; or (II) whom the consular officer or Attorney General has reasonable grounds to believe has renounced the significant transnational criminal organization to which his or her spouse or parent belongs. . (b) Designation of significant transnational criminal organizations (1) In general Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 219A. Designation of significant transnational criminal organizations (a) Designation (1) In general The Attorney General is authorized to designate an organization as a significant transnational criminal organization in accordance with this subsection if the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines that— (A) the organization is a foreign organization; (B) the organization— (i) engages in criminal activity that involves or affects commerce in the United States; or (ii) retains the ability and intent to engage in such criminal activity; and (C) the criminal activity of 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 Not later than 7 days before making a designation under this subsection, the Attorney General 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— (I) the intent to designate an organization under this subsection