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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4869 

To require a comprehensive regional strategy to destroy the Islamic State 

of Iraq and the Levant and its affiliates. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 23, 2016 

Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois (for himself, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. COLLINS

of Georgia, Mr. SHIMKUS, and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 

to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and Armed 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require a comprehensive regional strategy to destroy the 

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its affiliates. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Comprehensive Strat5 egy to Destroy ISIL Act of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO DESTROY THE ISLAMIC STATE OF 

2 IRAQ AND THE LEVANT AND ITS AFFILIATES. 

3 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 of Defense and the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

6 the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall 

7 jointly develop and submit to the appropriate committees 

8 of Congress a strategy to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq 

9 and the Levant (ISIL) and its affiliates. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGY.—The strategy re11 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following ele12 ments: 

13 (1) An update on the status and progress of the 

14 Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and specific ac15 tions being taken in conjunction with such Coalition 

16 to destroy and eliminate ISIL. 

17 (2) A strategy for the deployment of United 

18 States military assets, including ground combat 

19 forces, to train and equip allies, as well as potential 

20 direct confrontation with ISIL fighters and its affili21 ates. 

22 (3) A strategy for airstrikes and drone strikes 

23 in Iraq and Syria against ISIL senior leaders and 

24 infrastructure, as well as the viability of the use of 

25 airstrikes in conjunction with regional partners that 

26 face a significant threat from ISIL and its affiliates. 


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1 (4) A plan to strengthen the capacity of the 

2 Iraqi Security Forces, the Kurdish Peshmerga, the 

3 Jordanian Armed Forces, the Afghanistan Security 

4 Forces, and others to counter gains by ISIL and its 

5 affiliates. 

6 (5) A plan to provide humanitarian assistance 

7 and relief, governance, and rule of law to regions 

8 previously impacted by ISIL and its affiliates. 

9 (6) Prevention of a reconstitution of ISIL or its 

10 affiliates in the region. 

11 (7) Use of social media and other communica12 tion technologies to counter ISIL’s propaganda, in13 fluence, and ability to recruit fighters domestically 

14 and internationally. 

15 (c) UPDATE.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec16 retary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees 

17 of Congress an update of the strategy required by sub18 section (a) at least once every two years after the date 

19 of the initial submission of the strategy. 

20 SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL21 LIGENCE. 

22 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall sub24 mit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assess25 ment of the following: 


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1 (1) The willingness and capabilities of coalition 

2 members and allies to defeat and destroy the Islamic 

3 State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its affili4 ates with their own military assets. 

5 (2) The presence of ISIL or its affiliates in 

6 countries other than Syria, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, and 

7 Afghanistan. 

8 (3) Preventing radicalization of citizens of re9 gional countries by ISIL and its affiliates and tac10 tics used by countries to stop radicalization. 

11 (4) Assessment of the number of foreign fight12 ers joining ISIL and its affiliates and tactics that 

13 can be used by countries with foreign fighter popu14 lations to prevent further recruitment. 

15 (5) Significant United States intelligence gaps 

16 concerning ISIL and its affiliates and the ability to 

17 carry out a regional strategy to defeat ISIL and its 

18 affiliates. 

19 SEC. 4. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE20 FINED. 

21 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 

22 Congress’’ means— 

23 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

24 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

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1 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa2 tives; and 

3 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

4 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 

5 Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel6 ligence of the Senate. 

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