,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aghe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bi1 #bjag,mr4 ,kinzinger 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,curbelo of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice of ,georgia7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,armed ,services1 and ,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 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 al-,sham and its affiliates1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,comprehensive ,strategy to ,destroy ,,isis ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,since the civil war in ,syria began in #bjaa1 nearly #ejj1jjj ,syrians have been killed1 including #ej1jjj children4 7#b7 ,the ongoing civil war in ,syria has been among the most disruptive and costly of this century1 having displaced an estimated #d1ijj1jjj refugees and an additional #f1cjj1jjj internally displaced persons according to the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,refugees4 7#c7 ,in ,june #bjad the self-described caliphate of the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and al-,sham 7,,isis7 conquered territory in ,syria and ,iraq4 7#d7 ,according to the ,house ,committee on ,homeland ,security's ,task ,force on ,combatting ,terrorist and ,foreign ,fighter ,travel1 nearly #cjj1jjj people from over #ajj countries have traveled to the conflict zone in ,iraq and ,syria since #bjaa to join or attempt to join terrorist groups1 including ,,isis4 7#e7 ,according to ,,cnn1 ,,isis has committed #adc attacks in #bi countries outside of ,iraq and ,syria1 killing #b1jdc people since ,june #bjad4 7#f7 ,according to the ,united ,nations ,assistance ,mission for ,iraq1 over #bg1jjj ,iraqi civilians have been killed since ,june #bjad4 7#g7 ,on ,march #ag1 #bjaf1 ,secretary of ,state ,john ,kerry stated1 ,daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its control4 7#h7 ,on ,january #bh1 #bjag1 the ,president signed ,national ,security ,presidential ,memo-#c to require the ,secretary of ,defense to submit to the ,president within #cj days a plan to defeat ,,isis4 #c4 ,strategy to destroy the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and al-,sham 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 al-,sham 7,,isis7 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 ,,isis and specific actions being taken in conjunction with such ,coalition to destroy and eliminate ,,isis4 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 ,,isis fighters and its affiliates4 7#c7 ,a strategy for airstrikes and drone strikes in ,iraq and ,syria against ,,isis 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 ,,isis 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 ,,isis and its affiliates4 7#e7 ,a plan to provide humanitarian assistance and relief1 governance1 and rule of law to regions previously impacted by ,,isis and its affiliates4 7#f7 ,prevention of a reconstitution of ,,isis or its affiliates in the region4 7#g7 ,a strategy to pursue war crimes prosecutions against ,,isis fighters through international fora4 7#h7 ,use of social media and other communication technologies to counter ,,isis's propaganda1 influence1 and ability to recruit fighters domestically and internationally4 7#i7 ,a strategy to deny financial resources1 including revenues from natural resources extraction1 sale of antiquities1 kidnapping1 extortion1 and taxation1 to ,,isis and its affiliates4 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 #b years after the date of the initial submission of the strategy4 #d4 ,strategy to bring the civil war in ,syria to a sustainable end 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 bring the civil war in ,syria to a sustainable end4 7b7 ,elements of the strategy ,the strategy required by subsection 7a7 shall include the following elements3 7#a7 ,a description of military and diplomatic actions to end the ,syrian ,civil ,war4 7#b7 ,an assessment on the viability of safe zones for ,syrian refugees displaced from their homes to allow such refugees to settle for an unspecified amount of time and live in peace and security4 7#c7 ,a plan to bring the various moderate opposition factions and the ,government of ,syria to the negotiating table in order to find a peaceful solution to the conflict1 and specifically includes plans for a transition of power from the presidency of ,bashar al-,assad to a confederation of multi-sectarian and moderate parties that does not include any known radical ,islamist groups in order to rebuild ,syria4 7#d7 ,a strategy to pursue war crimes prosecutions against ,bashar al-,assad and ,syrian government officials responsible for crimes against humanity4 7#e7 ,a plan that will prevent the reconstitution of the ,,isis in ,syrian territory4 #e4 ,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 al-,sham 7,,isis7 and its affiliates with their own military assets4 7#b7 ,the presence of ,,isis or its affiliates in countries other than ,syria1 ,iraq1 ,libya1 ,egypt1 and ,afghanistan4 7#c7 ,preventing radicalization of citizens of regional countries by ,,isis and its affiliates and tactics used by countries to stop radicalization4 7#d7 ,assessment of the number of foreign fighters joining ,,isis 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 ,,isis and its affiliates and the ability to carry out a regional strategy to defeat ,,isis and its affiliates4 #f4 ,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