Mexico Cross-Border Crime Accountability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5980 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5980

 To require a strategy for United States security assistance to Mexico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2025

  Mr. Shreve introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require a strategy for United States security assistance to Mexico.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mexico Cross-Border Crime 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO MEXICO.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report with a 
strategy for United States security assistance to Mexico.
    (b) Strategy Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following elements:
            (1) A detailed plan for how United States security 
        assistance will--
                    (A) dismantle transnational criminal networks that 
                traffic illicit drugs, including fentanyl, into the 
                United States and profit from other criminal 
                activities, including pervasive human trafficking and 
                human smuggling, weapons trafficking, cybercrimes, 
                money laundering, and the importation of precursor 
                chemicals to mass-produce illicit drugs;
                    (B) increase the capacity of Mexico's military and 
                public security institutions to improve security at 
                Mexico's northern and southern borders and degrade 
                transnational criminal organizations; and
                    (C) enhance the institutional capacity of civilian 
                law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts to strengthen 
                rule of law, redress public corruption related to the 
                activities and influence of transnational criminal 
                organizations, and combat impunity.
            (2) A detailed summary of projects and activities to 
        implement the goals of the plan described in paragraph (1), 
        including a list of implementing government entities and 
        nongovernmental organizations.
            (3) A detailed summary of priorities, baselines, 
        milestones, and performance measures that will be used to 
        assess progress towards goals of the plan described in 
        paragraph (1).
            (4) A detailed assessment of previous assistance to Mexico 
        under the Merida Initiative based on the priorities, baselines, 
        milestones, and performance measures developed pursuant to this 
        Act.
            (5) A detailed monitoring and evaluation plan to assess 
        progress towards the goals of the strategy.
            (6) A fraud risk assessment for the Department of State's 
        programs under the Bicentennial Framework for Security, Public 
        Health, and Safe Communities that identifies inherent fraud 
        risks affecting the programs, assesses the likelihood and 
        impact of inherent fraud risks, determines fraud risk 
        tolerance, examines the suitability of existing fraud controls 
        and prioritizes residual fraud risks, and documents the 
        program's fraud risk profile.
    (c) Bilateral Cooperation Reporting.--The report required under 
subsection (a) shall include an overview of bilateral cooperation 
mechanisms and engagements between the United States Government and the 
Government of Mexico, such as diplomatic engagements, security 
assistance programs, technical assistance, and other forms of 
cooperation that advance the priorities described in subsection (b).
    (d) Form.--The report and strategy required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex.
    (e) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
submission of the report and strategy required under subsection (a), 
and annually thereafter for two years, the Secretary of State shall 
provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives--
            (1) a written update on progress towards the goals of the 
        strategy; and
            (2) a briefing on the implementation of the strategy.
    (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed as 
an authorization for the use of military force against Mexico or any 
entity within Mexico.
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