,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjbd,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to ensure that ,united ,states 
diplomats and officials of the ,u4,s4   
,section of the ,international ,boundary
 and ,water ,commission are able to     
advance efforts seeking compliance by   
the ,united ,mexican ,states with the   
#aidd ,treaty on ,utilization of ,waters
 of the ,colorado and ,tijuana ,rivers  
and of the ,rio ,grande4  #a4 ,findings 
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,article #d of the ,treaty on      
,utilization of ,waters of the ,colorado
 and ,tijuana ,rivers and of the ,rio   
,grande 7the ,treaty71 signed in #aidd  
between the ,united ,states and the     
,united ,mexican ,states 7,mexico7      
requires ,mexico to supply to the       
,united ,states an amount of water      

annually that shall not be less1 as an  
average amount in cycles of five        
consecutive years1 than #cej1jjj        
acre-feet 7#dca1gba1jjj cubic meters74  
7#b7 ,irrigation water shortages in the 
,lower ,rio ,grande ,valley have        
persisted since the #aiijs1 and ,mexico 
has exacerbated those conditions by     
failing to meet its ,treaty obligations4
  7#c7 ,mexico is obligated to provide  
the ,united ,states with #a1gej1jjj     
acre-feet of water by ,october #bjbe for
 the five-year period beginning on      
,october #bjbj1 but as of ,march #bjbd  
had delivered less than #djj1jjj        
acre-feet of water1 a rate that         
forecloses the possibility of compliance
 with the ,treaty4  7#d7 ,a recent      
report by the ,center for ,north        
,american ,studies estimated that a     
complete lack of irrigation water for   
crop production in the ,lower ,rio      
,grande ,valley in #bjbd would result in
 #die1hjj1jjj in direct revenue loss4   
7#e7 ,in #bjbd1 ,texas's only sugar     

mill1 the ,rio ,grande ,valley ,sugar   
,growers ,mill1 closed due to a lack of 
water made available via the ,treaty4   
7#f7 ,the ,united ,states and ,mexico   
have engaged in negotiations over a     
,minute to the ,treaty to address       
,mexico's non-compliance1 but as of ,may
 #a1 #bjbd1 the ,united ,states and     
,mexico have not reached agreement on   
it4  #b4 ,advancing efforts seeking     
compliance by ,mexico with ,treaty on   
,utilization of ,waters of the ,colorado
 and ,tijuana ,rivers and of the ,rio   
,grande ,the ,secretary of ,state shall 
use the voice1 vote1 diplomatic capital1
 and resources of the ,united ,states to
 ensure that ,united ,states diplomats  
and officials of the ,u4,s4 ,section of 
the ,international ,boundary and ,water 
,commission are able to advance efforts 
seeking compliance by the ,united       
,mexican ,states with the ,treaty on    
,utilization of ,waters of the ,colorado
 and ,tijuana ,rivers and of the ,rio   
,grande1 signed at ,washington ,february

 #c1 #aidd1 and to establish            
understandings to provide predictable   
and reliable future deliveries of water 
by the ,united ,mexican ,states4