,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ehg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ka9e7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,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 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico h       
b5efitt$ f a bilat]al1 mutually         
b5eficial p>tn]%ip focus$ on advanc+ !  
economic int]e/s ( bo? c\ntries4  7#b7  
,9 #bjac1 ,mexico adopt$ major en]gy    
re=ms t op5$ its en]gy sector to private
 inve/m5t1 increas+ en]gy coop]ation    
betwe5 ,mexico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates & op5+ 
new opportunities = ,unit$ ,/ates en]gy 
engagem5t4  7#c7 ,on ,janu>y #ah1 #bjah1
 ! ,pr9cipal ,deputy ,assi/ant ,secret>y
 = ,educational & ,cultural ,affairs at 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate /at$1 ,our ex*ange  

programs build endur+ relation%ips &    
networks to advance ,u4,s4 national     
int]e/s & =eign policy goals4 ''' ,!    
role ( our ex*anges ''' 9 advanc+ ,u4,s4
 national security & economic int]e/s   
enjoys broad bip>tisan support f        
,congress & o!r /akehold]s1 & provides a
 /rong return on inve/m5t44  7#d7       
,accord+ to ! ,in/itute ( ,int]national 
,education1 9 ! #bjae-bjaf academic ye>1
 m ?an #ef1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates /ud5ts     
/udi$ 9 o!r c\ntries 9 ! ,we/]n         
,hemisph]e region :ile m ?an #hd1jjj    
non-,unit$ ,/ates /ud5ts f ! region     
/udi$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 b only #e1jjj (
 ^? ,unit$ ,/ates /ud5ts /udi$ 9 ,mexico
 & only #af1jjj ( ^? non-,unit$ ,/ates  
/ud5ts 7 f ,mexico4  7#e7 ,9 ,m>* #bjaa1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates laun*$ ! #ajj1jjj      
,/rong 9 ! ,am]icas ,initiative1 :i*    
seeks to increase educational ex*anges  
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r c\ntries 9 
! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e region s t #ajj1jjj 
,unit$ ,/ates /ud5ts are /udy+ 9 o!r    
c\ntries 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e region & 

#ajj1jjj non-,unit$ ,/ates /ud5ts f !   
region are /udy+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates p]   
ye> by #bjbj4  7#f7 ,9 ,janu>y #bjad1 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates e/abli%$ ! #ajj1jjj ,/rong
 9 ! ,am]icas ,innovation ,fund1 :i*    
seeks to realize ! goals ( ! #ajj1jjj   
,/rong 9 ! ,am]icas ,initiative by      
facilitat+ a public-private p>tn]%ip    
betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate &            
nongov]nm5tal organizations1            
corporations1 & univ]sities 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & o!r c\ntries ( ! ,we/]n        
,hemisph]e region4  7#g7 ,to date1 !    
#ajj1jjj ,/rong 9 ! ,am]icas ,innovation
 ,fund has aw>d$ m ?an #ajj grants to m 
?an #bej high] education in/itutions f  
#be c\ntries 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e      
region1 & has rais$ #i1jjj1jjj 9        
inve/m5ts1 #ge p]c5t ( :i* 0 f          
corporations1 f\ndations1 & regional    
gov]nm5ts4  #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is 
! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates--  7#a7 to   
cont9ue deep5+ economic coop]ation      
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico2 &     
7#b7 to seek to prioritize & exp&       

educational & pr(essional ex*ange       
programs ) ,mexico1 includ+ ?r\gh !     
framework ( ! #ajj1jjj ,/rong 9 !       
,am]icas ,initiative4  #d4 ,/rategy to  
prioritize & exp& educational &         
pr(essional ex*ange programs ) ,mexico  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all  
develop a /rategy to c>ry out ! policy  
describ$ 9 section #c1 :i* %all include 
prioritiz+ & exp&+ educational &        
pr(essional ex*ange programs ) ,mexico  
?r\gh ! framework ( ! #ajj1jjj ,/rong 9 
! ,am]icas ,initiative4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,!
 /rategy requir$ "u subsection 7a7      
%all--  7#a7 enc\rage m academic        
ex*anges betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &       
,mexico at ! second>y1 po/-second>y1 &  
po/-graduate levels1 especially )       
communities & ?r\gh academic in/itutions
 9 ! cov]$ ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico bord]  
region2  7#b7 enc\rage ,unit$ ,/ates &  
,mexican academic in/itutions &         
bus9esses to collaborate to assi/       
prospective & develop+ entrepr5eurs 9   
/r5g!n+ _! bus9ess skills & promot+     

coop]ation & jo9t bus9ess initiatives   
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico1 ) a   
focus on initiatives 9 ! cov]$ ,unit$   
,/ates-,mexico bord] region2  7#c7      
promote en]gy infra/ructure coord9ation 
& coop]ation ?r\gh support (            
vocational-level education1 int]n%ips1 &
 ex*anges betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,mexico2 &  7#d7 assess ! feasibility ( 
fo/]+ p>tn]%ips betwe5 univ]sities 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates & m$ical s*ool & nurs+    
programs 9 ,mexico to ensure t m$ical   
s*ool & nurs+ programs 9 ,mexico h      
comp>able accr$itation /&>ds z m$ical   
s*ool & nurs+ programs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 by ! ,accr$itation & ,/&>ds 9 ,=eign   
,m$ical ,education1 9 addition to !     
,accr$itation ,commission ,= ,education 
9 ,nurs+1 s t m$ical /ud5ts c pass      
m$ical lic5s+ bo>d exams1 & nurs+ /ud5ts
 c pass nurs+ lic5s+ exams1 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit a 
report to ,congress t describes !       

/rategy requir$ "u subsection 7a74  #e4 
,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