[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4869 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4869

  To require a comprehensive regional strategy to destroy the Islamic 
            State of Iraq and the Levant and its affiliates.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2016

  Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
Westmoreland, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Collins of 
 Georgia, Mr. Shimkus, and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
 to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require a comprehensive regional strategy to destroy the Islamic 
            State of Iraq and the Levant and its affiliates.

    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 ``Comprehensive Strategy to Destroy 
ISIL Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO DESTROY THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT 
              AND ITS AFFILIATES.

    (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal 
agencies, shall jointly develop and submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a strategy to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq 
and the Levant (ISIL) and its affiliates.
    (b) Elements of the Strategy.--The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements:
            (1) An update on the status and progress of the Global 
        Coalition to Counter ISIL and specific actions being taken in 
        conjunction with such Coalition to destroy and eliminate ISIL.
            (2) A strategy for the deployment of United States military 
        assets, including ground combat forces, to train and equip 
        allies, as well as potential direct confrontation with ISIL 
        fighters and its affiliates.
            (3) A strategy for airstrikes and drone strikes in Iraq and 
        Syria against ISIL senior leaders and infrastructure, as well 
        as the viability of the use of airstrikes in conjunction with 
        regional partners that face a significant threat from ISIL and 
        its affiliates.
            (4) A plan to strengthen the capacity of the Iraqi Security 
        Forces, the Kurdish Peshmerga, the Jordanian Armed Forces, the 
        Afghanistan Security Forces, and others to counter gains by 
        ISIL and its affiliates.
            (5) A plan to provide humanitarian assistance and relief, 
        governance, and rule of law to regions previously impacted by 
        ISIL and its affiliates.
            (6) Prevention of a reconstitution of ISIL or its 
        affiliates in the region.
            (7) Use of social media and other communication 
        technologies to counter ISIL's propaganda, influence, and 
        ability to recruit fighters domestically and internationally.
    (c) Update.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an update of the 
strategy required by subsection (a) at least once every two years after 
the date of the initial submission of the strategy.

SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress an assessment of the following:
            (1) The willingness and capabilities of coalition members 
        and allies to defeat and destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and 
        the Levant (ISIL) and its affiliates with their own military 
        assets.
            (2) The presence of ISIL or its affiliates in countries 
        other than Syria, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, and Afghanistan.
            (3) Preventing radicalization of citizens of regional 
        countries by ISIL and its affiliates and tactics used by 
        countries to stop radicalization.
            (4) Assessment of the number of foreign fighters joining 
        ISIL and its affiliates and tactics that can be used by 
        countries with foreign fighter populations to prevent further 
        recruitment.
            (5) Significant United States intelligence gaps concerning 
        ISIL and its affiliates and the ability to carry out a regional 
        strategy to defeat ISIL and its affiliates.

SEC. 4. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
        Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
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