I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 920 
To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
of 1998 to require a Caribbean border counternarcotics strategy, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N (for herself and Ms. PLASKETT) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reau-
thorization Act of 1998 to require a Caribbean border 
counternarcotics strategy, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Caribbean Border 
Counternarcotics Strategy Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CARIBBEAN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRAT-
EGY ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 702 of the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 
(21 U.S.C. 1701) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through 
(17) as paragraphs (16) through (18), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(15) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, and each territory or possession of the 
United States.’’; 
(3) by amending paragraph (18), as redesig-
nated— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) 
and (H) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
the following: 
‘‘(G) activities to map, track, dismantle, 
and disrupt the financial networks of drug traf-
ficking organizations, transnational criminal or-
ganizations, and money laundering organiza-
tions involved in the manufacture and traf-
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ficking 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’, when used in a geographical sense, means 
all of the States, the District of Columbia, and the 
territories and possessions of the United States, and 
any waters within the jurisdiction of the United 
States.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR CARIBBEAN BORDER COUN-
TERNARCOTICS STRATEGY.—Section 706(c)(3) of the Of-
fice of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1705(c)(3)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(D) REQUIREMENT FOR CARIBBEAN BOR-
DER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(i) PURPOSES.—The Caribbean Bor-
der 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; 
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‘‘(II) state the specific roles and 
responsibilities of each relevant Na-
tional Drug Control Program agency 
for implementing the strategy; 
‘‘(III) identify the specific re-
sources required to enable the relevant 
National Drug Control Program agen-
cies 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 il-
legal trafficking of drugs to or 
through Puerto Rico and the United 
States Virgin Islands, including meas-
ures to substantially reduce drug-re-
lated violent crime on such islands; 
and 
‘‘(II) recommendations for addi-
tional assistance or authorities, if any, 
needed by Federal, State, and local 
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law enforcement agencies relating to 
the strategy, including an evaluation 
of Federal technical and financial as-
sistance, infrastructure capacity build-
ing, and interoperability deficiencies.’’. 
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