Sec. 1275. UNITED STATES MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY FOR YEMEN

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## SEC. 1275 UNITED STATES MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY FOR YEMEN ###

(a)Report Required Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a military and diplomatic strategy for Yemen. ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

(a)shall include the following elements: ####

(1)An explanation of the military and diplomatic strategy for Yemen, including a description of the ends, ways, and means inherent to the strategy. ####

(2)An explanation of the legal authorities supporting the strategy. ####

(3)A detailed description of the political and security environment in Yemen. ####

(4)A detailed description of the threats posed by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Yemen Province, including the intent, capabilities, strategic aims, and resources attributable to each organization. ####

(5)A detailed description of the threats posed to freedom of navigation through the Bab al Mandab Strait and waters in proximity to Yemen as well as any United States efforts to mitigate those threats. ####

(6)A detailed description of the threats posed to the United States and its allies and partners by the proliferation of advanced conventional weapons in Yemen. ####

(7)A detailed description of the threats posed to United States interests by state actors in Yemen. ####

(8)A discussion of United States objectives regarding long-term stability and counterterrorism in Yemen. ####

(9)A plan to integrate the United States diplomatic, development, military, and intelligence resources necessary to implement the strategy. ####

(10)A detailed description of the roles of the United States Armed Forces in supporting the strategy. ####

(11)Any other matters as the President considers appropriate. ###

(c)Form The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###

(d)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ####

(2)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.