to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
describes— 
(1) the progress made in meeting the objectives 
of the strategies required under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (c), including any lessons learned 
in carrying out TSCTP Program activities and any 
recommendations for improving such programs and 
activities; 
(2) the efforts taken to coordinate, de-conflict, 
and streamline TSCTP Program activities to maxi-
mize resource effectiveness; 
(3) the extent to which each partner country 
has demonstrated the ability to absorb the equip-
ment or training provided in the previous year under 
the TSCTP Program, and where applicable, the abil-
ity to maintain and appropriately utilize such equip-
ment; 
(4) the extent to which each partner country is 
investing its own resources to advance the goals de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) or is demonstrating a 
commitment and willingness to cooperate with the 
United States to advance such goals; 
(5) the actions taken by the government of each 
partner country receiving assistance under the 
TSCTP Program to combat corruption, improve 
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transparency and accountability, and promote other 
forms of democratic governance; 
(6) the assistance provided in each of the three 
preceding fiscal years under this program, broken 
down by partner country, to include the type, statu-
tory authorization, and purpose of all United States 
security assistance provided to the country pursuant 
to authorities under title 10, United States Code, 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
et seq.), or any other ‘‘train and equip’’ authorities 
of the Department of Defense; and 
(7) any changes or updates to the Comprehen-
sive Five-Year Strategy for the TSCTP Program re-
quired under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) neces-
sitated by the findings in this annual report. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT RELATED TO AUDIT 
OF BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS MONITORING AND CO-
ORDINATION
OF
THE
TRANS-SAHARA
COUNTERTER-
RORISM PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 
120 days thereafter until all 13 recommendations in the 
September 2020 Department of State Office of Inspector 
General audit entitled ‘‘Audit of the Department of State 
Bureau of African Affairs Monitoring and Coordination 
of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Pro-
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gram’’ (AUD–MERO–20–42) are closed or until the date 
that is three years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, whichever is earlier, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that identifies— 
(1) which of the 13 recommendations in AUD– 
MERO–20–42 have not been closed; 
(2) a description of progress made since the 
last report toward closing each recommendation 
identified under paragraph (1); 
(3) additional resources needed, including as-
sessment of staffing capacity, if any, to complete ac-
tion required to close each recommendation identi-
fied under paragraph (1); and 
(4) the anticipated timeline for completion of 
action required to close each recommendation identi-
fied under paragraph (1), including application of all 
recommendations into all existing security assistance 
programs managed by the Department of State 
under the TSCTP Program. 
(g) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall report to Congress plans for con-
ducting a written review of a representative sample of each 
of the security assistance programs administered by the 
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Bureau of African Affairs to identify potential waste, 
fraud, abuse, inefficiencies, or deficiencies. The review 
shall include an analysis of staff capacity, including 
human resource needs, available resources, procedural 
guidance, and monitoring and evaluation processes to en-
sure the Bureau of African Affairs is managing programs 
efficiently and effectively. 
(h) FORM.—The strategies required under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) and the reports re-
quired under subsections (e), (f), and (g) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
(i) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
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