Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons Act
Bill: S.4996 | Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons Act
This bill addresses detainees in Syria affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including by requiring an interagency strategy regarding such detainees.

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to 
modify the establishment of a coordinator for detained ISIS members and 
    relevant displaced populations in Syria, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Syria Detainee and 
Displaced Persons Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
                Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the 
                Judiciary, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the 
                Judiciary, the Committee on Financial Services, the 
                Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) ISIS member.--The term ``ISIS member'' means a 
        person who was part of, or substantially supported, the Islamic 
        State in Iraq and Syria.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 section 5.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) 
        rose to power in 2013 and reached its territorial peak in 
        December 2014.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) After the territorial defeat of ISIS in 2019, 
        displacement camps began to house detained alleged ISIS members 
        and families with perceived ISIS affiliation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The al-Hol and Roj displacement camps, located 
        in Syria near the Syria-Iraq border, now house a significant 
        number of individuals affiliated with ISIS who live alongside 
        other displaced persons.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The al-Hol camp currently contains 
        approximately 56,000 residents--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) an estimated 80 percent of whom are 
                women and children; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) an estimated 50 percent of whom are 
                under 12 years of age.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The al-Hol camp is severely underdeveloped, 
        with ragged tents, primitive water and sewage facilities, and 
        few healthcare facilities or safe spaces for 
        education.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) International organizations working in the al-
        Hol and Roj camps, including Save the Children, Doctors Without 
        Borders, and the Norwegian Refugee Council, have all expressed 
        concerns about poor living conditions, criminal behavior, and 
        death threats against volunteers at the camps.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) The Syrian Democratic Forces, essential 
        partners in the ongoing fight to achieve an enduring defeat of 
        ISIS, and who are responsible for guarding the al-Hol camp and 
        other similar camps, assert that they lack the resources to 
        properly secure such camps.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) The United States currently has troops 
        deployed in Syria to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS and 
        support the Syrian Democratic Forces.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) In 2021, 90 incidents of violence were 
        reported inside the al-Hol camp. Syrian and Iraqi camp 
        residents and at least 2 aid workers were killed during such 
        incidents.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) Nearly 8,000 of the residents of the al-Hol 
        camp come from roughly 55 countries other than Syria or Iraq, 
        but such other countries have been slow to acknowledge 
        repatriation requests.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) Learning centers in the camps have closed 
        because of COVID-19. Lacking formal education, some of the 
        roughly 28,000 children inside the al-Hol camp are being taught 
        by their mothers and are potentially being indoctrinated with 
        ISIS ideology.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) The Syrian Democratic Forces operate 28 
        prisons that house approximately 12,000 captured ISIS fighters 
        and supporters.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) In January 2022, 10 ISIS fighters entered the 
        Hasakah prison and sought to liberate the approximately 5,000 
        ISIS prisoners. After a 10-day battle, hundreds of ISIS 
        fighters were able to escape, and their whereabouts are still 
        unknown.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) Beginning approximately on August 25, 2022, 
        and ending approximately on September 18, 2022, Syrian 
        Democratic Forces, supported by United States troops, conducted 
        an extensive security sweep of the al-Hol displaced persons 
        camp, arresting 300 ISIS operatives, confiscating explosives, 
        and liberating 6 women who had been enslaved by ISIS, at least 
        1 of whom had been so enslaved since she was a child.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (15) In April 2022, General Michael ``Erik'' 
        Kurilla, Commander of the United States Central Command, became 
        the first senior official of United States Armed Forces to 
        inspect the al-Hol camp and Hasakah prison. General Kurilla has 
        described the ISIS detainees as ``an ISIS army-in-waiting'' 
        that ``requires a whole-of-government approach focused on 
        engagement with allies and partners.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (16) The first trial on United States soil of a 
        major ISIS figure occurred in April 2022. The ISIS terrorist 
        was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the kidnapping 
        and murder of James Foley, Peter Kassig, Steven Sotloff, and 
        Kayla Mueller.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) ISIS detainees held by the Syrian Democratic 
        Forces and ISIS-affiliated individuals located within displaced 
        persons camps in Syria pose a significant and growing 
        humanitarian challenge and security threat to the 
        region;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) there is an urgent need to seek a sustainable 
        solution to such camps through repatriation and reintegration 
        of the inhabitants;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the United States should work closely with 
        international allies and partners to facilitate the 
        repatriation and reintegration efforts required to provide a 
        long-term solution for such camps and prevent the resurgence of 
        ISIS; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) if left unaddressed, such camps will continue 
        to be drivers of instability that jeopardize the long-term 
        prospects for peace and stability in the region.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    It is the policy of the United States that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) ISIS-affiliated individuals located within 
        displacement camps in Syria, and other inhabitants of 
