114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1632 

AN ACT 

To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed 

by Boko Haram. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE 

2 THREAT POSED BY BOKO HARAM. 

3 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall 

7 jointly develop and submit to the appropriate com8 mittees of Congress a five-year strategy to help en9 able the Government of Nigeria, members of the 

10 Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat Boko 

11 Haram (MNJTF) authorized by the African Union, 

12 and relevant partners to counter the regional threat 

13 of Boko Haram and assist the Government of Nige14 ria and its neighbors to accept and address legiti15 mate grievances of vulnerable populations in areas 

16 affected by Boko Haram. 

17 (2) ELEMENTS.—At a minimum, the strategy 

18 must address the following elements: 

19 (A) Enhance, pursuant to existing authori20 ties and restrictions, the institutional capacity, 

21 including military capabilities, of the Govern22 ment of Nigeria and partner nations in the re23 gion, as appropriate, to counter the threat 

24 posed by Boko Haram. 
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1 (B) Provide humanitarian support to civil2 ian populations impacted by Boko Haram’s ac3 tivity. 

4 (C) Specific activities through which the 

5 United States Government intends to improve 

6 and enhance the capacity of Multinational Joint 

7 Task Force to Combat Boko Haram partner 

8 nations to investigate and prosecute human 

9 rights abuses by security forces and promote re10 spect for the rule of law within the military. 

11 (D) A means for assisting Nigeria, and as 

12 appropriate, Multinational Joint Task Force to 

13 Combat Boko Haram nations, to counter vio14 lent extremism, including efforts to address un15 derlying societal factors shown to contribute to 

16 the ability of Boko Haram to radicalize and re17 cruit individuals. 

18 (E) A plan to strengthen and promote the 

19 rule of law, including by improving the capacity 

20 of the civilian police and judicial system in Ni21 geria, enhancing public safety, and responding 

22 to crime (including gender-based violence), 

23 while respecting human rights and strength24 ening accountability measures, including meas25 ures to prevent corruption. 
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1 (F) Strengthen the long-term capacity of 

2 the Government of Nigeria to enhance security 

3 for schools such that children are safer and 

4 girls seeking an education are better protected, 

5 and to combat gender-based violence and gen6 der inequality. 

7 (G) Identify and develop mechanisms for 

8 coordinating the implementation of the strategy 

9 across the inter-agency and with the Govern10 ment of Nigeria, regional partners, and other 

11 relevant foreign partners. 

12 (H) Identify the resources required to 

13 achieve the strategy’s objectives. 

14 (b) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of National Intel15 ligence shall submit, to the appropriate committees of 

16 Congress, an assessment regarding— 

17 (1) the willingness and capability of the Govern18 ment of Nigeria and regional partners to implement 

19 the strategy developed under subsection (a), includ20 ing the capability gaps, if any, of the Government 

21 and military forces of Nigeria that would need to be 

22 addressed to enable the Government of Nigeria and 

23 the governments of its partner countries in the re24 gion— 
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1 (A) to counter the threat of Boko Haram; 

2 and 

3 (B) to address the legitimate grievances of 

4 vulnerable populations in areas affected by 

5 Boko Haram; and 

6 (2) significant United States intelligence gaps 

7 concerning Boko Haram or on the willingness and 

8 capacity of the Government of Nigeria and regional 

9 partners to implement the strategy developed under 

10 subsection (a). 

11 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con12 gress that lack of economic opportunity and access to edu13 cation, justice, and other social services contributes to the 

14 ability of Boko Haram to radicalize and recruit individ15 uals. 

16 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE17 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit18 tees of Congress’’ means— 

19 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

20 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 

21 Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel22 ligence of the Senate; and 

23 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

24 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

25 Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
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1 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa2 tives. 

Passed the Senate September 22, 2015. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1632 

AN ACT 

To require a regional strategy to address the threat 

posed by Boko Haram.