To require the President to develope a comprehensive strategy toward Somalia.

1. Adds SEC. 1209. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR SOMALIA at the end of subtitle A of title XII

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   (2) Availability.--The President shall make the unclassified portion of a reported submitted under this section available to the public.

   Inserted: SEC. 1209. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR SOMALIA.

   Inserted: (a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the United States should--

   Inserted: (1) support the development of the Transitional Federal Institutions in Somalia into a unified national government, support humanitarian assistance to the people of Somalia, support efforts to prevent Somalia from becoming a safe haven for terrorists and terrorist activities, and support regional stability;

   Inserted: (2) broaden and integrate its strategic approach toward Somalia within the context of United States activities in countries of the Horn of Africa, including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, and in Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula; and

   Inserted: (3) carry out all diplomatic, humanitarian, counter-terrorism, and security-related activities in Somalia within the context of a comprehensive strategy developed through an interagency process.

   Inserted: (b) Development of a Comprehensive Strategy for Somalia.--

   Inserted: (1) Requirement for strategy.--Not later then 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive strategy toward Somalia within the context of United States activities in the countries of the Horn of Africa.

   Inserted: (2) Content of strategy.--The strategy should include the following:

   Inserted: (A) A clearly stated policy towards Somalia that will help establish a functional, legitimate, unified national government in Somalia that is capable of maintaining the rule of law and preventing Somalia from becoming a safe haven for terrorists.

   Inserted: (B) An integrated political, humanitarian, intelligence, and military approach to counter transnational security threats in Somalia within the context of United States activities in the countries of the Horn of Africa.

   Inserted: (C) An interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and execute United States activities in Somalia within the context of other activities in the countries of the Horn of Africa among the agencies and departments of the United States to oversee policy and program implementation.

   Inserted: (D) A description of the type and form of diplomatic engagement to coordinate the implementation of the United States policy in Somalia.

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   Inserted: (E) A description of bilateral, regional, and multilateral efforts to strengthen and promote diplomatic engagement in Somalia.

   Inserted: (F) A description of appropriate metrics to measure the progress and effectiveness of the United States policy towards Somalia and throughout the countries of the Horn of Africa.

   Inserted: (G) Guidance on the manner in which the strategy will be implemented.

   Inserted: (c) Annual Reports.--Not later than April 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, the President shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of the implementation of the strategy.

   Inserted: (d) Form.--Each report under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

   Inserted: (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Inserted: (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee Intelligence of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committees on International Relations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

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   At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:

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