Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

Bill: 118-s-841
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-03-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Antigua and Barbuda
Asia
Bahamas
Barbados
Border security and unlawful immigration
Caribbean area
China
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Cuba
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employment and training programs
Firearms and explosives
First responders and emergency personnel
Foreign aid and international relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Grenada
Guyana
Human rights
Human trafficking
Infrastructure development
Iran
Jamaica
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Natural disasters
Nicaragua
Organized crime
Performance measurement
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Smuggling and trafficking
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Suriname
Telephone and wireless communication
Trinidad and Tobago
U.S. and foreign investments
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: 

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
 
 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to carry out the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative in 13 specified Caribbean countries for fiscal years 2023-2027. 
 
Among the specified purposes for this initiative are (1) promoting citizen safety, security, and rule of law; (2) countering transnational criminal organizations and local gangs; (3) combatting corruption; and (4) countering malign influence from authoritarian regimes. 
 
Additionally, the bill directs the State Department to promote natural disaster response and resilience in the 13 specified Caribbean countries. 

action_date: 2023-05-04
text: 

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
 
 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to carry out the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative in 13 specified Caribbean countries for fiscal years 2023-2027. 
 
Among the specified purposes for this initiative are (1) promoting citizen safety, security, and rule of law; (2) countering transnational criminal organizations and local gangs; (3) combatting corruption; and (4) countering malign influence from authoritarian regimes. 
 
Additionally, the bill directs the State Department to promote natural disaster response and resilience in the 13 specified Caribbean countries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 49.
action_date: 2023-05-04
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-05-04
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-05-03
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Introduced in Senate