,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eggh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #a1 #bjad  
,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to support stabilization and   
lasting peace in northeast ,nigeria and 
areas affected by ,boko ,haram through  
development of a regional strategy to   
support multilateral efforts to         
successfully protect civilians and      
eliminate the threat posed by ,boko     
,haram1 to support efforts to rescue    
female students abducted in ,nigeria on 
,april #ad1 #bjad1 as well as other     
kidnapping victims of ,boko ,haram1 and 
to provide funds for humanitarian       
relief1 development programs1           
transitional justice1 and victim        
support1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,boko ,haram ,disarmament and       
,northeast ,nigeria ,recovery ,act of   
#bjad4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes   

the following findings3  7#a7 ,on the   
night of ,april #ad1 #bjad1 #bgf female 
students1 most of them between #ae and  
#ah years old1 were abducted by ,boko   
,haram from the ,chibok ,government     
,girls ,secondary ,school1 a boarding   
school located in ,borno state in the   
,federal ,republic of ,nigeria4  7#b7   
,all public secondary schools in ,borno 
state were closed in ,march #bjad       
because of increasing attacks by ,boko  
,haram that killed hundreds of students1
 but the schoolgirls returned to school1
 despite the potential dangers1         
determined to pursue their education4   
7#c7 ,boko ,haram has claimed           
responsibility for subsequent           
kidnappings in the region4  7#d7 ,boko  
,haram leaders have threatened to sell  
the kidnapped schoolgirls into slavery  
and according to reports1 has previously
 kept female hostages as slaves and     
committed sexual violence against them4 
7#e7 ,boko ,haram seems determined to   
carry out sophisticated and deadly      

attacks and to expand its area of       
operation4  7#f7 ,boko ,haram has       
targeted schools1 mosques1 churches1    
villages1 and agricultural centers1 as  
well as government facilities1 in hopes 
of creating an ,islamic state in        
northern ,nigeria4  7#g7 ,there are     
estimates that ,boko ,haram has killed  
more than #d1jjj people since #bjaa1 and
 more than #b1jjj people this year      
alone4  7#h7 ,there is a possibility    
that many of the girls may have been    
taken into neighboring countries4  7#i7 
,boko ,haram and other terrorist        
organizations pose a growing threat to  
,united ,states interests in the region1
 as well as to broader regional peace   
and security4  7#aj7 ,in an effort to   
locate the kidnapped schoolgirls1 the   
,united ,states authorized the          
deployment of up to #hj military        
personnel to ,chad in order to help with
 intelligence and surveillance4  7#aa7  
,the ,united ,states military have      
provided training1 equipment1 and other 

support for counter-terrorism units in  
the ,sahel region to combat ,al ,qaeda  
affiliates and related groups in        
,africa4  7#ab7 ,cameroon1 ,niger1 and  
,chad have deployed troops in an effort 
to secure their borders against ,boko   
,haram4  7#ac7 ,the ,united ,states     
named several individuals linked to     
,boko ,haram as ,specially ,designated  
,global ,terrorists in #bjab and        
designated ,boko ,haram as a ,foreign   
,terrorist ,organization in ,november   
#bjac4  7#ad7 ,on ,may #bb1 #bjad1 the  
,united ,nations ,security ,council     
added ,boko ,haram to the #abfg         
sanctions list1 a list of ,al           
,qaeda-linked terrorist organizations   
subject to weapons embargoes1 travel    
bans1 and asset freezes4  7#ae7 ,the    
,senate and ,house have both passed     
resolutions condemning ,boko ,haram and 
the abduction of female students by the 
group from schools in the northeastern  
province of ,borno in the ,federal      
,republic of ,nigeria4  #c4 ,statement  

of policy ,it is the policy of the      
,united ,states to work vigorously for a
 lasting resolution to the conflict in  
northeast ,nigeria and other ,boko      
,haram-affected areas by--  7#a7        
eliminating the threat posed by ,boko   
,haram to civilians and regional        
stability through political1 economic1  
humanitarian1 law enforcement1 military1
 and intelligence support for a         
comprehensive multilateral effort to    
protect civilians in affected areas and 
to defeat and demobilize ,boko ,haram   
fighters2  7#b7 supporting efforts to   
rescue those individuals who have been  
abducted by ,boko ,haram2 and  7#c7     
further supporting comprehensive        
reconstruction1 transitional justice1   
development and humanitarian programs1  
and reconciliation efforts4  #d4        
,requirement of a regional strategy for 
defeating ,boko ,haram  7a7 ,requirement
 for strategy ,not later than #ij days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,president shall develop and  

submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a regional strategy to guide  
,united ,states support for multilateral
 efforts to protect civilians from      
attacks by ,boko ,haram1 to eliminate   
the threat to civilians and regional    
stability posed by ,boko ,haram1 and to 
enforce the rule of law and ensure full 
humanitarian access in areas affected by
 ,boko ,haram4  7b7 ,content of strategy
 ,the strategy should include the       
following3  7#a7 ,a plan to work with   
,nigeria and other international        
partners to find ,boko ,haram's         
kidnapping victims and liberate them and
 a viable plan to protect civilians and 
eliminate the threat posed by ,boko     
,haram4  7#b7 ,an interagency framework 
to plan1 coordinate1 and execute all    
diplomatic1 economic1 intelligence1     
development1 humanitarian1 law          
enforcement1 and military elements of   
,united ,states policy across the region
 regarding ,boko ,haram4  7#c7 ,a       
framework to evaluate the progress and  

