagraphs
        (B) and
            (C) of subsection

    (a)

    (2) shall apply to an amended designation upon 
 such publication. Paragraphs

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) ,

    (4) ,

    (5) ,

    (6) ,

    (7) , and

    (8) of subsection

    (a) shall also apply to an amended 
 designation.

    (3) Administrative record.--The administrative record shall 
 be corrected to include the amendments as well as any 
 additional relevant information that supports those amendments.

    (4) Classified information.--The Secretary may consider 
 classified information in amending a designation in accordance 
 with this subsection. Classified information shall not be 
 subject to disclosure for such time as it remains classified, 
 except that such information may be disclosed to a court ex 
 parte and in camera for purposes of judicial review under 
 subsection
            (c) .
            (c) Judicial Review of Designation.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after publication 
 in the Federal Register of a designation, an amended 
 designation, or a determination in response to a petition for 
 revocation, the designated organization may seek judicial 
 review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
 of Columbia Circuit.

    (2) Basis of review.--Review under this subsection shall be 
 based solely upon the administrative record, except that the 
 Government may submit, for ex parte and in camera review, 
 classified information used in making the designation, amended 
 designation, or determination in response to a petition for 
 revocation.

    (3) Scope of review.--The Court shall hold unlawful and set 
 aside a designation, amended designation, or determination in 
 response to a petition for revocation the court finds to be--
        (A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, 
 or otherwise not in accordance with law;
        (B) contrary to constitutional right, power, 
 privilege, or immunity;
            (C) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, 
 or limitation, or short of statutory right;
            (D) lacking substantial support in the 
 administrative record taken as a whole or in classified 
 information submitted to the court under paragraph

    (2) ; 
 or
        (E) not in accord with the procedures required by 
 law.

    (4) Judicial review invoked.--The pendency of an action for 
 judicial review of a designation, amended designation, or 
 determination in response to a petition for revocation shall 
 not affect the application of this section, unless the court 
 issues a final order setting aside the designation, amended 
 designation, or determination in response to a petition for 
 revocation.
            (d) === Definitions. ===
-As used in this section--

    (1) the term ``classified information'' has the meaning 
 given that term in 

section 1

    (a) of the Classified Information 
 Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.);

    (2) the term ``national security'' means the national 
 defense, foreign relations, or economic interests of the United 
 States;

    (3) the term ``foreign organization'' includes a group of 
 persons or an organization whose leadership is primarily based 
 in a country outside of the United States;

    (4) the term ``relevant committees'' means the Committees 
 on the Judiciary, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations of the 
 Senate and the Committees on the Judiciary, Intelligence, and 
 International Relations of the House of Representatives; and

    (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State, in 
 consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
 Attorney General.

    (e) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate the following 
organizations as Special Transnational Criminal Organizations:

    (1) Sinaloa Cartel.

    (2) Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

    (3) Beltran-Leyva Organization.

    (4) Cartel del Noreste and Los Zetas.

    (5) Guerreros Unidos.

    (6) Gulf Cartel.

    (7) Juarez Cartel and La Linea.

    (8) La Familia Michoacana.

    (9) Los Rojos.

SEC. 107. MONTHLY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY REPORTS ON MIGRANTS.

 Not later than the fifteenth day of the second full month after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and not later than the fifteenth day 
of each month thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    (CBP) , 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report relating to migrants. Each such report 
shall cover the period of the immediately preceding month, and include 
information relating to the following:

    (1) The total number of U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions.

    (2) The total number of inadmissible aliens encountered by 
 the Office of Field Operations

    (OFO) of CBP.

    (3) The total number of migrants (including apprehensions 
 and inadmissibles under paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) , respectively) 
 voluntarily returned to Mexico.

    (4) The total number of migrants placed into expedited 
 removal pursuant to 

section 235

    (b)

    (1) of the Immigration and 
 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225

    (b)

    (1) ).

    (5) The total number of migrants placed into expedited 
 removal who claimed credible fear pursuant to 

section 235

    (b)

    (1)
        (A)
            (ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
 U.S.C. 1225

    (b)

    (1)
        (A)
            (ii) ).

    (6) The total number of migrants placed into expedited 
 removal who claimed credible fear pursuant to such section who 
 received a positive determination relating thereto.

