Authorizes the State Department and USAID to run the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, a program that helps 13 named countries fight gangs, corruption, and drug and weapons trafficking and prepare for natural disasters.

Official title: Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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Introduced 14-JUL-2025

Referred 14-JUL-2025

Approved by committee 21-JAN-2026

Key points

Authorizes $88 million per fiscal year from 2025 through 2029 for the State Department and USAID to carry out the initiative.
Covers 13 beneficiary countries, including Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Dominican Republic, with support for police and prosecutors, border and port screening, and youth crime prevention.
Requires State to submit an implementation plan within 180 days of enactment, with timelines, measurable benchmarks, and agency roles, followed by annual progress reports.
Directs State, with USAID and the Inter-American Foundation, to run five years of natural disaster programs that include training for police and first responders and getting critical infrastructure and ports back online quickly.

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Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) Cosponsors · 3

■ 2 R■ 1 D

2 Republicans

1 Democrat

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