        displacement camps in Syria, be repatriated or, where 
        appropriate, prosecuted, and where possible, reintegrated into 
        their country of origin, consistent with all applicable 
        international laws prohibiting refoulement; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the camps will be closed as soon as is 
        practicable.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATOR FOR 
              DETAINED ISIS MEMBERS AND RELEVANT DISPLACED POPULATIONS 
              IN SYRIA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1642) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking subsection (a);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as 
        follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Designation.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The President, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the 
        Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development, and the Attorney General, shall 
        designate an existing official to serve within the executive 
        branch as senior-level coordinator to coordinate, in 
        conjunction with other relevant agencies, all matters related 
        to ISIS members who are in the custody of the Syrian Democratic 
        Forces and other relevant displaced populations in Syria, 
        including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the disposition of such individuals, 
                including in all matters related to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) repatriation, transfer, 
                        prosecution, and intelligence 
                        gathering;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) all multilateral and 
                        international engagements led by the Department 
                        of State and other agencies that are related to 
                        the current and future handling, detention, and 
                        prosecution of such ISIS members, including 
                        such engagements with the International 
                        Criminal Police Organization; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the coordination of the 
                        provision of technical and evidentiary 
                        assistance to foreign countries to aid in the 
                        successful prosecution of such ISIS members, as 
                        appropriate, in accordance with international 
                        humanitarian law and other internationally 
                        recognized human rights and rule of law 
                        standards;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) all multilateral and international 
                engagements related to humanitarian access and 
                provision of basic services to, and freedom of movement 
                and security and safe return of, displaced persons at 
                camps or facilities in Syria that hold family members 
                of such ISIS members;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) coordination with relevant agencies 
                on matters described in this section; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) any other matter the Secretary of 
                State considers relevant.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Rule of construction.--If, on the date of 
        the enactment of the Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons Act, 
        an individual has already been designated, consistent with the 
        requirements and responsibilities described in paragraph (1), 
        the requirements 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.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection 
        (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``January 31, 
        2021'' and inserting ``January 31, 2025'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (f)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
                paragraph (3);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
                following new paragraph (2):</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Senior coordinator.--The term `Senior 
        Coordinator' means the individual designated under subsection 
        (a).''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Relevant agencies.--The term `relevant 
        agencies' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Department of State;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Department of Defense;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the Department of the 
                Treasury;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the Department of Justice;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) the United States Agency for 
                International Development;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) the Office of the Director of 
                National Intelligence; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) any other agency the President 
                considers relevant.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
        as subsections (b) through (e), respectively.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. STRATEGY ON ISIS-RELATED DETAINEE AND DISPLACEMENT 
              CAMPS IN SYRIA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 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 Development, and the Attorney General, shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an interagency 
strategy with respect to ISIS-affiliated individuals and ISIS-related 
detainee and other displaced persons camps in Syria.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) 
shall include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) methods to address--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) disengagement from and prevention of 
                recruitment into violence, violent extremism, and other 
                illicit activity in such camps;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) repatriation and, where appropriate, 
                prosecution of foreign nationals from such camps, 
                consistent with all applicable international 
                laws;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the return and reintegration of 
                displaced Syrian and Iraqi women and children into 
                their communities of origin;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) international engagement to develop 
                processes for repatriation and reintegration of foreign 
                nationals from such camps;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) contingency plans for the relocation 
                of detained and displaced persons who are not able to 
                be repatriated from such camps;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) efforts to improve the humanitarian 
                conditions in such camps, including through the 
                delivery of medicine, psychosocial support, clothing, 
                education, and improved housing; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) assessed humanitarian and security 