    (7) The total number of migrants who were detained by CBP.

    (8) The total number of migrants whose detention was 
 transferred by CBP to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    (ICE) .

    (9) The total number of migrants paroled into the United 
 States pursuant to 

section 212
            (d) (5)
        (A) of the Immigration and 
 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182
            (d) (5)
        (A) ).

    (10) The total number of migrants released on bond into the 
 United States pursuant to 

section 236

    (a)

    (2)
        (A) of the 
 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226

    (a)

    (2)
        (A) ).

    (11) The total number of migrants released on their own 
 recognizance into the United States pursuant to 

section 236

    (a)

    (2)
        (B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
 1226

    (a)

    (2)
        (B) ) or any other provision of such Act.

    (12) The total number of migrants released on conditional 
 parole into the United States pursuant to 

section 236

    (a)

    (2)
        (B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
 1226

    (a)

    (2)
        (B) ).

    (13) The total number of migrants released on any other 
 ground, including specifications of which such grounds, into 
 the United States.

    (14) The total number of migrants issued a Notice to 
 Appear.

    (15) The total number of migrants issued a Notice to 
 Report.

    (16) The total number of migrants released into the United 
 States to appear at an ICE Field Office.

    (17) The total number of migrants released into the United 
 States to appear at an ICE Field Office who failed to appear.

    (18) The total number of migrants released into the United 
 States to check-in at an ICE Field Office, whose appearance was 
 waived.

    (19) The total number of migrants issued a Notice to Appear 
 who failed to appear at an Initial Master Calendar hearing.

    (20) The total number of migrants issued a Notice to Appear 
 who failed to appear at an initial Master Calendar hearing who 
 were ordered removed from the United States.

SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.

 In this title:

    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
 ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
 on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select 
 Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
 Representatives; and
        (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
 Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
 the Senate.

    (2) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term 
 ``congressional intelligence committees'' means the Permanent 
 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
 Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
 Senate.

    (3) Covered foreign countries.--The term ``covered foreign 
 countries'' means Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El 
 Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Argentina, Bolivia, 
 Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, 
 Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

    (4) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' has 
 the meaning given the term ``severe forms of trafficking in 
 persons'' by 

section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and 
 Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).

    (5) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
 community'' has the meaning given that term in 

section 3 of the 
 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

 TITLE II--ELIMINATING FUNDING FOR CARTEL SAFE HARBOR JURISDICTIONS

SEC. 201. INELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL GRANTS OF CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS 
 THAT VIOLATE THE IMMIGRATION LAWS.

    (a) Ineligible Jurisdictions.--A State or unit of local government 
is an ineligible jurisdiction for purposes of this section if that 
State or unit of local government--

    (1) violates 

section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
 and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373);

    (2) otherwise restricts compliance with a detainer issued 
 by the Secretary of Homeland Security; or

    (3) has any law or policy in effect that violates the 
 immigration laws.

    (b) Annual Determination of Ineligible Jurisdictions.--Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall make a 
determination as to whether each State or unit of local government is 
an ineligible jurisdiction under subsection

    (a) and submit such 
determinations to Congress.
            (c) Prohibition on Federal Financial Assistance.--A State or unit 
of local government that is determined to be an ineligible jurisdiction 
may not receive any Federal financial assistance (as such term is 
defined in 

section 7501

    (a)

    (5) of title 31, United States Code) for the 
fiscal year following any fiscal year in which the Secretary of 
Homeland Security determines that the State or unit of local government 
is an ineligible jurisdiction under subsection

    (b) .

 TITLE III--TARGETING CARTEL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE BORDER

SEC. 301. ENDING FAMILY SEPARATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORS.

