,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1       
#bjbc,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,graham1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 and ,mr4       
,risch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,national ,defense
 ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year  
#bjbj to modify the establishment of a  
coordinator for detained ,,isis members 
and relevant displaced populations in   
,syria1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,syria ,detainee and ,displaced     
,persons ,act4  #b4 ,modification of    
establishment of coordinator for        
detained ,,isis members and relevant    
populations in ,syria  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate     
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed   
,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign   

,relations1 the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,banking1 
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 the      
,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the
 ,committee on ,appropriations1 and the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
and  7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed      
,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign   
,affairs1 the ,committee on the         
,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,financial
 ,services1 the ,permanent ,select      
,committee on ,intelligence1 the        
,committee on ,appropriations1 and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7      
,,isis member ,the term ,,isis member   
means a person who was part of1 or      
substantially supported1 the ,islamic   
,state in ,iraq and ,syria4  7#c7       
,senior ,coordinator ,the term ,senior  
,coordinator means the coordinator for  
detained ,,isis members and relevant    
displaced populations in ,syria         
designated under subsection 7a7 of      

section #abbd of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc ,stat4
 #afdb71 as amended by subsection 7d74  
7b7 ,sense of ,congress  ,it is the     
sense of ,congress that-- 7,a7 ,,isis   
detainees held by the ,syrian           
,democratic ,forces and                 
,,isis-affiliated individuals located   
within displaced persons camps in ,syria
 pose a significant and growing         
humanitarian challenge and security     
threat to the region2  7,b7 the vast    
majority of individuals held in         
displaced persons camps in ,syria are   
women and children1 approximately #ej   
percent of whom are under the age of #ab
 at the al-,hol camp1 and they face     
significant threats of violence and     
radicalization1 as well as lacking      
access to adequate sanitation and health
 care facilities2  7,c7 there is an     
urgent need to seek a sustainable       
solution to such camps through          
repatriation and reintegration of the   

inhabitants2  7,d7 the ,united ,states  
should work closely with international  
allies and partners to facilitate the   
repatriation and reintegration efforts  
required to provide a long-term solution
 for such camps and prevent the         
resurgence of ,,isis2 and  7,e7 if left 
unaddressed1 such camps will continue to
 be drivers of instability that         
jeopardize the long-term prospects for  
peace and stability in the region4  7c7 
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states that-- 7#a7      
,,isis-affiliated individuals located   
within displacement camps in ,syria1 and
 other inhabitants of displacement camps
 in ,syria1 be repatriated and1 where   
appropriate1 prosecuted1 or where       
possible1 reintegrated into their       
country of origin1 consistent with all  
relevant domestic laws and applicable   
international laws prohibiting          
refoulement2 and  7#b7 the camps will be
 closed as soon as is practicable4  7d7 
,modification of establishment of       

coordinator for detained ,,isis members 
and relevant displaced populations in   
,syria ,section #abbd of the ,national  
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc
 ,stat4 #afdb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking subsection 7a72  7#b7 by       
amending subsection 7b7 to read as      
follows3  7a7 ,designation  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,president1 in consultation
 with the ,secretary of ,defense1 the   
,secretary of ,state1 the ,director of  
,national ,intelligence1 the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury1 the ,administrator of 
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development1 and the    
,attorney ,general1 shall designate an  
existing official to serve within the   
executive branch as senior-level        
coordinator to coordinate1 in           
conjunction with other relevant         
agencies1 matters related to ,,isis     
members who are in the custody of the   
,syrian ,democratic ,forces and other   
relevant displaced populations in       

