; (B) to support the delivery of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; (C) to deter acts of aggression; and (D) to respond, if necessary, to regional threats and threats to the national security of the United States; and (5) the Department of State and the Department of Defense should continue to commit additional assets and increase investments in the Western Hemisphere so as to maintain robust United States security partnerships with countries in the region. 3. Security strategy for the Western Hemisphere (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a multi-year strategy, to be known as the Western Hemisphere Security Strategy — (1) to enhance diplomatic engagement and security assistance and cooperation; (2) to promote regional security and stability; and (3) to advance United States strategic interests in the Western Hemisphere. (b) Elements The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A proposal for increasing and improving United States bilateral and multilateral security assistance and cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean. (2) Activities to build the defense and security capacity of partner countries in Latin America and the Caribbean so as to enable such countries to defend themselves against conventional and unconventional threats, including cyberattacks. (3) Activities to counter— (A) malign influence by state actors; (B) transnational criminal organizations with connections to— (i) illicit trafficking of gold, narcotics, and weapons; (ii) human trafficking and smuggling; and (iii) terrorism