Sec. 1277. Security strategy for Yemen
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Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a security strategy for Yemen. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following elements: A discussion of the strategy’s compliance with applicable legal authorities. A detailed description of the security environment. A detailed description of the threats posed by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant–Yemen Province, including the origins, leadership, strategic aims, tactical methods, and resources attributable to each organization. A detailed description of the threats posed to freedom of navigation through the Bab al Mandab Strait and waters in proximity to Yemen as well as any United States efforts to mitigate those threats. A discussion of the ends, ways, and means inherent to the strategy. A discussion of the strategy’s objectives regarding counterterrorism and long-term stability in Yemen. A plan to coordinate the United States diplomatic, development, military, and intelligence resources necessary to implement the strategy. A detailed description of the roles of the United States Armed Forces in implementing the strategy. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.