#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#afcb  ,,an ,,act  ,to require a        
regional strategy to address the threat 
posed by ,boko ,haram4  #a4 ,regional   
strategy to address the threat posed by 
,boko ,haram  7a7 ,strategy required    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state and 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall jointly
 develop and submit to the appropriate  
committees of ,congress a five-year     
strategy to help enable the ,government 
of ,nigeria1 members of the             
,multinational ,joint ,task ,force to   
,combat ,boko ,haram 7,,mnjtf7          
authorized by the ,african ,union1 and  
relevant partners to counter the        
regional threat of ,boko ,haram and     
assist the ,government of ,nigeria and  
its neighbors to accept and address     
legitimate grievances of vulnerable     
populations in areas affected by ,boko  
,haram4  7#b7 ,elements ,at a minimum1  
the strategy must address the following 

elements3 7,a7 ,enhance1 pursuant to    
existing authorities and restrictions1  
the institutional capacity1 including   
military capabilities1 of the           
,government of ,nigeria and partner     
nations in the region1 as appropriate1  
to counter the threat posed by ,boko    
,haram4  7,b7 ,provide humanitarian     
support to civilian populations impacted
 by ,boko ,haram's activity4  7,c7      
,specific activities through which the  
,united ,states ,government intends to  
improve and enhance the capacity of     
,multinational ,joint ,task ,force to   
,combat ,boko ,haram partner nations to 
investigate and prosecute human rights  
abuses by security forces and promote   
respect for the rule of law within the  
military4  7,d7 ,a means for assisting  
,nigeria1 and as appropriate1           
,multinational ,joint ,task ,force to   
,combat ,boko ,haram nations1 to counter
 violent extremism1 including efforts to
 address underlying societal factors    
shown to contribute to the ability of   

,boko ,haram to radicalize and recruit  
individuals4  7,e7 ,a plan to strengthen
 and promote the rule of law1 including 
by improving the capacity of the        
civilian police and judicial system in  
,nigeria1 enhancing public safety1 and  
responding to crime 7including          
gender-based violence71 while respecting
 human rights and strengthening         
accountability measures1 including      
measures to prevent corruption4  7,f7   
,strengthen the long-term capacity of   
the ,government of ,nigeria to enhance  
security for schools such that children 
are safer and girls seeking an education
 are better protected1 and to combat    
gender-based violence and gender        
inequality4  7,g7 ,identify and develop 
mechanisms for coordinating the         
implementation of the strategy across   
the inter-agency and with the           
,government of ,nigeria1 regional       
partners1 and other relevant foreign    
partners4  7,h7 ,identify the resources 
required to achieve the strategy's      

objectives4  7b7 ,assessment ,the       
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
shall submit1 to the appropriate        
committees of ,congress1 an assessment  
regarding--  7#a7 the willingness and   
capability of the ,government of        
,nigeria and regional partners to       
implement the strategy developed under  
subsection 7a71 including the capability
 gaps1 if any1 of the ,government and   
military forces of ,nigeria that would  
need to be addressed to enable the      
,government of ,nigeria and the         
governments of its partner countries in 
the region--  7,a7 to counter the threat
 of ,boko ,haram2 and  7,b7 to address  
the legitimate grievances of vulnerable 
populations in areas affected by ,boko  
,haram2 and  7#b7 significant ,united   
,states intelligence gaps concerning    
,boko ,haram or on the willingness and  
capacity of the ,government of ,nigeria 
and regional partners to implement the  
strategy developed under subsection 7a74
  7c7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the    

sense of ,congress that lack of economic
 opportunity and access to education1   
justice1 and other social services      
contributes to the ability of ,boko     
,haram to radicalize and recruit        
individuals4  7d7 ,appropriate          
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 section1 the term appropriate          
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the    
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,appropriations1 and the  
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,senate2 and  7#b7 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 ,representatives4  ,passed
 the ,senate ,september #bb1            
#bjae4,secretary