,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ibef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself & ,mr4
 ,panetta7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se to submit a report  
on ! effects ( *ild soldi]+ 9 ,africa on
 ,unit$ ,/ates national security        
int]e/s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,end+ ,*ild ,soldi]s 9      
,africa ,act4  #b4 ,report reg>d+ *ild  
soldi]s 9 ,africa  7a7 ,report requir$  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y (  
,/ate & ! ,comm&] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,africa ,comm&1 %all submit to !        
congressional def5se committees a report

 on ! effects ( *ild soldi]+ 9 ,africa  
on ,unit$ ,/ates national security      
int]e/s4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report requir$
 "u subsection 7a7 %all include-- 7#a7  
an assessm5t ( ! connections betwe5 *ild
 soldi]+ &--  7,a7 viol5t extremism2    
7,b7 t]rorism2  7,c7 transnational      
crim9al organizations2  7,d7 =c$        
population displacem5t2  7,e7 regional  
in/ability 9 ! ,sahel & ,we/ ,africa1   
includ+ ! ,lobito corridor2 &  7,f7     
?reats to access to critical m9]als &   
/rategic supply *a9s ?r\gh\t ,africa2   
7#b7 an assessm5t ( ! me?ods us$ by     
extremi/ organizations to recruit &     
indoctr9ate *ildr5 9 ,africa1 includ+ ! 
exploitation ( religion & ideological   
n>ratives2  7#c7 an evaluation ( curr5t 
ef=ts by ! ,unit$ ,/ates & allies &     
p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to prev5t *ild 
soldi] recruitm5t 9 ,africa & support   
demobilization & re9tegration ef=ts2    
7#d7 an assessm5t ( lessons le>n$ f     
successful ,african-l$ reconciliation1  
rehabilitation1 & re9tegration          

initiatives1 includ+ community-bas$     
programs & nongov]nm5tal organizations  
op]at+ 9 =m]ly conflict-affect$ regions2
  7#e7 an assessm5t ( ! feasibility (   
creat+ programs )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,c5tral ,comm&1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s\!rn  
,comm&1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,indo-,pacific
 ,comm& to combat *ild soldi]+ 9 ea*    
respective region1 & specifically 9     
,bolivia1 ,cambodia1 ! ,dom9ican        
,republic1 ,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1   
,honduras1 ,panama1 ,papua ,new ,gu9ea1 
,philipp9es1 ,tajiki/an1 & ,syria1 bas$ 
on in=mation collect$ pursuant to       
submission ( ! report requir$ 9         
subsection 7a72  7#f7 a feasibility     
assessm5t reg>d+ ! e/abli%m5t ( an      
,africa-bas$ c5t] or coord9at+ me*anism 
to--  7,a7 consolidate lessons le>n$ &  
be/ practices relat$ to prev5t+ *ild    
soldi] recruitm5t2  7,b7 support rese>*1
 tra9+1 & capacity build+ to combat *ild
 soldi] s*emes = gov]nm5ts1 milit>ies1  
civil society organizations1 & private  
sector /akehold]s 9 cov]$ c\ntries2     

7,c7 c\nt] extremi/ recruitm5t &        
radicalization ( *ildr52 &  7,d7 promote
 regional /ability & po/-conflict       
reconciliation2  7#g7 an assessm5t ( !  
feasibility ( ! e/abli%m5t ( su*        
,africa-bas$ c5t] or coord9at+ me*anism 
)9 a c\ntry t is a memb] ( ! ,ea/       
,african ,community1 & 9 ,ug&a          
specifically2 &  7#h7 a description1 )  
respect to su* ,africa-bas$ c5t] or     
coord9at+ me*anism1 (--  7,a7 pot5tial  
models = /aff+ & support ( su* c5t] or  
coord9at+ me*anism us+ exi/+ ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t p]sonnel1 cov]$ c\ntry 
p>ticipation1 nongov]nm5tal             
organizations1 & regional civil society 
exp]tise2  7,b7 opportunities to lev]age
 exi/+ reconciliation & rehabilitation  
exp]tise develop$ 9 cov]$ c\ntries2 &   
7,c7 ! pot5tial role ( su* a c5t] or    
me*anism 9 support+ broad] ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,africa ,comm& objectives relat$ to    
c\nt]+ transnational ?reats & promot+   
regional /ability4  7c7 ,cov]$ c\ntry   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ c\ntry

 means a c\ntry t has ent]$ into a      
p>tn]%ip ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,africa      
,comm& &--  7#a7 has ent]$ into a       
memor&um ( und]/&+ ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
reg>d+ ! ,am]ica ,fir/ ,global ,heal?   
,/rategy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1         
includ+-- 7,a7 ,angola2  7,b7 ,botswana2
  7,c7 ,burk9a ,faso2  7,d7 ,burundi2   
7,e7 ,cam]oon2  7,f7 ,cote ,d',ivoire2  
7,g7 ,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo2  
7,h7 ,eswat9i2  7,i7 ,e?iopia2  7,j7    
,gu9ea2  7,k7 ,k5ya2  7,l7 ,leso?o2     
7,m7 ,lib]ia2  7,n7 ,madagasc>2  7,o7   
,malawi2  7,p7 ,mozambique2  7,q7 ,nig]2
  7,r7 ,nig]ia2  7,s7 ,rw&a2  7,t7      
,s5egal2  7,u7 ,si]ra ,leonne2 &  7,v7  
,ug&a2 or  7#b7 ) respect to :i* a waiv]
 is 9 effect pursuant to section        
#djd7;c77#a7 ( ! ,*ild ,soldi]s         
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjjh 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcgj;c-#a7;c77#a774