HR597-118

Introduced

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

118th Congress Introduced Jan 27, 2023

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill provides assessment of activities by drug trafficking organizations in covered foreign countries, provides assessment of human trafficking and smuggling from covered foreign countries to the United States-Mexico border, and provides prioritization of intelligence resources for covered foreign countries The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, reporting requirements, and grants. The main policy areas are Healthcare Consumers, Healthcare, Foreign Policy, and Defense.

Who Benefits and How

Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities, Foreign affairs agencies and foreign-policy stakeholders affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities, and National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Provides assessment of activities by drug trafficking organizations in covered foreign countries.
  • Provides assessment of human trafficking and smuggling from covered foreign countries to the United States-Mexico border.
  • Provides prioritization of intelligence resources for covered foreign countries The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis...
  • Provides 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...
  • Provides review of Mexico and United States bilateral cooperation.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill provides assessment of activities by drug trafficking organizations in covered foreign countries, provides assessment of human trafficking and smuggling from covered foreign countries to the United States-Mexico border, and provides prioritization of intelligence resources for covered foreign countries The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare Consumers, Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill provides assessment of activities by drug trafficking organizations in covered foreign countries, provides assessment of human trafficking and smuggling from covered foreign countries to the United States-Mexico border, and provides prioritization of intelligence resources for covered foreign countries The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Consumers Healthcare Foreign Policy Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
  • Foreign affairs agencies and foreign-policy stakeholders affected by the bill
  • National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
  • Immigrants, asylum seekers, and border communities affected by the bill
  • Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
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Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
  • National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
  • Water infrastructure operators and water users affected by the bill
  • Veterans and VA beneficiaries affected by the bill
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 27, 2023

Mr. Davidson (for himself, Mr. Cline, Mr. Good of Virginia, …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Law Enforcement
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities

15/16
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
Healthcare Consumers Healthcare Foreign Policy Defense

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