,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjbd,mr4    
,murphy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ka9e7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = an  
annual report on ! prosecution          
activities ( ! ,coord9ator = ,c>ibbean  
,fire>ms ,prosecutions ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,ju/ice4  #a4 ,%ort titles ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,c>ibbean ,arms ,traffick+ 
,caus+ ,h>m ,act or ! ,,cat* ,act4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,accord+ to a #bjbc jo9t report by !    
,c>ibbean ,community ,implem5tation     
,ag5cy = ,crime & ,security & ! ,small  
,arms ,survey1 ! av]age numb] ( viol5t  
dea?s 9 ! ,c>ibbean is ne>ly triple !   
global av]age4  7#b7 ,accord+ to !      
,unit$ ,nations ,(fice on ,drugs &      
,crime1 ,c>ibbean c\ntries acc\nt$ = #f 
( ! _w's top #aj highe/ national murd]  
rates 9 #bjba4  7#c7 ,law en=cem5t      
(ficials 9 ,haiti1 ,antigua & ,b>buda1 &

 ,jamaica h id5tifi$ ,florida z a       
significant s\rce ( illicit fire>ms4    
7#d7 ,accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nations1     
,c>ibbean c\ntries d n manufacture      
fire>ms or ammunition1 nor d !y import  
su* products on a l>ge scale4  7#e7     
,accord+ to ,bahamian (ficials1 m ?an   
#ij p]c5t ( fire>ms us$ 9 homicides &   
confiscat$ by au?orities 9 ! ,bahamas   
are trac$ to manufactur]s & retail]s 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#f7 ,9 #bjbb1 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security's ,homel& 
,security ,inve/igations report$ obs]v+ 
a significant increase 9 ! quantity1    
calib] & type ( fire>ms be+ illegally   
traffick$ to ! ,c>ibbean1 includ+ 4#ej  
calib] snip] rifles1 4#cjh rifles1 & a  
belt f$ ma*9e gun4  7#g7 ,accord+ to a  
#bjbc assessm5t by ,unit$ ,nations      
,(fice on ,drugs & ,crime1 ! fl[ (      
illicit fire>ms into ,haiti enables     
viol5t gangs & contributes to =c$       
displacem5t ?r\gh\t ! c\ntry4  7#h7     
,accord+ to ! ,migration ,policy        
,in/itute1 !re has be5 a dramatic       

increase 9 migration to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
f ,haiti 9 rec5t ye>s1 caus$ 9 "p by    
widespread gang viol5ce4  7#i7 ,on ,june
 #be1 #bjbb1 ,presid5t ,joe ,bid5 sign$ 
! ,bip>tisan ,saf] ,communities ,act    
7,public ,law #aag-aei7 into law1 :i*   
creat$ ,f$]al crim9al (f5ses = fire>m   
traffick+ & grant$ ! gov]nm5t new       
au?orities to prosecute ^! (f5ses4      
7#aj7 ,on ,novemb] #ad1 #bjbb1 !        
,c>ibbean ,community ,implem5tation     
,ag5cy = ,crime & ,security laun*$ !    
,crime ,gun ,intellig5ce ,unit1 9       
p>tn]%ip ) ,unit$ ,/ates law en=cem5t   
ag5cies4  7#aa7 ,! ,crime ,gun          
,intellig5ce ,unit1 locat$ 9 ,tr9idad & 
,tobago1 provides intellig5ce = its     
memb] /ates reg>d+ illicit fire>ms &    
ammunition4  7#ab7 ,on ,june #h1 #bjbc1 
,vice ,presid5t ,kamala ,h>ris ann\nc$1 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice w "n a ,coord9ator
 = ,c>ibbean ,fire>ms ,prosecutions :o w
 be an exp]i5c$ ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice     
prosecutor44  7#ac7 ,on ,july #e1 #bjbc1
 ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,antony ,bl9k5       

ann\nc$ t ,mi*ael ,b5',ary w s]ve z !   
,coord9ator = ,c>ibbean ,fire>ms        
,prosecutions4  7#ad7 ,z ( ,octob] #ca1 
#bjbc1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice _h         
prosecut$ #bjg def5dants = fire>ms      
traffick+ us+ au?orities d]iv$ f !      
,bip>tisan ,saf] ,communities ,act1     
includ+ #hj def5dants = mak+ /raw       
pur*ases4  #c4 ,purposes ,! purposes (  
?is ,act are-- 7#a7 to combat illicit   
fire>ms traffick+ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !
 ,c>ibbean2  7#b7 to bol/] ! security ( 
! ,c>ibbean region & ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & 
7#c7 to increase ov]sight ( !           
,coord9ator = ,c>ibbean ,fire>ms        
,prosecutions ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  
#d4 ,def9$ t]m ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m       
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2   
7#c7 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &
 ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  7#d7 
! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7#e7 !        

,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives2  7#f7 ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives2  #e4 ,report on        
,coord9ator = ,c>ibbean ,fire>ms        
,prosecutions' activities ,n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 & annually !reaft] = ! foll[+ #e  
ye>s1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9 coord9ation 
) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 & any o!r ,f$]al 
ag5cy designat$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1  
%all submit a report to ! appropriate   
congressional committees t includes--   
7#a7 a compreh5sive review ( ! en=cem5t 
( sections #icb & #icc ( title #ah1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 by ! ,coord9ator = 
,c>ibbean ,fire>ms ,prosecutions ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 &  7#b7 specifies--
 7,a7 ! total numb] ( inve/igations &   
prosecutions laun*$ by ! ,coord9ator =  
,c>ibbean ,fire>ms ,prosecutions1       
disaggregat$ by-- 7i7 ! judicial di/rict
 involv$2  7ii7 ! alleg$ de/9ation ( !  
fire>m1 ammunition1 & fire>m            
accessories2  7iii7 ! numb] & types (   

fire>ms1 ammunition1 & fire>m           
accessories1 to ! ext5t su* in=mation is
 available2 &  7iv7 ! me?od (           
transportation ( ! fire>m1 ammunition1 &
 fire>m accessories1 to ! ext5t su*     
in=mation is available2  7,b7           
coord9ation ef=ts ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 & o!r 
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local law en=cem5t     
ag5cies2  7,c7 coord9ation ef=ts ) !    
,c>ibbean ,community's ,crime ,gun      
,intellig5ce ,unit1 & any o!r regional  
or int]national organizations designat$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4