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Calendar No. 175 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1632 

To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 18, 2015 

Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. AYOTTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Ms. 

MIKULSKI, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. 

MURKOWSKI, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr. RUBIO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

JULY 29, 2015 

Reported by Mr. CORKER, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE 

4 THREAT POSED BY BOKO HARAM. 

5 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 

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

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall 

4 jointly develop and submit to the appropriate com5 mittees of Congress a five-year strategy to help en6 able the Government of Nigeria, members of the 

7 Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat Boko 

8 Haram (MNJTF) authorized by the African Union, 

9 and relevant partners to counter the regional threat 

10 of Boko Haram and assist the Government of Nige11 ria and its neighbors to accept and address legiti12 mate grievances of vulnerable populations in areas 

13 affected by Boko Haram. 

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

15 must address the following elements: 

16 (A) Enhance, pursuant to existing authori17 ties and restrictions, the institutional capacity, 

18 including military capabilities, of the Govern19 ment of Nigeria and partner nations in the re20 gion, as appropriate, to counter the threat 

21 posed by Boko Haram. 

22 (B) Provide humanitarian support to civil23 ian populations impacted by Boko Haram’s ac24 tivity. 

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1 (C) Specific activities through which the 

2 United States Government intends to improve 

3 and enhance the capacity of Multinational Joint 

4 Task Force to Combat Boko Haram partner 

5 nations to investigate and prosecute human 

6 rights abuses by security forces and promote re7 spect for the rule of law within the military. 

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

9 appropriate, Multinational Joint Task Force to 

10 Combat Boko Haram nations, to counter vio11 lent extremism, including efforts to address un12 derlying societal factors that contribute to the 

13 ability of Boko Haram to radicalize and recruit 

14 individuals (including poverty, the lack of eco15 nomic opportunity and access to education, 

16 public health, and other social services). 

17 (E) A plan to strengthen and promote the 

18 rule of law, including by improving the capacity 

19 of the civilian police and judicial system in Ni20 geria, enhancing public safety, and responding 

21 to crime (including gender-based violence), 

22 while respecting human rights and strength23 ening accountability measures, including meas24 ures to prevent corruption and abuses. 

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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) Support the adoption of a United Na8 tions Security Council Resolution authorizing a 

9 regional Multinational Joint Task Force to 

10 counter Boko Haram. 

11 (H) Identify and develop mechanisms for 

12 coordinating the implementation of the strategy 

13 across the inter-agency and with the Govern14 ment of Nigeria, regional partners, and other 

15 relevant foreign partners. 

16 (I) Identify the resources required, in an 

17 amount not less than $25,000,000, to achieve 

18 the strategy’s objectives. 

19 (b) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of National Intel20 ligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con21 gress an assessment (in classified form) regarding the will22 ingness and capability of the Government of Nigeria to 

23 implement the strategy required by subsection (a), includ24 ing the capability gaps, if any, of the government and mili25 tary forces of Nigeria that would need to be addressed 

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1 in order to enable the Government of Nigeria and the gov2 ernments of its partner countries in the region to counter 

3 the threat of Boko Haram and to address grievances of 

4 vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko Haram. 

5 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE6 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit7 tees of Congress’’ means— 

8 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

9 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 

10 Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel11 ligence of the Senate; and 

12 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

14 Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com15 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa16 tives. 

17 SECTION 1. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE 

18 THREAT POSED BY BOKO HARAM. 

19 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 

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

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

22 State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly de23 velop and submit to the appropriate committees of 

24 Congress a five-year strategy to help enable the Gov25 ernment of Nigeria, members of the Multinational 

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1 Joint Task Force to Combat Boko Haram (MNJTF) 

2 authorized by the African Union, and relevant part3 ners to counter the regional threat of Boko Haram 

4 and assist the Government of Nigeria and its neigh5 bors to accept and address legitimate grievances of 

6 vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko 

7 Haram. 

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

9 must address the following elements: 

10 (A) Enhance, pursuant to existing authori11 ties and restrictions, the institutional capacity, 

12 including military capabilities, of the Govern13 ment of Nigeria and partner nations in the re14 gion, as appropriate, to counter the threat posed 

15 by Boko Haram. 

16 (B) Provide humanitarian support to civil17 ian populations impacted by Boko Haram’s ac18 tivity. 

19 (C) Specific activities through which the 

20 United States Government intends to improve 

21 and enhance the capacity of Multinational Joint 

22 Task Force to Combat Boko Haram partner na23 tions to investigate and prosecute human rights 

24 abuses by security forces and promote respect for 

25 the rule of law within the military. 

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

2 appropriate, Multinational Joint Task Force to 

3 Combat Boko Haram nations, to counter violent 

4 extremism, including efforts to address under5 lying societal factors shown to contribute to the 

6 ability of Boko Haram to radicalize and recruit 

7 individuals. 

8 (E) A plan to strengthen and promote the 

9 rule of law, including by improving the capacity 

10 of the civilian police and judicial system in Ni11 geria, enhancing public safety, and responding 

12 to crime (including gender-based violence), while 

13 respecting human rights and strengthening ac14 countability measures, including measures to 

15 prevent corruption. 

16 (F) Strengthen the long-term capacity of the 

17 Government of Nigeria to enhance security for 

18 schools such that children are safer and girls 

19 seeking an education are better protected, and to 

20 combat gender-based violence and gender in21 equality. 

22 (G) Identify and develop mechanisms for 

23 coordinating the implementation of the strategy 

24 across the inter-agency and with the Government 

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1 of Nigeria, regional partners, and other relevant 

2 foreign partners. 

3 (H) Identify the resources required to 

4 achieve the strategy’s objectives. 

5 (b) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of National Intel6 ligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 

7 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assess8 ment regarding the willingness and capability of the Gov9 ernment of Nigeria and regional partners to implement the 

10 strategy required by subsection (a), including the capability 

11 gaps, if any, of the government and military forces of Nige12 ria that would need to be addressed in order to enable the 

13 Government of Nigeria and the governments of its partner 

14 countries in the region to counter the threat of Boko Haram 

15 and to address legitimate grievances of vulnerable popu16 lations in areas affected by Boko Haram. 

17 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

18 that lack of economic opportunity and access to education, 

19 justice, and other social services contributes to the ability 

20 of Boko Haram to radicalize and recruit individuals. 

21 (d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE22 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 

23 of Congress’’ means— 

24 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com25 mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Apmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 propriations, and the Select Committee on Intel2 ligence of the Senate; and 

3 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com4 mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appro5 priations, and the Permanent Select Committee on 

6 Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

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Calendar No. 175 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1632 

A BILL 

To require a regional strategy to address the threat 

posed by Boko Haram. 

JULY 29, 2015 

Reported with an amendment 

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