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12 2 STA T . 2 3 3 9PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 5 2 —J U NE 30 , 200 8relating t oN ort hK orea ’s n uc lear p rogra m sun d er the S i x-P art yT al k s A greement .(C)FORM . — The report re q uired under su b section (A) shall be submitted in unclassi f ied form , but may include a classified annex. (d) A P PROPR IATE CO NG RE S SIONA L COMMITTEES D E F INE D .— I n this section, the term ‘ ‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— ( 1 ) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Ser v ices, and Foreign R elations of the Senate

and ( 2 ) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of the H ouse of Representatives. ME X I C O SEC. 1 406 . (a) ASSISTANCE FOR M EXICO.— O f the funds appro- priated under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and L a wE nforcement’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this chapter, not more than $35 2,000,000 of the funds appropriated in subchapter A and $4 8 ,000,000 of the funds appropriated in subchapter B may be made available for assistance for Mexico, only to combat drug trafficking and related violence and organi z ed crime, and for j udicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of law activi- ties, of which not less than $ 7 3,500,000 shall be used for judicial reform, institution building, anti-corruption, and rule of law activi- ties

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d, That none of the funds made available under this section shall be made available for budget support or as cash payments: Provided fu r th er, That not more than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and after consulting with relevant Mexican G overnment authorities, the Secretary of State shall report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations on the procedures in place to implement section 620 J of the Foreign Assistance Act of1 9 61. (b) ALLOCATION OF F U NDS.—Fifteen percent of the funds made available in this chapter for assistance for Mexico under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may not be obligated until the Secretary of State reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Mexico is— (1) improving the transparency and accountability of fed- eral police forces and working with state and municipal authori- ties to improve the transparency and accountability of state and municipal police forces through mechanisms including establishing police complaints commissions with authority and independence to receive complaints and carry out effective investigations; (2) establishing a mechanism for regular consultations among relevant Mexican Government authorities, Mexican human rights organizations and other relevant Mexican civil society organizations, to make recommendations concerning implementation of the Merida Initiative in accordance with Mexican and international law; (3) ensuring that civilian prosecutors and judicial authori- ties are investigating and prosecuting, in accordance with Mexi- can and international law, members of the federal police and military forces who have been credibly alleged to have com- mitted violations of human rights, and the federal police and Reports.D e adlin e. Reports.