[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4723 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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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
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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,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminate Chinese Organized Crime
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LATIN
AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO
DISRUPT CHINESE 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 CHINESE 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 (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.
``(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 China-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 China-linked transnational criminal
organizations;
``(3) technical assistance, including digital forensics,
telecommunications intercept coordination, and all-source and
open-source intelligence relevant to China-linked transnational
criminal organizations; and
``(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.
``(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
China-linked transnational criminal organizations engage in criminal
activities, including narcotics trafficking, money laundering, illicit
finance, and foreign interference.
``(f) Report on Chinese 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;
``(B) summarizes known organized criminal activity
by China-linked transnational criminal organizations
taking place in Latin American or the Caribbean; and
``(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
``(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.
``(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) China-linked transnational criminal organization.--
The term `China-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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