; and (2) in situations of emergency, if children are separated from parents or have no family, every effort should be made to ensure that children are placed with extended family, in kinship care, or in an adoptive or foster family. K Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 1399AAAAA. Short title This subtitle may be cited as the Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 . 1399BBBBB. United States policy in the Western Hemisphere It is the policy of the United States to promote economic competitiveness, democratic governance, and security in the Western Hemisphere by— (1) encouraging stronger economic relations, respect for property rights, the rule of law, and enforceable investment rules and labor and environmental standards; (2) advancing the principles and practices expressed in the Charter of the Organization of American States, the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man, and the Inter-American Democratic Charter