,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #edjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,hick5loop] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 
& ,mr4 ,b5net7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,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 fai?-bas$ organizations1 

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        
designate an exi/+ (ficial to s]ve )9 ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate z s5ior-level         
coord9ator to coord9ate1 9 conjunction )
 o!r relevant ag5cies1 matt]s relat$ to 
! implem5tation ( ,summit ( ,am]icas    
commitm5ts1 includ+ track+ & ensur+     
implem5tation ( commitm5ts made dur+    
,summits ( ! ,am]icas4  7#b7 ,duties ,! 
duties ( ! coord9ator designat$ pursuant
 to p>agraph 7#a7 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 commitm5ts4  7e7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] = #e ye>s1 
! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     

,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on
 ! implem5tation ( ?is section1 includ+ 
! /atus ( commitm5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 p>ticipat+ p>tn]s = ! prior ye> &      
upcom+ ye>4