[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 4723 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 518
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4723
To establish a program to provide assistance to strengthen the capacity
of law enforcement agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean to
prosecute Chinese organized criminal groups and Chinese government-
linked organizations engaged in criminal activity.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 9, 2026
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
July 27, 2026
Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To establish a program to provide assistance to strengthen the capacity
of law enforcement agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean to
prosecute Chinese organized criminal groups and Chinese government-
linked organizations engaged in criminal activity.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminate Chinese Organized
Crime Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF
LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO
DISRUPT CHINESE ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUPS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 490A. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE
CAPACITY OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES TO DISRUPT CHINESE ORGANIZED CRIMINAL
GROUPS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 660, the
Secretary of State may establish a program to provide assistance to
strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies of the countries
described in subsection (c) to help such agencies collect information
on, disrupt, and prosecute China-linked transnational criminal
organizations that are engaged in narcotics trafficking, money
laundering, illicit finance, transnational repression, foreign
interference, and other related activities the Secretary determines are
appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Coordination.--Assistance authorized under
subsection (a) shall be provided in coordination with the Attorney
General and, if appropriate, the Director of National
Intelligence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Assistance Described.--Assistance authorized under
subsection (a) may include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) consultation between law enforcement
agencies in the countries described in subsection (e) and
Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies with
experience investigating, disrupting, and prosecuting China-
linked transnational criminal organizations that are operating
in the United States or abroad;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) training regarding financial investigations,
money laundering and illicit finance prosecution, and asset
forfeiture related to China-linked transnational criminal
organizations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) technical assistance, including digital
forensics, telecommunications intercept coordination, and all-
source and open-source intelligence relevant to China-linked
transnational criminal organizations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) support for vetting and screening programs
to ensure foreign law enforcement agencies receiving assistance
are not compromised by China-linked transnational criminal
organizations, in accordance with the prohibition under section
487.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Relationship Certain Certifications.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding a determination
under section 490(a)(1) that a country has demonstrably failed
to adhere to its obligations under applicable international
counternarcotics agreements, assistance authorized under
subsection (a) may be provided to such country if the Secretary
of State determines that providing such assistance is in the
national interest of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Notification.--The Secretary of State may
not provide assistance pursuant to paragraph (1) unless not
later than 15 days before providing such assistance, the
Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
determination that providing such assistance is in the national
interest of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(e) Countries Described.--The foreign countries
described in this subsection are countries in Latin America and the
Caribbean where China-linked transnational criminal organizations
engage in criminal activities, including narcotics trafficking, money
laundering, illicit finance, and foreign interference.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(f) Report on Chinese Organized Crime in Latin
America.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State,
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) identifies all United States
assistance provided to countries under this section,
including each country that received assistance and a
description of the assistance provided;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) summarizes known organized criminal
activity by China-linked transnational criminal
organizations taking place in Latin American or the
Caribbean; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) summarizes all known instances of
the People's Republic of China providing law
enforcement assistance or support to the countries
described in subsection (c) to facilitate or disrupt
such criminal activity; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) identifies any mutual legal
assistance treaty requests or other such assistance
submitted by each county that receives assistance
described in subparagraph (A), and the status of such
requests.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Classified form.--To the extent possible,
the report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, with a classified annex, if
necessary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The
term `appropriate congressional committees' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of
the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) the Caucus on International
Narcotics Control of the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(G) the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(H) the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) China-linked transnational criminal
organization.--The term `China-linked transnational criminal
organization' means an organization that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) includes 1 or more foreign
person;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) engages in or facilitates an ongoing
pattern of serious criminal activity involving the
jurisdictions of at least 2 foreign states, including
the People's Republic of China, or 1 foreign state and
the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) threatens the national security,
foreign policy, or economy of the United States;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) meets any other criteria the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminate PRC Organized Crime Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LATIN
AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO
DISRUPT PRC ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUPS.
Chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2291 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 490A. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF
LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO
DISRUPT PRC ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUPS.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 660, the Secretary of
State may establish a program to provide assistance to strengthen the
capacity of law enforcement agencies of the countries described in
subsection (e) to help such agencies collect information on, disrupt,
and prosecute transnational criminal organizations linked to the
People's Republic of China (referred to in this section as `PRC') that
are engaged in narcotics trafficking, money laundering, illicit
finance, transnational repression, illegal, unreported, and unregulated
(IUU) fishing, foreign interference, and other related activities the
Secretary determines are appropriate.
