Amendment requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive strategy to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. Amendment also requests that the report include the Administration's definitions of al-Qaeda core, affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.

1. Adds SEC. _. REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY TO DISRUPT, DISMANTLE, AND DEFEAT AL-QAEDA, ITS AFFILIATED GROUPS, ASSOCIATED GROUPS, AND ADHERENTS at the end of subtitle B of title III

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   Inserted: SEC. _. REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY TO DISRUPT, DISMANTLE, AND DEFEAT AL-QAEDA, ITS AFFILIATED GROUPS, ASSOCIATED GROUPS, AND ADHERENTS.

   Inserted: (a) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive report on the United States counterterrorism strategy to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.

   Inserted: (2) Coordination.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other department or agency of the United States Government that has responsibility for activities directed at combating al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.

   Inserted: (3) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

   Inserted: (A) A definition of--

   Inserted: (i) al-Qaeda core, including a list of which known individuals constitute al-Qaeda core;

   Inserted: (ii) an affiliated group of al-Qaeda, including a list of which known groups constitute an affiliate group of al-Qaeda;

   Inserted: (iii) an associated group of al-Qaeda, including a list of which known groups constitute an associated group of al-Qaeda;

   Inserted: (iv) an adherent of al-Qaeda, including a list of which known groups constitute an adherent of al-Qaeda; and

   Inserted: (v) a group aligned with al-Qaeda, including a description of what actions a group takes or statements it makes that qualify it as a group aligned with al-Qaeda.

   Inserted: (B) An assessment of the relationship between all identified al-Qaeda affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents with al-Qaeda core.

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   Inserted: (C) An assessment of the strengthening or weakening of al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, from January 1, 2010, to the present, including a description of the metrics that are used to assess strengthening or weakening and an assessment of the relative increase or decrease in violent attacks attributed to such entities.

   Inserted: (D) An assessment of whether or not an individual can be a member of al-Qaeda core if such individual is not located in Afghanistan or Pakistan.

   Inserted: (E) An assessment of whether or not an individual can be a member of al-Qaeda core as well as a member of an al-Qaeda affiliated group, associated group, or adherent.

   Inserted: (F) A definition of defeat of core al-Qaeda.

   Inserted: (G) An assessment of the extent or coordination, command, and control between core al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, specifically addressing each such entity.

   Inserted: (H) An assessment of the effectiveness of counterterrorism operations against core al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, and whether such operations have had a sustained impact on the capabilities and effectiveness of core al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents.

   Inserted: (4) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

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

   Inserted: (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and

   Inserted: (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.

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   At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

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