[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5122]
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  SA 3376. Mr. McCORMICK (for himself and Mr. Kelly) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1265. 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, weapons trafficking, 
     cybercrimes, money laundering, and the importation of 
     precursor chemicals to mass-produce illicit drugs;
       (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 related to the activities and 
     influence of transnational criminal organizations, 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.
       (f) Rule of Construction Regarding Use of Military Force 
     Against Mexico.--Nothing in this section may be construed as 
     an authorization for the use of military force against Mexico 
     or any entity within Mexico.
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