[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4493]
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SA 1158. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1092 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms.
Collins) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4366, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2024, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. ENSURING COMPLIANCE BY MEXICO WITH TREATY ON
UTILIZATION OF WATERS OF THE COLORADO AND
TIJUANA RIVERS AND OF THE RIO GRANDE.
The Secretary of State shall use the voice, vote,
diplomatic capital, and resources of the United States to
ensure that United States diplomats and officials of the U.S.
Section of the International Boundary Commission are able to
secure compliance by the United Mexican States with the
Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana
Rivers and of the Rio Grande, signed at Washington February
3, 1944, and to establish understandings that ensure future
deliveries of water by the United Mexican States are
predictable and reliable.
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