Sec. 1224. Coordinator of United States Government activities and matters in connection with detainees who are members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Attorney General, designate an existing official within the Executive Branch to serve as 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 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(ISIS)and associated forces (in this section referred to as ISIS detainees ), including all matters in connection with— repatriation, transfer, prosecution, and intelligence-gathering; 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 detainees. The appointment of a senior-level coordinator pursuant to subsection
(a)shall not deprive any agency of any authority to independently perform functions of that agency. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter through December 31, 2024, the individual designated under subsection
(a)shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a detailed report regarding the following ISIS detainees: Alexanda Kotey. El Shafee Elsheikh. Aine Lesley Davis. Umm Sayyaf. Any other high-value ISIS detainee that the coordinator reasonably determines to be subject to criminal prosecution in the United States. The report under paragraph
(1)shall include, at a minimum, the following: A detailed description of the facilities where ISIS detainees described in paragraph
(1)are being held. An analysis of all United States efforts to prosecute ISIS detainees described in paragraph
(1)and the outcomes of such efforts. Any information, the disclosure of which may violate Department of Justice policy or law, relating to a prosecution or investigation may be withheld from a report under paragraph (1). A detailed description of any option to expedite prosecution of any ISIS detainee described in paragraph (1), including in a court of competent jurisdiction outside of the United States. An analysis of factors on the ground in Syria and Iraq that may result in the unintended release of ISIS detainees described in paragraph (1), and an assessment of any measures available to mitigate such releases. A detailed description of all multilateral and other international efforts or proposals that would assist in the prosecution of ISIS detainees described in paragraph (1). An analysis of all efforts between the United States and partner countries within the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS or other countries to share intelligence or evidence that may aid in the prosecution of members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and associated forces, and any legal obstacles that may hinder such efforts. An analysis of the manner in which the United States Government communicates on such proposals and efforts to the families of United States citizens believed to be a victim of a criminal act by an ISIS detainee. The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.