    (a) Promoting Family Unity.--

Section 235 of the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1232) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (j) Promoting Family Unity.--
 ``

    (1) Detention of alien minors.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
 provision of law, judicial determination, consent 
 decree, or settlement agreement, the Secretary of 
 Homeland Security may detain any alien minor (other 
 than an unaccompanied alien child) who is inadmissible 
 to the United States under 

section 212

    (a) of the 
 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182

    (a) ) or 
 removable from the United States under 

section 237

    (a) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1227

    (a) ) pending the completion 
 of removal proceedings, regardless of whether the alien 
 minor was previously an unaccompanied alien child.
 ``
        (B) Priority removal cases.--The Attorney General 
 shall--
 ``
            (i) prioritize the removal proceedings of 
 an alien minor, or a family unit that includes 
 an alien minor, detained under subparagraph
        (A) ; and
 ``
            (ii) set a case completion goal of not 
 more than 100 days for such proceedings.
 ``
            (C) Detention and release decisions.--The 
 decision to detain or release an alien minor described 
 in subparagraph
        (A) --
 ``
            (i) shall be governed solely by sections 
 212
            (d) (5) , 217, 235, 236, and 241 of the 
 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
 1182
            (d) (5) , 1187, 1225, 1226, and 1231) and 
 implementing regulations or policies; and
 ``
            (ii) shall not be governed by standards, 
 requirements, restrictions, or procedures 
 contained in a judicial decree or settlement 
 relating to the authority to detain or release 
 alien minors.
 ``

    (2) Conditions of detention.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
 provision of law, judicial determination, consent 
 decree, or settlement agreement, the Secretary of 
 Homeland Security shall determine, in the sole 
 discretion of the Secretary, the conditions of 
 detention applicable to an alien minor described in 
 paragraph

    (1)
        (A) regardless of whether the alien minor 
 was previously an unaccompanied alien child.
 ``
        (B) No judicial review.--A determination under 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall not be subject to judicial 
 review.
 ``

    (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section--
 ``
        (A) affects the eligibility for bond or parole of 
 an alien; or
 ``
        (B) limits the authority of a court to hear a 
 claim arising under the Constitution of the United 
 States.
 ``

    (4) Preemption of state licensing requirements.--
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, judicial 
 determination, consent decree, or settlement agreement, a State 
 may not require an immigration detention facility used to 
 detain families consisting of one or more children who have not 
 attained 18 years of age and the parents or legal guardians of 
 such children, that is located in the State, to be licensed by 
 the State or any political subdivision thereof.
 ``

    (5) Conditions of custody.--The Secretary of Homeland 
 Security shall ensure that each--
 ``
        (A) family residential facility is secure and 
 safe; and
 ``
        (B) alien child and accompanying parent at a 
 family residential facility has--
 ``
            (i) suitable living accommodations;
 ``
            (ii) access to drinking water and food;
 ``
            (iii) timely access to medical 
 assistance, including mental health assistance; 
 and
 ``
            (iv) access to any other service 
 necessary for the adequate care of a minor 
 child.
 ``

    (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to 
 carry out this subsection.
 ``

    (k) Applicability of Consent Decrees, Settlements, and Judicial 
Determinations.--
 ``

    (1) Flores settlement agreement inapplicable.--Any 
 conduct or activity that was, before the date of the enactment 
 of this subsection, subject to any restriction or obligation 
 imposed by the stipulated settlement agreement filed on January 
 17, 1997, in the United States District Court for the Central 
 District of California in Flores v. Reno, CV 85-4544-RJK, 
 (commonly known as the `Flores settlement agreement'), or 
 imposed by any amendment of that agreement or judicial 
 determination based on that agreement--
 ``
        (A) shall be subject to the restrictions and 
 obligations in subsection

    (j) or imposed by the William 
 Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
 Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457); and
 ``
        (B) shall not be subject to the restrictions and 
 the obligations imposed by such settlement agreement or 
 judicial determination.
 ``

    (2) Other settlement agreements or consent decrees.--In 
 any civil action with respect to the conditions of detention of 
 alien children, the court shall not enter or approve a 
 settlement agreement or consent decree unless it complies with 
 the limitations set forth in subsection

    (j) .''.

SEC. 302. STOPPING ASYLUM FRAUD.