effectiveness of the ,united ,states    
strategy toward eliminating the threat  
posed by ,boko ,haram4  7c7 ,form ,the  
strategy under this section shall be    
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex4  #e4        
,humanitarian assistance for areas      
affected by ,boko ,haram  7a7 ,authority
 ,in accordance with section #dia of the
 ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bbib7 and section #b of the 
,migration and ,refugee ,assistance ,act
 of #aifb 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja71 the    
,president is authorized to provide     
humanitarian and development assistance 
to the populations in areas affected by 
,boko ,haram4  7b7 ,availability of     
amounts  7#a7 ,in general ,amounts      
equivalent to the funds received by the 
,united ,states ,government pursuant to 
the final judgment in the case specified
 in paragraph 7#b7 shall1               
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 be made available to carry out this
 section4  7#b7 ,case ,the case referred

 to in paragraph 7#a7 is ,united ,states
 of ,america v4 ,all ,assets ,held in   
,account ,number #hjjbjgif1 in name of  
,doraville ,properties ,corporation1 at 
,deutsche ,bank ,international1 ,limited
 in ,jersey1 ,channel ,islands1 and ,all
 ,interest1 ,benefits1 or ,assets       
,traceable ,thereto1 et al41 ,case ,no4 
#a3ac-;cv-#jahcb-;,,jdb 7,d4,d4,c474    
#f4 ,assistance for recovery and        
reconstruction in areas affected by     
,boko ,haram  7a7 ,authority ,it is the 
sense of ,congress that the ,president  
should support efforts by the people of 
,boko ,haram-affected areas and the     
,governments of ,nigeria1 ,chad1        
,cameroon1 and ,niger1 as security      
conditions permit--  7#a7 to assist     
internally displaced people and         
returnees in securing durable solutions 
by spurring economic growth1 supporting 
livelihoods1 helping to alleviate       
poverty1 and promoting access to basic  
services in northeast ,nigeria1         
including education and employment      

opportunities2  7#b7 to enhance the     
accountability and administrative       
competency of state and local governance
 institutions and public agencies in    
northeast ,nigeria with regard to budget
 management1 provision of public goods  
and services1 and related oversight     
functions2  7#c7 to provide all children
 with a quality basic education while   
ensuring the safety of students and     
school faculty2  7#d7 to strengthen the 
operational capacity of the civilian    
police in ,nigeria to enhance public    
safety1 prevent crime and communal and  
sectarian violence1 and deal sensitively
 with gender-based violence1 while      
strengthening accountability measures to
 prevent corruption and abuses2 and     
7#e7 to promote programs to address     
physical harm and psychosocial trauma1  
including post-traumatic stress         
disorder4  7b7 ,future year funding ,it 
is the sense of ,congress that the      
,secretary of ,state and ,administrator 
of the ,united ,states ,agency for      

,international ,development should work 
with the appropriate committees of      
,congress to increase assistance in     
future fiscal years to support          
activities described in this section if 
the ,government of ,nigeria demonstrates
 a commitment to transparent and        
accountable reconstruction in ,boko     
,haram-affected areas of ,nigeria1      
specifically by--  7#a7 increasing      
oversight activities and reporting to   
ensure funds used to combat ,boko ,haram
 are used efficiently and with minimal  
waste2 and  7#b7 committing substantial 
funds of its own1 above and beyond      
standard budget allocations to state and
 local governments1 for the task of     
combating ,boko ,haram and rebuilding   
those regions affected by ,boko ,haram  
attacks4  7c7 ,coordination with other  
donor nations ,the ,united ,states      
should work with other donor nations1 on
 a bilateral and multilateral basis1 to 
increase contributions for recovery     
efforts in northeast ,nigeria and other 

areas affected by ,boko ,haram1 and     
strengthen accountability mechanisms to 
ensure the transparent and timely use of
 those funds4  7d7 ,termination of      
assistance ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that the ,secretary of ,state should   
withhold bilateral assistance to        
,nigeria for the purposes described     
under this section if the ,secretary    
determines that the ,government of      
,nigeria is not committed to transparent
 and accountable reconstruction and     
reconciliation in the ,boko             
,haram-affected areas of ,nigeria4  #g4 
,report  7a7 ,report required ,not later
 than #a year after the submission of   
the strategy required under section #d1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall prepare  
and submit to the appropriate committees
 of ,congress a report on the progress  
made toward the implementation of the   
strategy required under section #d and a
 description and evaluation of the      
assistance provided under this ,act     
toward the policy objectives described  

in section #c4  7b7 ,contents ,the      
report required under section 7a7 shall 
include--  7#a7 a description and       
evaluation of actions taken toward the  
implementation of the strategy required 
under section #d2  7#b7 a description of
 assistance provided under section #e   
and section #f2  7#c7 an evaluation of  
bilateral assistance provided to        
,nigeria and associated programs in     
light of stated policy objectives2 and  
7#d7 a description of amounts of        
assistance committed1 and amounts       
provided1 to ,nigeria during the        
reporting period by the ,government of  
,nigeria1 each donor country1 and all   
relevant organizations4  #h4 ,definition
 ,in this ,act1 the term appropriate    
committees of ,congress means--  7#a7   
the ,committee on ,appropriations and   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations  
and the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations of the ,senate4