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SEC. 3. ACTIONS TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC 
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH-
ERN TRIANGLE. 
(a) SECRETARY
OF STATE PRIORITIZATION.—The 
Secretary of State shall prioritize economic development 
in the Northern Triangle countries by carrying out the fol-
lowing initiatives: 
(1) Supporting market-based solutions to elimi-
nate constraints to inclusive economic growth, in-
cluding through support for increased digital 
connectivity and the use of financial technology, and 
private sector and civil society-led efforts to create 
jobs and foster economic prosperity. 
(2) Addressing underlying causes of poverty 
and inequality, including by improving nutrition and 
food security, providing health resources and access 
to clean water, sanitation, hygiene, and shelter, and 
improving livelihoods. 
(3) Responding to immediate humanitarian 
needs by increasing humanitarian assistance, includ-
ing through access to clean water, sanitation, hy-
giene, and shelter, improving livelihoods, and by pro-
viding health resources and improving nutrition and 
food security. 
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(4) Supporting conservation and community re-
silience and strengthening community preparedness 
for natural disasters and other external shocks. 
(5) Identifying, as appropriate, a role for the 
United States International Development Finance 
Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation 
(MCC), the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the United States private sector 
in supporting efforts to increase private sector in-
vestment and strengthen economic prosperity. 
(6) Expanding comprehensive reintegration 
mechanisms for repatriated individuals once re-
turned to their countries of origin and supporting ef-
forts by the private sector to hire and train eligible 
returnees. 
(7) Establishing monitoring and verification 
services to determine the well-being of repatriated 
children in order to determine if United States pro-
tection and screening functioned effectively in identi-
fying persecuted and trafficked children. 
(8) Supporting efforts to increase domestic re-
source mobilization, including through strengthening 
of tax collection and enforcement and legal arbitra-
tion mechanisms. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
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(1) ELEMENTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, the President and Chief Executive Officer of 
the Inter-American Foundation, the Director of the 
United States Trade and Development Agency, the 
Chief Executive Officer of the United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation, and the 
heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 5- 
year strategy to support inclusive economic growth 
and development in the Northern Triangle countries 
by carrying out the initiatives described in sub-
section (a). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strat-
egy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
State shall consult with nongovernmental organiza-
tions in the Northern Triangle countries and the 
United States. 
(3) 
BENCHMARKS.—The 
strategy 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall include annual bench-
marks to track the strategy’s progress in curbing ir-
regular migration from the Northern Triangle to the 
United States. 
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(4) PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.—The strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include a public di-
plomacy strategy for educating citizens of the North-
ern Triangle countries about United States assist-
ance and its benefits to them, and informing such 
citizens of the dangers of illegal migration to the 
United States. 
(5) ANNUAL
PROGRESS
UPDATES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the submission of the strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) and annually thereafter 
for 4 years, the Secretary of State shall provide the 
appropriate congressional committees with a written 
description of progress made in meeting the bench-
marks established in the strategy. 
(6) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be made publicly 
available on the website of the Department of State. 
(c) REPORT
ON ESTABLISHING
AN INVESTMENT 
FUND FOR THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE COUNTRIES AND 
SOUTHERN MEXICO.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Of-
ficer of the United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a detailed report assessing the fea-
sibility, costs, and benefits of the Corporation establishing 
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an investment fund to promote economic and social devel-
opment in the Northern Triangle countries and southern 
Mexico. 
SEC. 4. ACTIONS TO COMBAT CORRUPTION IN THE NORTH-
ERN TRIANGLE. 
(a) SECRETARY
OF STATE PRIORITIZATION.—The 
Secretary of State shall prioritize efforts to combat cor-
ruption in the Northern Triangle countries by carrying out 
the following initiatives: 
(1) Supporting anti-corruption efforts, includ-
ing by strengthening national justice systems and at-
torneys general, providing technical assistance to fi-
nancial institutions to identify money laundering and 
other financial crimes, breaking up financial hold-
ings of organized criminal syndicates, including ille-
gally acquired lands and proceeds from illegal activi-
ties, and supporting independent media and inves-
tigative reporting. 
(2) Supporting anti-corruption efforts through 
bilateral assistance and complementary support 
through multilateral anti-corruption mechanisms 
when necessary. 
