US HB2826

Secretary of Defense must submit a report to Congress within 180 days evaluating the feasibility of expanding Joint Interagency Taskforce South's mission to combat illegal firearms trafficking from the United States to the Caribbean

Report must be coordinated with the Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security, and other relevant federal agencies

Required report elements include assessment of needed treaty or agreement adjustments, cost estimates, additional resource requirements, and force depletion impacts

Report must address coordination needs between Joint Interagency Taskforce South and international, regional, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies

Report goes to six congressional committees: House and Senate committees on Foreign Affairs/Relations, Armed Services, and Homeland Security