Sec. 1225. Semiannual report on integration of political and military strategies against ISIL
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The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, on a semiannual basis, a report on the political and military strategies to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. A report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted not later than June 15 each year, for the 6-month period ending on May 31 of such year, and not later than December 15 each year, for the 6-month period ending on November 30 of such year. Each report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. Each report required under subsection
(a)shall include the following: Military strategy and objectives of the United States Department of Defense and coalition partners against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (hereinafter in this section referred to as ISIL ); Political strategy and objectives of the United States Department of State and coalition partners to address the political roots underlying the growth of ISIL, including— a comprehensive political plan for achieving a transition plan, interim government, and free and fair internationally monitored elections after the end of the current government headed by Bashar al-Assad; a comprehensive political plan for Iraqi political reform and reconciliation between ethnic groups and political parties (including a plan for passage of national guard legislation, repeal of de-Baathification laws, and a plan for equitable petroleum revenue sharing with the Kurdistan Regional Government); and a critical assessment of the current size and structure of the Iraqi Security Forces (hereinafter in this section referred to as ISF ) including an assessment of— provincial and neighborhood militias and special counterterrorism units; any changes in strength and mix of force structure within the ISF; levels of recruitment, retention, and attrition within ISF forces; and the operating budget of the ISF. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a review of— the transparency and anti-fraud, internal controls and accounting, and other measures undertaken by the Government of Iraq for the ISF, including irregular forces, relating to cash transfers and other assistance provided through the Iraq Train and Equip Fund; and the financial management capacity and accountability of United States direct assistance with respect to all recipients of funding under the Iraq Train and Equip Fund. In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. The requirements under this section shall expire on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.