,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #edh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself and ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,office of ,national ,drug ,control     
,policy ,reauthorization ,act of #aiih  
to require a ,caribbean border          
counternarcotics strategy1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,caribbean ,border  
,counternarcotics ,strategy ,act4  #b4  
,caribbean ,border ,counternarcotics    
,strategy ,act  7a7 ,definitions        
,section #gjb of the ,office of         
,national ,drug ,control ,policy        
,reauthorization ,act of #aiih 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
redesignating paragraphs 7#ae7 through  
7#ag7 as paragraphs 7#af7 through 7#ah71
 respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after 
paragraph 7#ad7 the following3  7#ae7   

,state ,the term ,state means each of   
the several ,states of the ,united      
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and
 each territory or possession of the    
,united ,states4  2  7#c7 by amending   
paragraph 7#ah71 as redesignated-- 7,a7 
by redesignating subparagraphs 7,g7 and 
7,h7 as subparagraphs 7,h7 and 7,i71    
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,f7 the following3  
7,g7 activities to map1 track1          
dismantle1 and disrupt the financial    
networks of drug trafficking            
organizations1 transnational criminal   
organizations1 and money laundering     
organizations involved in the           
manufacture and trafficking of drugs in 
the ,united ,states and in foreign      
countries2  2 and  7#d7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#ai7 ,united      
,states ,the term ,united ,states1 when 
used in a geographical sense1 means all 
of the ,states1 the ,district of        
,columbia1 and the territories and      
possessions of the ,united ,states1 and 

any waters within the jurisdiction of   
the ,united ,states4  4  7b7            
,requirement for ,caribbean ,border     
,counternarcotics ,strategy ,section    
#gjf7;c77#c7 of the ,office of ,national
 ,drug ,control ,policy ,reauthorization
 ,act of #aiih 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4           
#agje7;c77#c77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,d7            
,requirement for caribbean border       
counternarcotics strategy  7i7 ,purposes
 ,the ,caribbean ,border                
,counternarcotics ,strategy shall-- 7,i7
 set forth the strategy of the ,federal 
,government for preventing the illegal  
trafficking of drugs through the        
,caribbean region into the ,united      
,states1 including through ports of     
entry1 between ports of entry1 and      
across air and maritime approaches2     
7,,ii7 describe the specific roles and  
responsibilities of each relevant       
,national ,drug ,control ,program agency
 for implementing such strategy2        
7,,iii7 identify the specific resources 

required to enable the relevant         
,national ,drug ,control ,program       
agencies to implement such strategy2 and
  7,,iv7 be designed to promote1 and not
 to hinder1 legitimate trade and travel4
  7ii7 ,specific content related to     
,puerto ,rico and the ,united ,states   
,virgin ,islands ,the ,caribbean ,border
 ,counternarcotics ,strategy shall      
include-- 7,i7 a strategy to prevent the
 illegal trafficking of drugs to or     
through ,puerto ,rico or the ,united    
,states ,virgin ,islands1 including     
measures to substantially reduce        
drug-related violent crime on such      
islands2 and  7,,ii7 recommendations for
 additional assistance or authorities1  
if any1 needed by ,federal1 ,state1 and 
local law enforcement agencies relating 
to the strategy1 including an evaluation
 of ,federal technical and financial    
assistance1 infrastructure capacity     
building1 and interoperability          
deficiencies4  4