(3) SENIOR COORDINATOR.—The term ‘‘Senior 
Coordinator’’ means the coordinator for detained 
ISIS members and relevant displaced populations in 
Syria designated under subsection (a) of section 
1224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1642), as amended by subsection (d). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(A) ISIS detainees held by the Syrian 
Democratic Forces and ISIS-affiliated individ-
uals located within displaced persons camps in 
Syria pose a significant and growing humani-
tarian challenge and security threat to the re-
gion; 
(B) the vast majority of individuals held in 
displaced persons camps in Syria are women 
and children, approximately 50 percent of 
whom are under the age of 12 at the al-Hol 
camp, and they face significant threats of vio-
lence and radicalization, as well as lacking ac-
cess to adequate sanitation and health care fa-
cilities; 
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(C) there is an urgent need to seek a sus-
tainable solution to such camps through repa-
triation and reintegration of the inhabitants; 
(D) the United States should work closely 
with international allies and partners to facili-
tate the repatriation and reintegration efforts 
required to provide a long-term solution for 
such camps and prevent the resurgence of ISIS; 
and 
(E) if left unaddressed, such camps will 
continue to be drivers of instability that jeop-
ardize the long-term prospects for peace and 
stability in the region. 
(c) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States that— 
(1) ISIS-affiliated individuals located within 
displacement camps in Syria, and other inhabitants 
of displacement camps in Syria, be repatriated and, 
where appropriate, prosecuted, or where possible, re-
integrated into their country of origin, consistent 
with all relevant domestic laws and applicable inter-
national laws prohibiting refoulement; and 
(2) the camps will be closed as soon as is prac-
ticable. 
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(d) MODIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDI-
NATOR FOR DETAINED ISIS MEMBERS AND RELEVANT 
DISPLACED POPULATIONS IN SYRIA.—Section 1224 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1642) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the 
Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and the Attorney General, shall designate an 
existing official in the Department of State to serve 
within the executive branch as senior-level coordi-
nator to coordinate, in conjunction with other rel-
evant agencies, matters related to ISIS members 
who are in the custody of the Syrian Democratic 
Forces and other relevant displaced populations in 
Syria, including— 
‘‘(A) by engaging foreign partners to sup-
port the repatriation and disposition of such in-
dividuals, including by encouraging foreign 
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partners to repatriate, transfer, investigate, and 
prosecute such ISIS members, and share infor-
mation; 
‘‘(B) coordination of all multilateral and 
international engagements led by the Depart-
ment of State and other agencies that are re-
lated to the current and future handling, deten-
tion, and prosecution of such ISIS members; 
‘‘(C) the funding and coordination of the 
provision of technical and other assistance to 
foreign countries to aid in the successful inves-
tigation and prosecution of such ISIS members, 
as appropriate, in accordance with relevant do-
mestic laws, international humanitarian law, 
and other internationally recognized human 
rights and rule of law standards; 
‘‘(D) coordination of all multilateral and 
international engagements related to humani-
tarian access and provision of basic services to, 
and freedom of movement and security and safe 
return of, displaced persons at camps or facili-
ties in Syria that hold family members of such 
ISIS members; 
‘‘(E) coordination with relevant agencies 
on matters described in this section; and 
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‘‘(F) any other matter the President con-
siders relevant. 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—If, on the date 
of the enactment of the Syria Detainee and Dis-
placed Persons Act, an individual has already been 
designated, consistent with the requirements and re-
sponsibilities described in paragraph (1), the re-
quirements under that paragraph shall be considered 
to be satisfied with respect to such individual until 
the date on which such individual no longer serves 
as the Senior Coordinator.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘January 31, 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2028’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) SENIOR COORDINATOR.—The term ‘Senior 
Coordinator’ means the individual designated under 
subsection (a).’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) RELEVANT AGENCIES.—The term ‘relevant 
agencies’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Department of State; 
‘‘(B) the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(C) the Department of the Treasury; 
‘‘(D) the Department of Justice; 
‘‘(E) the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development; 
‘‘(F) the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence; and 
‘‘(G) any other agency the President con-
siders relevant.’’; and 
(7) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (b) through (e), respectively. 
