,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ac1 #bjba     
,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to     
submit to ,congress a report id5tify+   
ef=ts by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to exp&
 its pres5ce & influ5ce 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica 
& ! ,c>ibbean & describ+ ! implications 
( su* ef=ts on ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s1 to
 require a brief+ = ,congress on !      
,unit$ ,/ates /rategy to respond to ^!  
ef=ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,assess+
 ,*9a's ,pres5ce & ,influ5ce 9 ,lat9    
,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean ,act ( #bjba4  #b4
 ,report on ef=ts by ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a to exp& its pres5ce & influ5ce 9   
,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean  7a7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director (    
,national ,intellig5ce1 ! ,secret>y (   

,def5se1 ! ,national ,security ,c\ncil1 
& ! head ( any o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5t or   
ag5cy ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate det]m9es      
appropriate1 %all submit to !           
appropriate congressional committees a  
report t id5tifies ef=ts by ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a to exp& its pres5ce &  
influ5ce 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean  
?r\gh diplomatic1 milit>y1 economic &   
o!r means1 & describes ! implications ( 
su* ef=ts on ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s4  7b7
 ,elem5ts ,! report requir$ "u          
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,an id5tification (--  7,a7        
c\ntries ( ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean )
 :i* ,*9a ma9ta9s ! close/ diplomatic1  
milit>y1 & economic relation%ips2  7,b7 
! numb] & cont5t ( compreh5sive /rategic
 p>tn]%ip agreem5ts1 /rategic p>tn]%ip  
agreem5ts1 or simil> agreem5ts1 includ+ 
any non-public agreem5ts1 t ,*9a has    
e/abli%$ ) c\ntries 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! 
,c>ibbean1 includ+ ,arg5t9a1 ,bolivia1  
,brazil1 ,*ile1 ,co/a ,rica1 ,ecuador1  
,mexico1 ,p]u1 ,uruguay1 & ,v5ezuela2   

7,c7 c\ntries ( ,lat9 ,am]ica & !       
,c>ibbean t h jo9$ ,*9a's ,belt & ,road 
,initiative or ! ,asian ,infra/ructure  
,inve/m5t ,bank2  7,d7 c\ntries ( ,lat9 
,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean to :i* ,*9a       
provides =eign assi/ance or disa/]      
relief1 includ+ access to ,,covid-#ai   
vacc9es1 includ+ a description ( ! am\nt
 & purpose (1 & any conditions atta*$   
to1 t assi/ance2  7,e7 c\ntries ( ,lat9 
,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean 9 :i* ,*9a1       
includ+ its /ate-own$ ent]prises &      
banks1 h und]tak5 significant inve/m5ts1
 infra/ructure projects1 & l5d+         
activities at ! national & subnational  
level2  7,f7 c\ntries ( ,lat9 ,am]ica & 
! ,c>ibbean ) :i* ,*9a has negotiat$1 or
 is 9 ! process ( negotiat+1 trade      
agreem5ts2  7,g7 ! /eps ,*9a has tak5 to
 b5efit f ! pres5ce ( natural res\rces 9
 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean1 includ+   
oil1 natural gas1 r>e e>? metals1       
fi%]ies1 & agriculture products2  7,h7 !
 e/imat$ numb] ( /ud5ts f c\ntries 9    
,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean :o are e>n+ 

degrees 9 ,*9a1 includ+ ?r\gh s*ol>%ips 
provid$ by ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t or ,*9ese 
entities1 & _! c\rses ( /udy2  7,i7     
rec5t visits by s5ior ,*9ese lead]s to  
c\ntries ( ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean1 
& visits by s5ior lead]s f ,lat9 ,am]ica
 & ! ,c>ibbean to ,*9a2 &  7,j7 c\ntries
 ( ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean t ma9ta9 
diplomatic relations ) ,taiwan & any    
/eps t ,*9a has tak5 to enc\rage ^?     
c\ntries to swit* relations to ,*9a4    
7#b7 ,a detail$ description (-- 7,a7 !  
relation%ip betwe5 ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela & ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,cuba2  7,b7 ,*9ese milit>y             
in/allations1 assets1 & activities 9    
,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean t curr5tly  
exi/ or are plann$ = ! future2  7,c7    
,*9ese sales or transf]s ( def5se       
articles & s]vices to c\ntries ( ,lat9  
,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean2  7,d7 any o!r =m 
( milit>y1 p>amilit>y1 or int]nal       
security coop]ation betwe5 ! ,*9ese     
,gov]nm5t & ! gov]nm5ts ( c\ntries (    
,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean2  7,e7 !    

