H.R. 7703: Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

116th Congress

To authorize appropriations for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, enhance the United States-Caribbean security partnership, prioritize disaster resilience, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Adriano Espaillat — D — NY

Authorizes appropriations for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, a regional foreign assistance program. Under that initiative, those funds would be used to: Promote citizen safety, security, and the rule of law in the Caribbean, reduce trafficking in narcotics, weapons, bulk cash, and other contraband in the region, combat corruption and the malign influence of authoritarian regimes such as China and Russia, raise public awareness about the benefits of United States assistance programs; and strengthen the ability of beneficiary countries to prepare for and respond to natural disasters.

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