S.Amdt. 3384

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   Inserted: SEC. . ADDRESSING POVERTY IN MEXICO.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--

   Inserted: Whereas there is a strong correlation between economic freedom and economic prosperity;

   Inserted: Whereas trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and informal market activity are key factors in economic freedom;

   Inserted: Whereas poverty in Mexico, including rural poverty, can be mitigated through strengthened economic freedom within Mexico;

   Inserted: Whereas strengthened economic freedom in Mexico can be a major influence in mitigating illegal immigration;

   Inserted: Whereas advancing economic freedom within Mexico is an important part of any comprehensive plan to understanding the sources of poverty and the path to economic prosperity;

   Inserted: (b) In General.--The Secretary of State may award a grant to a land grant university in the United States to establish one national program for a broad-based university Mexican rural poverty program.

   Inserted: (c) Functions.--The national program shall:

   Inserted: (1) Pair a U.S. land grant university with the lead Mexican public university in each of Mexico's 31 states to provide state-level coordination of rural poverty programs.

   Inserted: (2) Establish and coordinate relationships and programmatic ties between U.S. universities and Mexican universities to address the issue of Mexican rural poverty.

   Inserted: (3) Establish and coordinate ties with key leaders in Mexico and the United States to explore how rural poverty drives illegal immigration of Mexicans into the United States; and

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   Inserted: (4) Address immigration and border security concerns through a university-based, bi-national approach for long-term institutional change.

   Inserted: (d) Use of Funds.--

   Inserted: 1. In general.--Grants awarded under this section shall be used--

   Inserted: (A) for education, training, technical assistance, and all related costs (including personnel and equipment) incurred by the grantee in implementing a program under this Act;

   Inserted: (B) to establish a program administrative structure in the United States.

   Inserted: (C) No funds can be used for the activities, responsibilities, or related costs incurred by entities in Mexico.

   Inserted: (e) Authorization of Funds.--

   Inserted: 1. Such funds as deemed necessary by the Secretary shall by used for the execution of this program.

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