nature1 ext5t1 & purpose ( ,*9ese       
intellig5ce activities 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica &
 ! ,c>ibbean1 includ+ 9 ! space doma92  
7,f7 ,*9a's role 9 transnational crime1 
includ+ drug traffick+ & money laund]+1 
9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean2  7,g7    
,*9ese ef=ts to build its m$ia pres5ce 9
 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean & any      
gov]nm5t-direct$ dis9=mation or         
in=mation w>f>e campaigns 9 ! region1   
includ+ any campaigns conduct$ by ,*9a's
 ,unit$ ,front ,"w ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,h7   
ef=ts by ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t to cultivate
 ties ) political p>ties 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica
 & ! ,c>ibbean z a means to build       
influ5ce1 includ+ any su* ef=ts by !    
,int]national ,liaison ,dep>tm5t ( !    
,c5tral ,committee ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ 
,p>ty4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t (--  7,a7 !  
specific objectives t ,*9a seeks to     
a*ieve by exp&+ its pres5ce & influ5ce 9
 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean1 includ+   
any objectives articulat$ 9 (ficial     
,*9ese gov]nm5t docum5ts2  7,b7 :e!r    
c]ta9 ,*9ese inve/m5ts 9 ! region1      

includ+ 9 port projects1 ,panama ,canal 
projects1 & telecommunications projects1
 c\ld h milit>y uses or dual uses or    
c\ld enable ,*9a to monitor or int]cept 
,unit$ ,/ates communications2  7,c7 !   
degree to :i* ,*9ese economic engagem5t 
9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean has       
contribut$ to ,*9a's economic lev]age   
ov] c\ntries 9 ! region2  7,d7 ! degree 
to :i* ,*9a uses its pres5ce & influ5ce 
9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean to        
enc\rage1 pressure1 or co]ce gov]nm5ts 9
 ! region to support ,*9a's =eign policy
 goals1 includ+ policy positions tak5 by
 ,*9a at int]national in/itutions su* z 
! ,unit$ ,nations1 ! ,_w ,trade         
,organization1 & ! ,_w ,heal?           
,organization2  7,e7 docum5t$ in/ances (
 gov]nm5ts ( c\ntries ( ,lat9 ,am]ica & 
! ,c>ibbean sil5c+1 or attempt+ to      
sil5ce1 local critics ( ,*9a1 includ+   
j\rnali/s1 academics1 & civil society   
repres5tatives1 9 ord] to placate ,*9a2 
7,f7 environm5tal degradation result+ f 
,*9a's activities 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & !   

,c>ibbean1 includ+ de=e/ation1 air &    
wat] pollution1 & illegal1 unreport$1 or
 unregulat$ fi%+2  7,g7 ! rationale =   
,*9a becom+ an obs]v] at ! ,organization
 ( ,am]ican ,/ates & a non-borr[+ memb] 
( ! ,int]-,am]ican ,developm5t ,bank & !
 ,c>ibbean ,developm5t ,bank2  7,h7     
,*9a's relation%ip ) ! ,community (     
,lat9 ,am]ican & ,c>ibbean ,/ates       
7,,celac71 a regional organization t    
excludes ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! role ( !  
,*9a-,,celac ,=um 9 coord9at+ ?is       
relation%ip2  7,i7 public op9ion ab\t   
,*9a1 & ab\t ,*9a's pres5ce 9 ,lat9     
,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean1 )9 diff]5t       
c\ntries 9 ! region2 &  7,j7 ! specific 
actions & activities und]tak5 by ,*9a 9 
,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean t pres5t !  
greate/ ?reat or *all5ge to ! ,unit$    
,/ates int]e/s 9 ! region4  7c7 ,=m ,!  
report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be
 submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m b may include
 a classifi$ annex4  7d7 ,brief+ on     
unit$ /ates /rategy ,n lat] ?an #cj days
 aft] submission ( ! report requir$ "u  

subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate or !
 ,secret>y's designee %all provide a    
brief+ to ! appropriate congressional   
committees on ! ,unit$ ,/ates /rategy to
 respond to ! ef=ts by ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a to exp& its pres5ce & influ5ce 9 
,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean1 includ+ a  
description ( ! public policies1 legal  
au?orities1 & f9ancial res\rces requir$ 
= ! ,unit$ ,/ates to appropriately &    
effectively c\nt] ^! ef=ts4  7e7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations1 ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & ! ,p]man5t ,select          
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations1 ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations1 & ! ,select ,committee on   
,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,lat9    
,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean ,! t]ms ,lat9     

,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean & c\ntries ( ,lat9
 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean mean ! c\ntries &
 non-,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories ( ,s\?    
,am]ica1 ,c5tral ,am]ica1 ! ,c>ibbean1 &
 ,mexico4