Introduced (House) — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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The introduced text of H. R. 133 in the 116th Congress, 1st Session, introduced in the House of Representatives on January 3, 2019 by Mr. Cuellar, for himself, Mr. McCaul and Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill's short title is the United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act. Its findings cover the bilateral economic partnership, Mexico's 2013 energy reforms and educational exchanges under the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Initiative. It states a policy of deepening economic cooperation with Mexico and directs the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to expand educational and professional exchange programs, with a report to Congress not later than 180 days after enactment. A final section defines the initiative and the covered United States-Mexico border region.

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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 133 
To promote economic partnership and cooperation between the United States 
and Mexico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. CUELLAR (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
A BILL 
To promote economic partnership and cooperation between 
the United States and Mexico. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Mexico 
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Economic Partnership Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
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Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The United States and Mexico have bene-
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fitted from a bilateral, mutually beneficial partner-
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ship focused on advancing the economic interests of 
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both countries. 
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(2) In 2013, Mexico adopted major energy re-
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forms that opened its energy sector to private invest-
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ment, increasing energy cooperation between Mexico 
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and the United States and opening new opportuni-
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ties for United States energy engagement. 
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(3) On January 18, 2018, the Principal Deputy 
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Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Af-
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fairs at the Department of State stated, ‘‘Our ex-
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change programs build enduring relationships and 
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networks to advance U.S. national interests and for-
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eign policy goals . . . The role of our exchanges 
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. . . in advancing U.S. national security and eco-
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nomic interests enjoys broad bipartisan support from 
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Congress and other stakeholders, and provides a 
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strong return on investment.’’. 
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(4) According to the Institute of International 
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Education, in the 2015–2016 academic year, more 
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than 56,000 United States students studied in other 
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countries in the Western Hemisphere region while 
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more than 84,000 non-United States students from 
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the region studied in the United States, but only 
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5,000 of those United States students studied in 
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Mexico and only 16,000 of those non-United States 
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students were from Mexico. 
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(5) In March 2011, the United States launched 
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the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Initiative, which 
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seeks to increase educational exchanges between the 
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United States and other countries in the Western 
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Hemisphere region so that 100,000 United States 
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students are studying in other countries in the West-
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ern Hemisphere region and 100,000 non-United 
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States students from the region are studying in the 
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United States per year by 2020. 
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(6) In January 2014, the United States estab-
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lished the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innova-
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tion Fund, which seeks to realize the goals of the 
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100,000 Strong in the Americas Initiative by facili-
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tating a public-private partnership between the De-
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partment of State and nongovernmental organiza-
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tions, corporations, and universities in the United 
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States and other countries of the Western Hemi-
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sphere region. 
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(7) To date, the 100,000 Strong in the Amer-
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icas Innovation Fund has awarded more than 100 
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grants to more than 250 higher education institu-
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tions from 25 countries in the Western Hemisphere 
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region, and has raised $9,000,000 in investments, 
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75 percent of which was from corporations, founda-
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tions, and regional governments. 
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SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
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It is the policy of the United States— 
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(1) to continue deepening economic cooperation 
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between the United States and Mexico; and 
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(2) to seek to prioritize and expand educational 
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and professional exchange programs with Mexico, in-
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cluding through the framework of the 100,000 
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Strong in the Americas Initiative. 
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SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO PRIORITIZE AND EXPAND EDU-
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CATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE 
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PROGRAMS WITH MEXICO. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall de-
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velop a strategy to carry out the policy described in section 
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3, to include prioritizing and expanding educational and 
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professional exchange programs with Mexico through the 
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framework of the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Initia-
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tive. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
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section (a) shall— 
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(1) encourage more academic exchanges be-
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tween the United States and Mexico at the sec-
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ondary, post-secondary, and post-graduate levels, es-
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pecially with communities and through academic in-
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stitutions in the covered United States-Mexico bor-
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der region; 
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(2) encourage United States and Mexican aca-
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demic institutions and businesses to collaborate to 
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assist prospective and developing entrepreneurs in 
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strengthening their business skills and promoting co-
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operation and joint business initiatives across the 
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United States and Mexico, with a focus on initiatives 
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in the covered United States-Mexico border region; 
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(3) promote energy infrastructure coordination 
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and cooperation through support of vocational-level 
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education, internships, and exchanges between the 
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United States and Mexico, particularly in the region 
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in which the Eagle Ford Shale is located and in 
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proximity to such region; and 
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(4) assess the feasibility of fostering partner-
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ships between universities in the United States and 
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medical school and nursing programs in Mexico to 
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ensure that medical school and nursing programs in 
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Mexico have comparable accreditation standards as 
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medical school and nursing programs in the United 
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States by the Accreditation and Standards in For-
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eign Medical Education, in addition to the Accredi-
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tation Commission For Education in Nursing, so 
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that medical students can pass medical licensing 
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board exams, and nursing students can pass nursing 
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licensing exams, in the United States. 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
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of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
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submit to Congress a report on the strategy required 
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under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
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In this Act: 
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(1) 100,000 STRONG IN THE AMERICAS INITIA-
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TIVE.—The term ‘‘100,000 Strong in the Americas 
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Initiative’’ means the initiative established in March 
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2011 by the United States Government to increase 
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educational exchanges in the Western Hemisphere. 
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(2) COVERED UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER 
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REGION.—The term ‘‘covered United States-Mexico 
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border region’’ means those portions of the United 
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States and Mexico that are within 100 kilometers of 
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the international boundary between those countries. 
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