US HB4368

Authorizes $88 million annually for fiscal years 2025-2029 for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, implemented by the State Department and USAID across 13 Caribbean nations including Jamaica, the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago

Funds maritime and aerial interdiction operations, border security, and law enforcement training to counter transnational criminal organizations, drug trafficking, human smuggling, money laundering, and gang activity

Requires countering malign influence from China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba by monitoring their security assistance, restricting high-risk telecommunications vendors, and promoting investment transparency

Mandates natural disaster resilience programs including infrastructure preparedness training, rapid-response mechanisms, and coordination between U.S. agencies and Caribbean governments

Requires the State Department to submit an implementation plan within 180 days with measurable benchmarks, followed by annual progress reports to Congress on outcomes and funding by country