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This bill, known as the Caribbean Anti-Smuggling of Trafficked Arms (CAST) Act, requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a comprehensive report within 180 days of enactment, developed in coordination with other key federal agencies like the Departments of State and Homeland Security. The report will evaluate expanding the mission of the Joint Interagency Taskforce South (JIATF South), which currently focuses on counternarcotics efforts, to include combating illegal arms trafficking in the Caribbean region. Specifically, the report must analyze the feasibility of this mission expansion, detail any necessary adjustments to existing international agreements, estimate the associated costs, assess potential impacts on force readiness, and outline additional coordination needed with various law enforcement agencies at international, regional, federal, state, and local levels. The report will be submitted to key congressional committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, including the Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and Homeland Security committees, to provide a thorough assessment of this proposed mission enhancement.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2826/all-info