,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjac,mr4 ,coons introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote      
security1 stability and good governance 
in ,somalia through a coordinated       
interagency strategy that supports the  
consolidation of recent security and    
political gains in ,somalia4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,somalia ,stabilization ,act of #bjac4  
#b4 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3 7#a7 ,since the     
collapse of the ,siad ,barre regime in  
#aiia1 ,somalia has struggled to rebuild
 a government and assert order and      
control over warlords1 clan militias1   
and extremist groups4  7#b7 ,the lack of
 functioning state and governing        
structures led to chronic humanitarian  
need within ,somalia and enabled        
terrorist groups1 maritime crime1       

illicit trafficking1 and mass refugee   
flows to flourish4  7#c7 ,in #bjjg1 the 
,ethiopian military ousted the ,islamic 
,courts ,union and the ,united ,nations 
authorized the ,african ,union to deploy
 a peacekeeping force to ,somalia1 the  
,african ,union ,mission to ,somalia    
7,,amisom71 in order to support the     
,transitional ,federal ,government to   
establish order in ,somalia4 ,,amisom   
currently consists of troops from       
,burundi1 ,djibouti1 ,kenya1 ,sierra    
,leone1 and ,uganda4  7#d7 ,in #bjjh1   
,harakat al-,shabaab al-,mujahideen     
7al-,shabaab7 was designated a ,foreign 
,terrorist ,organization and a          
,specially ,designated ,global          
,terrorist entity by the ,united ,states
 ,government4  7#e7 ,in #bjaj1          
al-,shabaab took control of southern and
 central ,somalia and instituted strict 
,sharia law4  7#f7 ,in ,july #bjaj1     
,al-,shabaab retaliated against a       
contributor to ,,amisom by carrying out 
an attack in ,kampala1 ,uganda1 which   

killed #gd people and injured #gj       
others4  7#g7 ,in #bjaj1 in response to 
growing al-,shabaab dominance and       
brutality1 the ,,amisom mandate was     
expanded to directly target and counter 
al-,shabaab in ,somalia4  7#h7 ,in #bjaa
 and #bjab1 when many parts of the      
country were suffering from severe food 
insecurity and famine1 al-,shabaab      
denied humanitarian access to its       
residents1 resulting in the death of    
close to #bfj1jjj people and acute food 
insecurity for millions4  7#i7 ,in      
#bjaa1 the ,kenyan ,defense ,force      
joined ,,amisom1 to help take control of
 urban areas like ,mogadishu and        
,kismayo from al-,shabaab control4      
7#aj7 ,in #bjab1 improved security in   
much of urban ,somalia enabled the      
,transitional ,federal ,government to   
complete a draft constitution and end   
its transitional term4  7#aa7 ,in #bjab1
 a regionally representative ,somali    
constituent assembly elected a new      
,federal parliament1 which in turn      

elected ,president ,hassan ,sheikh      
,mohamud4  7#ab7 ,the ,united ,states1  
,arab and ,european countries1 the      
,united ,nations1 and the ,african      
,union officially recognized the new    
,somali government1 citing the process  
that created it as being the most       
credible and inclusive process to date4 
7#ac7 ,on ,march #f1 #bjac1 the ,united 
,nations ,security ,council passed      
,resolution #bjic1 creating a new       
exemption to the #ba-year-old arms      
embargo for a period of #ab months1 to  
allow for deliveries of weapons or      
military equipment or the provision of  
advice1 assistance or training1 intended
 solely for the development of the      
,national ,security ,forces of the      
,federal ,government of ,somalia1 and   
calling for the training1 equipping1 and
 capacity-building of ,somali ,security 
,forces1 including both its armed forces
 and police1 with special focus on the  
development of infrastructure to ensure 
the safe storage1 registration1         

maintenance and distribution of military
 equipment1 and procedures and codes of 
conduct ''' for the registration1       
distribution1 use1 and storage of       
weapons4  7#ad7 ,on ,may #b1 #bjac1 the 
,united ,national ,security ,council    
passed ,resolution #bajb1 establishing  
the ,united ,nations ,assistance        
,mission in ,somalia 7,,unsom7 under the
 leadership of a ,special               
,representative of the                  
,secretary-,general to support the      
,government of ,somalia with            
peace-building1 state-building and      
governance1 as well as the coordination 
of international assistance4  7#ae7     
,though greeted with great optimism1 the
 ,government of ,somalia has run into   
many challenges1 which has stalled its  
efforts to finalize the constitution1   
guide the structure of the new state1 or
 provide services to the population4    
7#af7 ,president ,hassan ,sheikh        
,mohamud and his government have        
committed to the completion of these    