(3) Encouraging cooperation agreements be-
tween the Department of State and relevant United 
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States Government agencies and attorneys general 
to fight corruption. 
(4) Supporting efforts to strengthen special 
prosecutorial offices and financial institutions to 
combat corruption, money laundering, financial 
crimes, extortion, human rights crimes, asset for-
feiture, and criminal analysis. 
(5) Supporting initiatives to advance judicial in-
tegrity and improve security for members of the ju-
dicial sector. 
(6) Supporting transparent, merit-based selec-
tion processes for prosecutors and judges and the 
development of professional and merit-based civil 
services. 
(7) Supporting the establishment or strength-
ening of methods, procedures, and expectations for 
internal and external control mechanisms for the se-
curity and police services and judiciary. 
(8) Supporting the adoption of appropriate 
technologies to combat corruption in public finance. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) ELEMENTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
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ment and the heads of other relevant Federal agen-
cies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a 5-year strategy to combat corruption 
in the Northern Triangle countries by carrying out 
the initiatives described in subsection (a). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strat-
egy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
State shall consult with nongovernmental organiza-
tions in the Northern Triangle countries and the 
United States. 
(3) 
BENCHMARKS.—The 
strategy 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall include annual bench-
marks to track the strategy’s progress in curbing ir-
regular migration from the Northern Triangle to the 
United States. 
(4) PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.—The strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include a public di-
plomacy strategy for educating citizens of the North-
ern Triangle countries about United States assist-
ance and its benefits to them, and informing such 
citizens of the dangers of illegal migration to the 
United States. 
(5) ANNUAL
PROGRESS
UPDATES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the submission of the strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) and annually thereafter 
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for 4 years, the Secretary of State shall provide the 
appropriate congressional committees with a written 
description of progress made in meeting the bench-
marks established in the strategy. 
(6) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be made publicly 
available on the website of the Department of State. 
(c) DESIGNATION OF A SENIOR RULE OF LAW ADVI-
SOR FOR THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE IN THE BUREAU OF 
WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS.—The Secretary of 
State shall designate in the Bureau of Western Hemi-
sphere Affairs of the Department of State a Senior Rule 
of Law Advisor for the Northern Triangle who shall lead 
diplomatic engagement with the Northern Triangle coun-
tries in support of democratic governance, anti-corruption 
efforts, and the rule of law in all aspects of United States 
policy towards the countries of the Northern Triangle, in-
cluding carrying out the initiatives described in subsection 
(a) and developing the strategy required under subsection 
(b). The individual designated in accordance with this sub-
section shall be a Department of State employee in the 
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. 
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SEC. 5. ACTIONS TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC INSTITU-
TIONS IN THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE. 
(a) SECRETARY
OF STATE PRIORITIZATION.—The 
Secretary of State shall prioritize strengthening demo-
cratic institutions, good governance, human rights, and 
the rule of law in the Northern Triangle countries by car-
rying out the following initiatives: 
(1) Providing support to strengthen government 
institutions and actors at the local and national lev-
els to provide services and respond to citizen needs 
through transparent, inclusive, and democratic proc-
esses. 
(2) Supporting efforts to strengthen access to 
information laws and reform laws that currently 
limit access to information. 
(3) Financing efforts to build the capacity of 
independent media with a specific focus on profes-
sional investigative journalism. 
(4) Ensuring that threats and attacks on jour-
nalists and human rights defenders are fully inves-
tigated and perpetrators are held accountable. 
(5) Developing the capacity of civil society to 
conduct oversight and accountability mechanisms at 
the national and local levels. 
(6) Training political actors committed to 
democratic principles. 
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(7) Strengthening electoral institutions and 
processes to ensure free, fair, and transparent elec-
tions. 
(8) Advancing conservation principles and the 
rule of law to address multiple factors, including the 
impacts of illegal cattle ranching and smuggling as 
drivers of deforestation. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) ELEMENTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment and the heads of other relevant Federal agen-
cies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a strategy to support democratic govern-
ance in the Northern Triangle countries by carrying 
out the initiatives described in subsection (a). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strat-
egy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
State shall consult with nongovernmental organiza-
tions in the Northern Triangle countries and the 
United States. 