    (a) Standards To Deter Fraud and Advance Meritorious Asylum 
Claims.--

Section 235

    (b)

    (1)
        (B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1225

    (b)

    (1)
        (B) ) is amended--

    (1) by amending clause
            (v) to read as follows:
 ``
            (v) Credible fear of persecution.--
 ``
            (I) In general.--For purposes of 
 this subparagraph, the term `credible 
 fear of persecution' means that it is 
 more likely than not that the alien 
 would be able to establish eligibility 
 for asylum under 

section 208--
 ``

    (aa) taking into account 
 such facts as are known to the 
 officer; and
 ``

    (bb) only if the officer 
 has determined, under 
 subsection

    (b)

    (1)
        (B)
            (iii) of 
 such section, that it is more 
 likely than not that the 
 statements made by the alien or 
 on behalf of the alien are 
 true.
 ``
            (II) Bars to asylum.--An alien 
 shall not be determined to have a 
 credible fear of persecution if the 
 alien is prohibited from applying for 
 or receiving asylum, including an alien 
 subject to a limitation or condition 
 under subsection

    (a)

    (2) or

    (b)

    (2) (including a regulation promulgated 
 under such subsection) of 

section 208.''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (vi) Eligibility for relief.--
 ``
            (I) Credible fear review by 
 immigration judge.--An alien determined 
 to have a credible fear of persecution 
 shall be referred to an immigration 
 judge for review of such determination, 
 which shall be limited to a 
 determination whether the alien--
 ``

    (aa) is eligible for 
 asylum under 

section 208, 
 withholding of removal under 
 

section 241

    (b)

    (3) , or 
 protection under the Convention 
 Against Torture and Other 
 Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading 
 Treatment or Punishment, done 
 at New York, December 10, 1984 
 (referred to in this clause as 
 the `Convention Against 
 Torture)'; and
 ``

    (bb) merits a grant of 
 asylum in the exercise of 
 discretion.
 ``
            (II) Aliens with reasonable fear 
 of persecution.--
 ``

    (aa) In general.--Except 
 as provided in item

    (bb) , if an 
 alien referred under 
 subparagraph
        (A)
            (ii) is 
 determined to have a reasonable 
 fear of persecution or torture, 
 the alien shall be eligible 
 only for consideration of an 
 application for withholding of 
 removal under 

section 241

    (b)

    (3) or protection under the 
 Convention Against Torture.
 ``

    (bb) Exception.--An alien 
 shall not be eligible for 
 consideration of an application 
 for relief under item

    (aa) if 
 the failure of the alien to 
 establish a credible fear of 
 persecution precludes the alien 
 from eligibility for such 
 relief.
 ``
            (cc) Limitation.--An 
 alien whose application for 
 relief is adjudicated under 
 item

    (aa) shall not be eligible 
 for any other form of relief or 
 protection from removal.
 ``
            (vii) Ineligibility for removal 
 proceedings.--An alien referred under 
 subparagraph
        (A)
            (ii) shall not be eligible for 
 a hearing under 

section 240.''.

    (b) Authority for Certain Aliens To Apply for Asylum.--

Section 208

    (a)

    (2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158

    (a)

    (2) ) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (F) Ineligibility for asylum.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--Notwithstanding any 
 other provision of law, including paragraph

    (1) , except as provided in clause
            (ii) , an 
 alien is ineligible for asylum if the alien--
 ``
            (I) has been convicted of a 
 felony;
 ``
            (II) is inadmissible under 
 

section 212

    (a) (except paragraphs

    (4) ,

    (5) , and

    (7) );
 ``
            (III) has been previously removed 
 from the United States; or
 ``
            (IV) is a national or habitual 
 resident of--
 ``

    (aa) a country in Central 
 America that has a refugee 
 application and processing 
 center; or
 ``

    (bb) a country contiguous 
 to such a country (other than 
 Mexico).
 ``
            (ii) Exception.--Notwithstanding clause
            (i) , paragraph

    (1) shall not apply to any alien 
 who is present in the United States on the date 
 of the enactment of this subparagraph.''.

SEC. 303. HIRING AUTHORITY.

    (a) Immigration Judges.--The Attorney General shall increase--

    (1) the number of immigration judges by not fewer than an 
 additional 500 judges, as compared to the number of immigration 
 judges as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and

    (2) the corresponding number of support staff, as 
 necessary.

    (b) Immigration and Customs Enforcement Attorneys.--The Director of 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall increase the number of 
attorneys and staff employed by U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement by the number that is consistent with the workload staffing 
model to support the increase in immigration judges.
            (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for--

    (1) the hiring of immigration judges, support staff, and 
 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys under this 
 section; and

    (2) the lease, purchase, or construction of facilities or 
 equipment (including video teleconferencing equipment and 
 equipment for electronic filing of immigration cases), and the 
 transfer of federally owned temporary housing units to serve as 
 facilities, for--
        (A) the increased number of immigration judges, 
 attorneys, and support staff under this section; and
        (B) conducting immigration court proceedings in 
 close proximity to the locations at which aliens are 
 apprehended and detained.

