,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ca1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,ris* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,*ambliss1 ,mr4 
,coburn1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4  
,moran1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 & ,mr4 ,coats7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a   
report on ! designation ( ,boko ,h>am z 
a =eign t]rori/ organization1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,boko ,h>am ,t]rori/       
,designation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,report 
on designation ( ,boko ,h>am z a =eign  
t]rori/ organization  7a7 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,on      
,augu/ #bf1 #bjaa1 a vehicle borne      
explosive device 7,,vbi$7 0 detonat$    
aft] be+ driv5 into ! lobby ( a ,unit$  
,nations facility 9 ,abuja1 ,nig]ia4 ,at
 lea/ #ba p di$ z a result ( !          
explosion1 & ! ,islami/ militant        
organization commonly call$ ,boko ,h>am 
claim$ responsibility4  7#b7 ,on        

,decemb] #be1 #bjaa1 a s]ies ( bombs 7  
detonat$ across nor!rn ,nig]ia4 ,"s ( ^!
 attacks kill$ wor%ipp]s att5d+ ,*ri/mas
 ,day s]vices1 & kill$ an e/imat$ total 
( #da p4 ,boko ,h>am claim$             
responsibility4  7#c7 ,f _! inception1  
,boko ,h>am has kill$ hundr$s ( innoc5t 
civilians & has cont9ually enhanc$ its  
le?ality1 pl$g+ to cont9ue its use (    
t]rori/ tactics4 ,9 a ,july #bjaj       
/atem5t1 ,boko ,h>am's lead]1 ,abubak>  
,%ekau1 issu$ support to al ,qa$a & made
 ?reat5+ rem>ks to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#d7 ,on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjab1 9 te/imony 
be=e ,congress1 ,director ( ,national   
,intellig5ce ,james ,clapp] includ$     
,boko ,h>am 9 8 worldwide ?reat         
assessm5t1 /at+1 ,!re are also fe>s t   
,boko ,h>am--elem5ts ( :i* h engag$     
al-,qa'ida 9 ! ,islamic ,maghreb        
7,,aqim7--is int]e/$ 9 hitt+ ,we/]n     
t>gets1 su* z ! ,u4,s4 ,embassy & hotels
 frequ5t$ by ,we/]n]s44  7#e7 ,on       
,febru>y #bc1 #bjab1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,ambassador to ,nig]ia ,t]r5ce ,p4      

,mc,culley indicat$ ,boko ,h>am's dang] 
0 exp&+4 ,he said1 ,we've se5 an        
increase 9 sophi/ication1 we've se5     
increas$ le?ality4 ,we saw at la/ a "p (
 ! gr\p has decid$ x's 9 _! int]e/ to   
attack ! int]national community44  7#f7 
,on ,febru>y #bg1 #bjab1 at a conf]5ce  
held by ! ,african ,society ( !         
,national ,summit on ,africa1 =m] ,unit$
 ,/ates ,ambassador to ,nig]ia ,h[>d ,f4
 ,jet] describ$ ,boko ,h>am by say+1 ,x 
is a t]rori/ gr\p4 ,if y kill #bh       
innoc5t p wor%ipp+ 9 a *ur*1 x is a     
t]rori/ gr\p44  7#g7 ,! ,=eign ,(fice ( 
! ,unit$ ,k+dom ( ,great ,brita9 &      
,nor!rn ,irel&1 a major ,unit$ ,/ates   
ally1 publicly ref]s to ,boko ,h>am z ! 
ma9 t]rori/ ?reat 9 ,nig]ia4  7b7       
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all1 9       
consultation ) ! intellig5ce community1 
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees--  7,a7 a detail$ report on  
:e!r ! ,nig]ian organization nam$ ,p    

,committ$ to ! ,propagation ( !         
,prophet's ,tea*+s & ,jihad 7commonly   
kn[n z ,boko ,h>am & by o!r aliases1    
includ+ ,ans>u & ,jama'atu ,ahlis ,sunna
 ,lidda'awati ,wal-,jihad71 meets !     
crit]ia = designation z a =eign t]rori/ 
organization "u section #bai ( !        
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 &  7,b7 if ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate det]m9es t ,boko ,h>am does n  
meet su* crit]ia1 a detail$ ju/ification
 z to :i* crit]ia h n be5 met4  7#b7 ,=m
 ,! report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may    
include a classifi$ annex if            
appropriate4  7#c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
subsection3  7,a7 ,appropriate          
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7i7 ! ,committee on ,homel&    
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs1 !     
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !         
,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 & !    
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  
,s5ate2 &  7ii7 ! ,committee on ,homel& 

,security1 ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & ! ,p]man5t ,select          
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,intellig5ce     
community ,! t]m intellig5ce community  
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #c7d7 (
 ! ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dja;a7#d774  #c4 ,s5se (    
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t    
,boko ,h>am meets ! crit]ia =           
designation z a =eign t]rori/           
organization "u section #bai ( !        
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7 & %\ld be designat$ z  
su*4  #d4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9   
?is ,act may be con/ru$ to infr+e ^u !  
sov]eignty ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia to   
combat militant or t]rori/ gr\ps op]at+ 
inside ! b\nd>ies ( ,nig]ia4