Sec. 214. COMBATING TERRORISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

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## SEC. 214 COMBATING TERRORISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA ###

(a)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Appropriate committees of congress The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— #####

(A)the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; #####

(B)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; #####

(C)the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and #####

(D)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. ####

(2)ISIS The term “ISIS” means the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. ###

(b)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and other appropriate Federal officials, shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that contains an assessment of the current and future capabilities and activities of ISIS-linked, al-Qaeda-linked, and other violent extremist groups in Southeast Asia that pose a significant threat to the United States, its allies, and its citizens interests abroad. ###

(c)Elements The report required under subsection

(b)shall include— ####

(1)the current number of ISIS-linked, al-Qaeda-linked, and other violent extremist group-affiliated fighters in Southeast Asia; ####

(2)an estimate of the number of ISIS-linked, al-Qaeda-linked, and other violent extremist group-affiliated fighters expected to return to Southeast Asia from fighting in the Middle East; ####

(3)an analysis of the amounts and sources of ISIS-linked, al Qaeda-linked, and other various extremist group affiliated-fighters in Southeast Asia; ####

(4)the current resources available to combat the threat of ISIS-linked, al-Qaeda-linked, and other violent extremist group-affiliated fighters in Southeast Asia, and the additional resources required to combat such threat; ####

(5)a detailed assessment of the capabilities of ISIS-linked, al-Qaeda-linked, and other violent extremist group-affiliated fighters to operate effectively in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia; ####

(6)a description of the capabilities and resources of governments in Southeast Asia to counter violent extremist groups; and ####

(7)a list of additional United States resources and capabilities that the Department of Defense and the Department of State recommend providing to governments in Southeast Asia to combat violent extremist groups.