CAST Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2826 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2826

To require a report evaluating an expansion of the mission of the Joint
 Interagency Taskforce South to provide additional resources to combat
   the illegal trafficking of firearms from the United States to the
                   Caribbean, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2025

  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick (for herself and Mr. Bell) introduced the
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

To require a report evaluating an expansion of the mission of the Joint
 Interagency Taskforce South to provide additional resources to combat
   the illegal trafficking of firearms from the United States to the
                   Caribbean, 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 Anti-Smuggling of
Trafficked Arms Act'' or the ``CAST Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT REQUIRED.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and in
coordination with the head of any other Federal department or agency
determined necessary by the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report
to the appropriate congressional committees that includes--
            (1) a description and assessment of the feasibility of an
        expansion of the mission of the Joint Interagency Taskforce
        South to include combatting illicit arms trafficking in the
        Caribbean region;
            (2) a summary of any required adjustments to existing
        treaties, status of forces agreements, or memoranda of
        agreement necessary to carry out such an expansion;
            (3) the cost of such an explanation of the additional
        resources required for such an expansion;
            (4) a report on force depletion; and
            (5) an assessment of the additional coordination efforts
        needed between Joint Interagency Taskforce South and any
        international, regional, Federal, State, or local law
        enforcement agencies to undertake such expanded mission.
    (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
        Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the
        House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
        Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
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