Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Boko Haram Disar-
mament and Northeast Nigeria Recovery Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 female 
students, most of them between 15 and 18 years old, 
were abducted by Boko Haram from the Chibok 
Government Girls Secondary School, a boarding 
school located in Borno state in the Federal Repub-
lic of Nigeria. 
(2) All public secondary schools in Borno state 
were closed in March 2014 because of increasing at-
tacks by Boko Haram that killed hundreds of stu-
dents, but the schoolgirls returned to school, despite 
the potential dangers, determined to pursue their 
education. 
(3) Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for 
subsequent kidnappings in the region. 
(4) Boko Haram leaders have threatened to sell 
the kidnapped schoolgirls into slavery and according 
to reports, has previously kept female hostages as 
slaves and committed sexual violence against them. 
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(5) Boko Haram seems determined to carry out 
sophisticated and deadly attacks and to expand its 
area of operation. 
(6) Boko Haram has targeted schools, mosques, 
churches, villages, and agricultural centers, as well 
as government facilities, in hopes of creating an Is-
lamic state in northern Nigeria. 
(7) There are estimates that Boko Haram has 
killed more than 4,000 people since 2011, and more 
than 2,000 people this year alone. 
(8) There is a possibility that many of the girls 
may have been taken into neighboring countries. 
(9) Boko Haram and other terrorist organiza-
tions pose a growing threat to United States inter-
ests in the region, as well as to broader regional 
peace and security. 
(10) In an effort to locate the kidnapped 
schoolgirls, the United States authorized the deploy-
ment of up to 80 military personnel to Chad in 
order to help with intelligence and surveillance. 
(11) The United States military have provided 
training, equipment, and other support for counter- 
terrorism units in the Sahel region to combat Al 
Qaeda affiliates and related groups in Africa. 
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(12) Cameroon, Niger, and Chad have deployed 
troops in an effort to secure their borders against 
Boko Haram. 
(13) The United States named several individ-
uals linked to Boko Haram as Specially Designated 
Global Terrorists in 2012 and designated Boko 
Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in No-
vember 2013. 
(14) On May 22, 2014, the United Nations Se-
curity Council added Boko Haram to the 1267 sanc-
tions list, a list of Al Qaeda-linked terrorist organi-
zations subject to weapons embargoes, travel bans, 
and asset freezes. 
(15) The Senate and House have both passed 
resolutions condemning Boko Haram and the abduc-
tion of female students by the group from schools in 
the northeastern province of Borno in the Federal 
Republic of Nigeria. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to work vigor-
ously for a lasting resolution to the conflict in northeast 
Nigeria and other Boko Haram-affected areas by— 
(1) eliminating the threat posed by Boko 
Haram to civilians and regional stability through po-
litical, economic, humanitarian, law enforcement, 
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military, and intelligence support for a comprehen-
sive multilateral effort to protect civilians in affected 
areas and to defeat and demobilize Boko Haram 
fighters; 
(2) supporting efforts to rescue those individ-
uals who have been abducted by Boko Haram; and 
(3) further supporting comprehensive recon-
struction, transitional justice, development and hu-
manitarian programs, and reconciliation efforts. 
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF A REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR DE-
FEATING BOKO HARAM. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGY.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall develop and submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a regional strategy to guide 
United States support for multilateral efforts to protect 
civilians from attacks by Boko Haram, to eliminate the 
threat to civilians and regional stability posed by Boko 
Haram, and to enforce the rule of law and ensure full hu-
manitarian access in areas affected by Boko Haram. 
(b) CONTENT OF STRATEGY.—The strategy should 
include the following: 
(1) A plan to work with Nigeria and other 
international partners to find Boko Haram’s kidnap-
ping victims and liberate them and a viable plan to 
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protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by 
Boko Haram. 
(2) An interagency framework to plan, coordi-
nate, and execute all diplomatic, economic, intel-
ligence, development, humanitarian, law enforce-
ment, and military elements of United States policy 
across the region regarding Boko Haram. 
