S. 4723

[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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