,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,zinke1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 ,mr4
 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice of 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,collins  
of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,shimkus1 and ,ms4    
,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 
7,permanent ,select7 and ,armed         
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require a comprehensive  
regional strategy to destroy the        
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the ,levant
 and its affiliates4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,comprehensive ,strategy to ,destroy    
,,isil ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,strategy to 

destroy the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and
 the ,levant and its affiliates  7a7    
,strategy required ,not later than #abj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense   
and the ,secretary of ,state1 in        
consultation with the heads of other    
appropriate ,federal agencies1 shall    
jointly develop and submit to the       
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
strategy to destroy the ,islamic ,state 
of ,iraq and the ,levant 7,,isil7 and   
its affiliates4  7b7 ,elements of the   
strategy ,the strategy required by      
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following elements3 7#a7 ,an update on  
the status and progress of the ,global  
,coalition to ,counter ,,isil and       
specific actions being taken in         
conjunction with such ,coalition to     
destroy and eliminate ,,isil4  7#b7 ,a  
strategy for the deployment of ,united  
,states military assets1 including      
ground combat forces1 to train and equip
 allies1 as well as potential direct    

confrontation with ,,isil fighters and  
its affiliates4  7#c7 ,a strategy for   
airstrikes and drone strikes in ,iraq   
and ,syria against ,,isil senior leaders
 and infrastructure1 as well as the     
viability of the use of airstrikes in   
conjunction with regional partners that 
face a significant threat from ,,isil   
and its affiliates4  7#d7 ,a plan to    
strengthen the capacity of the ,iraqi   
,security ,forces1 the ,kurdish         
,peshmerga1 the ,jordanian ,armed       
,forces1 the ,afghanistan ,security     
,forces1 and others to counter gains by 
,,isil and its affiliates4  7#e7 ,a plan
 to provide humanitarian assistance and 
relief1 governance1 and rule of law to  
regions previously impacted by ,,isil   
and its affiliates4  7#f7 ,prevention of
 a reconstitution of ,,isil or its      
affiliates in the region4  7#g7 ,use of 
social media and other communication    
technologies to counter ,,isil's        
propaganda1 influence1 and ability to   
recruit fighters domestically and       

internationally4  7c7 ,update ,the      
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate committees of ,congress an 
update of the strategy required by      
subsection 7a7 at least once every two  
years after the date of the initial     
submission of the strategy4  #c4        
,assessment by ,director of ,national   
,intelligence ,not later than #a year   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,director of ,national        
,intelligence shall submit to the       
appropriate committees of ,congress an  
assessment of the following3  7#a7 ,the 
willingness and capabilities of         
coalition members and allies to defeat  
and destroy the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq
 and the ,levant 7,,isil7 and its       
affiliates with their own military      
assets4  7#b7 ,the presence of ,,isil or
 its affiliates in countries other than 
,syria1 ,iraq1 ,libya1 ,egypt1 and      
,afghanistan4  7#c7 ,preventing         
radicalization of citizens of regional  

countries by ,,isil and its affiliates  
and tactics used by countries to stop   
radicalization4  7#d7 ,assessment of the
 number of foreign fighters joining     
,,isil and its affiliates and tactics   
that can be used by countries with      
foreign fighter populations to prevent  
further recruitment4  7#e7 ,significant 
,united ,states intelligence gaps       
concerning ,,isil and its affiliates and
 the ability to carry out a regional    
strategy to defeat ,,isil and its       
affiliates4  #d4 ,appropriate committees
 of ,congress defined ,in this ,act1 the
 term appropriate committees of         
,congress means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on    
,appropriations1 and the ,permanent     
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 
the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and  
the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 

of the ,senate4