,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eihj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #g1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,shreve introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require a strategy for      
,united ,states security assistance to  
,mexico4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,mexico             
,cross-,border ,crime ,accountability   
,act4  #b4 ,strategy for ,united ,states
 security assistance to ,mexico  7a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 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 with a        
strategy for ,united ,states security   
assistance to ,mexico4  7b7 ,strategy   
elements ,the strategy required under   
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following elements3  7#a7 ,a detailed   

plan for how ,united ,states security   
assistance will-- 7,a7 dismantle        
transnational criminal networks that    
traffic illicit drugs1 including        
fentanyl1 into the ,united ,states and  
profit from other criminal activities1  
including pervasive human trafficking   
and human smuggling1 weapons            
trafficking1 cybercrimes1 money         
laundering1 and the importation of      
precursor chemicals to mass-produce     
illicit drugs2  7,b7 increase the       
capacity of ,mexico's military and      
public security institutions to improve 
security at ,mexico's northern and      
southern borders and degrade            
transnational criminal organizations2   
and  7,c7 enhance the institutional     
capacity of civilian law enforcement1   
prosecutors1 and courts to strengthen   
rule of law1 redress public corruption  
related to the activities and influence 
of transnational criminal organizations1
 and combat impunity4  7#b7 ,a detailed 
summary of projects and activities to   

implement the goals of the plan         
described in paragraph 7#a71 including a
 list of implementing government        
entities and nongovernmental            
organizations4  7#c7 ,a detailed summary
 of priorities1 baselines1 milestones1  
and performance measures that will be   
used to assess progress towards goals of
 the plan described in paragraph 7#a74  
7#d7 ,a detailed assessment of previous 
assistance to ,mexico under the ,mrida  
,initiative based on the priorities1    
baselines1 milestones1 and performance  
measures developed pursuant to this     
,act4  7#e7 ,a detailed monitoring and  
evaluation plan to assess progress      
towards the goals of the strategy4  7#f7
 ,a fraud risk assessment for the       
,department of ,state's programs under  
the ,bicentennial ,framework for        
,security1 ,public ,health1 and ,safe   
,communities that identifies inherent   
fraud risks affecting the programs1     
assesses the likelihood and impact of   
inherent fraud risks1 determines fraud  

risk tolerance1 examines the suitability
 of existing fraud controls and         
prioritizes residual fraud risks1 and   
documents the program's fraud risk      
profile4  7c7 ,bilateral cooperation    
reporting ,the report required under    
subsection 7a7 shall include an overview
 of bilateral cooperation mechanisms and
 engagements between the ,united ,states
 ,government and the ,government of     
,mexico1 such as diplomatic engagements1
 security assistance programs1 technical
 assistance1 and other forms of         
cooperation that advance the priorities 
described in subsection 7b74  7d7 ,form 
,the report and strategy required under 
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  7e7 ,briefing ,not   
later than #a year after the date of the
 submission of the report and strategy  
required under subsection 7a71 and      
annually thereafter for two years1 the  
,secretary of ,state shall provide to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of

 the ,senate and the ,committee on      
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives--  7#a7 a written      
update on progress towards the goals of 
the strategy2 and  7#b7 a briefing on   
the implementation of the strategy4  7f7
 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this 
,act may be construed as an             
authorization for the use of military   
force against ,mexico or any entity     
within ,mexico4