MDMI7492 SLE. SS 1151 CONGRESS: To reserve any amounts forfeited to the United States Government as a result of the criminal proseeu (commonly on of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera jown as “EL Chapo"), or of other felony convietions involv- ing the transportation of controlled substances into the United Stat for seenrity measures along the Southern border, including the comple: tion of a border wall IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Mr. CRUZ introduced the following bill; whi the Committee on was read Owiee and referred to A BILL To reserve any amounts forfeited to the United States Gov- ernment as a result of the eri ninal prosecution of Joa- quin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (commonly known as “El Chapo”), or of other felony convictions involving the transportation of controlled substances into the United States, for security me: ures along the Southern border, including the completion of a border wall. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa. 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,MDMITH92. SLC COA KRHEW DE 10 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 2 23 24 26 we SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE: This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Lawful Col- lection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act” or the “EL CHAPO Act”. SEC. 2, USE OF CERTAIN FORFEITED CRIMINAL PROCEEDS FOR BORDER SECURITY MEASURES. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any ille- gally obtained profits resulting font any criminal drug: trafficking enterprise led by Joaquin Avchivaldo Guztuan Lora (commonly known as “El Chapo”), which are erimi- nally forfeited to the United States Government as a re- sult of the conviction of Mr, Guzman Loera in Federal District court, shall be reserved for security measures along the border between the United States and Mexico, inelnding ‘the completion of a wall along such border, for. the purpose of stemming the flow of illegal nareoties into the United States and furthering: the Nation’s seenri SEC. 3. USE OF FORFEITED CRIMINAL PROCEEDS OF OTHER CONVICTED CARTEL MEMBERS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds that are criminally forfeited to the United States ion in a Fed- Government as the result of a felony eect eral district court of a member of a drug cartel—an indi- vidual engaging in a contimting criminal enterprise involv: ing knowingly and intentionally distributing a controlled substance, intending and knowing that such substanceaIDMITAN2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 would be unlaefully imported into the United States from a place outside of the United States—shuill be reserved for security measures along the border between the United States and Mexico, including the completion. of a wall along such border, for the purpose of stemming the How of illegal narcoties into the United States and furthering the Nation’s security.