[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4015 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4015

 To amend the United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2016 
to require the submission of an updated multi-year strategy for United 
 States engagement to support the efforts of interested nations in the 
                           Caribbean region.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2023

   Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. 
  Kamlager-Dove, and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2016 
to require the submission of an updated multi-year strategy for United 
 States engagement to support the efforts of interested nations in the 
                           Caribbean region.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Caribbean Strategic 
Engagement Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    Section 2 of the United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114-291; 130 Stat. 1497) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (15) through (18), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) reduce the flow of illicit United States firearms to 
        the Caribbean region and provide technical support, training, 
        and information-sharing to Caribbean security forces charged 
        with monitoring maritime borders, including formal and informal 
        ports of entry;
            ``(7) enhance efforts to investigate and prosecute the 
        regional criminal organizations engaged in the lottery scams 
        that afflict United States citizens;
            ``(8) augment training, capacity-building, and information-
        sharing with local law enforcement agencies combating criminal 
        gangs and transnational criminal organizations threatening the 
        security and stability of partner nations;
            ``(9) improve energy security, resiliency, and independence 
        by working to finance increasing access to diverse, reliable, 
        secure, and affordable renewable power solutions;
            ``(10) support regional adaptation and resilience to the 
        climate-driven effects of severe weather events and natural 
        disasters;
            ``(11) advance cooperation on democracy and human rights 
        throughout the region and in multilateral fora;
            ``(12) improve public health cooperation and infrastructure 
        to mitigate health concerns and threats to the Caribbean 
        region, including increasing professional exchanges, medical 
        education, and United States exports of medical services, 
        technology, and pharmaceuticals to prepare for future pandemics 
        and health emergencies, expand the accessibility of health 
        services to marginalized populations, and reduce dependence on 
        medical imports from malign actors in the region and elsewhere;
            ``(13) continue to support regional initiatives to advance 
        food security throughout the Caribbean;
            ``(14) expand internet access throughout the region, 
        especially for marginalized communities, while working 
        cooperatively to enhance data privacy and security;
            ``(15) advance access to education and critical skills for 
        at-risk youth, women, and girls in the Caribbean region;''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT UPDATED MULTI-YEAR STRATEGY FOR UNITED 
              STATES ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF INTERESTED 
              NATIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION.

    Section 3 of the United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114-291; 130 Stat. 1497) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``the 
                United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 
                2023''; and
                    (B) by striking ``a multi-year strategy'' and 
                inserting ``an updated multi-year strategy''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``other executive 
        branch agencies'' the following: ``, including the Department 
        of Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Department of 
        the Treasury''.
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