Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act

To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to require a Caribbean border counternarcotics strategy, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act 2. Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act (a) Definitions Section 702 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 ( 21 U.S.C. 1701 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (17) as paragraphs (16) through (18), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following: (15) State The term State ; (3) by amending paragraph (18), as redesignated— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) activities to map, track, dismantle, and disrupt the financial networks of drug trafficking organizations, transnational criminal organizations, and money laundering organizations involved in the manufacture and trafficking of drugs in the United States and in foreign countries; ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (19) United States The term United States . (b) Requirement for Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Section 706(c)(3) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 ( 21 U.S.C. 1705(c)(3) (D) Requirement for Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy (i) Purposes The Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy shall— (I) set forth the strategy of the Federal Government for preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs through the Caribbean region into the United States, including through ports of entry, between ports of entry, and across air and maritime approaches; (II) state the specific roles and responsibilities of each relevant National Drug Control Program agency for implementing the strategy; (III) identify the specific resources required to enable the relevant National Drug Control Program agencies to implement the strategy; and (IV) be designed to promote, and not hinder, legitimate trade and travel. (ii) Specific content related to Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands The Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy shall include— (I) a strategy to prevent the illegal trafficking of drugs to or through Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, including measures to substantially reduce drug-related violent crime on such islands; and (II) recommendations for additional assistance or authorities, if any, needed by Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies relating to the strategy, including an evaluation of Federal technical and financial assistance, infrastructure capacity building, and interoperability deficiencies. .

Summary: Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to include a Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy in its National Drug Control Strategy. This strategy must include measures for preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs through the Caribbean region into the United States, including measures to combat drug trafficking and drug-related violent crime in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The bill also revises ONDCP's authorization to (1) add definitions for state and for United States to specify that its authorization includes U.S. territories and possessions, and (2) revise the definition for supply reduction to ensure that the National Drug Control Strategy includes efforts to disrupt the financial networks of drug trafficking organizations.