(e) STRATEGY ON ISIS-RELATED DETAINEE AND 
DISPLACEMENT CAMPS IN SYRIA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the 
Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and the Attorney General, shall submit to the 
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(v) contingency plans for the reloca-
tion of detained and displaced persons who 
are not able to be repatriated from such 
camps; 
(vi) efforts to improve the humani-
tarian conditions in such camps, including 
through the delivery of medicine, psycho-
social support, clothing, education, and im-
proved housing; and 
(vii) assessed humanitarian and secu-
rity needs of all camps and detainment fa-
cilities based on prioritization of such 
camps and facilities most at risk of hu-
manitarian crises, external attacks, or in-
ternal violence; 
(B) an assessment of— 
(i) rehabilitation centers in northeast 
Syria, including humanitarian conditions 
and processes for admittance and efforts to 
improve both humanitarian conditions and 
admittance processes for such centers and 
camps, as well as on the prevention of 
youth radicalization; and 
(ii) processes for being sent to, and 
resources directed towards, rehabilitation 
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centers and programs in countries that re-
ceive returned ISIS affiliated individuals, 
with a focus on the prevention of 
radicalization of minor children; 
(C) a plan to improve, in such camps— 
(i) security conditions, including by 
training of personnel and through con-
struction; and 
(ii) humanitarian conditions; 
(D) a framework for measuring progress of 
humanitarian, security, and repatriation efforts 
with the goal of closing such camps; and 
(E) any other matter the Secretary of 
State considers appropriate. 
(3) FORM.—The strategy required by para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex that is transmitted 
separately. 
(f) ANNUAL INTERAGENCY REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
less frequently than annually thereafter through 
January 31, 2028, the Senior Coordinator, in co-
ordination with the relevant agencies, shall submit to 
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the appropriate committees of Congress a detailed 
report that includes the following: 
(A) A detailed description of the facilities 
and camps where detained ISIS members, and 
families with perceived ISIS affiliation, are 
being held and housed, including— 
(i) a description of the security and 
management of such facilities and camps; 
(ii) an assessment of resources re-
quired for the security of such facilities 
and camps; 
(iii) an assessment of the adherence 
by the operators of such facilities and 
camps to international humanitarian law 
standards; and 
(iv) an assessment of children held 
within such facilities and camps that may 
be used as part of smuggling operations to 
evade security at the facilities and camps. 
(B) A description of all efforts undertaken 
by, and the resources needed for, the United 
States Government to address deficits in the 
humanitarian environment and security of such 
facilities and camps. 
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(C) A description of all multilateral and 
international engagements related to humani-
tarian access and provision of basic services to, 
and freedom of movement and security and safe 
return of, displaced persons at camps or facili-
ties in Iraq, Syria, and any other area affected 
by ISIS activity, including a description of— 
(i) support for efforts by the Syrian 
Democratic Forces to facilitate the return 
and reintegration of displaced people from 
Iraq and Syria; 
(ii) repatriation efforts with respect to 
displaced women and children and male 
children aging into adults while held in 
these facilities and camps; 
(iii) any current or future potential 
threat to United States national security 
interests posed by detained ISIS members 
or displaced families, including an analysis 
of the al-Hol camp and annexes; and 
(iv) United States Government plans 
and strategies to respond to any threat 
identified under clause (iii). 
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(D) The number of individuals repatriated 
from the custody of the Syrian Democratic 
Forces. 
(E) An analysis of factors on the ground 
in Syria and Iraq that may result in the unin-
tended release of detained or displaced ISIS 
members, and an assessment of any measures 
available to mitigate such releases. 
(F) A detailed description of efforts to en-
courage the final disposition and security of de-
tained or displaced ISIS members with other 
countries and international organizations. 
(G) A description of foreign repatriation 
and rehabilitation programs deemed successful 
systems to model, and an analysis of the long- 
term results of such programs. 
(H) A description of the manner in which 
the United States Government communicates 
regarding repatriation and disposition efforts 
with the families of United States citizens be-
lieved to have been victims of a criminal act by 
a detained or displaced ISIS member, in ac-
cordance with section 503(c) of the Victims’ 
Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 
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20141(c)) and section 3771 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(I) An analysis of all efforts between the 
United States and partner countries within the 
Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS or other coun-
tries to share related information that may aid 
in resolving the final disposition of ISIS mem-
bers, and any obstacles that may hinder such 
efforts. 
(J) Any other matter the Coordinator con-
siders appropriate. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex that is transmitted sepa-
rately. 
(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion, or an amendment made by this section, may be con-
strued— 
(1) to limit the authority of any Federal agency 
to independently carry out the authorized functions 
of such agency; or 
(2) to impair or otherwise affect the activities 
performed by that agency as granted by law. 
Æ 
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