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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. WEST-
MORELAND, 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 jurisdic-
tion 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. 
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 ‘‘Comprehensive Strat-
egy to Destroy ISIL Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO DESTROY THE ISLAMIC STATE OF 
IRAQ AND THE LEVANT AND ITS AFFILIATES. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall 
jointly develop and submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a strategy to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq 
and the Levant (ISIL) and its affiliates. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGY.—The strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following ele-
ments: 
(1) An update on the status and progress of the 
Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and specific ac-
tions being taken in conjunction with such Coalition 
to destroy and eliminate ISIL. 
(2) A strategy for the deployment of United 
States military assets, including ground combat 
forces, to train and equip allies, as well as potential 
direct confrontation with ISIL fighters and its affili-
ates. 
(3) A strategy for airstrikes and drone strikes 
in Iraq and Syria against ISIL senior leaders and 
infrastructure, as well as the viability of the use of 
airstrikes in conjunction with regional partners that 
face a significant threat from ISIL and its affiliates. 
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(4) A plan to strengthen the capacity of the 
Iraqi Security Forces, the Kurdish Peshmerga, the 
Jordanian Armed Forces, the Afghanistan Security 
Forces, and others to counter gains by ISIL and its 
affiliates. 
(5) A plan to provide humanitarian assistance 
and relief, governance, and rule of law to regions 
previously impacted by ISIL and its affiliates. 
(6) Prevention of a reconstitution of ISIL or its 
affiliates in the region. 
(7) Use of social media and other communica-
tion technologies to counter ISIL’s propaganda, in-
fluence, and ability to recruit fighters domestically 
and internationally. 
(c) UPDATE.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress an update of the strategy required by sub-
section (a) at least once every two years after the date 
of the initial submission of the strategy. 
SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress an assess-
ment of the following: 
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(1) The willingness and capabilities of coalition 
members and allies to defeat and destroy the Islamic 
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its affili-
ates with their own military assets. 
(2) The presence of ISIL or its affiliates in 
countries other than Syria, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, and 
Afghanistan. 
(3) Preventing radicalization of citizens of re-
gional countries by ISIL and its affiliates and tac-
tics used by countries to stop radicalization. 
(4) Assessment of the number of foreign fight-
ers joining ISIL and its affiliates and tactics that 
can be used by countries with foreign fighter popu-
lations to prevent further recruitment. 
(5) Significant United States intelligence gaps 
concerning ISIL and its affiliates and the ability to 
carry out a regional strategy to defeat ISIL and its 
affiliates. 
SEC. 4. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
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mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
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