Amend HJR 77 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

WHEREAS, The federal government has not taken adequate measures to strategize and collaborate with Mexico to secure this state's southern border with Mexico to curb cartel violence in Mexico; and

(2)  On page 2, line 10, between "government," and "and", insert "to provide that the United States government has a duty to secure the border between the United States and Mexico to curb cartel violence and protect the citizens of the United States,"