Sec. 3249. Engagement in international organizations and the defense sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
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In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, working through the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, and in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that assesses the nature, intent, and impact to United States strategic interests of Chinese diplomatic activity aimed at influencing the decisions, procedures, and programs of multilateral organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean, including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States, and Inter-American Development Bank.
The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include an assessment of the nature, intent, and impact on United States strategic interests of Chinese military activity in Latin America and the Caribbean, including military education and training programs, weapons sales, and space-related activities in the military or civilian spheres, such as— the satellite and space control station the People’s Republic of China constructed in Argentina; and defense and security cooperation carried out by the People’s Republic of China in Latin America and the Caribbean, including sales of surveillance and monitoring technology to governments in the region such as Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador, and Colombia, and the potential use of such technologies as tools of Chinese intelligence services. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form and shall include classified annexes.