The United States encourages countries and political entities such as CARICOM to develop and submit UNSCR 1540 assistance requests and is committed to working positively to requests that are deemed worthwhile and cost effective. Therefore, the United States has determined that it will respond affirmatively to two components of CARICOM's request and will supplement Canada's effort on the third component.
The Department of State's Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program will provide technical and legal support to assist with the drafting of model legislation designed to provide a framework for UNSCR 1540 implementation throughout the region.
The Department of Energy's International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP) will support the establishment of a regional coordinator to facilitate UNSCR 1540 implementation and adoption of model legislation at the national level.
EXBS and INECP, in coordination with the Government of Canada, will support the development of appropriate implementation mechanisms. It is anticipated that cooperation with CARICOM will begin in Summer 2009. The United States encourages additional collaborators who have an interest in responding to CARICOM's request to inform the UNSCR 1540 Committee and the CARICOM Secretariat with their intentions and to coordinate their efforts with the United States.
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