CAST Act

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