,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #d1 #bjbj,mr4    
,panetta 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 
,cr[1 & ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to limit ! use ( funds to be us$ to    
r$uce ! total numb] ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
,arm$ ,=ces deploy$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,africa ,comm& area ( responsibility4   
#a4 ,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,u4,s4-,africa ,/rategic ,security   
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on use ( funds = 
a r$uction ( ! total numb] ( ,unit$     
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces deploy$ to ,unit$    
,/ates ,africa ,comm& area (            
responsibility  7a7 ,limitation ,no     
am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ =     
fiscal ye> #bjbj may be obligat$ or     
exp5d$ to r$uce ! total numb] ( ,unit$  
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces deploy$ to ,unit$    
,/ates ,africa ,comm& area (            
responsibility 79 ?is section ref]r$ to 
z ,,africom ,,aor7 until ! date on :i*  

ea* cov]$ (ficial jo9tly submits to !   
appropriate congressional committees a  
report describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7  
,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a report        
describ$ 9 ?is subsection is a report t 
addresses ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! effect
 t ! )drawal ( any ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$  
,=ces f ! ,,africom ,,aor w\ld h on     
milit>y1 intellig5ce1 diplomatic1       
developm5tal1 & humanit>ian ef=ts to    
combat ea* ( ! viol5t extremi/          
organizations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 
includ+ a /atem5t ( ! curr5t objectives 
( ea* cov]$ (ficial ) respect to su*    
ef=ts4  7,b7 ,! /r5g?1 reg5]ative       
capacity1 & int5t ( ea* su* viol5t      
extremi/ organizations describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b7 9 ! ,,africom ,,aor1      
includ+-- 7i7 an assessm5t ( ! numb] (  
fight]s 9 ! area ( responsibility2  7ii7
 ! dome/ic & int]national ?reat ! viol5t
 extremi/ organizations pose to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & its allies2 &  7iii7 ! likely 
reaction ( su* viol5t extremi/          
organizations to ! )drawal ( ,unit$     

,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,c7 ,! /rategic   
risks involv$ ) c\nt]+ su* viol5t       
extremi/ organizations foll[+ a )drawal 
( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,d7 ,!   
op]ational risks involv$ ) conduct+     
,unit$ ,/ates l$ or enabl$ op]ations 9  
,africa aga9/ su* viol5t extremi/       
organizations foll[+ a )drawal ( ,unit$ 
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,e7 ,! milit>y &  
political /rategy ( ! cov]$ (ficial =   
meet+ any ?reat f su* viol5t extremi/   
organizations4  7,f7 ,! effect any      
,unit$ ,/ates )drawal f ,africa w\ld h  
on ,*9ese p[] & influ5ce 9 ,africa4     
7,g7 ,! effect any ,unit$ ,/ates )drawal
 f ,africa w\ld h on ,russian p[] &     
influ5ce 9 ,africa4  7,h7 ,any ef=ts !  
cov]$ (ficial plans to und]take to      
support legitimate1 effective1 &        
democratic local gov]nance 9 ,africa to 
dim9i% ! int5t1 capability1 & likelihood
 ( return ( su* viol5t extremi/         
organizations4  7,i7 ,any consultation  
or coord9ation ) allies1 p>tn]s1 &      
associates ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates conc]n+ !  

)drawal ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces f ! 
,,africom ,,aor4  7,j7 ,an assessm5t ( !
 likely response f ! gov]nm5ts & milit>y
 =ces ( ,france1 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 &     
,canada to ! )drawal ( ,unit$ ,/ates    
,arm$ ,=ces f ! ,,africom ,,aor4  7#b7  
,viol5t extremi/ organizations describ$ 
,! viol5t extremi/ organizations        
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph are ea* ( !     
foll[+3 7,a7 ,islamic ,/ate 9 ,iraq &   
,syria 7,,isis74  7,b7 ,al ,qa$a4  7,c7 
,ans>\l ,islam4  7,d7 ,boko ,h>am4  7,e7
 ,al-,%abaab4  7,f7 ,o!r adv]s>ial gr\ps
 & =ces 9 ! ,,africom ,,aor1 z det]m9$  
by ! cov]$ (ficial4  7c7 ,waiv] ,!      
,secret>y ( ,def5se may waive !         
limitation "u subsection 7a7 if1 ^u     
advice ( ! relevant milit>y comm&]s1 !  
,secret>y det]m9es t ! waiv] is necess>y
 due to an imm95t & extraord9>y ?reat to
 memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 9 
! ,,africom ,,aor4  7d7 ,=m ,! report   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 %all be       
submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may conta9 
a classifi$ annex4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9  

?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 8appropriate   
congressional committees0 means-- 7,a7 !
 congressional def5se committees 7:i*   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section        
#aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code72  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign   
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !    
,s5ate2 &  7,c7 ! ,p]man5t ,select      
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,select ,committee  
on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,! t]m
 cov]$ (ficial means-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se2  7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate2   
7,c7 ! ,director ( ,national            
,intellig5ce2  7,d7 ! ,"u ,secret>y (   
,def5se = ,policy2  7,e7 ! ,"u ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se = ,intellig5ce2  7,f7 !      
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se =         
,int]national ,security ,affairs2  7,g7 
! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se =       
,special ,op]ations_/,l[-,int5sity      
,conflict2  7,h7 ! ,comm&] ( ,unit$     
,/ates ,africa ,comm&2  7,i7 ! ,comm&] (
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,special ,op]ations      

,comm&2 &  7,j7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t4