(3) 
BENCHMARKS.—The 
strategy 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall include annual bench-
marks to track the strategy’s progress in curbing ir-
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regular migration from the Northern Triangle to the 
United States. 
(4) PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.—The strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include a public di-
plomacy strategy for educating citizens of the North-
ern Triangle countries about United States assist-
ance and its benefits to them, and informing such 
citizens of the dangers of illegal migration to the 
United States. 
(5) ANNUAL
PROGRESS
UPDATES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the submission of the strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) and annually thereafter 
for 4 years, the Secretary of State shall provide the 
appropriate congressional committees with a written 
description of progress made in meeting the bench-
marks established in the strategy. 
(6) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be made publicly 
available on the website of the Department of State. 
SEC. 6. ACTIONS TO IMPROVE SECURITY CONDITIONS IN 
THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE. 
(a) SECRETARY
OF STATE PRIORITIZATION.—The 
Secretary of State shall prioritize security in the Northern 
Triangle countries by carrying out the following initiatives: 
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(1) Implementing the Central America Regional 
Security Initiative of the Department of State. 
(2) 
Continuing 
the 
vetting 
and 
professionalization of security services, including the 
civilian police and military units. 
(3) Supporting efforts to combat the illicit ac-
tivities of criminal gangs and transnational criminal 
organizations, including MS–13 and the 18th Street 
Gang, through support to fully vetted elements of at-
torneys general offices, appropriate government in-
stitutions, and security services. 
(4) Supporting training for fully vetted civilian 
police and appropriate security services in criminal 
investigations, best practices for citizen security, and 
human rights. 
(5) Providing capacity-building to relevant secu-
rity services and attorneys general to support coun-
ternarcotics efforts and combat human trafficking, 
forcible recruitment of children and youth by gangs, 
gender-based violence, and other illicit activities, in-
cluding trafficking of wildlife, and natural resources. 
(6) Encouraging collaboration with regional and 
international partners in implementing security as-
sistance, including by supporting cross-border infor-
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mation sharing on gangs and transnational criminal 
organizations. 
(7) Providing equipment, technology, tools, and 
training to security services to assist in border and 
port inspections. 
(8) Providing equipment, technology, tools, and 
training to assist security services in counter-
narcotics and other efforts to combat illicit activities. 
(9) Continuing information sharing regarding 
known or suspected terrorists and other individuals 
and entities that pose a potential threat to United 
States national security that are crossing through or 
residing in the Northern Triangle. 
(10) Supporting information sharing on gangs 
and transnational criminal organizations between 
relevant Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
and the governments of the Northern Triangle coun-
tries. 
(11) Considering the use of assets and re-
sources of United States State and local government 
entities, as appropriate, to support the activities de-
scribed in this subsection. 
(12) Providing thorough end-use monitoring of 
equipment, technology, tools, and training provided 
pursuant to this subsection. 
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(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) ELEMENTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment and the heads of other relevant Federal agen-
cies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a 5-year strategy to prioritize the im-
provement of security in the Northern Triangle 
countries by carrying out the initiatives described in 
subsection (a). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strat-
egy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
State shall consult with nongovernmental organiza-
tions in the Northern Triangle countries and the 
United States. 
(3) 
BENCHMARKS.—The 
strategy 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall include annual bench-
marks to track the strategy’s progress in curbing ir-
regular migration from the Northern Triangle to the 
United States. 
(4) PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.—The strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include a public di-
plomacy strategy for educating citizens of the North-
ern Triangle countries about United States assist-
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ance and its benefits to them, and informing such 
citizens of the dangers of illegal migration to the 
United States. 
(5) ANNUAL
PROGRESS
UPDATES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the submission of the strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) and annually thereafter 
for 4 years, the Secretary of State shall provide the 
appropriate congressional committees with a written 
description of progress made in meeting the bench-
marks established in the strategy. 
(6) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The strategy re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be made publicly 
available on the website of the Department of State. 
(c) WOMEN
AND CHILDREN PROTECTION COM-
PACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, and the heads of other relevant Federal de-
partments or agencies, is authorized to enter into bi-
lateral agreements with one or more of the Govern-
ments of El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras to 
provide United States assistance for the purposes 
of— 
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