Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act
This bill requires the International Boundary and Water Commission to negotiate with Mexico an agreement related to aliens unlawfully crossing the southern international border of the United States.  The agreement would commit Mexico to forfeit one acre-foot of water rights to a state that is a signatory to the Colorado River Compact for each such alien apprehended in that state.
To require the United States Commissioner of the International Boundary 
and Water Commission to negotiate an agreement with Mexico relating to 
   the number of aliens detained in the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Protecting our Border, Protecting 
our Water Act''.

SEC. 2. NEGOTIATION AUTHORITY.

    The Secretary of State, acting through the United States 
Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, shall 
seek to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to 
enter into an agreement with Mexico providing that for each alien (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) apprehended in a State that is a signatory to the 
Colorado River Compact who the Secretary certifies to the Government of 
Mexico entered unlawfully across the southern international border of 
the United States, the Government of Mexico shall agree to forfeit one 
acre-foot of water rights to such signatory State.
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Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act
To require the United States Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission to negotiate an agreement with Mexico relating to the number of aliens detained in the United States, and for other purposes.
Protecting our Border, Protecting our Water Act
Rep. Lesko, Debbie