(F) a specific strategy for Mali that in-
cludes plans for sustained, high-level diplomatic 
engagement with stakeholders, including coun-
tries in Europe and the Middle East with inter-
ests in the Sahel-Maghreb, regional governments, 
relevant multilateral organizations, signatory 
groups of the 2015 Agreement for Peace and Rec-
onciliation in Mali, and civil society actors. 
(2) A COMPREHENSIVE
FIVE-YEAR
STRATEGY 
FOR
TSCTP
PROGRAM
COUNTERTERRORISM
EF-
FORTS.—A comprehensive five-year strategy for the 
TSCTP Program that includes— 
(A) a clear statement of the objectives of 
United States counterterrorism efforts in North 
and West Africa with respect to the use of all 
forms of United States assistance to combat ter-
rorism and counter violent extremism, including 
efforts to build military and civilian law en-
forcement capacity, strengthen the rule of law, 
promote responsive and accountable governance, 
and address the root causes of terrorism and vio-
lent extremism; 
(B) a plan for coordinating programs 
through the TSCTP Program pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1), including an identification of 
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which agency or bureau of the Department of 
State, as applicable, will be responsible for lead-
ing and coordinating each such program; 
(C) a plan to monitor, evaluate, and share 
data and learning about the TSCTP Program in 
accordance with monitoring and evaluation pro-
visions of sections 3 and 4 of the Foreign Aid 
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 
(Public Law 114–191); and 
(D) a plan for ensuring coordination and 
compliance with related requirements in United 
States law, including the Global Fragility Act of 
2019 (title V of division J of Public Law 116– 
94). 
(d) SUPPORTING MATERIAL IN ANNUAL BUDGET RE-
QUEST.—The Secretary of State shall include in the budget 
materials submitted to Congress in support of the Presi-
dent’s annual budget request (submitted to Congress pursu-
ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for each 
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and annually thereafter for five years, a description 
of the requirements, activities, and planned allocation of 
amounts requested by the TSCTP Program. 
(e) MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS AND 
ACTIVITIES.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
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enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five 
years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall submit 
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 rec-
ommendations for improving such programs and ac-
tivities; 
(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 equipment or 
training provided in the previous year under the 
TSCTP Program, and where applicable, the ability to 
maintain and appropriately utilize such equipment; 
(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; 
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(5) the actions taken by the government of each 
partner country receiving assistance under the 
TSCTP Program to combat corruption, improve 
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 Comprehensive 
Five-Year Strategy for the TSCTP Program required 
under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) necessitated by 
the findings in this annual report. 
(f) FORM.—The strategies required under paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (c) and the report required by sub-
section (e) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex. 
(g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Ap-
propriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appro-
priations, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
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Calendar No. 475 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 192 
AN ACT 
To establish an interagency program to assist coun-
tries in North and West Africa to improve imme-
diate and long-term capabilities to counter ter-
rorist threats, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 3, 2020 
Reported with an amendment 
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