S.Amdt. 261

1. Adds SEC. 1273. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE DEFENSE INSTITUTIONS AND SECURITY SECTOR FORCES IN NIGERIA at the end of subtitle F of title XII

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   (e) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 1224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1053) is repealed.

   Inserted: SEC. 1273. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE DEFENSE INSTITUTIONS AND SECURITY SECTOR FORCES IN NIGERIA.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a comprehensive strategy to support improvements in defense institutions and security sector forces in Nigeria.

   Inserted: (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:

   Inserted: (1) An assessment of the threats posed by terrorist and other militant groups operating in Nigeria, including Boko Haram, ISIS-WA, and Niger Delta militants, as well as a description of the origins, strategic aims, tactical methods, funding sources, and leadership structures of each such organization.

   Inserted: (2) An assessment of efforts by the Government of Nigeria to improve civilian protection, accountability for human rights violations, and transparency in the defense institutions and security sector forces.

   Inserted: (3) A description of the key international and United States diplomatic, development, intelligence, military, and economic resources available to address instability across Nigeria, and a plan to maximize the coordination and effectiveness of these resources to counter the threats posed by Boko Haram, ISIS-WA, and Niger Delta militants.

   Inserted: (4) An assessment of efforts undertaken by the security forces of the Government of Nigeria to improve the protection of civilians in the context of--

   Inserted: (A) ongoing military operations against Boko Haram in the northeast region;

   Inserted: (B) addressing farmer-herder land disputes in the Middle Belt;

   Inserted: (C) renewed militant attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the Delta; and

   Inserted: (D) addressing pro-Biafra protests in the southeast region.

   Inserted: (5) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Civilian Joint Task Force that has been operating in parts of northeastern Nigeria in order to ensure that underage youth are not participating in government-sponsored vigilante activity in violation of the Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-340).

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   Inserted: (6) An assessment of the options for the Government of Nigeria to eventually incorporate the Civilian Joint Task Force into Nigeria's military or law enforcement agencies or reintegrate its members into civilian life.

   Inserted: (7) A plan for the United States Government to work with the Nigerian military and judiciary to transparently investigate human rights violations committed by the security forces of the Government of Nigeria and other security forces operating in Nigeria that have involved civilian casualties, including a plan to undertake tangible measures of accountability following such investigations in order to break the cycle of conflict.

   Inserted: (8) A plan for the United States Government to work with the Nigerian defense institutions and security sector forces to improve detainee conditions.

   Inserted: (9) A plan for the United States Government to work with the Nigerian military, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations to demilitarize the humanitarian response to the food insecurity and population displacement in northeastern Nigeria.

   Inserted: (10) Any other matters the President considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (c) Updates.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report required under subsection (a) is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the report containing updated assessments and evaluations on progress made on the plans described in the report, including--

   Inserted: (1) updated assessments on the information described in paragraphs (2), (4), and (6) of subsection (a); and

   Inserted: (2) descriptions of the steps taken and outcomes achieved under each of the plans described in paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10) of subsection (a), as well as assessments of the effectiveness and descriptions of the metrics used to evaluate effectiveness for each such plan.

   Inserted: (d) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) and the updates required under (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

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

   Inserted: (1) the congressional defense committees;

   Inserted: (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

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

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