S.Amdt. 2728

SA 2728. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Cruz) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe
(for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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following:
``(B) United States citizens of Chinese descent.
``(29) Efforts by China, in support of the military and
security strategy of China, to influence the Western
Hemisphere through involvement in Central and South America,
including--
``(A) by making donations or providing loans to--
``(i) hemispheric or regional organizations the mandates of
which focus on democracy and security; or
``(ii) governments of any country in the region for
security or other investment purposes; and
``(B) security cooperation efforts with or diplomatic
campaigns in any country in the region, including Peru,
Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina,
Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Cuba, and Uruguay.
``(30) An assessment of the manner in which the activities
described in paragraph (29) affect United States military
strategy and operability in Central and South America.''.
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