S.Amdt. 615

SA 615. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2018 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 C of title XII, add the following:

SEC. ___. REPORT ON PLAN TO STABILIZE THE AREAS IN IRAQ AND
SYRIA LIBERATED FROM THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ
AND THE LEVANT.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State and
Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report that sets forth the plan of
the United States to stabilize areas in Iraq and Syria that
are liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL).
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) For areas in Iraq described in subsection (a), the
following:
(A) An assessment of security in such areas, and an
identification of the forces that will provide post-conflict
stabilization and security in the areas described in
subsection (a).
(B) An assessment of the extent to which security forces
trained and equipped using United States assistance are
prepared--
(i) to provide post-conflict stabilization and security in
such areas;
(ii) to support inclusive governance structures in such
areas;
(iii) to support the return of displaced persons to such
areas; and
(iv) to defer to legitimate local authorities for
governance decisions in such areas.
(C) An assessment of the capacity of such security forces
to operate effectively in post-conflict environments,
including in the performance of counterterrorism operations
and stabilization operations independent of United States
forces.
(D) An assessment of the interest and support from such
security forces and legitimate local authorities for the
participation of the United States Government in post-
conflict stabilization efforts, as well as the ability of the
United States Government to influence stabilization outcomes
in such areas.
(E) A description of--
(i) the responsibilities and plans of the Department of
State in working with the Government of Iraq and legitimate
local authorities to re-establish essential services, promote
inclusive governance structures, and support reconstitution
of local economies in such areas;
(ii) plans for improving any gaps identified in the
assessments described in subparagraphs (A) through (D); and
(iii) the resources required to execute the plans described
in clause (ii), and the metrics to be used in evaluating the
execution of such plans.
(F) A description of the roles, responsibilities, and
anticipated contributions of resources of partner nations in
securing and stabilizing such areas.
(2) For areas in Syria described in subsection (a), the
following:
(A) An assessment of security in such areas, and an
identification of the forces that will provide post-conflict
stabilization and security in the areas described in
subsection (a).
(B) An assessment of the extent to which security forces
trained and equipped using United States assistance are
prepared--
(i) to provide post-conflict stabilization and security in
such areas;
(ii) to support inclusive governance structures in such
areas;
(iii) to support the return of displaced persons to such
areas; and
(iv) to defer to legitimate local authorities for
governance decisions in such areas.
(C) An assessment of the capacity of such security forces
to operate effectively in post-conflict environments,
including in the performance of counterterrorism operations
and stabilization operations independent of United States
forces.
(D) An assessment of the interest and support from such
security forces and legitimate local authorities for the
participation of the United States Government in post-
conflict stabilization efforts, as well as the ability of the
United States Government to influence stabilization outcomes
in such areas.
(E) A description of--
(i) the responsibilities and plans of the Department of
State in working with legitimate local authorities to re-
establish essential services, promote inclusive governance
structures, and support reconstitution of local economies in
such areas;
(ii) plans for improving any gaps identified in the
assessments described in subparagraphs (A) through (D); and
(iii) the resources required to execute the plans described
in clause (ii), and the metrics to be used in evaluating the
execution of such plans.
(F) A description of the roles, responsibilities, and
anticipated contributions of resources of partner nations in
securing and stabilizing such areas.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
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