Assessment of the potential effect of expanded partnerships among western hemisphere countries

(a) Definition of appropriate committees of Congress In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the congressional intelligence committees; (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. (b) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Intelligence Council shall— (1) conduct an assessment of the potential effect of expanding partnerships among countries in the western hemisphere; and (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the National Intelligence Council regarding the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). (c) Elements The assessment required by subsection (b) shall include an assessment of the potential effect of expanding such partnerships on— (1) the illicit drug trade, human smuggling networks, and corruption in Latin America; and (2) the efforts of China to control global manufacturing. (d) Form The report submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form and made available to the public, but may include a classified annex.