Sec. 12. Strategy to prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its affiliates
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy to prevent the resurgence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(ISIS)in Iraq and Syria. The strategy required under subsection
(a)shall include the following elements: A summary of the United States national security interests in Iraq and Syria and the impact a resurgence of ISIS would have on such interests. A assessment of current training and support programs by Federal agency or department, specifically focused on countering ISIS and other terrorist organizations, including non-lethal assistance, training, and organizational capacity for the Syrian Democratic Forces, the Iraqi Security Forces, the Kurdish Peshmerga, and others to counter gains by ISIS and its affiliates. A description of United States Government efforts to support, develop, and expand local governance structures in areas in Syria previously liberated from ISIS control. An estimate of the number of current, active ISIS members in Iraq and Syria, including an assessment of those being held in detainee camps or prisons. A comprehensive plan to address ISIS detainees currently being held in Syria and Iraq, including the following elements: The designation of an existing official within the Department of State to serve as a senior-level coordinator to coordinate, in conjunction with the lead and other relevant agencies, all matters for the United States Government relating to the long-term disposition of ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees, including all matters in connection with— repatriation, transfer, prosecution, and intelligence-gathering; coordinating a whole-of-government approach with other countries and international organizations, including INTERPOL, to ensure secure chains of custody and locations of ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees; coordinating technical and evidentiary assistance to foreign countries to aid in the successful prosecution of ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees; and all multilateral and international engagements led by the Department of State and other agencies that are related to the current and future handling, detention, and prosecution of ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees. A description, which may be in classified form, of ISIS senior leadership and infrastructure and efforts to target leadership figures. A comprehensive description of United States activities utilizing social media and other communication technologies to counter ISIS’s propaganda, influence, and ability to recruit fighters domestically and internationally, including with private technology companies, and how such activities are being coordinated across the United States Government. A description of the efforts of the United States Government, including economic sanctions, to deny financial resources, including revenues from natural resources extraction, sale of antiquities, kidnapping, extortion, taxation, smuggling, access to cash storage sites, and access to international financial networks, to ISIS and its affiliates, in conjunction with international partners and financial institutions. A description of United States Government efforts to support credible war crimes prosecutions against ISIS fighters. A plan to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance.