Title: A bill to require a report on the plan to secure the enduring defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill requires the President to report to Congress a strategy to secure the enduring defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Al Qaeda in the Middle East. The report shall contain certain elements including (1) a description of U.S. interests and long-term goals for Syria; and (2) an analysis of threats to U.S. interests from ISIS, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Russia, Iran, and non-state actors in the region.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2755 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 281
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2755

 To require a report on the plan to secure the enduring defeat of the 
                    Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 30, 2019

  Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
 Peters, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
  Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                            October 31, 2019

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require a report on the plan to secure the enduring defeat of the 
                    Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

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

SECTION 1. REPORT ON THE PLAN TO SECURE THE ENDURING DEFEAT OF THE 
              ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Director of National 
Intelligence, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, and the heads of other appropriate agencies 
of the United States Government, submit to Congress a report that 
describes the strategy of the United States to secure the enduring 
defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al Qaeda in 
the Middle East.
    (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include, at a minimum, the following elements:
            (1) A description of--
                    (A) the key United States security interests and 
                the political and military objectives, long-term goals, 
                and desired end-states for Syria; and
                    (B) how current military, diplomatic, and 
                humanitarian assistance efforts in Syria align with 
                such objectives.
            (2) Analysis of the threats posed to United States 
        interests by ISIS, al Qaeda, Hizballah, Russian, Iranian, and 
        other non-state activities in Syria and the region.
            (3) An intelligence assessment of the historic and current 
        force strength of ISIS and al Qaeda, and the location of such 
        forces in Syria and the region.
            (4) An intelligence assessment of the impact that the death 
        of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and other senior ISIS 
        leaders will have on the organization.
            (5) A description of ongoing United States and coalition 
        programs to build the capacity of local forces to counter ISIS 
        and al Qaeda, including programs for training and equipping 
        guard forces at detention facilities for detained ISIS fighters 
        operated by the Syrian Democratic Forces.
            (6) A description of past, present, and planned efforts by 
        the United States and international community to stabilize 
        areas liberated from ISIS control, including efforts to 
        establish local governance and provide basic services.
            (7) A description of--
                    (A) the current detention population of detention 
                facilities operated by the Syrian Democratic Forces;
                    (B) the number of ISIS detainees who have escaped 
                such facilities since October 1, 2019;
                    (C) efforts to convince the governments of third 
                countries to repatriate and prosecute ISIS detainees 
                who are nationals of their countries; and
                    (D) efforts to ensure that United States support 
                for the repatriation and prosecution of such ISIS 
                detainees is appropriately coordinated across Federal 
                departments and agencies.
            (8) A description of the current efforts by the United 
        States and United States partners to advance a sustainable 
        political settlement in Syria.
            (9) A description of the conditions that must be met to 
        secure the enduring defeat of ISIS and al Qaeda in Syria and 
        the region.
            (10) A description of the United States military and 
        civilian presence and capabilities required to effectively 
        monitor and target ISIS and al Qaeda in the region, as well as 
        an assessment of the risks and limitations to the effectiveness 
        of such efforts without a United States military and civilian 
        presence in Syria and the region, including the feasibility of 
        programming stabilization assistance without the presence of 
        United States military or civilian personnel.
            (11) An explanation of United States efforts to ensure the 
        safety of Syrian Kurds and other Syrian nationals who were or 
        are employed by the United States Government in Syria from 
        retribution by Turkey, the Assad regime, ISIS, al Qaeda, or 
        other armed groups.
            (12) An assessment of the risks of the involuntary 
        resettlement of refugees by the Government of Turkey in 
        northern Syria.
            (13) A comprehensive description of United States 
        Government activities utilizing social media and other 
        communication technologies strategy to counter ISIS's 
        propaganda, influence, and ability to recruit fighters 
        domestically and internationally.
            (14) A description of the efforts of the United States 
        Government, including economic sanctions, to deny financial 
        resources, including revenues from natural resources 
        extraction, sale of antiquities, kidnapping, extortion, 
        taxation, smuggling, access to cash storage sites, and access 
        to international financial networks, to ISIS and its 
        affiliates, in conjunction with international partners and 
        financial institutions.
    (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
                                                       Calendar No. 281

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 2755

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To require a report on the plan to secure the enduring defeat of the 
                    Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 31, 2019

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar