,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,state to host regular ,summits of the  
,americas1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,summit of the ,americas ,act4  #b4 
,summit of the ,americas and related    
matters  7a7 ,statement of policy ,it   
shall be the policy of the ,united      
,states to work with the ,summit of the 
,americas ,secretariat to support the   
organization of a ,summit of the        
,americas every four years1 or more     
frequently as appropriate1 subject to   
the availability of funds1 to strengthen
 ties and promote cooperation between   
the ,united ,states and countries in the
 ,western ,hemisphere1 as well as civil 

society1 business1 diaspora1 women1 and 
youth leaders4  7b7 ,authorization ,the 
,secretary of ,state is authorized to   
carry out the policy described in       
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,cities ,summit of 
the ,americas  7#a7 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7,a7 ,subnational  
diplomacy strengthens democratic        
governance by enhancing local leaders'  
ability to tackle shared challenges1 and
 deepens ,united ,states ties with      
regional partners by localizing         
bilateral and multilateral partnerships 
and connections4  7,b7 ,the first-ever  
,cities ,summit of the ,americas in     
#bjbc promoted a valuable exchange of   
best practices and lessons learned      
between city1 ,state1 municipal1 and    
regional leaders and should be held as  
part of the ,summit of the ,americas    
process4  7#b7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,state is authorized to   
work with the ,summit of the ,americas  
,secretariat to support the organization
 of one ,cities ,summit of the          

,americas1 across cities in the ,western
 ,hemisphere1 including the ,united     
,states1 to take place as a part of each
 ,summit of the ,americas described in  
subsection 7a71 to promote subnational  
cooperation and serve as a catalyst in  
fostering engagement with               
representatives of government1 civil    
society1 faith-based organizations1     
business1 academia1 youth1 culture and  
the arts1 ,latin ,american and          
,caribbean diaspora communities1 and    
underrepresented groups4  7d7 ,summit of
 the ,americas implementation unit  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state  
is authorized to designate an existing  
official to serve within the ,department
 of ,state as senior-level coordinator  
to coordinate1 in conjunction with other
 relevant agencies1 matters related to  
the implementation of ,summit of        
,americas commitments1 including        
tracking and ensuring implementation of 
commitments made during ,summits of the 
,americas4  7#b7 ,duties ,the duties of 

the coordinator designated pursuant to  
paragraph 7#a7 include-- 7,a7 tracking  
and ensuring implementation of          
commitments made during ,summits of the 
,americas2 and  7,b7 liaising with      
interagency partners and the ,national  
,security ,council regarding            
implementation of summit commitments4   
7e7 ,report ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter for #e    
years1 the ,secretary of ,state shall   
submit to the ,committee on ,foreign    
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives a report on  
the implementation of this section1     
including the status of commitments of  
the ,united ,states and participating   
partners for the prior year and upcoming
 year4