Sec. 1221. REPORT ON PLANS TO DISRUPT AND DEGRADE HAQQANI NETWORK ACTIVITIES AND FINANCES
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## SEC. 1221 REPORT ON PLANS TO DISRUPT AND DEGRADE HAQQANI NETWORK ACTIVITIES AND FINANCES ###
(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)disrupting and degrading the Haqqani Network should be a high priority; and ####
(2)the Administration should use the full extent of its authority to deny the organization the finances required to carry out its activities. ###
(b)Report on Activities and Plan to Disrupt and Degrade Haqqani Network Activities and Finances ####
(1)Report required Not later than nine months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress on activities and the plan to disrupt and degrade Haqqani Network activities and finances. ####
(2)Coordination The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be prepared by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, and any other department or agency of the United States Government that has lead responsibility for activities directed at disrupting and degrading the Haqqani Network. ####
(3)Elements The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)A description of the current activities of the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, and the elements of the intelligence community to disrupt and degrade Haqqani Network activities, finances, and resources. #####
(B)An assessment of the intelligence community— ######
(i)of the operations of the Haqqani Network in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and its activities outside the region; and ######
(ii)of the relationships, networks, and vulnerabilities of the Haqqani Network, including with Pakistan’s military, intelligence services, and government officials, including provincial and district officials. #####
(C)A review of the plans and intentions of the Haqqani Network with respect to the continued drawdown of United States and coalition troops. #####
(D)A review of the current United States policies, activities, and funding, and a description of a plan, for applying sustained and systemic pressure against the Haqqani Network’s financial infrastructure, including— ######
(i)identification of the agencies that would participate in implementing the plan; ######
(ii)a description of the legal authorities under which the plan would be conducted; ######
(iii)a description of the objectives and desired outcomes of the plan, including specific steps to achieve these objectives and outcomes; ######
(iv)metrics to measure the success of the plan; and ######
(v)the identity of the agency or office to be designated as the lead agency in implementing the plan. #####
(E)An examination of the extent, if any, to which current United States and coalition contracting processes have furthered the financial interests of the Haqqani Network, and how the activities and plans specified in paragraph
(1)would mitigate the unintended consequences of such processes. #####
(F)An assessment of formal and informal business sectors penetrated by the Haqqani Network in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries, particularly in the Persian Gulf region, and a description of steps to counter these activities. #####
(G)An estimate of costs associated with the implementation of the plan to disrupt and degrade the Haqqani Network’s financial activities. #####
(H)A description of how activities and plans specified in paragraph
(1)fit in the broader United States efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and prevent the region from being a safe haven for al Qaeda and its affiliates. ####
(4)Update of report on activities and plan Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required by paragraph (1), the President shall submit an update of the report to the appropriate committees of Congress. ####
(5)Form The report required by paragraph
(1)and the update required by paragraph
(4)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###
(c)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Appropriate committees of congress The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— #####
(A)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and #####
(B)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. ####
(2)Intelligence community The term “intelligence community” has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
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REPORT ON PLANS TO DISRUPT AND DEGRADE HAQQANI NETWORK ACTIVITIES AND FINANCES
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