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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5315 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5315

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 
                   countries, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 14, 2024

  Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 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 
                   countries, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Cooperation on Combating Human 
Smuggling and Trafficking Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PARTNERSHIPS TO COMBAT HUMAN 
              SMUGGLING AND TRAFFICKING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
coordination with appropriate Federal partners, 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 countries, including by--
            (1) establishing or expanding cross-border transnational 
        criminal investigative units to identify, disrupt, and support 
        the prosecution of human smuggling and trafficking operations;
            (2) enhancing participation in the Bilateral Human 
        Trafficking Enforcement Initiative or a successor initiative; 
        and
            (3) providing advanced training for certain investigators 
        and prosecutors from Mexico and other Latin American countries.
    (b) 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 States, including the continuation and expansion of anti-
trafficking coordination teams.
    (c) Information Campaign To Deter Migration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        carry out targeted public information campaigns--
                    (A) to inform targeted migrant populations within 
                Mexico, Central America, South America, and certain 
                other countries with high migration rates regarding the 
                dangers of travel across Mexico to the United States; 
                and
                    (B) to combat misinformation and disinformation by 
                transnational criminal organizations and other 
                nefarious actors regarding United States laws or 
                policies.
            (2) Specifications.--The information campaigns implemented 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, to the greatest extent 
        possible--
                    (A) be targeted at populations and localities with 
                high migration rates;
                    (B) employ a variety of communications media; and
                    (C) be developed in consultation with appropriate 
                program officials of the Department of State and, as 
                appropriate, Mexican, Central American, South American, 
                and other appropriate foreign governments, nonprofit or 
                academic entities, and representatives acting on behalf 
                of targeted migrant populations, including repatriated 
                migrants.
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