1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caribbean Arms Trafficking Causing Harm Act or the CATCH Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) According to a 2023 joint report by the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) and the Small Arms Survey, the average number of violent deaths in the Caribbean is nearly triple the global average. (2) According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in 2021, Caribbean countries accounted for six of the world’s top ten highest national murder rates. (3) Law enforcement officials in Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, and Jamaica have identified Florida as a significant source of illicit firearms. (4) According to the United Nations, Caribbean countries do not manufacture firearms or ammunition, nor do they import them on a large scale. (5) According to Bahamian officials, over 90 percent of firearms used in homicides and confiscated by authorities in the Bahamas are traced to manufacturers and retailers in the United States. (6) In 2022, the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations reported observing a significant increase in the quantity, caliber, and type of firearms being illegally trafficked to the Caribbean, including .50 caliber sniper rifles, .308 rifles, and a belt fed machine gun. (7) According to a 2023 assessment by UNODC, the flow of illicit firearms into Haiti enables violent gangs and contributes to forced displacement across the country. (8) According to the Migration Policy Institute, there has been a dramatic increase in migration to the United States from Haiti in recent years, caused in part by widespread gang violence. (9) On June 25, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law, which created Federal criminal offenses for firearm trafficking and granted the government new authorities to prosecute these offenses. (10) On November 14, 2022, the IMPACS launched the Crime Gun Intelligence Unit in partnership with United States law enforcement