1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transnational Criminal Organization Threat Assessment Act . 2. Annual assessments on threats posed to the united states by transnational criminal organizations (a) Requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director for Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the Department, the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments or agencies the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees assessments of threats posed to the United States by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). (b) Contents Each assessment under subsection (a) shall address the following: (1) The most significant TCOs active in and outside of the United States, including along the southwest and northern borders, and including the organizational structure, characteristics, and areas of influence within the United States of each such TCO. (2) The drug smuggling trends used by TCOs to transport illicit drugs entering the United States, including information on seizures, investigations, and drug purity and potency levels. (3) The role organized violent gangs have working with TCOs in domestic drug trafficking. (4) The money laundering activities used by TCOs to generate proceeds through the sale of illicit drugs in the United States. (5) Information about the most widely trafficked drugs in the United States, including illicit opioids, heroin, methamphetamine, and new psychoactive substances, including regarding their availability, consumption, and overdose related deaths, production and cultivation, transportation, and distribution. (6) A predictive outlook regarding drug trafficking and drug-related trends and activities by TCOs. (7) Any other matters the Director for Homeland Security