Sec. 1276. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISSIONS, OPERATIONS, AND ACTIVITIES IN NIGER

450 words·~2 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-15483/sec-1276

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 1276 REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISSIONS, OPERATIONS, AND ACTIVITIES IN NIGER ###

(a)Report Required ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation as appropriate with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the missions, operations, and activities of the Department of Defense in Niger that includes the following: #####

(A)A description of the objectives and the associated lines of efforts of the Department in Niger, and the benchmarks for assessing progress toward such objectives. #####

(B)A description of the timeline for achieving such objectives in Niger. #####

(C)A justification of the relevance of such objectives in Niger to the national security of the United States and to the objectives in the National Defense Strategy. #####

(D)A description of steps the Department is taking to ensure that security cooperation in Niger is effectively coordinated with the diplomatic and development activities of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development. #####

(E)Consistent with the report required by section 1212 of this Act, a description of the legal, operational, and funding authorities relating to the lines of effort of the Department in Niger. #####

(F)An identification of measures to mitigate operational risk to and increase the preparedness of members of the Armed Forces conducting missions, operations, or activities in Niger. #####

(G)An assessment of the command and support relationships of United States Africa Command with subordinate commands associated with missions, operations, and activities in Niger, including Special Operations Command Africa. #####

(H)A description of each recommendation included the Army Regulation 15-6 investigation report conducted by United States Africa Command regarding the incident in Niger on October 4, 2017, the current implementation status of such recommendation, and a projected implementation timeline for any recommendation not yet implemented or a justification for not implementing such recommendation. #####

(I)An identification of the measures taken, consistent with such investigation report, to mitigate risk to and increase the preparedness of members of the Armed Forces conducting missions, operations, or activities in Niger and throughout Africa. #####

(J)Any other matter the Secretary determines to be appropriate. ####

(2)Scope of report The report required by paragraph

(1)may also include information with respect to United States missions, operations, and activities in other countries in the region, as appropriate. ###

(b)Form The report required by subsection (a)(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.