,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ad1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,peters introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security to enhance border   
security by seeking to expand           
partnerships with appropriate law       
enforcement entities in ,mexico and     
,central ,american and ,south ,american 
countries to combat human smuggling and 
trafficking operations in ,mexico and   
such countries1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,cooperation on ,combating      
,human ,smuggling and ,trafficking ,act4
  #b4 ,department of ,homeland ,security
 partnerships to combat human smuggling 
and trafficking  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
coordination with appropriate ,federal  
partners1 shall enhance border security 

by seeking to expand partnerships with  
appropriate law enforcement entities in 
,mexico and ,central ,american and      
,south ,american countries to combat    
human smuggling and trafficking         
operations in ,mexico and such          
countries1 including by-- 7#a7          
establishing or expanding cross-border  
transnational criminal investigative    
units to identify1 disrupt1 and support 
the prosecution of human smuggling and  
trafficking operations2  7#b7 enhancing 
participation in the ,bilateral ,human  
,trafficking ,enforcement ,initiative or
 a successor initiative2 and  7#c7      
providing advanced training for certain 
investigators and prosecutors from      
,mexico and other ,latin ,american      
countries4  7b7 ,investigation and      
prosecution of human smuggling and      
trafficking ,the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security shall seek to expand         
collaborative programs involving        
,homeland ,security ,investigations that
 are aimed at supporting the            

investigation and prosecution of human  
smugglers and traffickers targeting     
children and families that pose border  
security threats and operate at the     
southern land border of the ,united     
,states1 including the continuation and 
expansion of anti-trafficking           
coordination teams4  7c7 ,information   
campaign ,to deter migration  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security shall carry out targeted      
public information campaigns-- 7,a7 to  
inform targeted migrant populations     
within ,mexico1 ,central ,america1      
,south ,america1 and certain other      
countries with high migration rates     
regarding the dangers of travel across  
,mexico to the ,united ,states2 and     
7,b7 to combat misinformation and       
disinformation by transnational criminal
 organizations and other nefarious      
actors regarding ,united ,states laws or
 policies4  7#b7 ,specifications ,the   
information campaigns implemented       
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall1 to the

 greatest extent possible-- 7,a7 be     
targeted at populations and localities  
with high migration rates2  7,b7 employ 
a variety of communications media2 and  
7,c7 be developed in consultation with  
appropriate program officials of the    
,department of ,state and1 as           
appropriate1 ,mexican1 ,central         
,american1 ,south ,american1 and other  
appropriate foreign governments1        
nonprofit or academic entities1 and     
representatives acting on behalf of     
targeted migrant populations1 including 
repatriated migrants4