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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4532 
To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy on efforts to strengthen 
subnational cooperation between the United States and Mexico, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Mr. STANTON (for himself and Mr. KEAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy on 
efforts to strengthen subnational cooperation between the 
United States and Mexico, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Cooperation 
with Our Neighbors Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUBNATIONAL COOPERATION STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
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States Agency for International Development, shall submit 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate a strategy on efforts to strengthen subnational 
cooperation between the United States and Mexico for the 
purposes of— 
(1) enhancing law enforcement cooperation and 
local, State, and Federal security forces cooperation 
at a subnational level for the purpose of curbing 
fentanyl trafficking and other synthetic opioids, in-
cluding activities such as— 
(A) bolstering technical assistance and co-
ordination for law enforcement agencies and 
local, State, and Federal security forces; 
(B) carrying out exchange programs for 
the purposes of professional development; and 
(C) enhancing data sharing, as appro-
priate; 
(2) bolstering subnational dialogue and capacity 
building between Federal and local governments, 
civil society, faith-based organizations, and business 
community leaders and integrating issues faced by 
local communities, including with respect to traf-
ficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids; and 
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(3) strengthening capacity building and provide 
resources for border towns and organizations within 
those towns that attempt to meet the needs of com-
munities. 
(b) UPDATE.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the submission of the strategy under subsection (a), the 
President shall submit to the congressional committees 
specified in subsection (a) an update containing an assess-
ment of the implementation and effectiveness of the strat-
egy, lessons learned from the past year with respect to 
the strategy, and planned changes to the strategy. 
(c) FORM.—The strategy under subsection (a), and 
the update under subsection (b), shall be submitted in un-
classified form. 
(d) LIMITATION ON DATA SHARING.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of State may 
not carry out any project, program, or activity that 
implements the strategy under subsection (a) for the 
purpose specified in paragraph (1)(C) of such sub-
section until the Secretary submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees a notification re-
garding the data intended to be shared with foreign 
countries pursuant to such strategy. 
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(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate. 
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW OF ACCESS TO FI-
NANCE IN CARICOM MEMBER STATES. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Treasury, shall conduct a review to 
determine any steps, balancing costs and benefits, that the 
Secretaries could take to expand financial access to the 
member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 
including through a review of— 
(1) enforcement of international laws and com-
pliance standards; 
(2) reporting requirements pertaining to nar-
cotics trafficking and illicit finance thereof; 
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(3) possible expansion of embassies and con-
sulates in the region; and 
(4) programming or lack thereof pertaining to 
access to capital in the region. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the find-
ings of the Secretary pertaining to the review under sub-
section (a). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
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