Mexico, particularly in the areas of academic exchange, 
entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF UNITED STATES-MEXICO ACADEMIC 
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to ex-
pand United States-Mexico academic exchange programs 
at the secondary, post-secondary, and post-graduate levels. 
(b) PRIORITY.—The programs described in sub-
section (a) should give priority to strengthening ties be-
tween communities and academic institutions located in 
the covered United States-Mexico border region. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the programs described in subsection (a) should 
reflect the goals of the 100,000 Strong in the Americas 
Initiative and should seek to double the number of stu-
dents studying in each other’s country by not later than 
5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES-MEXICO EN-
TREPRENEURSHIP COOPERATION, TRAINING, 
AND MENTORING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to es-
tablish programs to support cooperation, training, and 
mentoring of entrepreneurs in the covered United States- 
Mexico border region. Such programs shall be imple-
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mented in coordination with the 100,000 Strong in the 
Americas Initiative. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The programs described in sub-
section (a) shall seek to carry out innovative projects 
through United States and Mexican academic institutions 
and businesses to assist prospective and developing entre-
preneurs to strengthen their business skills and promote 
cooperation and joint business initiatives in the covered 
United States-Mexico border region. 
(c) MATCHING FUNDS.—The programs described in 
subsection (a) should seek to ensure United States Gov-
ernment funds are matched by private sector funds for 
purposes of carrying out such programs through the 
100,000 Strong in the Americas Initiative’s Innovation 
Fund. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the programs described in subsection (a) should 
reflect the goals of the 100,000 Strong in the Americas 
Initiative and should seek to provide not less than 100 
grants of not more than $25,000 each for participants in 
the programs. 
(e) FUNDING.—Amounts made available for ‘‘Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Programs’’ shall be made 
available to carry out the programs described in subsection 
(a). 
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SEC. 5. UNITED STATES-MEXICO ENERGY INFRASTRUC-
TURE COORDINATION AND COOPERATION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 
promote United States-Mexico energy infrastructure co-
ordination and cooperation through programs to support 
vocational-level education, internships, and exchanges be-
tween the two countries particularly in the region in which 
the Eagle Ford Shale is located and in proximity to such 
region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The programs described in sub-
section (a) shall seek to promote energy extraction related 
skills that can be provided by educational institutions lo-
cated in the region described in subsection (a) or in prox-
imity to such region, including by seeking to provide such 
skills to individuals in Mexico who are seeking vocational 
level jobs in Mexico’s energy sector. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the programs described in subsection (a) should 
seek to provide education, internships, and exchanges for 
at least 1,000 participants in the programs. 
(d) FUNDING.—Amounts made available for ‘‘Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Programs’’ shall be made 
available to carry out the programs described in subsection 
(a). 
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SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 100,000 STRONG IN THE AMERICAS INITIA-
TIVE.—The term ‘‘100,000 Strong in the Americas 
Initiative’’ means the initiative established in March 
2011 by the United States Government to increase 
educational exchanges in the Western Hemisphere. 
(2) COVERED UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER 
REGION.—The term ‘‘covered United States-Mexico 
border region’’ means those portions of the United 
States and Mexico that are within 100 kilometers of 
the international boundary between those countries. 
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