[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3070-S3071]
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SA 5917. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1210. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE
CAPACITY OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO DISRUPT PRC ORGANIZED
CRIMINAL GROUPS.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Eliminate PRC Organized Crime Act''.
(b) In General.--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;
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``(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.''.
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