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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2479 
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report identifying 
efforts by the People’s Republic of China to expand its presence and 
influence in Latin America and the Caribbean and describing the implica-
tions of such efforts on United States interests, to require a briefing 
for Congress on the United States strategy to respond to these efforts, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2021 
Mrs. MURPHY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a 
report identifying efforts by the People’s Republic of 
China to expand its presence and influence in Latin 
America and the Caribbean and describing the implica-
tions of such efforts on United States interests, to re-
quire a briefing for Congress on the United States strat-
egy to respond to these efforts, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assessing China’s 
Presence and Influence in Latin America and the Carib-
bean Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON EFFORTS BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA TO EXPAND ITS PRESENCE AND IN-
FLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CAR-
IBBEAN. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, 
and the head of any other Federal department or agency 
the Secretary of State determines appropriate, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that identifies efforts by the People’s Republic of China 
to expand its presence and influence in Latin America and 
the Caribbean through diplomatic, military, economic and 
other means, and describes the implications of such efforts 
on United States interests. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of— 
(A) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean with which China maintains the clos-
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est diplomatic, military, and economic relation-
ships; 
(B) the number and content of comprehen-
sive strategic partnership agreements, strategic 
partnership agreements, or similar agreements, 
including any non-public agreements, that 
China has established with countries in Latin 
America and the Caribbean, including Argen-
tina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecua-
dor, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela; 
(C) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean that have joined China’s Belt and 
Road Initiative or the Asian Infrastructure In-
vestment Bank; 
(D) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean to which China provides foreign as-
sistance or disaster relief, including access to 
COVID–19 vaccines, including a description of 
the amount and purpose of, and any conditions 
attached to, that assistance; 
(E) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean in which China, including its state- 
owned enterprises and banks, have undertaken 
significant investments, infrastructure projects, 
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