,syria1 including-- 7,a7 by engaging    
foreign partners to support the         
repatriation and disposition of such    
individuals1 including by encouraging   
foreign partners to repatriate1         
transfer1 investigate1 and prosecute    
such ,,isis members1 and share          
information2  7,b7 coordination of all  
multilateral and international          
engagements led by the ,department of   
,state and other agencies that are      
related to the current and future       
handling1 detention1 and prosecution of 
such ,,isis members2  7,c7 the funding  
and coordination of the provision of    
technical and other assistance to       
foreign countries to aid in the         
successful investigation and prosecution
 of such ,,isis members1 as appropriate1
 in accordance with relevant domestic   
laws1 international humanitarian law1   
and other internationally recognized    
human rights and rule of law standards2 
7,d7 coordination of all multilateral   
and international engagements related to

 humanitarian access and provision of   
basic services to1 and freedom of       
movement and security and safe return   
of1 displaced persons at camps or       
facilities in ,syria that hold family   
members of such ,,isis members2  7,e7   
coordination with relevant agencies on  
matters described in this section2 and  
7,f7 any other matter the ,president    
considers relevant4  7#b7 ,rule of      
construction ,if1 on the date of the    
enactment of the ,syria ,detainee and   
,displaced ,persons ,act1 an individual 
has already been designated1 consistent 
with the requirements and               
responsibilities described in paragraph 
7#a71 the requirements under that       
paragraph shall be considered to be     
satisfied with respect to such          
individual until the date on which such 
individual no longer serves as the      
,senior ,coordinator4  2  7#c7 in       
subsection 7c71 by striking subsection  
7b7 and inserting subsection 7a72  7#d7 
in subsection 7d71 by striking          

subsection 7b7 and inserting subsection 
7a72  7#e7 in subsection 7e71 by        
striking ,january #ca1 #bjba and        
inserting ,january #ca1 #bjbe2  7#f7 in 
subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72  7,b7 
by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the   
following new paragraph 7#b73  7#b7     
,senior ,coordinator ,the term ,senior  
,coordinator means the individual       
designated under subsection 7a74  2 and 
7,c7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#d7 ,relevant agencies 
,the term relevant agencies means-- 7,a7
 the ,department of ,state2  7,b7 the   
,department of ,defense2  7,c7 the      
,department of the ,treasury2  7,d7 the 
,department of ,justice2  7,e7 the      
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development2  7,f7 the  
,office of the ,director of ,national   
,intelligence2 and  7,g7 any other      
agency the ,president considers         
relevant4  2 and  7#g7 by redesignating 
subsections 7c7 through 7f7 as          

subsections 7b7 through 7e71            
respectively4  7e7 ,strategy on         
,,isis-,related detainee and            
displacement camps in ,syria  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 the ,director of ,national    
,intelligence1 the ,secretary of the    
,treasury1 the ,administrator of the    
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 and the    
,attorney ,general1 shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of ,congress an  
interagency strategy with respect to    
,,isis-affiliated individuals and       
,,isis-related detainee and other       
displaced persons camps in ,syria4  7#b7
 ,elements ,the strategy required by    
paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7     
methods to address-- 7i7 disengagement  
from and prevention of recruitment into 
violence1 violent extremism1 and other  
illicit activity in such camps2  7ii7   

efforts to encourage and facilitate     
repatriation and1 as appropriate1       
investigation and prosecution of foreign
 nationals from such camps1 consistent  
with all relevant domestic and          
applicable international laws2  7iii7   
the return and reintegration of         
displaced ,syrian and ,iraqi women and  
children into their communities of      
origin2  7iv7 international engagement  
to develop processes for repatriation   
and reintegration of foreign nationals  
from such camps2  7v7 contingency plans 
for the relocation of detained and      
displaced persons who are not able to be
 repatriated from such camps2  7vi7     
efforts to improve the humanitarian     
conditions in such camps1 including     
through the delivery of medicine1       
psychosocial support1 clothing1         
education1 and improved housing2 and    
7vii7 assessed humanitarian and security
 needs of all camps and detainment      
facilities based on prioritization of   
such camps and facilities most at risk  

of humanitarian crises1 external        
attacks1 or internal violence2  7,b7 an 
assessment of-- 7i7 rehabilitation      
centers in northeast ,syria1 including  
humanitarian conditions and processes   
for admittance and efforts to improve   
both humanitarian conditions and        
admittance processes for such centers   
and camps1 as well as on the prevention 
of youth radicalization2 and  7ii7      
processes for being sent to1 and        
resources directed towards1             
rehabilitation centers and programs in  
countries that receive returned ,,isis  
affiliated individuals1 with a focus on 
the prevention of radicalization of     
minor children2  7,c7 a plan to improve1
 in such camps-- 7i7 security           
conditions1 including by training of    
personnel and through construction2 and 
7ii7 humanitarian conditions2  7,d7 a   
framework for measuring progress of     
humanitarian1 security1 and repatriation
 efforts with the goal of closing such  
camps2 and  7,e7 any other matter the   

