[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1780 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1780

   To provide for congressional oversight of security assistance to 
                    Mexico, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 2025

  Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for congressional oversight of security assistance to 
                    Mexico, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mexico Security Assistance 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO MEXICO.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, 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 Mexico.
    (b) Strategy Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following elements:
            (1) A detailed plan for how United States security 
        assistance will--
                    (A) dismantle transnational criminal networks that 
                traffic illicit drugs, including fentanyl, into the 
                United States and profit from other criminal 
                activities, including pervasive human trafficking and 
                human smuggling;
                    (B) 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 organizations; and
                    (C) enhance the institutional capacity of civilian 
                law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts to strengthen 
                rule of law, redress public corruption, and combat 
                impunity.
            (2) A detailed summary of activities to implement the plan 
        described in paragraph (1), including a list of implementing 
        government entities and nongovernmental organizations.
            (3) A detailed summary of priorities, milestones, and 
        performance measures to monitor and evaluate results of the 
        strategy.
    (c) Bilateral Cooperation Reporting.--The report required under 
subsection (a) shall include an overview of bilateral cooperation 
mechanisms and engagements between the United States Government and the 
Government of Mexico, such as diplomatic engagements, security 
assistance programs, technical assistance, and other forms of 
cooperation that advance the priorities described in subsection (b).
    (d) Form.--The report and strategy required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex.
    (e) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the submission of the 
report and strategy required under subsection (a), and annually 
thereafter, 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 a briefing on the implementation of the 
strategy.
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