I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 502 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize assistance to 
improve security and promote economic development in Mexico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2007 
Mr. CUELLAR (for himself and Mr. REYES) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize 
assistance to improve security and promote economic de-
velopment in Mexico. 
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 ‘‘Prosperous and Secure 
Neighbor Alliance Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) An alarming increase in illicit drugs and 
drug-related violence in Mexico and on the United 
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States–Mexico border has made life gradually more 
difficult for Americans living in border communities. 
(2) The precarious security situation on the 
United States–Mexico border has also had a broader 
negative impact in the United States with illicit 
drugs continuing to get into the hands of our Na-
tion’s children. 
(3) United States Director of National Intel-
ligence John Negroponte named Mexico in the An-
nual Threat Assessment of the Director of National 
Intelligence for the Senate Select Committee on In-
telligence (February 2, 2006) as a country of con-
cern regarding the capacity of drug trafficking orga-
nizations to undermine already weak state authority. 
(4) As a neighbor and as the second largest 
trading partner of the United States, Mexico de-
serves the support of the United States in taking 
steps to improve security and promote economic de-
velopment in Mexico. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is, therefore, the 
policy of the United States to increase United States for-
eign assistance to improve security and promote economic 
development in Mexico, both of which are crucial to more 
effectively combat illicit drugs and drug-related violence 
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and other criminal activities in Mexico and the United 
States. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 
1961. 
Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 et seq) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 13—ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE 
SECURITY AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO 
‘‘SEC. 499H. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through 
the Director of Foreign Assistance, shall provide assist-
ance to improve security and promote economic develop-
ment in Mexico by— 
‘‘(1) professionalizing Mexican law enforcement 
personnel to prepare such law enforcement personnel 
to more effectively combat illicit drugs and drug-re-
lated violence and other criminal activities, including 
by providing funding to coordinate United States 
and Mexican efforts to find missing United States 
citizens and to carry out DNA testing and forensic 
examinations; 
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‘‘(2) providing technology to assist Mexican law 
enforcement personnel to more effectively combat il-
licit drugs and drug-related violence; 
‘‘(3) strengthening the Mexican judicial branch 
through the training of judges and prosecutors; 
‘‘(4) supporting anti-corruption programs in 
Mexico, including the vetting of Mexican law en-
forcement personnel who are working with United 
States Government personnel; and 
‘‘(5) reducing poverty through targeted funding 
to enhance social development in Mexico, including 
micro-lending and trade capacity building. 
‘‘(b) TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—Assistance under 
this chapter may be provided on such terms and conditions 
as the President may determine. 
‘‘SEC. 499I. EVALUATION. 
‘‘The President shall conduct an annual evaluation 
of the results of the specific programs, projects, and activi-
ties carried out under this chapter during the preceding 
year in order to ensure transparency and accountability, 
including transparency and accountability of recipients of 
assistance provided under this chapter. 
‘‘SEC. 499J. REPORT. 
‘‘The President shall prepare and transmit to the 
Committee on International Relations of the House of 
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Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate, and other appropriate congressional commit-
tees an annual report on the specific programs, projects, 
and activities carried out under this chapter during the 
preceding year, including the evaluation conducted under 
section 499I. 
‘‘SEC. 499K. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the President to carry out this chapter 
$170,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) are authorized to remain available until ex-
pended; and 
‘‘(2) are in addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able for such purposes. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Not more than 5 per-
cent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year may be used for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
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authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) for 
a fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) $40,000,000 should be made available to 
carry out section 499H(a)(1); 
‘‘(2) $50,000,000 should be made available to 
carry out section 499H(a)(2); 
‘‘(3) $20,000,000 should be made available to 
carry out section 499H(a)(3); 
‘‘(4) $10,000,000 should be made available to 
carry out section 499H(a)(4); and 
‘‘(5) $50,000,000 should be made available to 
carry out section 499H(a)(5).’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF-
FICE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report that contains a 
description and analysis of the most effective strategies 
to reduce the demand for illicit drugs in the United States, 
specifically (but not limited to) strategies that reduce the 
demand for illicit drugs produced in or transported 
through Mexico. 
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