Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Advancing Competitiveness, Transparency, and Security in the Americas Act of 2020 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. Sec. 4. Statement of policy. Sec. 5. Definitions. Sec. 6. Assessing the intentions of the People’s Republic of China in the Western Hemisphere. TITLE I—Increasing competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean Sec. 101. Developing and implementing a strategy to increase economic competitiveness and promote the rule of law.
Sec. 102. Strengthening United States International Development Finance Corporation engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sec. 103. Advancing regulation of foreign investment in infrastructure projects to protect host countries’ national interests. Sec. 104. Strengthening infrastructure project selection and procurement processes. Sec. 105. Promoting the rule of law in digital governance. Sec. 106. Investing in projects that strengthen the region’s digital infrastructure.
Sec. 107. Countering foreign corrupt practices in the Americas. Sec. 108. Countering malign business practices. Sec. 109. Promoting greater energy security. TITLE II—Promoting regional security and digital security, and protecting human rights in the Americas Sec. 201. Ensuring the integrity of telecom and data networks and critical infrastructure. Sec. 202. Addressing the risks that pervasive surveillance and monitoring technologies pose to human rights. Sec. 203. Revitalizing bilateral and multilateral military education programs.
TITLE III—Advancing the role of civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean Sec. 301. Counteracting growing Chinese educational and cultural influence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sec. 302. Advancing the role of civil society and the media to promote accountability. TITLE IV—Resourcing for success Sec. 401. Appointment of China Engagement Officers at United States embassies in the Western Hemisphere. Sec. 402. Assessing staffing needs at United States embassies in Latin America and the Caribbean.