Sec. 704. REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY TO DISRUPT, DISMANTLE, AND DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC STATE, AL-QA’IDA, AND THEIR AFFILIATED GROUPS, ASSOCIATED GROUPS, AND ADHERENTS
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## SEC. 704 REPORT ON UNITED STATES COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY TO DISRUPT, DISMANTLE, AND DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC STATE, AL-QA’IDA, AND THEIR AFFILIATED GROUPS, ASSOCIATED GROUPS, AND ADHERENTS ###
(a)Report ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive report on the counterterrorism strategy of the United States to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat the Islamic State, al-Qa’ida, and their affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. ####
(2)Coordination The report under paragraph
(1)shall be prepared in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Defense, and the head of any other department or agency of the Federal Government that has responsibility for activities directed at combating the Islamic State, al-Qa’ida, and their affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. ####
(3)Elements The report under by paragraph
(1)shall include each of the following: #####
(A)A definition of— ######
(i)core al-Qa’ida, including a list of which known individuals constitute core al-Qa’ida; ######
(ii)the Islamic State, including a list of which known individuals constitute Islamic State leadership; ######
(iii)an affiliated group of the Islamic State or al-Qa’ida, including a list of which known groups constitute an affiliate group of the Islamic State or al-Qa’ida; ######
(iv)an associated group of the Islamic State or al-Qa’ida, including a list of which known groups constitute an associated group of the Islamic State or al-Qa’ida; ######
(v)an adherent of the Islamic State or al-Qa’ida, including a list of which known groups constitute an adherent of the Islamic State or al-Qa’ida; and ######
(vi)a group aligned with the Islamic State or al-Qa’ida, including a description of what actions a group takes or statements it makes that qualify it as a group aligned with the Islamic State or al-Qa’ida. #####
(B)An assessment of the relationship between all identified Islamic State or al-Qa’ida affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents with Islamic State leadership or core al-Qa’ida. #####
(C)An assessment of the strengthening or weakening of the Islamic State or al-Qa’ida, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, from January 1, 2010, to the present, including a description of the metrics that are used to assess strengthening or weakening and an assessment of the relative increase or decrease in violent attacks attributed to such entities. #####
(D)An assessment of whether an individual can be a member of core al-Qa’ida if such individual is not located in Afghanistan or Pakistan. #####
(E)An assessment of whether an individual can be a member of core al-Qa’ida as well as a member of an al-Qa’ida affiliated group, associated group, or adherent. #####
(F)A definition of defeat of the Islamic State or core al-Qa’ida. #####
(G)An assessment of the extent or coordination, command, and control between the Islamic State or core al-Qa’ida and their affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, specifically addressing each such entity. #####
(H)An assessment of the effectiveness of counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State or core al-Qa’ida, their affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, and whether such operations have had a sustained impact on the capabilities and effectiveness of the Islamic State or core al-Qa’ida, their affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. ####
(4)Form The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###
(b)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following: ####
(1)The congressional intelligence committees. ####
(2)The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate. ####
(3)The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.