,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bha #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #bgee    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,october #cj1 #bjai,mr4       
,schumer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1  
,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,peters1
 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4  
,reed1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 and ,mr4 ,warner7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read the first time  ,october #ca1  
#bjai,read the second time and placed on
 the calendar  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a 
report on the plan to secure the        
enduring defeat of the ,islamic ,state  
of ,iraq and ,syria4  #a4 ,report on the
 plan to secure the enduring defeat of  
the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and ,syria 
7a7 ,report required ,not later than #cj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,president shall1 in    
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 the ,secretary of ,state1 the 
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   
the ,administrator of the ,united       
,states ,agency for ,international      

,development1 and the heads of other    
appropriate agencies of the ,united     
,states ,government1 submit to ,congress
 a report that describes the strategy of
 the ,united ,states to secure the      
enduring defeat of the ,islamic ,state  
of ,iraq and ,syria 7,,isis7 and al     
,qaeda in the ,middle ,east4  7b7       
,elements ,the report required under    
subsection 7a7 shall include1 at a      
minimum1 the following elements3 7#a7 ,a
 description of--  7,a7 the key ,united 
,states security interests and the      
political and military objectives1      
long-term goals1 and desired end-states 
for ,syria2 and  7,b7 how current       
military1 diplomatic1 and humanitarian  
assistance efforts in ,syria align with 
such objectives4  7#b7 ,analysis of the 
threats posed to ,united ,states        
interests by ,,isis1 al ,qaeda1         
,hizballah1 ,russian1 ,iranian1 and     
other non-state activities in ,syria and
 the region4  7#c7 ,an intelligence     
assessment of the historic and current  

force strength of ,,isis and al ,qaeda1 
and the location of such forces in      
,syria and the region4  7#d7 ,an        
intelligence assessment of the impact   
that the death of ,,isis leader ,abu    
,bakr al-,baghdadi and other senior     
,,isis leaders will have on the         
organization4  7#e7 ,a description of   
ongoing ,united ,states and coalition   
programs to build the capacity of local 
forces to counter ,,isis and al ,qaeda1 
including programs for training and     
equipping guard forces at detention     
facilities for detained ,,isis fighters 
operated by the ,syrian ,democratic     
,forces4  7#f7 ,a description of past1  
present1 and planned efforts by the     
,united ,states and international       
community to stabilize areas liberated  
from ,,isis control1 including efforts  
to establish local governance and       
provide basic services4  7#g7 ,a        
description of-- 7,a7 the current       
detention population of detention       
facilities operated by the ,syrian      

,democratic ,forces2  7,b7 the number of
 ,,isis detainees who have escaped such 
facilities since ,october #a1 #bjai2    
7,c7 efforts to convince the governments
 of third countries to repatriate and   
prosecute ,,isis detainees who are      
nationals of their countries2 and  7,d7 
efforts to ensure that ,united ,states  
support for the repatriation and        
prosecution of such ,,isis detainees is 
appropriately coordinated across        
,federal departments and agencies4  7#h7
 ,a description of the current efforts  
by the ,united ,states and ,united      
,states partners to advance a           
sustainable political settlement in     
,syria4  7#i7 ,a description of the     
conditions that must be met to secure   
the enduring defeat of ,,isis and al    
,qaeda in ,syria and the region4  7#aj7 
,a description of the ,united ,states   
military and civilian presence and      
capabilities required to effectively    
monitor and target ,,isis and al ,qaeda 
in the region1 as well as an assessment 

of the risks and limitations to the     
effectiveness of such efforts without a 
,united ,states military and civilian   
presence in ,syria and the region1      
including the feasibility of programming
 stabilization assistance without the   
presence of ,united ,states military or 
civilian personnel4  7#aa7 ,an          
explanation of ,united ,states efforts  
to ensure the safety of ,syrian ,kurds  
and other ,syrian nationals who were or 
are employed by the ,united ,states     
,government in ,syria from retribution  
by ,turkey1 the ,assad regime1 ,,isis1  
al ,qaeda1 or other armed groups4  7#ab7
 ,an assessment of the risks of the     
involuntary resettlement of refugees by 
the ,government of ,turkey in northern  
,syria4  7#ac7 ,a comprehensive         
description of ,united ,states          
,government activities utilizing social 
media and other communication           
technologies strategy to counter        
,,isis's propaganda1 influence1 and     
ability to recruit fighters domestically

 and internationally4  7#ad7 ,a         
description of the efforts of the       
,united ,states ,government1 including  
economic sanctions1 to deny financial   
resources1 including revenues from      
natural resources extraction1 sale of   
antiquities1 kidnapping1 extortion1     
taxation1 smuggling1 access to cash     
storage sites1 and access to            
international financial networks1 to    
,,isis and its affiliates1 in           
conjunction with international partners 
and financial institutions4  7c7 ,form  
,the report required under subsection   
7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified  
form but may contain a classified annex4
  ,october #ca1 #bjai,read the second   
time and placed on the calendar