(3) A framework to evaluate the progress and 
effectiveness of the United States strategy toward 
eliminating the threat posed by Boko Haram. 
(c) FORM.—The strategy under this section shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 5. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS AF-
FECTED BY BOKO HARAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—In accordance with section 491 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) and 
section 2 of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), the President is authorized to 
provide humanitarian and development assistance to the 
populations in areas affected by Boko Haram. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts equivalent to the 
funds received by the United States Government 
pursuant to the final judgment in the case specified 
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in paragraph (2) shall, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, be made available to carry out this 
section. 
(2) CASE.—The case referred to in paragraph 
(1) is United States of America v. All Assets Held 
in Account Number 80020796, in name of Doraville 
Properties Corporation, at Deutsche Bank Inter-
national, Limited in Jersey, Channel Islands, and 
All Interest, Benefits, or Assets Traceable Thereto, 
et al., Case No. 1:13–cv–01832–JDB (D.D.C.). 
SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUC-
TION IN AREAS AFFECTED BY BOKO HARAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—It is the sense of Congress that the 
President should support efforts by the people of Boko 
Haram-affected areas and the Governments of Nigeria, 
Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, as security conditions per-
mit— 
(1) to assist internally displaced people and re-
turnees in securing durable solutions by spurring 
economic growth, supporting livelihoods, helping to 
alleviate poverty, and promoting access to basic serv-
ices in northeast Nigeria, including education and 
employment opportunities; 
(2) to enhance the accountability and adminis-
trative competency of state and local governance in-
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stitutions and public agencies in northeast Nigeria 
with regard to budget management, provision of 
public goods and services, and related oversight 
functions; 
(3) to provide all children with a quality basic 
education while ensuring the safety of students and 
school faculty; 
(4) to strengthen the operational capacity of the 
civilian police in Nigeria to enhance public safety, 
prevent crime and communal and sectarian violence, 
and deal sensitively with gender-based violence, while 
strengthening accountability measures to prevent 
corruption and abuses; and 
(5) to promote programs to address physical 
harm and psychosocial trauma, including post-trau-
matic stress disorder. 
(b) FUTURE YEAR FUNDING.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of State and Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development 
should work with the appropriate committees of Congress 
to increase assistance in future fiscal years to support ac-
tivities described in this section if the Government of Nige-
ria demonstrates a commitment to transparent and ac-
countable reconstruction in Boko Haram-affected areas of 
Nigeria, specifically by— 
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(1) increasing oversight activities and reporting 
to ensure funds used to combat Boko Haram are 
used efficiently and with minimal waste; and 
(2) committing substantial funds of its own, 
above and beyond standard budget allocations to 
state and local governments, for the task of com-
bating Boko Haram and rebuilding those regions af-
fected by Boko Haram attacks. 
(c) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
DONOR
NA-
TIONS.—The United States should work with other donor 
nations, on a bilateral and multilateral basis, to increase 
contributions for recovery efforts in northeast Nigeria and 
other areas affected by Boko Haram, and strengthen ac-
countability mechanisms to ensure the transparent and 
timely use of those funds. 
(d) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.—It is the sense 
of Congress that the Secretary of State should withhold 
bilateral assistance to Nigeria for the purposes described 
under this section if the Secretary determines that the 
Government of Nigeria is not committed to transparent 
and accountable reconstruction and reconciliation in the 
Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria. 
SEC. 7. REPORT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the submission of the strategy required under section 4, 
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the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report on the progress 
made toward the implementation of the strategy required 
under section 4 and a description and evaluation of the 
assistance provided under this Act toward the policy objec-
tives described in section 3. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under section 
(a) shall include— 
(1) a description and evaluation of actions 
taken toward the implementation of the strategy re-
quired under section 4; 
(2) a description of assistance provided under 
section 5 and section 6; 
(3) an evaluation of bilateral assistance pro-
vided to Nigeria and associated programs in light of 
stated policy objectives; and 
(4) a description of amounts of assistance com-
mitted, and amounts provided, to Nigeria during the 
reporting period by the Government of Nigeria, each 
donor country, and all relevant organizations. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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