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This bill requires the Secretary of State to develop and submit a comprehensive strategy for U.S. security assistance to Mexico within 180 days of the bill's enactment. The strategy must include a detailed plan for dismantling transnational criminal networks involved in drug trafficking (including fentanyl), human trafficking, weapons trafficking, and other criminal activities, as well as improving Mexico's border security and strengthening its law enforcement institutions. The report must outline specific activities, implementing entities, priorities, milestones, and performance measures for evaluating the strategy's effectiveness. The Secretary of State must provide an unclassified report to congressional committees, which may include a classified annex, and must subsequently provide annual briefings on the strategy's implementation. Importantly, the bill explicitly clarifies that it should not be interpreted as authorization for military force against Mexico or any Mexican entities, emphasizing a collaborative approach to addressing cross-border security challenges through strategic assistance and institutional capacity building.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1780/all-info