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HR4368119th Congress

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

Sponsored By: Representative Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

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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.

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  • 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.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More Caribbean safety and rule of law

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, trafficking, and extortion. If enacted, it would also support crime prevention like workforce training for at-risk youth and juvenile justice reforms. If enacted, the Secretary and USAID would have to submit a multi-year implementation plan and a five-year disaster resilience strategy within 180 days, and send annual progress reports starting one year after each plan is filed.

Limits on risky foreign telecom investments

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 projects that could undermine U.S. security assistance. If enacted, it would also require screening and limit use of high-risk telecommunications vendors in beneficiary countries and push for transparent bidding and anti-corruption steps.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 7/14/2025

  • Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 1/20/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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