[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 211 (Monday, December 15, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S8741]
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  SA 3990. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. King) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3051, to build the 
capacity of the armed forces of Mexico to counter the threat posed by 
transnational criminal organizations, and for other purposes; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Partnership for Advancing 
     Regional Training and Narcotics Enforcement Response 
     Strategies Act'' or the ``PARTNERS Act''.

     SEC. 2. REPORT REGARDING JOINT TRAINING WITH MEXICO TO 
                   COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
     Government of Mexico, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that--
       (1) details activities taking place pursuant to existing 
     authorities of the Department of Defense with respect to 
     joint training between the Department of Defense and the 
     armed forces of Mexico regarding tactics, techniques, and 
     procedures for countering the threat posed by transnational 
     criminal organizations;
       (2) includes recommendations for future additional 
     activities with respect to the joint training described in 
     paragraph (1); and
       (3) may include, as appropriate and in consultation with 
     the appropriate civilian United States Government agencies 
     specializing in countering transnational criminal 
     organizations, a list of recommendations for additional 
     activities to counter the threat of transnational criminal 
     organizations, including--
       (A) joint network analysis;
       (B) counter threat financing;
       (C) counter illicit trafficking (including narcotics, 
     weapons, and human trafficking, and illicit trafficking in 
     natural resources);
       (D) assessments of key nodes of activity of transnational 
     criminal organizations; and
       (E) operations involving the use of rotary-wing aircraft.
       (b) Recommended Activities Limitation.--Any recommendation 
     for an additional activity that is included in a report 
     required in subsection (a) shall be in addition to, and may 
     not be intended to supersede, replace, or disrupt, existing 
     security cooperation or training between the United States 
     and the Government of Mexico.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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