S.Amdt. 2653

SA 2653. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

SEC. 12__. REPORT ON THE CAPABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA AND OTHER
VIOLENT EXTREMIST GROUPS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth an
assessment of the current and future capabilities and
activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and
other violent extremist groups in Southeast Asia.
(b) Elements.--The report shall include the following:
(1) The current number of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
fighters in Southeast Asia.
(2) The estimated number of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
fighters expected to return to Southeast Asia from fighting
in the Middle East.
(3) An assessment of the root causes of violent extremism
in Southeast Asia that have led to the rise of the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria in Southeast Asia.
(4) The current resources available to combat the threat of
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Southeast Asia, and
the additional resources required to combat that threat.
(5) A detailed assessment of the capabilities of the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria to operate effectively in
countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
(6) A description of the capabilities and resources of
governments of countries in Southeast Asia to counter violent
extremist groups.
(7) A list of additional United States resources and
capabilities, including development assistance, that the
Department of Defense and the Department od State recommend
providing to governments in Southeast Asia to combat violent
extremist groups.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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