# 119-hr-4368: Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

119-hr-4368, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY); status in_committee (as of 2026-06-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4368
- Congress: 119
- Title: Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-26

## Summary

**Authorizes $88.0 million annually to codify and coordinate the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.** This bill would set clear goals, a list of 13 beneficiary countries, and rules for anti‑corruption, law enforcement cooperation, disaster resilience, and public diplomacy to guide U.S. security and development work in the region. - Communities and at-risk youth: Funds community-based crime prevention, youth workforce and remedial education programs, and protections for victims to reduce gang recruitment and extortion in beneficiary countries. - Law enforcement and justice systems: Supports training, vetting, anti-corruption investigations, asset forfeiture, cybercrime cooperation, and justice-sector reforms for prosecutors, judges, and police across 13 named countries. - Disaster resilience and oversight: Establishes a five-year resilience program with coordination, best-practice sharing, rapid-response improvements, and a required multi-year strategy plus annual progress updates and country-level funding reports. *This bill would authorize $88.0 million per year from 2025 through 2029, increasing federal spending by $440.0 million over five years.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Caribbean safety and rule of law: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would authorize State and USAID to run a Caribbean Basin Security Initiative in 13 named Caribbean countries. It would fund training, equipment, and technical help for police, prosecutors, courts, cybersecurity teams, and first responders to fight crime, corruption, traffickin…
- Limits on risky foreign telecom investments: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require U.S. agencies to monitor security assistance and investments from certain foreign governments (including China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba). If enacted, agencies would evaluate and, as appropriate, restrict U.S. involvement in foreign-financed pr…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4368 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4368)

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- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5509)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4368 (as of 2026-06-26).