,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjbj,mr4 
,panetta 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hudson1    
,mr4 ,crow1 and ,mr4 ,brown of          
,maryland7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to limit the use of funds to be
 used to reduce the total number of     
,united ,states ,armed ,forces deployed 
to the ,united ,states ,africa ,command 
area of responsibility4  #a4 ,short     
,title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,u4,s4-,africa ,strategic ,security     
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on use of funds  
for a reduction of the total number of  
,united ,states ,armed ,forces deployed 
to ,united ,states ,africa ,command area
 of responsibility  7a7 ,limitation ,no 
amounts authorized to be appropriated   
for fiscal year #bjbj may be obligated  
or expended to reduce the total number  
of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces       
deployed to ,united ,states ,africa     

,command area of responsibility 7in this
 section referred to as ,,africom ,,aor7
 until the date on which each covered   
official jointly submits to the         
appropriate congressional committees a  
report described in subsection 7b74  7b7
 ,report  7#a7 ,in general ,a report    
described in this subsection is a report
 that addresses each of the following3  
7,a7 ,the effect that the withdrawal of 
any ,united ,states ,armed ,forces from 
the ,,africom ,,aor would have on       
military1 intelligence1 diplomatic1     
developmental1 and humanitarian efforts 
to combat each of the violent extremist 
organizations described in paragraph    
7#b71 including a statement of the      
current objectives of each covered      
official with respect to such efforts4  
7,b7 ,the strength1 regenerative        
capacity1 and intent of each such       
violent extremist organizations         
described in paragraph 7#b7 in the      
,,africom ,,aor1 including-- 7i7 an     
assessment of the number of fighters in 

the area of responsibility2  7ii7 the   
domestic and international threat the   
violent extremist organizations pose to 
the ,united ,states and its allies2 and 
7iii7 the likely reaction of such       
violent extremist organizations to the  
withdrawal of ,united ,states ,armed    
,forces4  7,c7 ,the strategic risks     
involved with countering such violent   
extremist organizations following a     
withdrawal of ,united ,states ,armed    
,forces4  7,d7 ,the operational risks   
involved with conducting ,united ,states
 led or enabled operations in ,africa   
against such violent extremist          
organizations following a withdrawal of 
,united ,states ,armed ,forces4  7,e7   
,the military and political strategy of 
the covered official for meeting any    
threat from such violent extremist      
organizations4  7,f7 ,the effect any    
,united ,states withdrawal from ,africa 
would have on ,chinese power and        
influence in ,africa4  7,g7 ,the effect 
any ,united ,states withdrawal from     

,africa would have on ,russian power and
 influence in ,africa4  7,h7 ,any       
efforts the covered official plans to   
undertake to support legitimate1        
effective1 and democratic local         
governance in ,africa to diminish the   
intent1 capability1 and likelihood of   
return of such violent extremist        
organizations4  7,i7 ,any consultation  
or coordination with allies1 partners1  
and associates of the ,united ,states   
concerning the withdrawal of ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces from the         
,,africom ,,aor4  7,j7 ,an assessment of
 the likely response from the           
governments and military forces of      
,france1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and      
,canada to the withdrawal of ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces from the         
,,africom ,,aor4  7#b7 ,violent         
extremist organizations described ,the  
violent extremist organizations         
described in this paragraph are each of 
the following3 7,a7 ,islamic ,state in  
,iraq and ,syria 7,,isis74  7,b7 ,al    

,qaeda4  7,c7 ,ansaroul ,islam4  7,d7   
,boko ,haram4  7,e7 ,al-,shabaab4  7,f7 
,other adversarial groups and forces in 
the ,,africom ,,aor1 as determined by   
the covered official4  7c7 ,waiver ,the 
,secretary of ,defense may waive the    
limitation under subsection 7a7 if1 upon
 advice of the relevant military        
commanders1 the ,secretary determines   
that the waiver is necessary due to an  
imminent and extraordinary threat to    
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces in the ,,africom ,,aor4  7d7    
,form ,the report described in          
subsection 7b7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex4  7e7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,the term            
8appropriate congressional committees0  
means-- 7,a7 the congressional defense  
committees 7which has the meaning given 
the term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code72  7,b7
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  

,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate2 and  7,c7 the ,permanent      
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,senate4  7#b7 ,the term covered    
official means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of 
,defense2  7,b7 the ,secretary of       
,state2  7,c7 the ,director of ,national
 ,intelligence2  7,d7 the ,under        
,secretary of ,defense for ,policy2     
7,e7 the ,under ,secretary of ,defense  
for ,intelligence2  7,f7 the ,assistant 
,secretary of ,defense for              
,international ,security ,affairs2  7,g7
 the ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense  
for ,special                            
,operations_/,low-,intensity ,conflict2 
7,h7 the ,commander of ,united ,states  
,africa ,command2  7,i7 the ,commander  
of ,united ,states ,special ,operations 
,command2 and  7,j7 the ,administrator  
of the ,united ,states ,agency for      
,international ,development4