States and other partner countries on counterter-
rorism and counter-extremism efforts. 
(E) To enhance the border security capacity 
of partner countries, including the ability to 
monitor, detain, and interdict terrorists. 
(F) To identify, monitor, disrupt, and 
counter the human capital and financing pipe-
lines of terrorism. 
(G) To support the free expression and op-
erations of independent, local-language media, 
particularly in rural areas, while countering the 
media operations and recruitment propaganda 
of terrorist and violent extremist organizations. 
(2) ASSISTANCE FRAMEWORK.—Activities carried 
out under the TSCTP Program shall— 
(A) be carried out in countries where the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, determines that there is an adequate level 
of partner country commitment, and has consid-
ered partner country needs, absorptive capacity, 
sustainment capacity, and efforts of other donors 
in the sector; 
(B) have clearly defined outcomes; 
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(C) be closely coordinated among United 
States diplomatic and development missions, 
United States Africa Command, and relevant 
participating departments and agencies; 
(D) have specific plans with robust indica-
tors to regularly monitor and evaluate outcomes 
and impact; 
(E) complement and enhance efforts to pro-
mote democratic governance, the rule of law, 
human rights, and economic growth; 
(F) in the case of train and equip pro-
grams, complement longer-term security sector 
institution-building; and 
(G) have mechanisms in place to track re-
sources and routinely monitor and evaluate the 
efficacy of relevant programs. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In coordinating activities 
through the TSCTP Program, the Secretary of State 
shall also consult, as appropriate, with the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, the Attorney General, the Chief Executive Officer 
of the United States Agency for Global Media (for-
merly known as the Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors), and the heads of other relevant Federal de-
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partments and agencies, as determined by the Presi-
dent. 
(4) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Not later 
than 15 days before obligating amounts for an activ-
ity coordinated through the TSCTP Program pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a notification to the appropriate congressional 
committees, in accordance with the requirements of 
section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2394–1), that includes the following: 
(A) The foreign country and entity, as ap-
plicable, whose capabilities are to be enhanced in 
accordance with the purposes specified in para-
graph (1). 
(B) The amount, type, and purpose of sup-
port to be provided. 
(C) An assessment of the absorptive capac-
ity of the foreign country to effectively imple-
ment the assistance to be provided. 
(D) 
The 
anticipated 
implementation 
timeline for the activity. 
(E) As applicable, a description of the plans 
to sustain any military or security equipment 
provided beyond the completion date of such ac-
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tivity, and the estimated cost and source of funds 
to support such sustainment. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION.—Efforts carried 
out under this section shall take into account partner coun-
try counterterrorism, counter-extremism, and development 
strategies and, to the extent practicable, shall be aligned 
with such strategies. Such efforts shall be coordinated with 
counterterrorism and counter-extremism activities and pro-
grams in the areas of defense, diplomacy, and development 
carried out by other like-minded donors and international 
organizations in the relevant country. 
(c) STRATEGIES.— Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development and other relevant Federal Government agen-
cies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees the following strategies: 
(1) A COMPREHENSIVE
FIVE-YEAR
STRATEGY 
FOR
THE
SAHEL-MAGHREB.—A comprehensive five- 
year strategy for the Sahel-Maghreb, including details 
related to whole-of-government efforts in the areas of 
defense, diplomacy, and development to advance the 
national security, economic, and humanitarian inter-
ests of the United States, including— 
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(A) efforts to ensure coordination with mul-
tilateral and bilateral partners, such as the Joint 
Force of the Group of Five of the Sahel, and with 
other relevant assistance frameworks; 
(B) a public diplomacy strategy and ac-
tions to ensure that populations in the Sahel- 
Maghreb are aware of the development activities 
of the United States Government, especially in 
countries with a significant Department of De-
fense presence or engagement through train and 
equip programs; 
(C) activities aimed at supporting demo-
cratic institutions and countering violent extre-
mism with measurable goals and transparent 
benchmarks; 
(D) plans to help each partner country ad-
dress humanitarian and development needs and 
to help prevent, respond to, and mitigate inter-
communal violence; 
(E) a comprehensive plan to support secu-
rity sector reform in each partner country that 
includes a detailed section on programs and ac-
tivities being undertaken by relevant stakeholders 
and other international actors operating in the 
sector; and 
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