                needs of all camps and detainment facilities based on 
                prioritization of such camps and facilities most at 
                risk of humanitarian crises, external attacks, or 
                internal violence; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a plan to improve, in such camps--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) security conditions, including by 
                training of personnel and through construction; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) humanitarian conditions;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) a framework for measuring progress of 
        humanitarian, security, and repatriation efforts with the goal 
        of closing such camps; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) any other matter the Secretary of State 
        considers appropriate.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. ANNUAL INTERAGENCY REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) 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, 2025, the Senior Coordinator, in 
coordination with the relevant agencies, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a detailed report that includes the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) A detailed description of the facilities and 
        camps where detained ISIS members, and families with perceived 
        ISIS affiliation, are being held and housed, including--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a description of the security and 
                management of such facilities and camps</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) an assessment of resources required 
                for the security of such facilities and camps; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) an assessment of the adherence by the 
                operators of such facilities and camps to international 
                humanitarian law standards.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) A description of all efforts undertaken by the 
        United States Government to address deficits in the 
        humanitarian environment and security of such facilities and 
        camps.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) A description of all multilateral and 
        international engagements related to humanitarian access and 
        provision of basic services to, and freedom of movement and 
        security and safe return of, displaced persons at camps or 
        facilities in Iraq, Syria, and any other area affected by ISIS 
        activity, including a description of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) support for efforts by the Syrian 
                Democratic Forces to facilitate the return and 
                reintegration of displaced people from Iraq and 
                Syria;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) repatriation efforts with respect to 
                displaced women and children;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) 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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) United States Government plans and 
                strategies to respond to any threat identified under 
                subparagraph (C).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) To the greatest extent practicable under the 
        law and consistent with Department of Justice policy, an 
        analysis of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) United States efforts to prosecute 
                detained or displaced ISIS members; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the outcomes of such 
                efforts.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) A detailed description of any option to 
        expedite prosecution of any detained ISIS member, including in 
        a court of competent jurisdiction outside of the United 
        States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) An analysis of factors on the ground in Syria 
        and Iraq that may result in the unintended release of detained 
        or displaced ISIS members, and an assessment of any measures 
        available to mitigate such releases.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) A detailed description of efforts to 
        coordinate the disposition and security of detained or 
        displaced ISIS members with other countries and international 
        organizations, including the International Criminal Police 
        Organization, to ensure secure chains of custody and locations 
        of such ISIS members.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) An analysis of the manner in which the United 
        States Government communicates on such proposals and efforts 
        with the families of United States citizens believed to have 
        been victims of a criminal act by a detained or displaced ISIS 
        member.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) An analysis of all efforts between the United 
        States and partner countries within the Global Coalition to 
        Defeat ISIS or other countries to share intelligence or 
        evidence that may aid in the prosecution of ISIS members, and 
        any legal obstacles that may hinder such efforts.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) Any other matter the Coordinator considers 
        appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATOR FOR DETAINED ISIS 
              MEMBERS AND RELEVANT POPULATIONS IN SYRIA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, 
                the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
                the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee 
                on Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
                Committee on Financial Services, the Permanent Select 
                Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
            (2) ISIS member.--The term ``ISIS member'' means a person 
        who was part of, or substantially supported, the Islamic State 
        in Iraq and Syria.
            (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 individuals located within 
                displaced persons camps in Syria pose a significant and 
                growing humanitarian challenge and security threat to 
                the region;
                    (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 violence and radicalization, as 
                well as lacking access to adequate sanitation and 
                health care facilities;
                    (C) there is an urgent need to seek a sustainable 
                solution to such camps through repatriation and 
                reintegration of the inhabitants;
                    (D) the United States should work closely with 
                international allies and partners to facilitate 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 jeopardize 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, reintegrated into their country of origin, 
        consistent with all relevant domestic laws and applicable 
        international laws prohibiting refoulement; and
            (2) the camps will be closed as soon as is practicable.
