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That the House of Representatives— recognizes the tragic fourth anniversary of the Chibok girls kidnapping and calls for the immediate release of all Boko Haram captives, especially the remaining Chibok girls and Leah Sharibu; applauds the extraordinary bravery of survivors of Boko Haram, who continue to come forward to share their stories and experiences at great risk to themselves; deplores Boko Haram for its destabilizing activities and extremist violence; acknowledges the efforts of the United States Government to defeat Boko Haram through development and security partnerships with Nigeria and other regional partners, and calls on the Department of State and the Department of Defense to rapidly implement the five-year regional strategy to address the grievous threat posed by Boko Haram and other violent extremist organizations; furthermore requests that the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development create a plan to address the needs of women and girls adversely impacted by extremism and conflict as required by section 7059(e)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31 ; 131 Stat. 699); commends the swift enactment of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–68 ), and encourages the President to release the Women, Peace, and Security Strategy by October 2018, as required by section 5 of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 ( 22 U.S.C. 2152j–1 ); acknowledges the actions of the Government of Nigeria to combat Boko Haram, and encourages it to— provide the necessary counseling and support to those abducted by Boko Haram; allow returned women and girls to be reunited with their families when appropriate; appropriately channel the announced $1,000,000,000 assistance from the Excess Crude Account to humanitarian assistance, development, education, and deradicalization programs; and accept international assistance in a timely manner when offered; and encourages continued cooperation between the Governments of the United States and Nigeria to defeat the violent extremist organization Boko Haram.
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- 131 Stat. 699
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