,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ca1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4          
,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,burr1   
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 
and ,mr4 ,coats7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a    
report on the designation of ,boko      
,haram as a foreign terrorist           
organization1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,boko ,haram ,terrorist         
,designation ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,report
 on designation of ,boko ,haram as a    
foreign terrorist organization  7a7     
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,on ,august #bf1 #bjaa1 a vehicle
 borne explosive device 7,,vbied7 was   
detonated after being driven into the   
lobby of a ,united ,nations facility in 
,abuja1 ,nigeria4 ,at least #ba people  
died as a result of the explosion1 and  

the ,islamist militant organization     
commonly called ,boko ,haram claimed    
responsibility4  7#b7 ,on ,december #be1
 #bjaa1 a series of bombs were detonated
 across northern ,nigeria4 ,some of     
these attacks killed worshippers        
attending ,christmas ,day services1 and 
killed an estimated total of #da people4
 ,boko ,haram claimed responsibility4   
7#c7 ,from their inception1 ,boko ,haram
 has killed hundreds of innocent        
civilians and has continually enhanced  
its lethality1 pledging to continue its 
use of terrorist tactics4 ,in a ,july   
#bjaj statement1 ,boko ,haram's leader1 
,abubakar ,shekau1 issued support to al 
,qaeda and made threatening remarks to  
the ,united ,states4  7#d7 ,on ,january 
#ca1 #bjab1 in testimony before         
,congress1 ,director of ,national       
,intelligence ,james ,clapper included  
,boko ,haram in his worldwide threat    
assessment1 stating1 ,there are also    
fears that ,boko ,haram--elements of    
which have engaged al-,qa'ida in the    

,islamic ,maghreb 7,,aqim7--is          
interested in hitting ,western targets1 
such as the ,u4,s4 ,embassy and hotels  
frequented by ,westerners44  7#e7 ,on   
,february #bc1 #bjab1 ,united ,states   
,ambassador to ,nigeria ,terrence ,p4   
,mc,culley indicated ,boko ,haram's     
danger was expanding4 ,he said1 ,we've  
seen an increase in sophistication1     
we've seen increased lethality4 ,we saw 
at last a part of the group has decided 
it's in their interest to attack the    
international community44  7#f7 ,on     
,february #bg1 #bjab1 at a conference   
held by the ,african ,society of the    
,national ,summit on ,africa1 former    
,united ,states ,ambassador to ,nigeria 
,howard ,f4 ,jeter described ,boko      
,haram by saying1 ,it is a terrorist    
group4 ,if you kill #bh innocent people 
worshipping in a church1 it is a        
terrorist group44  7#g7 ,the ,foreign   
,office of the ,united ,kingdom of      
,great ,britain and ,northern ,ireland1 
a major ,united ,states ally1 publicly  

refers to ,boko ,haram as the main      
terrorist threat in ,nigeria4  7b7      
,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #cj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall1 in consultation with   
the intelligence community1 submit to   
the appropriate congressional           
committees--  7,a7 a detailed report on 
whether the ,nigerian organization named
 ,people ,committed to the ,propagation 
of the ,prophet's ,teachings and ,jihad 
7commonly known as ,boko ,haram and by  
other aliases1 including ,ansaru and    
,jama'atu ,ahlis ,sunna ,lidda'awati    
,wal-,jihad71 meets the criteria for    
designation as a foreign terrorist      
organization under section #bai of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 and  7,b7 if the      
,secretary of ,state determines that    
,boko ,haram does not meet such         
criteria1 a detailed justification as to
 which criteria have not been met4  7#b7
 ,form ,the report required by paragraph

 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified
 form1 but may include a classified     
annex if appropriate4  7#c7 ,definitions
 ,in this subsection3  7,a7 ,appropriate
 congressional committees ,the term     
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7i7 the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the 
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and  
the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 
of the ,senate2 and  7ii7 the ,committee
 on ,homeland ,security1 the ,committee 
on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on  
,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent   
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7,b7   
,intelligence community ,the term       
intelligence community has the meaning  
given that term in section #c7d7 of the 
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #dja;a7#d774  #c4 ,sense of   
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that ,boko ,haram meets the criteria for
 designation as a foreign terrorist     

organization under section #bai of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7 and should be          
designated as such4  #d4 ,rule of       
construction ,nothing in this ,act may  
be construed to infringe upon the       
sovereignty of the ,government of       
,nigeria to combat militant or terrorist
 groups operating inside the boundaries 
of ,nigeria4