SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE LEBANESE ARMED FORCES, IM-
PLEMENTATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECU-
RITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1701, AND AD-
DRESSING SECURITY THREATS TO LEBANON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report— 
(1) identifying the extent of Hizballah’s influ-
ence within the Government of Lebanon, including 
the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF); 
(2) describing military activities conducted by 
the LAF to fully implement United Nations Security 
Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701 (2006) and suc-
cessor resolutions; 
(3) describing the national security interests 
that United States assistance to the LAF addresses 
and how such assistance contributes to stability in 
the Middle East region; and 
(4) describing the capability of the LAF with 
respect to defending Lebanon’s border from threats 
from Syria. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by section (a) shall 
be submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a 
classified annex if the Secretary of State determines such 
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is appropriate and if such classified annex is transmitted 
separately from the unclassified report. 
SEC. 3. STRATEGY FOR UTILIZING UNITED STATES ASSIST-
ANCE WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORTING IM-
PLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1701. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a strategy on the following: 
(1) Increasing, in comparison to prior years, 
the Government of Lebanon’s implementation of 
UNSCR 1701 with respect to promoting the LAF’s 
ability to extend the Government of Lebanon’s con-
trol in the south of Lebanon, including establishing 
between the Blue Line and the Litani River an area 
free of any armed personnel, assets, and weapons 
other than those of the Government of Lebanon and 
of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon 
(UNIFIL), and the role of United States assistance 
in achieving such goal. 
(2) Increasing the Government of Lebanon’s co-
operation with UNIFIL with respect to the imple-
mentation of UNSCR 1701, and how United States 
assistance can facilitate such increased cooperation. 
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(3) Increasing United States diplomatic engage-
ment with the Government of Lebanon to prevent 
the building of cross-border tunnels into Israel and 
weapons factories inside Lebanon. 
(b) FORM.—The strategy required by section (a) 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex if the Secretary of State determines 
such is appropriate and if such classified annex is trans-
mitted separately from the unclassified strategy. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate. 
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