SEC. 304. REFUGEE APPLICATION AND PROCESSING CENTERS.

    (a) 

=== Definition. ===
-

Section 101

    (a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101

    (a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (53) The term `refugee application and processing 
 center'--
 ``
        (A) means a facility designated under 

section 207

    (g) by the Secretary of State to accept and process 
 applications for refugee admissions to the United 
 States; and
 ``
        (B) may include a United States embassy, 
 consulate, or other diplomatic facility.''.

    (b) Designation.--

Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (g) Refugee Application and Processing Centers.--
 ``

    (1) Designation.--Not later than 240 days after the date 
 of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of State, in 
 consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
 designate refugee application and processing centers outside 
 the United States.
 ``

    (2) Locations.--The Secretary of State shall establish--
 ``
        (A) 1 refugee application and processing center 
 in Mexico; and
 ``
        (B) not fewer than 3 refugee application and 
 processing centers in Central America at locations 
 selected by the Secretary of State, in consultation 
 with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
 ``

    (3) Duties of secretary of state.--The Secretary of 
 State, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
 shall ensure that any alien who is a national or habitual 
 resident of a country in which a refugee application and 
 processing center is located, or a country contiguous to such a 
 country, may apply for refugee status at a refugee application 
 and processing center in that country.
 ``

    (4) Adjudication by asylum officers.--An application for 
 refugee status submitted to a refugee application and 
 processing center shall be adjudicated by a asylum officer.
 ``

    (5) Priority.--The Secretary of State shall ensure that 
 refugee application and processing centers accord priority to 
 applications submitted--
 ``
        (A) by aliens who have been referred by an 
 authorized nongovernmental organization, as determined 
 by the Secretary of State;
 ``
        (B) not later than 90 days after the date on 
 which such referral is made; and
 ``
            (C) in accordance with the requirements and 
 procedures established by the Secretary of State under 
 this subsection.
 ``

    (6) Number of referrals and grants of admission for 
 refugees.--The admission to the United States of refugees under 
 this subsection shall be subject to the limitations, including 
 the numerical limitations, under this section.
 ``

    (7) Application fees.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--The Secretary of State and the 
 Secretary of Homeland Security shall charge, collect, 
 and account for fees prescribed by each such Secretary 
 pursuant to subsections
            (m) and

    (n) of 

section 286 and 
 

section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, for the 
 purpose of receiving, docketing, processing, and 
 adjudicating an application under this subsection.
 ``
        (B) Basis for fees.--The fees prescribed under 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall be based on a consideration of 
 the amount necessary to deter frivolous applications 
 and the cost for processing the application, including 
 the implementation of program integrity and anti-fraud 
 measures.''.
            (c) Sunset.--The amendments made by this section shall cease to be 
effective beginning on the date that is three years and 240 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

 TITLE IV--REPURPOSING FEDERAL DRUG PROGRAMS

SEC. 401. REAUTHORIZATION OF BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT 
 OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

 

Section 1935

    (a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-
35

    (a) ) is amended by striking `` $1,908,079,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027'' and inserting ``$3,961,600,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2025 through 2029''.

SEC. 402. OFFSETTING REPEALS.

    (a) Substance Abuse Treatment Programs of Regional and National 
Significance.--

Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290bb-2) is hereby repealed.

    (b) Drug-Free Communities Support Program.--Chapter 2 of subtitle A 
of title I of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 
1521 et seq.) is hereby repealed.
            (c) Community Mental Health Services Block Grant.--Subpart I of 
part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x et 
seq.) is hereby repealed.
            (d) Grants for Jail Diversion Programs.--

Section 520G of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-38) is hereby repealed.

    (e) Project AWARE; Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 
Expansion Grants.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
terminate by the end of fiscal year 2025, and not establish any 
successor programs to, the following programs carried out under 

section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-32):

    (1) Project AWARE.

    (2) The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 
 Expansion Grants program.

    (f) Priority Substance Use Disorder Prevention Needs of Regional 
and National Significance.--

Section 516 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-22) is hereby repealed.
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