vention funding and enforcement funding are used 
in the same localities as necessary. 
(c) ANNUAL PROGRESS UPDATE.—Not later than 1 
year after the date on which the implementation plan re-
quired by subsection (a) is submitted, and annually there-
after, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a written description of results achieved 
through the Caribbean Basin Security Imitative, including 
with respect to— 
(1) the implementation of the strategy and 
plans described in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
subsection (b); 
(2) compliance with, and progress related to, 
meeting the benchmarks described in paragraph (2) 
of subsection (b); and 
(3) funding statistics for the Caribbean Basin 
Security 
Initiative 
for 
the 
preceding 
year, 
disaggregated by country. 
SEC. 5. PROGRAMS AND STRATEGY TO INCREASE NATURAL 
DISASTER RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE. 
(a) PROGRAMS.—During the 5-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
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United States Agency for International Development and 
the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Inter- 
American Foundation, shall promote natural disaster re-
sponse and resilience in beneficiary countries by carrying 
out programs for the following purposes: 
(1) Encouraging coordination between bene-
ficiary countries and relevant Federal departments 
and agencies to provide expertise and information 
sharing. 
(2) Supporting the sharing of best practices on 
natural disaster resilience, including on constructing 
resilient infrastructure and rebuilding after natural 
disasters. 
(3) Improving rapid-response mechanisms and 
cross-government organizational preparedness for 
natural disasters. 
(b) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development and in con-
sultation with the President and Chief Executive Officer 
of the Inter-American Foundation and nongovernmental 
organizations in beneficiary countries and in the United 
States, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
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mittees a strategy that incorporates specific, measurable 
benchmarks— 
(1) to achieve the purposes described in sub-
section (a); and 
(2) to inform citizens of beneficiary countries 
about the extent and benefits of United States as-
sistance to such countries. 
(c) ANNUAL PROGRESS UPDATE.—Not later than 1 
year after the date on which the strategy required by sub-
section (b) is submitted, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a written description of the progress made as of the date 
of such submission in meeting the benchmarks included 
in the strategy. 
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