,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,december #aj 7legislative day1         
,december #i71 #bjaf4  ,amendment3      
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #dici7 entitled
 ,an ,act to increase engagement with   
the governments of the ,caribbean       
region1 the ,caribbean diaspora         
community in the ,united ,states1 and   
the private sector and civil society in 
both the ,united ,states and the        
,caribbean1 and for other purposes41 do 
pass with the following ,strike out all 
after the enacting clause and insert3   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,united ,states-,caribbean      
,strategic ,engagement ,act of #bjaf4   
#b4 ,statement of policy ,congress      
declares that it is the policy of the   
,united ,states to increase engagement  
with the governments of the ,caribbean  
region and with civil society1 including
 the private sector1 in both the ,united
 ,states and the ,caribbean1 in a       
concerted effort to-- 7#a7 enhance      

diplomatic relations between the ,united
 ,states and the ,caribbean region2     
7#b7 increase economic cooperation      
between the ,united ,states and the     
,caribbean region2  7#c7 support        
regional economic1 political1 and       
security integration efforts in the     
,caribbean region2  7#d7 encourage      
enduring economic development and       
increased regional economic             
diversification and global              
competitiveness2  7#e7 reduce levels of 
crime and violence1 curb the trafficking
 of illicit drugs1 strengthen the rule  
of law1 and improve citizen security2   
7#f7 improve energy security by         
increasing access to diverse1 reliable1 
and affordable power2  7#g7 advance     
cooperation on democracy and human      
rights at multilateral fora2  7#h7      
continue support for public health      
advances and cooperation on health      
concerns and threats to the ,caribbean  
region2 and  7#i7 expand ,internet      
access throughout the region1 especially

 to countries lacking the appropriate   
infrastructure4  #c4 ,strategy ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 in coordination   
with the ,administrator of the ,united  
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development 7,,usaid71 shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 a multi-year strategy for ,united      
,states engagement to support the       
efforts of interested nations in the    
,caribbean region that-- 7#a7 identifies
 ,department of ,state and ,,usaid      
priorities1 in coordination with other  
executive branch agencies1 for ,united  
,states policy towards the ,caribbean   
region2  7#b7 outlines an approach to   
partner with governments of the         
,caribbean region to improve citizen    
security1 reduce the trafficking of     
illicit drugs1 strengthen the rule of   
law1 and improve the effectiveness and  
longevity of the ,caribbean ,basin      
,security ,initiative2  7#c7 establishes

 a comprehensive1 integrated1 multi-year
 strategy to encourage efforts of the   
,caribbean region to implement regional 
and national strategies that improve    
energy security1 by increasing access to
 all available sources of energy1       
including by taking advantage of the    
indigenous energy sources of the        
,caribbean and the ongoing energy       
revolution in the ,united ,states2  7#d7
 outlines an approach to improve        
diplomatic engagement with the          
governments of the ,caribbean region1   
including with respect to human rights  
and democracy2  7#e7 ,describes how the 
,united ,states can develop an approach 
to supporting ,caribbean countries in   
efforts they are willing to undertake   
with their own resources to diversify   
their economies2  7#f7 describes ways to
 ensure the active participation of     
citizens of the ,caribbean in existing  
program and initiatives administered by 
the ,department of ,state's ,bureau of  
,educational and ,cultural ,affairs2 and

  7#g7 reflects the input of other      
executive branch agencies1 as           
appropriate4  #d4 ,briefings ,the       
,secretary of ,state shall offer to the 
appropriate congressional committees    
annual briefings that review ,department
 of ,state efforts to implement the     
strategy for ,united ,states engagement 
with the ,caribbean region in accordance
 with section #c4  #e4 ,progress report 
,not later than #b years after the      
submission of the strategy required     
under section #c1 the ,president shall  
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on progress made    
toward implementing the strategy4  #f4  
,reporting cost offset ,section         
#fja7;c77#d7 of the ,foreign ,service   
,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#djja7;c77#d77 is amended by striking   
the following3 and all that follows     
through 7,b7 ,a workforce plan and      
inserting a workforce plan4  #g4        
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees   

,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means the ,committee on      
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,caribbean region ,the term        
,caribbean region means the ,caribbean  
,basin ,security ,initiative beneficiary
 countries4  7#c7 ,security assistance  
,the term security assistance has the   
meaning given such term in section      
#ejb;,b7d77#b7 of the ,foreign          
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcjd7;d77#b774  ,secretary