,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #decb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 
,stanton 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kean7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the     
,secretary of ,state to develop a       
strategy on efforts to strengthen       
subnational cooperation between the     
,united ,states and ,mexico1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,american      
,cooperation with ,our ,neighbors ,act4 
#b4 ,subnational ,cooperation ,strategy 
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #bgj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in 
coordination with the ,administrator of 
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development1 shall      
submit to the ,committee on ,foreign    
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a    

strategy on efforts to strengthen       
subnational cooperation between the     
,united ,states and ,mexico for the     
purposes of--  7#a7 enhancing law       
enforcement cooperation and local1      
,state1 and ,federal security forces    
cooperation at a subnational level for  
the purpose of curbing fentanyl         
trafficking and other synthetic opioids1
 including activities such as-- 7,a7    
bolstering technical assistance and     
coordination for law enforcement        
agencies and local1 ,state1 and ,federal
 security forces2  7,b7 carrying out    
exchange programs for the purposes of   
professional development2 and  7,c7     
enhancing data sharing1 as appropriate2 
7#b7 bolstering subnational dialogue and
 capacity building between ,federal and 
local governments1 civil society1       
faith-based organizations1 and business 
community leaders and integrating issues
 faced by local communities1 including  
with respect to trafficking of fentanyl 
and other synthetic opioids2 and  7#c7  

strengthening capacity building and     
provide resources for border towns and  
organizations within those towns that   
attempt to meet the needs of            
communities4  7b7 ,update ,not later    
than #b years after the date of the     
submission of the strategy under        
subsection 7a71 the ,president shall    
submit to the congressional committees  
specified in subsection 7a7 an update   
containing an assessment of the         
implementation and effectiveness of the 
strategy1 lessons learned from the past 
year with respect to the strategy1 and  
planned changes to the strategy4  7c7   
,form ,the strategy under subsection    
7a71 and the update under subsection    
7b71 shall be submitted in unclassified 
form4  7d7 ,limitation on data sharing  
7#a7 ,limitation ,the ,secretary of     
,state may not carry out any project1   
program1 or activity that implements the
 strategy under subsection 7a7 for the  
purpose specified in paragraph 7#a77;,c7
 of such subsection until the ,secretary

 submits to the appropriate             
congressional committees a notification 
regarding the data intended to be shared
 with foreign countries pursuant to such
 strategy4  7#b7 ,appropriate           
congressional committees ,in this       
subsection1 the term appropriate        
congressional committees means--  7,a7  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the   
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the
 ,permanent ,select ,committee on       
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 the       
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,select 
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate4  #c4 ,department of ,state     
review of access to finance in ,,caricom
 member states  7a7 ,review ,the        
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,treasury1 shall 
conduct a review to determine any steps1

 balancing costs and benefits1 that the 
,secretaries could take to expand       
financial access to the member states of
 the ,caribbean ,community 7,,caricom71 
including through a review of-- 7#a7    
enforcement of international laws and   
compliance standards2  7#b7 reporting   
requirements pertaining to narcotics    
trafficking and illicit finance thereof2
  7#c7 possible expansion of embassies  
and consulates in the region2 and  7#d7 
programming or lack thereof pertaining  
to access to capital in the region4  7b7
 ,report ,the ,secretary shall submit to
 the appropriate congressional          
committees a report on the findings of  
the ,secretary pertaining to the review 
under subsection 7a74  7c7 ,appropriate 
congressional committees defined ,in    
this section1 the term appropriate      
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and 
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         

,relations and the ,committee on        
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate4