Sec. 1223. Report and strategy on the Assad regime’s relationship with ISIS
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the Assad regime’s cooperation, assistance, and association with ISIS. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include a description of the following: How the Assad regime has focused its military efforts at rebel groups fighting ISIS and the extent to which such efforts helped the growth of ISIS and hindered operations against ISIS. The extent to which Syrian intelligence may have worked with, assisted, facilitated, or tolerated ISIS operatives. The release of jihadists from Syrian prisons by the Assad regime may have had on the rise of ISIS. The extent to which the purchase by the Assad regime of oil, gas, wheat, and grain from ISIS through various intermediaries has added to ISIS’ revenue, and the role that allowing Syrian banks to continue to function and provide financial services within ISIS-held territory had upon ISIS’ revenue. The extent to which the Assad regime’s cooperation, assistance, and association with ISIS has harmed Operation Inherent Resolve and other efforts by the Department of Defense to counter ISIS in Syria. The extent to which the Assad regime’s destructive policies may continue to provide for the resurgence of ISIS. Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy on how to counter the Assad regime’s cooperation, assistance, and association with ISIS. The report required by subsection
(a)and the strategy required by subsection
(b)shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary develops the strategy required by subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, or provide such committees a briefing on, a plan for implementing the strategy.