To require Homeland Security Investigations to establish the Pacific Islands Liaison Initiative to strengthen the United States' strategic partnerships and ability to combat transnational criminal organizations in the Pacific region, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 29, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.R. 9508 requires the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Investigations to establish a new Pacific Islands Liaison Initiative within 180 days of enactment. This initiative will strengthen law enforcement partnerships with Pacific Island nations and combat transnational criminal organizations in the region through regular visits, joint operations, training, technical assistance, and strategic forward deployment of U.S. personnel to a regional hub. The program will be managed from Honolulu with coordination from Guam and other HSI offices, employing at least four full-time personnel overseen by an Assistant Special Agent in Charge. The bill authorizes $5 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2034 to support these activities and requires annual reports to Congress on how funds are spent and the initiative's effectiveness in countering malign influence and advancing U.S. strategic interests in the Pacific.
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