,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjae ,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and    
,ms4 ,ayotte7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,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    
that contribute to the ability of ,boko 
,haram to radicalize and recruit        
individuals 7including poverty1 the lack
 of economic opportunity and access to  
education1 public health1 and other     
social services74  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 corruption and      
abuses4  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   
,support the adoption of a ,united      
,nations ,security ,council ,resolution 
authorizing a regional ,multinational   
,joint ,task ,force to counter ,boko    
,haram4  7,h7 ,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,i7 ,identify the resources 
required1 in an amount not less than    
#be1jjj1jjj1 to achieve the strategy's  
objectives4  7b7 ,assessment ,the       
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress an assessment   
7in classified form7 regarding the      
willingness and capability of the       
,government of ,nigeria to implement the
 strategy required by subsection 7a71   
including the capability gaps1 if any1  
of the government and military forces of

 ,nigeria that would need to be         
addressed in order to enable the        
,government of ,nigeria and the         
governments of its partner countries in 
the region to counter the threat of     
,boko ,haram and to address grievances  
of vulnerable populations in areas      
affected by ,boko ,haram4  7c7          
,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