,secretary of ,state considers          
appropriate4  7#c7 ,form ,the strategy  
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be     
submitted in unclassified form but may  
include a classified annex that is      
transmitted separately4  7f7 ,annual    
interagency report  7#a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and not 
less frequently than annually thereafter
 through ,january #ca1 #bjbe1 the       
,senior ,coordinator1 in coordination   
with the relevant agencies1 shall submit
 to the appropriate committees of       
,congress a detailed report that        
includes the following3 7,a7 ,a detailed
 description of the facilities and camps
 where detained ,,isis members1 and     
families with perceived ,,isis          
affiliation1 are being held and housed1 
including-- 7i7 a description of the    
security and management of such         
facilities and camps2  7ii7 an          
assessment of resources required for the
 security of such facilities and camps2 

7iii7 an assessment of the adherence by 
the operators of such facilities and    
camps to international humanitarian law 
standards2 and  7iv7 an assessment of   
children held within such facilities and
 camps that may be used as part of      
smuggling operations to evade security  
at the facilities and camps4  7,b7 ,a   
description of all efforts undertaken   
by1 and the resources needed for1 the   
,united ,states ,government to address  
deficits in the humanitarian environment
 and security of such facilities and    
camps4  7,c7 ,a description of all      
multilateral and international          
engagements related to humanitarian     
access and provision of basic services  
to1 and freedom of movement and security
 and safe return of1 displaced persons  
at camps or facilities in ,iraq1 ,syria1
 and any other area affected by ,,isis  
activity1 including a description of--  
7i7 support for efforts by the ,syrian  
,democratic ,forces to facilitate the   
return and reintegration of displaced   

people from ,iraq and ,syria2  7ii7     
repatriation efforts with respect to    
displaced women and children and male   
children aging into adults while held in
 these facilities and camps2  7iii7 any 
current or future potential threat to   
,united ,states national security       
interests posed by detained ,,isis      
members or displaced families1 including
 an analysis of the al-,hol camp and    
annexes2 and  7iv7 ,united ,states      
,government plans and strategies to     
respond to any threat identified under  
clause 7iii74  7,d7 ,the number of      
individuals repatriated from the custody
 of the ,syrian ,democratic ,forces4    
7,e7 ,an analysis of factors on the     
ground in ,syria and ,iraq that may     
result in the unintended release of     
detained or displaced ,,isis members1   
and an assessment of any measures       
available to mitigate such releases4    
7,f7 ,a detailed description of efforts 
to encourage the final disposition and  
security of detained or displaced ,,isis

 members with other countries and       
international organizations4  7,g7 ,a   
description of foreign repatriation and 
rehabilitation programs deemed          
successful systems to model1 and an     
analysis of the long-term results of    
such programs4  7,h7 ,a description of  
the manner in which the ,united ,states 
,government communicates regarding      
repatriation and disposition efforts    
with the families of ,united ,states    
citizens believed to have been victims  
of a criminal act by a detained or      
displaced ,,isis member1 in accordance  
with section #ejc7;c7 of the ,victims'  
,rights and ,restitution ,act of #aiij  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjada7;c77 and section  
#cgga of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code4  7,i7 ,an analysis of all efforts
 between the ,united ,states and partner
 countries within the ,global ,coalition
 to ,defeat ,,isis or other countries to
 share related information that may aid 
in resolving the final disposition of   
,,isis members1 and any obstacles that  

may hinder such efforts4  7,j7 ,any     
other matter the ,coordinator considers 
appropriate4  7#b7 ,form ,the report    
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be     
submitted in unclassified form but may  
include a classified annex that is      
transmitted separately4  7g7 ,rule of   
construction ,nothing in this section1  
or an amendment made by this section1   
may be construed-- 7#a7 to limit the    
authority of any ,federal agency to     
independently carry out the authorized  
functions of such agency2 or  7#b7 to   
impair or otherwise affect the          
activities performed by that agency as  
granted by law4