    (d) Modification of Establishment of Coordinator 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 follows:
    ``(a) Designation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Director of 
        National Intelligence, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
        Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
        Development, and the Attorney General, shall designate an 
        existing official to serve within the executive branch as 
        senior-level coordinator to coordinate, in conjunction with 
        other relevant 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 support the 
                repatriation and disposition of such individuals, 
                including by encouraging foreign partners to 
                repatriate, transfer, investigate, and prosecute such 
                ISIS members, and share intelligence;
                    ``(B) coordination of all multilateral and 
                international engagements led by the Department of 
                State and other agencies that are related to the 
                current and future handling, detention, 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 investigation and prosecution 
                of such ISIS members, as appropriate, in accordance 
                with relevant domestic 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 humanitarian 
                access and provision of basic services to, and freedom 
                of movement and security and safe return of, displaced 
                persons at camps or facilities in Syria that hold 
                family members of such ISIS members;
                    ``(E) coordination with relevant agencies on 
                matters described in this section; and
                    ``(F) any other matter the President considers 
                relevant.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--If, on the date of the 
        enactment of the Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons Act, an 
        individual has already been designated, consistent with the 
        requirements and responsibilities described in paragraph (1), 
        the requirements 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, 2024'';
            (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
                    (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 International 
                Development;
                    ``(F) the Office of the Director of National 
                Intelligence; and
                    ``(G) any other agency the President considers 
                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 Secretary 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 
        Development, and the Attorney General, shall submit to the 
        appropriate committees of Congress an interagency strategy with 
        respect to ISIS-affiliated individuals and ISIS-related 
        detainee and other displaced persons camps in Syria.
            (2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) methods to address--
                            (i) disengagement from and prevention of 
                        recruitment into violence, violent extremism, 
                        and other illicit activity in such camps;
                            (ii) efforts to encourage and facilitate 
                        repatriation and, as appropriate, investigation 
                        and prosecution of foreign nationals from such 
                        camps, consistent with all relevant domestic 
                        and applicable international laws;
                            (iii) the return and reintegration of 
                        displaced Syrian and Iraqi women and children 
                        into their communities of origin;
                            (iv) international engagement to develop 
                        processes for repatriation and reintegration of 
                        foreign nationals from such camps;
                            (v) contingency plans for the relocation of 
                        detained and displaced persons who are not able 
                        to be repatriated from such camps;
                            (vi) efforts to improve the humanitarian 
                        conditions in such camps, including through the 
                        delivery of medicine, psychosocial support, 
                        clothing, education, and improved housing; and
                            (vii) assessed humanitarian and security 
                        needs of all camps and detainment facilities 
                        based on prioritization of such camps and 
                        facilities most at risk of humanitarian crises, 
                        external attacks, or internal 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 
                        centers and programs in countries that receive 
                        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 construction; 
                        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 paragraph (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, 2024, the Senior 
        Coordinator, in coordination with the relevant agencies, shall 
        submit to 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 required 
                        for the security of such facilities and camps; 
                        and
                            (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.
                    (C) A description of all multilateral and 
                international engagements related to humanitarian 
                access and provision of basic services to, and freedom 
                of movement and security and safe return of, displaced 
                persons at camps or facilities 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).
                    (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 unintended 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 encourage 
                the final disposition and security of detained 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 believed to have been victims of a 
                criminal act by a detained or displaced ISIS member, in 
                accordance with section 503(c) of the Victims' Rights 
                and Restitution Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 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 countries to share 
                intelligence or related information that may aid in 
                resolving the final disposition of ISIS members, and 
                any obstacles that may hinder such efforts.
                    (J) Any other matter the Coordinator considers 
                appropriate.
            (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
        annex that is transmitted separately.
    (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or an amendment 
made by this section, may be construed--
            (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.
                                                       Calendar No. 607

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4996

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