,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbd,ms4  
,kamlag]-,dove 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 
& ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to ho/ 
regul> ,summits ( ! ,am]icas1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,summit ( ! ,am]icas ,act4 
#b4 ,summit ( ! ,am]icas & relat$ matt]s
  7a7 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x %all be !    
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to "w ) !      
,summit ( ! ,am]icas ,secret>iat to     
support ! organization ( a ,summit ( !  
,am]icas e f\r ye>s1 or m frequ5tly z   
appropriate1 subject to ! availability (
 funds1 to /r5g!n ties & promote        
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
c\ntries 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e1 z well z
 civil society1 bus9ess1 diaspora1 wom51
 & y\? lead]s4  7b7 ,au?orization ,!    
,secret>y ( ,/ate is au?oriz$ to c>ry   
out ! policy describ$ 9 subsection 7a74 

7c7 ,cities ,summit ( ! ,am]icas  7#a7  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7,a7    
,subnational diplomacy /r5g!ns          
democratic gov]nance by enhanc+ local   
lead]s' ability to tackle %>$ *all5ges1 
& deep5s ,unit$ ,/ates ties ) regional  
p>tn]s by localiz+ bilat]al &           
multilat]al p>tn]%ips & connections4    
7,b7 ,! fir/-ev] ,cities ,summit ( !    
,am]icas 9 #bjbc promot$ a valuable     
ex*ange ( be/ practices & lessons le>n$ 
betwe5 city1 ,/ate1 municipal1 &        
regional lead]s & %\ld be held z "p ( ! 
,summit ( ! ,am]icas process4  7#b7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate is au?oriz$  
to "w ) ! ,summit ( ! ,am]icas          
,secret>iat to support ! organization ( 
"o ,cities ,summit ( ! ,am]icas1 across 
cities 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e1 includ+ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 to take place z a "p (   
ea* ,summit ( ! ,am]icas describ$ 9     
subsection 7a71 to promote subnational  
coop]ation & s]ve z a cataly/ 9 fo/]+   
engagem5t ) repres5tatives ( gov]nm5t1  
civil society1 bus9ess1 academia1 y\?1  

culture & ! arts1 ,lat9 ,am]ican &      
,c>ibbean diaspora communities1 &       
und]repres5t$ gr\ps4  7d7 ,summit ( !   
,am]icas implem5tation unit  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate is au?oriz$  
to e/abli% )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate a     
,summit ( ! ,am]icas implem5tation unit 
responsible = ov]see+ ! implem5tation ( 
commitm5ts made at summits describ$ 9   
?is section4  7#b7 ,duties ,! duties ( !
 implem5tation unit au?oriz$ by ?is     
subsection include-- 7,a7 track+ &      
ensur+ implem5tation ( commitm5ts made  
dur+ ,summits ( ! ,am]icas2  7,b7 liais+
 ) int]ag5cy p>tn]s & ! ,national       
,security ,c\ncil reg>d+ implem5tation (
 summit commitm5ts2 &  7,c7 report+     
qu>t]ly on a public website ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate reg>d+ progress to    
accompli% summit commitm5ts & /atus (   
commitm5ts across ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &    
ag5cies4  7e7 ,report ,! ,secret>y (    
,/ate %all submit to ! ,committee on    
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,=eign

 ,relations ( ! ,s5ate annually = #e    
ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act a report on ! implem5tation (  
?is section1 includ+ ! /atus (          
commitm5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &          
p>ticipat+ p>tn]s = ! prior ye> & upcom+
 ye>4