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That the Senate— recognizes the tragic fifth 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 personal risk; urges the Government of Nigeria, in cooperation with regional partners and the international community, to redouble efforts to defeat Boko Haram; calls on the Government of Nigeria— to prioritize the recovery of women and girls who have been abducted and enslaved by Boko Haram; to work to determine the whereabouts of the thousands of missing people in Nigeria and provide a full accounting of the number of missing girls; to undertake concrete efforts to reduce the stigmatization and marginalization of those abducted by Boko Haram and provide counseling and support; to allow women and girls to be reunited with their families whenever appropriate; to appropriately channel $1,000,000,000 from the Excess Crude Account, as approved by the Nigerian State Governors in December 2017, to humanitarian assistance, development, education, and deradicalization programs; and to accept international assistance in a timely manner when offered; encourages continued efforts by the United States Government to defeat Boko Haram through development and security partnerships with Nigeria and other regional partners; calls on the Department of State and the Department of Defense to rapidly implement the 5-year regional strategy required under Public Law 114–266 to address the grievous threat posed by Boko Haram and other violent extremist organizations; requests the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to meet their obligation under section 7059(e)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31 ) to create a strategy to address the needs of women and girls adversely impacted by extremism and conflict; requests that the Department of State track and report the number of missing persons kidnapped by Boko Haram and include such information in its annual Trafficking in Persons Report; and commends the swift enactment of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–68 ), and encourages the President to immediately release the Women, Peace, and Security Strategy required under section 5 of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2152j–1 ).
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