,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bghi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bj1 #bjbc,mr4 
,/anton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate to develop a /rategy  
on ef=ts to /r5g!n subnational          
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,mexico1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican
 ,coop]ation ) ,our ,neighbors ,act4    
#b4 ,subnational ,coop]ation ,/rategy   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t1 %all submit  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate a       
/rategy on ef=ts to /r5g!n subnational  
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,mexico = ! purposes (-- 7#a7 enhanc+   
law en=cem5t coop]ation at a subnational

 level = ! purpose ( curb+ f5tanyl      
traffick+ & o!r syn!tic opioids1 includ+
 activities su* z-- 7,a7 bol/]+ te*nical
 assi/ance = law en=cem5t ag5cies2  7,b7
 c>ry+ out ex*ange programs = ! purposes
 ( pr(essional developm5t2 &  7,c7      
enhanc+ data %>+1 z appropriate2  7#b7  
bol/]+ subnational dialogue betwe5 local
 gov]nm5ts1 civil society1 fai?-bas$    
organizations1 & bus9ess community      
lead]s & integrat+ issues fac$ by local 
communities1 includ+ ) respect to       
traffick+ ( f5tanyl & o!r syn!tic       
opioids2 &  7#c7 /r5g!n+ capacity build+
 & provide res\rces = bord] t[ns &      
organizations )9 ^? t[ns t attempt to   
meet ! ne$s ( local communities4  7b7   
,update ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( ! submission ( ! /rategy "u subsection
 7a71 ! ,presid5t %all submit to !      
congressional committees specifi$ 9     
subsection 7a7 an update conta9+ an     
assessm5t ( ! implem5tation &           
effectiv5ess ( ! /rategy1 lessons le>n$ 
f ! pa/ ye> ) respect to ! /rategy1 &   

plann$ *anges to ! /rategy4  7c7 ,=m ,! 
/rategy "u subsection 7a71 & ! update "u
 subsection 7b71 %all be submitt$ 9     
unclassifi$ =m4  #c4 ,l[-e>? orbit      
satellite te*nologies feasibility /udy &
 report  7a7 ,feasibility /udy ,!       
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national   
,developm5t1 ! ,director ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,trade & ,developm5t ,ag5cy1 & ! 
heads ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z            
appropriate1 %all conduct a feasibility 
/udy = ! c\ntries ( ,mexico1 ,c5tral    
,am]ica1 & ! ,c>ibbean on ! possibility 
( l[-,e>? orbit satellites1 high        
altitude plat=ms sy/ems1 or o!r tru/$   
space-bas$ telecommunications           
te*nologies to-- 7#a7 provide broadb&   
connection to remote areas t lack access
 to network s]vice2  7#b7 provide mobile
 & int]net s]vices )\t ! use ( untru/$  
telecommunications equipm5t or s]vices2 
&  7#c7 provide unc5sor$ int]net access 
to ! p ( su* c\ntries ! gov]nm5ts ( :i* 

use firewalls to prev5t _! populations f
 freely access+ in=mation4  7b7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! completion 
( ! feasibility /udy "u subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y %all prep>e & submit to !   
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations ( ! ,s5ate a report on !    
results ( ! feasibility /udy "u         
subsection 7a7 t includes an analysis ( 
!-- 7#a7 scalability ( ! implem5tation (
 ! te*nologies describ$ 9 subsection    
7a72  7#b7 economic viability ( us+     
space-bas$ te*nologies to rea* remote   
areas1 includ+ ! co/ ( space-enabl$     
broadb& s]vice p] newly connect$ p]son2 
7#c7 feasibility ( us+ su* te*nologies  
to limit or phase out ! use ( untru/$   
telecommunications equipm5t or s]vices2 
&  7#d7 capability ( satellite int]net  
te*nologies to provide unc5sor$ int]net 
to p 9 c\ntries :]e op5 int]net access  
is =bidd5 or curtail$4  #d4 ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate review ( access to f9ance 9 !     
c\ntries ( ! ,c>ibbean  7a7 ,review ,!  

,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,treasury1 %all conduct a   
review to det]m9e any /eps1 balanc+ co/s
 & b5efits1 t ! ,secret>ies c\ld take to
 exp& f9ancial access to ! c\ntries ( ! 
,c>ibbean1 includ+ ?r\gh a review (--   
7#a7 sanctions en=cem5t laws &          
compliance /&>ds2  7#b7 report+         
requirem5ts p]ta9+ to n>cotics traffick+
 & illicit f9ance !re(2  7#c7 possible  
expansion ( embassies & consulates 9 !  
region2 &  7#d7 programm+ or lack !re(  
p]ta9+ to access to capital 9 ! region4 
7b7 ,report ,! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! appropriate congressional committees a
 report on ! f9d+s ( ! ,secret>y p]ta9+ 
to ! review "u subsection 7a74  7c7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 !      
,committee on ,=eign ,relations & !     
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   

,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4