,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajaie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ca1 #bjbf ,mr4
 ,panetta 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wilson (   
,s\? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate to develop a /rategy =
 c\nt]+ ! expansion ( al-,qa$a 9 ,mali1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,mali ,security    
,p>tn]%ip & ,c\nt]t]rorism ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 al-,qa$a-l9k$ gr\p ,jama'at ,nusrat    
al-,islam wal-,muslime5 7,,jnim7 has    
significantly exp&$ its rea* across     
c5tral ,mali & ! broad] ,sahel1 conduct+
 l>ge-scale attacks aga9/ security =ces 
& e/abli%+ influ5ce 9 conte/$ regions4  
7#b7 ,militant gr\ps includ+ ,,jnim & ! 
,islamic ,/ate ,sahel ,prov9ce h        
consolidat$ t]ritorial control across   
,mali1 escalat+ viol5ce1 de/abiliz+ /ate
 au?ority1 & ext5d+ op]ations into      
littoral ,we/ ,african /ates4  7#c7     

,,jnim's campaign 9 ,mali has includ$   
economic disruption tactics t h p>alyz$ 
key trade & transport r\tes1 und]m9$    
gov]nm5t au?ority1 & contribut$ to      
national %ortages & economic di/ress4   
7#d7 ,! )drawal ( traditional           
int]national c\nt]t]rorism =ces1 c\pl$ )
 weak5$ regional c\nt]t]rorism          
coop]ation1 has creat$ a security vacuum
 t extremi/ networks are exploit+ to    
exp& & entr5* !mselves4  7#e7 ,! ,sahel 
region has become a global epic5t] (    
t]rorism-relat$ viol5ce1 ) extremi/     
activity 9 t region acc\nt+ = a         
disproportionate %>e ( worldwide t]rori/
 attacks & dea?s & ) exp&$ militant     
networks pos+ spillov] risks to         
neighbor+ coa/al c\ntries4  #c4 ,report 
on ,al-,qa$a's expansion & illegal      
f9anc+ 9 ,mali  7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9           
coord9ation ) ! heads ( o!r appropriate 
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 %all submit 
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( !  

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate a report
 on ! scope & trajectory ( al-,qa$a's   
pres5ce & influ5ce 9 ,mali1 & ! role (  
gold traffick+1 in=mal taxation1 &      
illicit trade networks 9 ,mali 9 f9anc+ 
t]rori/ & viol5t extremi/ organizations4
 ,su* report %all also include--  7#a7  
an evaluation ( al-,qa$a's t]ritorial   
influ5ce1 includ+ areas ( de facto      
control1 op]ational fre$om1 or gov]nance
 activities2  7#b7 an analysis (        
cross-bord] op]ations & coord9ation )   
extremi/ elem5ts 9 ,burk9a ,faso &      
,nig]1 includ+ logi/ics1 comm&-&-control
 l9kages1 & mobility corridors2  7#c7 an
 assessm5t ( recruitm5t pipel9es1       
includ+ ! exploitation ( local          
grievances1 e?nic t5sions1 economic     
vuln]abilities1 & displacem5t2  7#d7 an 
evaluation ( f9anc+ me*anisms1 includ+  
taxation1 extortion1 illicit trade1 &   
ext]nal support networks2  7#e7 an      
analysis ( tr5ds indicat+ :e!r al-,qa$a 
is consolidat+1 exp&+1 or fragm5t+ its  

pres5ce 9 ,mali2  7#f7 an assessm5t ( h[
 illegal gold production1 transit1 &    
export networks are exploit$ by t]rori/ 
organizations1 includ+                  
al-,qa$a-affiliat$ gr\ps1 = rev5ue      
g5]ation2  7#g7 an analysis ( ! use (   
co]cive taxation1 protection paym5ts1 or
 control ( m9+ sites by su*             
organizations2  7#h7 an id5tification ( 
key transit r\tes1 facilitators1 &      
f9ancial int]m$i>ies involv$ 9 ! illegal
 gold trade l9k$ to extremi/ f9anc+2    
7#i7 an assessm5t ( exi/+ ,unit$ ,/ates 
& int]national ef=ts to disrupt illegal 
m9]al-bas$ f9anc+ & recomm5dations =    
/r5g!n+ su* ef=ts2 &  7#aj7 an assessm5t
 ( curr5t sanctions aga9/ entities 9    
,mali1 includ+ ! effects ( su* sanctions
 on ! capacity ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,mali to 
combat t]rori/ networks4  7b7           
,diplomatic /rategy ,9 addition to !    
matt]s describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !     
report requir$ "u t subsection %all also
 include a ,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic     
/rategy = c\nt]+ al-,qa$a influ5ce 9    

,mali1 includ+-- 7#a7 propos$ bilat]al &
 multilat]al diplomatic initiatives to  
con/ra9 al-,qa$a's fre$om ( movem5t &   
influ5ce2  7#b7 engagem5t ) regional    
p>tn]s & int]national organizations to  
improve cross-bord] coord9ation &       
in=mation %>+2  7#c7 ef=ts to address   
gov]nance1 economic1 & security         
conditions t facilitate extremi/        
recruitm5t & f9anc+2 &  7#d7 metrics =  
evaluat+ ! effectiv5ess ( ,unit$ ,/ates 
diplomatic engagem5t 9 c\nt]+ al-,qa$a's
 expansion4