[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2677. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. 
Inhofe)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1632, to require a 
regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram; as 
follows:

       On page 8, strike lines 5 through 16 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Assessment.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall submit, to the appropriate committees of Congress, an 
     assessment regarding--
       (1) the willingness and capability of the Government of 
     Nigeria and regional partners to implement the strategy 
     developed under subsection (a), including the capability 
     gaps, if any, of the Government and military forces of 
     Nigeria that would need to be addressed to enable the 
     Government of Nigeria and the governments of its partner 
     countries in the region--
       (A) to counter the threat of Boko Haram; and
       (B) to address the legitimate grievances of vulnerable 
     populations in areas affected by Boko Haram; and
       (2) significant United States intelligence gaps concerning 
     Boko Haram or on the willingness and capacity of the 
     Government of Nigeria and regional partners to implement the 
     strategy developed under subsection (a).

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