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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 7900 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for militar... · Sec. 1353

Sec. 1353. Report on efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin

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Congress— strongly condemns the ongoing violence and the systematic gross human rights violations against the people of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin carried out by Boko Haram; expresses its support for the people of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin who wish to live in a peaceful, economically prosperous, and democratic region; and calls on the President to support Nigerian, Lake Chad Basin, and international community efforts to ensure accountability for crimes against humanity committed by Boko Haram against the people of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, particularly the young girls kidnapped from Chibok and other internally displaced persons affected by the actions of Boko Haram.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin.
The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: A description of initiatives undertaken by the Department of State and the Department of Defense to assist the Government of Nigeria and countries in the Lake Chad Basin to combat Boko Haram. A description of United States activities to enhance the capacity of Nigeria and countries in the Lake Chad Basin to investigate and prosecute human rights violations perpetrated against the people of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin by Boko Haram, al-Qaeda affiliates, and other terrorist organizations, in order to promote respect for rule of law in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin.
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