,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aefg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjag,mr4   
,cuell> introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote        
economic p>tn]%ip & coop]ation betwe5 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$  
,/ates-,mexico ,economic ,p>tn]%ip ,act4
  #b4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is 
to promote economic p>tn]%ip &          
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,mexico1 p>ticul>ly 9 ! areas ( academic
 ex*ange1 entrepr5eur%ip1 &             
infra/ructure integration4  #c4         
,expansion ( ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico      
academic ex*ange programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,x %all be ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 increase ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico academic
 ex*anges at ! second>y1 po/-second>y1 &
 po/-graduate levels4  7b7 ,priority ,! 
ex*anges describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %\ld 
be across ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico1    
h[ev]1 priority %\ld be giv5 to /r5g!n+ 

ties betwe5 communities & academic      
in/itutions 9 ! cov]$ ,unit$            
,/ates-,mexico bord] region4  7c7 ,s5se 
( congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 
7#a7 ! ex*anges describ$ 9 subsection   
7a7 %\ld reflect ! goals ( ! #ajj1jjj   
,/rong 9 ! ,am]icas ,initiative2 &  7#b7
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico %\ld seek to 
contribute to d\bl+ ! numb] ( /ud5ts    
/udy+ 9 ea* o!r's c\ntry by n lat] ?an  
#e ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4  #d4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,unit$         
,/ates-,mexico entrepr5eur%ip           
coop]ation1 tra9+1 & m5tor+ programs    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all develop a
 plan to implem5t policies & programs t 
support coop]ation1 tra9+1 & m5tor+ (   
entrepr5eurs4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! policies 
& programs describ$ 9 subsection 7a7    
%all seek to create innovation ?r\gh    
,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexican academic       
in/itutions & bus9esses assi/+          
prospective & develop+ entrepr5eurs 9   
/r5g!n _! bus9ess skills & promot+      
coop]ation & jo9t bus9ess initiatives   

across ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico1 ) a   
focus on ! cov]$ ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico  
bord] region4  7c7 ,mat*+ funds ,!      
policies & programs describ$ 9          
subsection 7a7 %\ld seek to ensure      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t funds are1 at a 
m9imum1 mat*$ by private sector funds = 
purposes ( c>ry+ out su* policies &     
programs4  7d7 ,s5se ( congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t ! policies & programs
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %\ld reflect 
! goals ( ! #ajj1jjj ,/rong 9 ! ,am]icas
 ,initiative & %\ld seek to provide n   
less ?an #ajj grants ( n m ?an #be1jjj  
ea* = p>ticipants 9 su* programs to     
bett] lev]age p>ticipation by ! private 
sector4  7e7 ,report ,! ,presid5t %all  
submit to ,congress a report on ! plan  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  #e4 ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico en]gy  
infra/ructure coord9ation & coop]ation  
programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all
 develop a plan to implem5t policies &  
programs t promote ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico

 en]gy infra/ructure coord9ation &      
coop]ation ?r\gh support (              
vocational-level education1 int]n%ips1 &
 ex*anges betwe5 ! two c\ntries1        
p>ticul>ly 9 ! region 9 :i* ! ,eagle ,=d
 ,%ale is locat$ & 9 proximity to su*   
region4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! policies &     
programs describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all 
seek to develop skills relat$ to safe & 
responsible en]gy extraction & o!r      
innovative en]gy te*nologies t c be     
provid$ by educational in/itutions      
locat$ 9 ! region describ$ 9 subsection 
7a7 or 9 proximity to su* region1       
includ+ by seek+ to provide su* skills  
to individuals 9 ,mexico :o are seek+   
vocational level jobs 9 ,mexico's en]gy 
sector4  7c7 ,s5se ( congress ,x is !   
s5se ( ,congress t ! policies & programs
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %\ld seek to 
provide education1 int]n%ips1 & ex*anges
 = at lea/ #a1jjj p>ticipants4  7d7     
,report ,! ,presid5t %all submit to     
,congress a report on ! plan describ$ 9 
subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] 

! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #f4    
,m$ical s*ool pilot program  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all develop a plan1 
9 coord9ation ) ! private sector &      
non-pr(it organizations1 to implem5t a  
pilot program to develop a pipel9e      
betwe5 und]graduate colleges &          
univ]sities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & m$ical  
s*ool programs 9 ,mexico4 ,! pilot      
program %\ld be utiliz$ to prep>e m$ical
 /ud5ts to become doctors :o c pass     
m$ical lic5s+ bo>d exams 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! pilot program  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all seek to  
ensure t m$ical s*ool programs 9 ,mexico
 %all h comp>able accr$itation /&>ds z  
m$ical s*ool program 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
by ! ,accr$itation & ,/&>ds 9 ,=eign    
,m$ical ,education z well z regi/]$ 9 ! 
,int]national ,m$ical ,education        
,directory4  7c7 ,s5se ( congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t ! pilot program    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %\ld seek to  
increase ! numb] ( bil+ual m$ical       
pr(essionals 9 a co/-effective mann] :o 

c practice 9 ,unit$ ,/ates "u-s]v$      
communities4  7d7 ,report ,! ,presid5t  
%all submit to ,congress a report on !  
plan describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 n lat]   
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act4  #g4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 
7#a7 #ajj1jjj /rong 9 ! ,am]icas        
initiative ,! t]m #ajj1jjj ,/rong 9 !   
,am]icas ,initiative means ! initiative 
e/abli%$ 9 ,m>* #bjaa by ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t to increase educational      
ex*anges 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e4  7#b7   
,cov]$ ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico bord]      
region ,! t]m cov]$ ,unit$              
,/ates-,mexico bord] region means ^?    
portions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico t  
are )9 #ajj kilomet]s ( ! int]national  
b\nd>y betwe5 ^? c\ntries4