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This bill provides predictable, coordinated U.S. assistance to selected Caribbean countries to strengthen security, disaster resilience, and development, but does so at measurable taxpayer cost and with risks of reduced flexibility, diplomatic friction, and potential human‑rights concerns if oversight and host‑country cooperation are weak.
Taxpayers, Congress, and implementing agencies get clearer, measurable oversight and predictable funding (including $88M/year FY2025–FY2029), with required multi‑year strategies, country-level benchmarks, and annual reports that reduce ambiguity about program goals and funding allocations.
U.S. national security interests are strengthened by coordinated efforts to counter transnational criminal organizations and limit malign foreign influence through joint State/USAID/DOJ/DOD activities and targeted programs.
Residents in beneficiary countries could experience improved public safety, crime prevention, policing, and faster disaster response and recovery, plus more resilient critical infrastructure, reducing loss of life and economic disruption in affected communities.
U.S. taxpayers will face increased spending—at least $88 million per year through FY2029—and additional administrative or reallocated foreign assistance costs, which could divert resources from other priorities.
Expanded training, equipment, and closer ties with foreign security and police forces risk enabling human‑rights abuses or misconduct if vetting, oversight, and accountability are insufficient.
Program effectiveness may be limited where host-country governance is weak or corrupt, meaning U.S. funds could have limited or uneven impact despite investment.
Based on analysis of 5 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes $88M/year (FY2025–FY2029) for a Caribbean security initiative and requires multi-year plans, benchmarks, interagency roles, and annual country-level reports, plus a five-year disaster-resilience program.
Introduced July 14, 2025 by Adriano J. Espaillat · Last progress July 14, 2025
Authorizes the Department of State and USAID to carry out a multi-year security and crime-prevention program in 13 Caribbean countries and provides $88,000,000 per year for FY2025–FY2029 to support those activities. It requires a detailed implementation plan and annual reports with measurable benchmarks, roles for federal agencies, country-level funding breakdowns, and a separate five-year program to improve disaster response and resilience developed with the Inter‑American Foundation and local NGOs.