This bill authorizes a comprehensive security and development partnership between the United States and 13 Caribbean nations, aimed at combating crime, corruption, and authoritarian influence while strengthening disaster resilience. The initiative directs the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development to work with beneficiary countries (including Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic, and others) on maritime security, law enforcement training, border control, crime prevention for at-risk youth, and judicial reforms. The bill also specifically addresses countering malign influence from China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba through monitoring and restricting problematic foreign investment and telecommunications infrastructure. Congress authorizes $88 million annually for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to fund these efforts, and requires the State Department to submit a detailed implementation plan within six months and annual progress reports to track outcomes and spending by country.
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