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 agencies. (11) Located in Trinidad and Tobago, the Crime Gun Intelligence Unit provides intelligence for its member states on illicit firearms and ammunition. (12) On June 8, 2023, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Department of Justice will name a Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions who will be an experienced Department of Justice prosecutor . (13) On July 5, 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Michael Ben’Ary will serve as the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions. (14) As of October 31, 2023, the Department of Justice has prosecuted 207 defendants for firearms trafficking, including 80 defendants for making straw purchases, using authorities derived from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act include the following: (1) To combat illicit firearms trafficking from the United States to the Caribbean. (2) To bolster the security of the Caribbean region and the United States. (3) To increase oversight of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions inside the Department of Justice. 4. Report on the prosecutions activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions of the Department of Justice (a) Definition In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives