119-s548

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 548 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 548

To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
 of 1998 to require a Caribbean border counternarcotics strategy, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 12, 2025

 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Padilla) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
 the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
 of 1998 to require a Caribbean border counternarcotics strategy, and 
 for other purposes.

 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 ``Caribbean Border Counternarcotics 
Strategy Act''.

SEC. 2. CARIBBEAN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY ACT.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-

Section 702 of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701) is 
amended--

    (1) by redesignating paragraphs

    (15) through

    (17) as 
 paragraphs

    (16) through

    (18) , respectively;

    (2) by inserting after paragraph

    (14) the following:
 ``

    (15) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and each 
 territory or possession of the United States.'';

    (3) by amending paragraph

    (18) , as redesignated--
        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs
        (G) and
        (H) as 
 subparagraphs
        (H) and
            (I) , respectively; and
        (B) by inserting after subparagraph
        (F) the 
 following:
 ``
        (G) activities to map, track, dismantle, and 
 disrupt the financial networks of drug trafficking 
 organizations, transnational criminal organizations, 
 and money laundering organizations involved in the 
 manufacture and trafficking of drugs in the United 
 States and in foreign countries;''; and

    (4) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (19) United states.--The term `United States', when used 
 in a geographical sense, means all of the States, the District 
 of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United 
 States, and any waters within the jurisdiction of the United 
 States.''.

    (b) Requirement for Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy.--

Section 706
            (c) (3) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1705
            (c) (3) ) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
 ``
            (D) Requirement for caribbean border 
 counternarcotics strategy.--
 ``
            (i) === Purposes ===
-The Caribbean Border 
 Counternarcotics Strategy shall--
 ``
            (I) set forth the strategy of the 
 Federal Government for preventing the 
 illegal trafficking of drugs through 
 the Caribbean region into the United 
 States, including through ports of 
 entry, between ports of entry, and 
 across air and maritime approaches;
 ``
            (II) describe the specific roles 
 and responsibilities of each relevant 
 National Drug Control Program agency 
 for implementing such strategy;
 ``
            (III) identify the specific 
 resources required to enable the 
 relevant National Drug Control Program 
 agencies to implement such strategy; 
 and
 ``
            (IV) be designed to promote, and 
 not to hinder, legitimate trade and 
 travel.
 ``
            (ii) Specific content related to puerto 
 rico and the united states virgin islands.--The 
 Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy 
 shall include--
 ``
            (I) a strategy to prevent the 
 illegal trafficking of drugs to or 
 through Puerto Rico or the United 
 States Virgin Islands, including 
 measures to substantially reduce drug-
 related violent crime on such islands; 
 and
 ``
            (II) recommendations for 
 additional assistance or authorities, 
 if any, needed by Federal, State, and 
 local law enforcement agencies relating 
 to the strategy, including an 
 evaluation of Federal technical and 
 financial assistance, infrastructure 
 capacity building, and interoperability 
 deficiencies.''.
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