[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4053]
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  SA 1984. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1274. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREAT POSED BY 
                   BOKO HARAM.

       (a) Strategy Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop and submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a regional strategy to 
     enable the Government of Nigeria and its partners to counter 
     the regional threat of Boko Haram and assist the Government 
     of Nigeria and its neighbors to accept and address grievances 
     of vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko Haram.
       (2) Elements.--At a minimum, the strategy must address the 
     following elements:
       (A) Enhance, pursuant to existing authorities and 
     restrictions, the institutional capacity, including military 
     capabilities, of the Government of Nigeria and partner 
     nations in the region to counter the threat posed by Boko 
     Haram.
       (B) Provide humanitarian support to civilian populations 
     impacted by Boko Haram's activity.
       (C) Consider the provision of further assistance in the 
     context of the recipient partner nation's actions in support 
     of human rights and the respect for and implementation of the 
     rule of law.
       (D) Seek to provide appropriate assistance to willing and 
     capable partner nations to address the underlying societal 
     factors that contribute to the ability of Boko Haram to 
     radicalize and recruit individuals, including poverty and the 
     lack of economic opportunity and access to education, public 
     health, and infrastructure.
       (E) Strengthen the capacity of the civilian police and 
     judicial system in Nigeria to promote the rule of law, 
     enhance public safety, and prevent crime, including gender-
     based violence, while strengthening accountability measures 
     to prevent corruption and abuses.
       (F) Strengthen the long-term capacity of the Government of 
     Nigeria to enhance security for schools to protect girls 
     seeking an education, and to combat gender-based violence and 
     gender inequality.
       (G) Support the adoption of a United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution authorizing a regional Multi-National 
     Joint Task Force to counter Boko Haram.
       (H) Identify and develop mechanisms for coordinating the 
     implementation of the strategy with the Government of 
     Nigeria, regional partners, and other relevant foreign 
     partners.
       (I) Identify the resources required, in an amount not less 
     than $25,000,000, to achieve the strategy's objectives.
       (b) Assessment.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an 
     assessment (in classified form) regarding the willingness and 
     capability of the Government of Nigeria to implement the 
     strategy required by subsection (a), including the capability 
     gaps, if any, of the government and military forces of 
     Nigeria that would need to be addressed in order to enable 
     the Government of Nigeria and the governments of its partner 
     countries in the region to counter the threat of Boko Haram 
     and to address grievances of vulnerable populations in areas 
     affected by Boko Haram.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) 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.
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