Sec. 601. North and Central American border security cooperation initiative
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The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall work with the appropriate officials of the Government of Canada and the Government of Mexico to establish a program to assess the specific needs of the countries of Central America to maintain the security of the international borders of such countries and to determine the support needed by such countries from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, to meet such needs. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall work with the appropriate officials of the governments of the countries of Central America to provide, pursuant to the assessment of specific needs determined under subsection (a), the necessary equipment, technical assistance, and vehicles to manage, regulate, and patrol the international borders of such countries.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish Special Vetted Units of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Central American countries, including in Honduras, where such units do not currently exist. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees periodic reports on the utilization of United States assistance under paragraph
(1)and the effectiveness of such assistance.