text: 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 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 Nation's children.
              (3) United States Director of National Intelligence John 
          Negroponte named Mexico in the Annual Threat Assessment of the 
          Director of National Intelligence for the Senate Select 
          Committee on Intelligence (February 2, 2006) as a country of 
          concern regarding the capacity of drug trafficking 
          organizations to undermine already weak state authority.
              (4) As a neighbor and as the second largest trading partner 
          of the United States, Mexico deserves the support of the United 
          States in taking steps to improve security and promote economic 
          development in Mexico.
      (b) Statement of Policy.--It is, therefore, the policy of the 
  United States to increase United States foreign 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 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 assistance to improve security and 
  promote economic development in Mexico by--
              ``(1) professionalizing Mexican law enforcement personnel 
          to prepare such law enforcement personnel to more effectively 
          combat illicit drugs and drug-related 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;
              ``(2) providing technology to assist Mexican law 
          enforcement personnel to more effectively combat illicit 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 enforcement 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 activities 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 Representatives, the Committee 
  on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and other appropriate congressional 
  committees 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 appropriated to the 
  President to carry out this chapter $170,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
  years 2008 through 2012.
      ``(b) Additional Authorities.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
  authorization of appropriations under subsection (a)--
              ``(1) are authorized to remain available until expended; 
          and
              ``(2) are in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
          such purposes.
      ``(c) Funding Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of the amounts 
  appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under 
  subsection (a) for a fiscal year may be used for administrative 
  expenses.
      ``(d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, of the 
  amounts appropriated pursuant to the 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 OFFICE.
  
      Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 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.
target: Prosperous and Secure Neighbor Alliance Act of 2007 - States that it is U.S. policy to increase U.S. foreign assistance to improve security and promote economic development in Mexico, both of which are crucial to combat illicit drugs and drug-related violence and other criminal activities in Mexico and the United States.
  
  Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President to provide assistance to improve security and promote economic development in Mexico by: (1) professionalizing Mexican law enforcement personnel; (2) providing technology to assist Mexican law enforcement personnel; (3) strengthening the Mexican judicial branch; (4) supporting anti-corruption programs in Mexico; and (5) reducing poverty through targeted funding to enhance social development in Mexico.
feat_title: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize assistance to improve security and promote economic development in Mexico.