To provide for an annual comprehensive report on the status of United States efforts and the level of progress achieved to counter and defeat Al Qaeda and its related affiliates and undermine long-term support for the violent extremism that helps sustain Al Qaeda's recruitment efforts.

1. Adds SEC. __. ANNUAL COUNTERTERRORISM STATUS REPORTS wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. ANNUAL COUNTERTERRORISM STATUS REPORTS.

   Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Success in Countering Al Qaeda Reporting Requirements Act of 2009".

   Inserted: (b) Annual Counterterrorism Status Reports.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than July 31, 2010, and every July 31 thereafter, the President shall submit a report, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, which contains, for the most recent 12-month period, a review of the counterterrorism strategy of the United States Government, including--

   Inserted: (A) a detailed assessment of the scope, status, and progress of United States counterterrorism efforts in fighting Al Qaeda and its related affiliates and undermining long-term support for violent extremism;

   Inserted: (B) a judgment on the geographical region in which Al Qaeda and its related affiliates pose the greatest threat to the national security of the United States;

   Inserted: (C) a judgment on the adequacy of interagency integration of the counterterrorism programs and activities of the Department of Defense, the United States Special Operations Command, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and other Federal departments and agencies;

   Inserted: (D) an evaluation of the extent to which the counterterrorism efforts of the United States correspond to the plans developed by the National Counterterrorism Center and the goals established in overarching public statements of strategy issued by the executive branch;

   Inserted: (E) a determination of whether the National Counterterrorism Center exercises the authority and has the resources and expertise required to fulfill the interagency strategic and operational planning role described in section 119(j) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404o), as added by section 1012 of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108-458);

   Inserted: (F) a description of the efforts of the United States Government to combat Al Qaeda and its related affiliates and undermine violent extremist ideology, which shall include--

   Inserted: (i) a specific list of the President's highest global counterterrorism priorities;

   Inserted: (ii) the degree of success achieved by the United States, and remaining areas for progress, in meeting the priorities described in clause (i); and

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   Inserted: (iii) efforts in those countries in which the President determines that--

   Inserted: (I) Al Qaeda and its related affiliates have a presence; or

   Inserted: (II) acts of international terrorism have been perpetrated by Al Qaeda and its related affiliates;

   Inserted: (G) a specific list of United States counterterrorism efforts, and the specific status and achievements of such efforts, through military, financial, political, intelligence, paramilitary, and law enforcement elements, relating to--

   Inserted: (i) bilateral security and training programs;

   Inserted: (ii) law enforcement and border security;

   Inserted: (iii) the disruption of terrorist networks; and

   Inserted: (iv) the denial of terrorist safe havens and sanctuaries;

   Inserted: (H) a description of United States Government activities to counter terrorist recruitment and radicalization, including--

   Inserted: (i) strategic communications;

   Inserted: (ii) public diplomacy;

   Inserted: (iii) support for economic development and political reform; and

   Inserted: (iv) other efforts aimed at influencing public opinion;

   Inserted: (I) United States Government initiatives to eliminate direct and indirect international financial support for the activities of terrorist groups;

   Inserted: (J) a cross-cutting analysis of the budgets of all Federal Government agencies as they relate to counterterrorism funding to battle Al Qaeda and its related affiliates abroad, including--

   Inserted: (i) the source of such funds; and

   Inserted: (ii) the allocation and use of such funds;

   Inserted: (K) an analysis of the extent to which specific Federal appropriations--

   Inserted: (i) have produced tangible, calculable results in efforts to combat and defeat Al Qaeda, its related affiliates, and its violent ideology; or

   Inserted: (ii) contribute to investments that have expected payoffs in the medium- to long-term;

   Inserted: (L) statistical assessments, including those developed by the National Counterterrorism Center, on the number of individuals belonging to Al Qaeda and its related affiliates that have been killed, injured, or taken into custody as a result of United States counterterrorism efforts; and

   Inserted: (M) a concise summary of the methods used by National Counterterrorism Center and other elements of the United States Government to assess and evaluate progress in its overall counterterrorism efforts, including the use of specific measures, metrics, and indices.

   Inserted: (2) Interagency cooperation.--In preparing a report under this subsection, the President shall include relevant information maintained by--

   Inserted: (A) the National Counterterrorism Center and the National Counterproliferation Center;

   Inserted: (B) Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

   Inserted: (C) the Department of State;

   Inserted: (D) the Department of Defense;

   Inserted: (E) the Department of Homeland Security;

   Inserted: (F) the Department of the Treasury;

   Inserted: (G) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

   Inserted: (H) the Central Intelligence Agency;

   Inserted: (I) the Office of Management and Budget;

   Inserted: (J) the United States Agency for International Development; and

   Inserted: (K) any other Federal department that maintains relevant information.

   Inserted: (3) Report classification.--Each report required under this subsection shall be--

   Inserted: (A) submitted in an unclassified form, to the maximum extent practicable; and

   Inserted: (B) accompanied by a classified appendix, as appropriate.

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