HR7837-118

Introduced

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to include counternarcotics in the definition of foreign intelligence.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 29, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to include counternarcotics in the definition of foreign intelligence., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H292832F22ADE4D2FA18735202DC733C2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Intelligence Collection on Foreign Drug Traffickers Act of 2024.
  • Section HE6F7BB1F3F374D858BBCB54BA57527A9: 2. Inclusion of counternarcotics in definition of foreign intelligence Section 101(e)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801)...

Evidence Chain:

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

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to include counternarcotics in the definition of foreign intelligence., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to include counternarcotics in the definition of foreign intelligence., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Policy Domains

Foreign Policy Healthcare Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 29, 2024

Ms. Houlahan (for herself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Ellzey, …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Policy Healthcare Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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