tasks and to holding a constitutional   
referendum and national election by     
#bjaf4  7#ag7 ,on ,september #af1 #bjac1
 the international community and a high 
level ,somali delegation endorsed a     
compact based on the ,new ,deal         
,strategy for ,engagement in ,fragile   
,states4 ,donors pledged #b1djj1jjj1jjj 
over three years to support ,somali     
development priorities1 including       
#fi1jjj1jjj from the ,united ,states4   
7#ah7 ,al ,shabaab continues to use     
terrorist tactics to attack soft        
targets4 ,on ,september #ba-bd1 #bjac1  
al-,shabaab perpetrated an attack on the
 ,westgate mall in ,nairobi1 ,kenya1    
killing at least #fg people4  #c4 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress that the ,united ,states      
should-- 7#a7 support the ,somali       
,federal ,government1 regional          
administrations1 ,federal units1 and    
people in their ongoing efforts to      
consolidate political gains and develop 
credible1 transparent1 and              

representative government systems and   
institutions1 and foster complementary  
processes at the local1 regional1 and   
national levels2  7#b7 continue to      
support ,african-led regional efforts to
 improve security and stability in      
,somalia1 including through the ,african
 ,union ,mission to ,somalia 7,,amisom7 
and the ,united ,nations ,assistance    
,mission in ,somalia 7,,unsom72  7#c7   
support the people and ,government of   
,somalia to develop professional and    
regionally and ethnically representative
 ,somali security forces that are       
capable of maintaining and expanding    
security within ,somalia1 confronting   
international security threats such as  
terrorism1 and preventing human rights  
abuses2  7#d7 continue to provide       
lifesaving humanitarian assistance as   
needed1 while bolstering resilience and 
building a foundation for sustained1    
inclusive development for the people of 
,somalia2 and  7#e7 carry out all       
diplomatic1 economic1 intelligence1     

military1 and development activities in 
,somalia within the context of a        
comprehensive strategy coordinated      
through an interagency process4  #d4    
,requirement of a strategy to support   
the consolidation of security and       
governance gains in ,somalia  7a7       
,requirement for strategy ,not later    
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a strategy to   
guide future ,united ,states action in  
support of the ,government and people of
 ,somalia to foster economic growth and 
opportunity1 counter armed threats to   
stability1 and develop credible1        
transparent1 and representative         
government systems and institutions4    
7b7 ,content of strategy ,the strategy  
required under subsection 7a7 should    
include the following elements3 7#a7 ,a 
clearly stated policy toward ,somalia on
 supporting the consolidation of        
political gains at the national level1  

while also encouraging and supporting   
complementary processes at the local and
 regional levels4  7#b7 ,measures to    
support the development goals identified
 by the people and ,government of       
,somalia4  7#c7 ,plans for strengthening
 efforts by the ,government of ,somalia1
 the ,african ,union1 and regional      
governments to stabilize the security   
situation within ,somalia and further   
degrade al-,shabaab's capabilities1 in  
order to enable the eventual transfer of
 security operations to ,somali security
 forces capable of-- 7,a7 maintaining   
and expanding security within ,somalia2 
7,b7 confronting international security 
threats2 and  7,c7 preventing human     
rights abuses4  7#d7 ,plans for         
supporting the development and          
professionalization of regionally and   
ethnically representative ,somali       
security forces1 including the          
infrastructure and procedures required  
to ensure chain of custody and the safe 
storage of military equipment and an    

assessment of the benefits and risks of 
the provision of weaponry to the ,somali
 security forces by the ,united ,states4
  7#e7 ,a description of ,united ,states
 national security objectives addressed 
through military-to-military cooperation
 activities with ,somali security       
forces4  7#f7 ,a description of security
 risks to ,united ,states personnel     
conducting security cooperation         
activities within ,somalia and plans to 
assist the ,somali security forces in   
preventing infiltration and insider     
attacks1 including through the          
application of lessons learned in       
,united ,states military training       
efforts in ,afghanistan4  7#g7 ,a       
description of ,united ,states tools for
 monitoring and responding to violations
 of the ,united ,nations ,security      
,council arms embargo1 charcoal ban1 and
 other international agreements         
affecting the stability of ,somalia4    
7#h7 ,a description of mechanisms for   
coordinating ,united ,states military   

and non-military assistance with other  
international donors1 regional          
governments1 and relevant multilateral  
organizations4  7#i7 ,plans to increase 
,united ,states diplomatic engagement   
with ,somalia1 including through the    
future establishment of an embassy or   
other diplomatic posts in ,mogadishu4   
7#aj7 ,any other element the ,president 
determines appropriate4  7c7 ,reports   
,not later than #ahj days from the      
submission of the strategy required     
under subsection 7a71 and annually      
thereafter for three years1 the         
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate committees of ,congress an  
update on implementation of the strategy
 and progress made in ,somalia in       
security1 stability1 development1 and   
governance4  7d7 ,form ,the strategy    
under this section shall be submitted in
 unclassified form1 but may include a   
classified annex4 ,the reports may take 
the form of a briefing1 unclassified    
report1 or unclassified report with a   

classified annex4  7e7 ,appropriate     
committees of congress defined ,in this 
section1 the term appropriate committees
 of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the          
,committee on ,appropriations1 the      
,committee on ,armed ,services1 the     
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and  
the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 
of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee
 on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on  
,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent   
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives4