,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dgbc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #i1 #bjbf,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,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 activity4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,eliminate ,chinese ,organized ,crime ,act4 #b4 ,program to provide assistance to build the capacity of ,latin ,american and ,caribbean law enforcement agencies to disrupt ,chinese organized criminal groups ,chapter #h of part ,i of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #dij;,a4 ,program to provide assistance to build the capacity of ,latin ,american and ,caribbean law enforcement agencies to disrupt ,chinese organized criminal groups 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #ffj1 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 7c7 to help such agencies collect information on1 disrupt1 and prosecute ,china-linked transnational criminal organizations that are engaged in narcotics trafficking1 money laundering1 illicit finance1 transnational repression1 foreign interference1 and other related activities the ,secretary determines are appropriate4 7b7 ,coordination ,assistance authorized under subsection 7a7 shall be provided in coordination with the ,attorney ,general and1 if appropriate1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7c7 ,assistance described ,assistance authorized under subsection 7a7 may include-- 7#a7 consultation between law enforcement agencies in the countries described in subsection 7e7 and ,federal1 ,state1 and local law enforcement agencies with experience investigating1 disrupting1 and prosecuting ,china-linked transnational criminal organizations that are operating in the ,united ,states or abroad2 7#b7 training regarding financial investigations1 money laundering and illicit finance prosecution1 and asset forfeiture related to ,china-linked transnational criminal organizations2 7#c7 technical assistance1 including digital forensics1 telecommunications intercept coordination1 and all-source and open-source intelligence relevant to ,china-linked transnational criminal organizations2 and 7#d7 support for vetting and screening programs to ensure foreign law enforcement agencies receiving assistance are not compromised by ,china-linked transnational criminal organizations1 in accordance with the prohibition under section #dhg4 7d7 ,relationship certain certifications 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding a determination under section #dij7;a77#a7 that a country has demonstrably failed to adhere to its obligations under applicable international counternarcotics agreements1 assistance authorized under subsection 7a7 may be provided to such country if the ,secretary of ,state determines that providing such assistance is in the national interest of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,notification ,the ,secretary of ,state may not provide assistance pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 unless not later than #ae days before providing such assistance1 the ,secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees a determination that providing such assistance is in the national interest of the ,united ,states4 7e7 ,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 activities1 including narcotics trafficking1 money laundering1 illicit finance1 and foreign interference4 7f7 ,report on ,chinese organized crime in ,latin ,america 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that-- 7,a7 identifies all ,united ,states assistance provided to countries under this section1 including each country that received assistance and a description of the assistance provided2 7,b7 summarizes known organized criminal activity by ,china-linked transnational criminal organizations taking place in ,latin ,american or the ,caribbean2 and 7,c7 summarizes all known instances of the ,people's ,republic of ,china providing law enforcement assistance or support to the countries described in subsection 7c7 to facilitate or disrupt such criminal activity2 and 7,d7 identifies any mutual legal assistance treaty requests or other such assistance submitted by each county that receives assistance described in subparagraph 7,a71 and the status of such requests4 7#b7 ,classified form ,to the extent possible1 the report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 with a classified annex1 if necessary4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 7,d7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 7,e7 the ,caucus on ,international ,narcotics ,control of the ,senate2 7,f7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,g7 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,h7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,i7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,china-linked transnational criminal organization ,the term ,china-linked transnational criminal organization means an organization that-- 7,a7 includes #a or more foreign person2 7,b7 engages in or facilitates an ongoing pattern of serious criminal activity involving the jurisdictions of at least #b foreign states1 including the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 or #a foreign state and the ,united ,states2 7,c7 threatens the national security1 foreign policy1 or economy of the ,united ,states2 and 7,d7 meets any other criteria the ,secretary determines to be appropriate4 4