[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2653. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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. 12__. 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, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, 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) An assessment of the root causes of violent extremism 
     in Southeast Asia that have led to the rise of the Islamic 
     State of Iraq and Syria in Southeast Asia.
       (4) 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.
       (5) 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.
       (6) A description of the capabilities and resources of 
     governments of countries in Southeast Asia to counter violent 
     extremist groups.
       (7) A list of additional United States resources and 
     capabilities, including development assistance, that the 
     Department of Defense and the Department od State recommend 
     providing to 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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