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This bill establishes new conditions for U.S. engagement with Mexico, specifically focusing on water delivery obligations under the 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty. The bill requires the Secretary of State to submit an annual report assessing Mexico's water delivery performance, which must include a determination of whether Mexico has delivered at least 350,000 acre-feet of water in the previous calendar year and an evaluation of Mexico's capability to deliver 1,750,000 acre-feet of water by the end of the treaty's five-year cycle. If Mexico fails to meet these water delivery requirements, the President must deny non-Treaty requests from Mexico and may limit or terminate engagement with the Mexican government in certain economic sectors, with an exception for engagement related to countering synthetic drug trafficking. The bill defines "non-Treaty requests" as emergency water delivery requests made through the International Boundary and Water Commission. To receive an exception to these limitations, Mexico must demonstrate that any water delivery would exclusively address an ecological, environmental, or humanitarian emergency and is vital to U.S. national interests. The bill aims to pressure Mexico to fulfill its water delivery commitments by using diplomatic and economic leverage.

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