[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4534]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 558. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2018 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 E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON THE CAPABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE 
                   ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA AND OTHER 
                   VIOLENT EXTREMIST GROUPS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     setting forth an assessment of the current and future 
     capabilities and activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and 
     Syria (ISIS) and other violent extremist groups in Southeast 
     Asia.
       (b) Elements.--The report shall include the following:
       (1) The current number of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
     fighters in Southeast Asia.
       (2) The estimated number of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
     fighters expected to return to Southeast Asia from fighting 
     in the Middle East.
       (3) The current resources available to combat the threat of 
     the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Southeast Asia, and 
     the additional resources required to combat that threat.
       (4) A detailed assessment of the capabilities of the 
     Islamic State of Iraq and Syria to operate effectively in 
     countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
       (5) A description of the capabilities and resources of 
     governments of countries in Southeast Asia to counter violent 
     extremist groups.
       (6) A list of additional United States resources and 
     capabilities that the Department of Defense recommends 
     providing governments in Southeast Asia to combat violent 
     extremist groups.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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