Sec. 1350. Annual report relating to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually for five years thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and other departments and agencies as determined necessary, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report on the United States strategy for advancing security sector reforms, demobilization, disengagement, and reintegration efforts, anticorruption measures, and other assistance and initiatives designed to address chronic instability and other governance issues, localized armed conflict, and the growing threat of transnational terrorism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in this section referred to as the DRC ).
The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: A comprehensive assessment of the threat posed by the Allied Democratic Forces, elements of which have declared as an affiliate of the Islamic State, and any other affiliates of the Islamic State or Al Qaeda based in the DRC, which shall include, with respect to each such group— the capacity to strike— the United States homeland; United States persons; and interests in the United States or elsewhere; the connectivity to other Islamic State or Al Qaeda affiliates and senior leaders of their respective core organizations; and the major sources of revenue, including illicit and licit activities and financial flows originating outside of the DRC to senior leaders of the organizations. An assessment of how terrorist organizations and armed groups exacerbate the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the DRC and neighboring countries, including an analysis of the extent to which elements of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in this section referred to as the FARDC ) and other government entities collaborate with, contribute to, or otherwise facilitate actors involved in chronic armed conflict in the DRC. An assessment of the impact of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in this section referred to as the MONUSCO ) on the security situation in the DRC over the previous five fiscal years and recommendations for changes to the MONUSCO mandate, if any, to improve its efficacy. A detailed account of United States foreign assistance provided over the previous five fiscal years intended to build FARDC capacity to counter terrorism and violent extremism, to protect civilians, and to address longstanding allegations of FARDC human rights abuses and collaboration with armed groups in the DRC. A detailed account of United States foreign assistance provided over the previous five fiscal years to address humanitarian needs, counter corruption, and improve good governance, including fiscal transparency, in the DRC. The statutory authorities under which assistance described in paragraph
(4)or
(5)was provided, the amounts provided under each authority, and an analysis of the efficacy and impact of such assistance. A detailed proposal of what resources are required to pursue the United States strategy outlined in subsection
(a)in the following year. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.