``(b) Coordination.--Assistance authorized under subsection (a)
shall be provided in coordination with the Attorney General and, if
appropriate, the Director of National Intelligence.
``(c) Assistance Described.--Assistance authorized under subsection
(a) may include--
``(1) consultation between law enforcement agencies in the
countries described in subsection (e) and Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies with experience investigating,
disrupting, and prosecuting PRC-linked transnational criminal
organizations that are operating in the United States or
abroad;
``(2) training regarding financial investigations, money
laundering and illicit finance prosecution, and asset
forfeiture related to PRC-linked transnational criminal
organizations;
``(3) technical assistance, including digital forensics,
telecommunications intercept coordination, and all-source and
open-source intelligence relevant to PRC-linked transnational
criminal organizations; and
``(4) support for vetting and screening programs to ensure
foreign law enforcement agencies receiving assistance are not
compromised by PRC-linked transnational criminal organizations,
in accordance with the prohibition under section 487.
``(d) Relationship Certain Certifications.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding a determination under
section 490(a)(1) that a country has demonstrably failed to
adhere to its obligations under applicable international
counternarcotics agreements, assistance authorized under
subsection (a) may be provided to such country if the Secretary
of State determines that providing such assistance is in the
national interest of the United States.
``(2) Notification.--The Secretary of State may not provide
assistance pursuant to paragraph (1) unless not later than 15
days before providing such assistance, the Secretary submits to
the appropriate congressional committees a determination that
providing such assistance is in the national interest of the
United States.
``(e) Countries Described.--The foreign countries described in this
subsection are countries in Latin America and the Caribbean where PRC-
linked transnational criminal organizations engage in criminal
activities, including narcotics trafficking, money laundering, illicit
finance, human trafficking, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU)
fishing, and foreign interference.
``(f) Report on PRC Organized Crime in Latin America.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State,
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that--
``(A) identifies all United States assistance
provided to countries under this section, including
each country that received assistance and a description
of the assistance provided, including assistance amount
and intended outcomes;
``(B) summarizes known organized criminal activity
by PRC-linked transnational criminal organizations
taking place in Latin American or the Caribbean; and
``(C) summarizes all known instances of the PRC
providing law enforcement assistance or support to the
countries described in subsection (e) to facilitate or
disrupt such criminal activity;
````(D) analyzes the status of PRC efforts to
negotiate, conclude, or expand bilateral policing and
law enforcement cooperation agreements with the
countries described in subsection (e);
``(E) analyzes patterns, behaviors, and linkages
involving PRC-linked transnational criminal
organizations operating in Latin America and Caribbean
countries, as compared to such organizations operating
in other continents, regions, and jurisdictions, to
identify cross-regional patterns that inform regional
threat assessments; and
``(F) identifies any mutual legal assistance treaty
requests or other such assistance submitted by each
county that receives assistance described in
subparagraph (A), and the status of such requests.
``(2) Classified form.--To the extent possible, the report
required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified
form, with a classified annex, if necessary.
``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
``(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate;
``(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
``(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
``(E) the Caucus on International Narcotics Control
of the Senate;
``(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives;
``(G) the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives;
``(H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives; and
``(I) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives.
``(2) PRC-linked transnational criminal organization.--The
term `PRC-linked transnational criminal organization' means an
organization that--
``(A) includes 1 or more foreign person;
``(B) engages in or facilitates an ongoing pattern
of serious criminal activity involving the
jurisdictions of at least 2 foreign states, including
the People's Republic of China, or 1 foreign state and
the United States;
``(C) threatens the national security, foreign
policy, or economy of the United States; and
``(D) meets any other criteria the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.''.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to establish a
program to provide assistance to strengthen the capacity of law
enforcement agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean to
prosecute PRC organized criminal groups and PRC government-
linked organizations engaged in criminal activity.''.
Calendar No. 518
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4723
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To establish a program to provide assistance to strengthen the capacity
of law enforcement agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean to
prosecute Chinese organized criminal groups and Chinese government-
linked organizations engaged in criminal activity.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 27, 2026
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title