,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #decb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,mr4  
,/anton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,kean7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
to develop a /rategy on ef=ts to /r5g!n 
subnational coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ,mexico1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,am]ican ,coop]ation ) ,our ,neighbors  
,act4  #b4 ,subnational ,coop]ation     
,/rategy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #bgj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 coord9ation
 ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 %all
 submit to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !    
,s5ate a /rategy on ef=ts to /r5g!n     
subnational coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ,mexico = ! purposes (--  7#a7 
enhanc+ law en=cem5t coop]ation & local1

 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al security =ces          
coop]ation at a subnational level = !   
purpose ( curb+ f5tanyl traffick+ & o!r 
syn!tic opioids1 includ+ activities su* 
z-- 7,a7 bol/]+ te*nical assi/ance &    
coord9ation = law en=cem5t ag5cies &    
local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al security =ces2   
7,b7 c>ry+ out ex*ange programs = !     
purposes ( pr(essional developm5t2 &    
7,c7 enhanc+ data %>+1 z appropriate2   
7#b7 bol/]+ subnational dialogue &      
capacity build+ betwe5 ,f$]al & local   
gov]nm5ts1 civil society1 fai?-bas$     
organizations1 & bus9ess community      
lead]s & integrat+ issues fac$ by local 
communities1 includ+ ) respect to       
traffick+ ( f5tanyl & o!r syn!tic       
opioids2 &  7#c7 /r5g!n+ capacity build+
 & provide res\rces = bord] t[ns &      
organizations )9 ^? t[ns t attempt to   
meet ! ne$s ( communities4  7b7 ,update 
,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( !     
submission ( ! /rategy "u subsection    
7a71 ! ,presid5t %all submit to !       
congressional committees specifi$ 9     

subsection 7a7 an update conta9+ an     
assessm5t ( ! implem5tation &           
effectiv5ess ( ! /rategy1 lessons le>n$ 
f ! pa/ ye> ) respect to ! /rategy1 &   
plann$ *anges to ! /rategy4  7c7 ,=m ,! 
/rategy "u subsection 7a71 & ! update "u
 subsection 7b71 %all be submitt$ 9     
unclassifi$ =m4  7d7 ,limitation on data
 %>+  7#a7 ,limitation ,! ,secret>y (   
,/ate may n c>ry out any project1       
program1 or activity t implem5ts !      
/rategy "u subsection 7a7 = ! purpose   
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 ( su*     
subsection until ! ,secret>y submits to 
! appropriate congressional committees a
 notification reg>d+ ! data int5d$ to be
 %>$ ) =eign c\ntries pursuant to su*   
/rategy4  7#b7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees ,9 ?is         
subsection1 ! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means--  7,a7 !
 ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 ! ,committee
 on ,homel& ,security1 ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,affairs1 & ! ,p]man5t ,select   
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  

,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ! ,judici>y1 ! ,committee on ,homel&   
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs1 !     
,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 & !    
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  
,s5ate4  #c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate review ( 
access to f9ance 9 ,,c>icom memb] /ates 
7a7 ,review ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9     
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,treasury1 
%all conduct a review to det]m9e any    
/eps1 balanc+ co/s & b5efits1 t !       
,secret>ies c\ld take to exp& f9ancial  
access to ! memb] /ates ( ! ,c>ibbean   
,community 7,,c>icom71 includ+ ?r\gh a  
review (-- 7#a7 en=cem5t ( int]national 
laws & compliance /&>ds2  7#b7 report+  
requirem5ts p]ta9+ to n>cotics traffick+
 & illicit f9ance !re(2  7#c7 possible  
expansion ( embassies & consulates 9 !  
region2 &  7#d7 programm+ or lack !re(  
p]ta9+ to access to capital 9 ! region4 
7b7 ,report ,! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! appropriate congressional committees a
 report on ! f9d+s ( ! ,secret>y p]ta9+ 
to ! review "u subsection 7a74  7c7     

,appropriate congressional committees   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 !      
,committee on ,=eign ,relations & !     
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4