[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1785 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1785

  To require a comprehensive regional strategy to destroy the Islamic 
 State of Iraq and al-Sham and its affiliates, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2017

Mr. Kinzinger (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Olson, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. 
   Cuellar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Murphy of 
 Florida, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, and Mr. Jody B. Hice of 
   Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 al-Sham and its affiliates, 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 ``Comprehensive Strategy to Destroy 
ISIS Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since the civil war in Syria began in 2011, nearly 
        500,000 Syrians have been killed, including 50,000 children.
            (2) The ongoing civil war in Syria has been among the most 
        disruptive and costly of this century, having displaced an 
        estimated 4,900,000 refugees and an additional 6,300,000 
        internally displaced persons according to the United Nations 
        High Commissioner for Refugees.
            (3) In June 2014 the self-described caliphate of the 
        Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) conquered territory in 
        Syria and Iraq.
            (4) According to the House Committee on Homeland Security's 
        Task Force on Combatting Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel, 
        nearly 300,000 people from over 100 countries have traveled to 
        the conflict zone in Iraq and Syria since 2011 to join or 
        attempt to join terrorist groups, including ISIS.
            (5) According to CNN, ISIS has committed 143 attacks in 29 
        countries outside of Iraq and Syria, killing 2,043 people since 
        June 2014.
            (6) According to the United Nations Assistance Mission for 
        Iraq, over 27,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed since June 
        2014.
            (7) On March 17, 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry 
        stated, ``Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in 
        areas under its control''.
            (8) On January 28, 2017, the President signed National 
        Security Presidential Memo-3 to require the Secretary of 
        Defense to submit to the President within 30 days a ``plan to 
        defeat ISIS''.

SEC. 3. STRATEGY TO DESTROY THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND AL-SHAM 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 al-Sham (ISIS) 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 ISIS and specific actions being taken in 
        conjunction with such Coalition to destroy and eliminate ISIS.
            (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 ISIS 
        fighters and its affiliates.
            (3) A strategy for airstrikes and drone strikes in Iraq and 
        Syria against ISIS 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 ISIS 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 
        ISIS and its affiliates.
            (5) A plan to provide humanitarian assistance and relief, 
        governance, and rule of law to regions previously impacted by 
        ISIS and its affiliates.
            (6) Prevention of a reconstitution of ISIS or its 
        affiliates in the region.
            (7) A strategy to pursue war crimes prosecutions against 
        ISIS fighters through international fora.
            (8) Use of social media and other communication 
        technologies to counter ISIS's propaganda, influence, and 
        ability to recruit fighters domestically and internationally.
            (9) A strategy to deny financial resources, including 
        revenues from natural resources extraction, sale of 
        antiquities, kidnapping, extortion, and taxation, to ISIS and 
        its affiliates.
    (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 2 years after 
the date of the initial submission of the strategy.

SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO BRING THE CIVIL WAR IN SYRIA TO A SUSTAINABLE END.

    (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 bring the civil war in Syria to a 
sustainable end.
    (b) Elements of the Strategy.--The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements:
            (1) A description of military and diplomatic actions to end 
        the Syrian Civil War.
            (2) An assessment on the viability of safe zones for Syrian 
        refugees displaced from their homes to allow such refugees to 
        settle for an unspecified amount of time and live in peace and 
        security.
            (3) A plan to bring the various moderate opposition 
        factions and the Government of Syria to the negotiating table 
        in order to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, and 
        specifically includes plans for a transition of power from the 
        presidency of Bashar al-Assad to a confederation of multi-
        sectarian and moderate parties that does not include any known 
        radical Islamist groups in order to rebuild Syria.
            (4) A strategy to pursue war crimes prosecutions against 
        Bashar al-Assad and Syrian government officials responsible for 
        crimes against humanity.
            (5) A plan that will prevent the reconstitution of the ISIS 
        in Syrian territory.

SEC. 5. 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 
        al-Sham (ISIS) and its affiliates with their own military 
        assets.
            (2) The presence of ISIS or its affiliates in countries 
        other than Syria, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, and Afghanistan.
            (3) Preventing radicalization of citizens of regional 
        countries by ISIS and its affiliates and tactics used by 
        countries to stop radicalization.
            (4) Assessment of the number of foreign fighters joining 
        ISIS 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 
        ISIS and its affiliates and the ability to carry out a regional 
        strategy to defeat ISIS and its affiliates.

SEC. 6. 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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