Sec. 1275. REPORT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON COLLABORATION TO MEET SHARED NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN EAST AFRICA
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## SEC. 1275 REPORT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON COLLABORATION TO MEET SHARED NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN EAST AFRICA ###
(a)Report on Foreign Assistance and Other Activities in Somaliland ####
(1)Defined term In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####
(A)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and #####
(B)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. ####
(2)Report #####
(A)In general Not later than September 30, 2023, and annually thereafter until the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that, with respect to the most recently concluded 12-month period— ######
(i)describes assistance provided by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to Somaliland, including— ######
(I)the value of such assistance (in United States dollars); ######
(II)the source from which such assistance was funded; ######
(III)the names of the programs through which such assistance was administered; ######
(IV)the implementing partners through which such assistance was provided; ######
(V)the sponsoring bureau of the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development; and ######
(VI)if the assistance broadly targeted the Federal Republic of Somalia, the portion of such assistance that was— ######
(aa)explicitly intended to support Somaliland; and ######
(bb)ultimately employed in Somaliland; ######
(ii)details the staffing and responsibilities of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development supporting foreign assistance, diplomatic engagement, and security initiatives in Somaliland, including the location of such personnel (duty station) and their corresponding bureau; ######
(iii)provides— ######
(I)a detailed account of travel to Somaliland by employees of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, if any, including the position, duty station, and trip purpose for each such trip; or ######
(II)the justification for not traveling to Somaliland if no such personnel traveled during the reporting period; and ######
(iv)if the Department of State has provided training to security forces of the Federal Member States (FMS), and Somaliland, including— ######
(I)where such training has occurred; ######
(II)the extent to which FMS and Somaliland security forces have demonstrated the ability to absorb previous training; and ######
(III)the ability of FMS and Somaliland security forces to maintain and appropriately utilize such training, as applicable. #####
(B)Form The report required under subparagraph
(A)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. ###
(b)Feasibility Study ####
(1)Defined term In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####
(A)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and #####
(B)the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. ####
(2)Feasibility study The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a feasibility study that— #####
(A)determines whether opportunities exist for greater collaboration in the pursuit of United States national security interests in the Horn of Africa, the Gulf of Aden, and the Indo-Pacific region with the Federal Government of Somalia and Somaliland; and #####
(B)identifies the practicability and advisability of improving the professionalization and capacity of security sector actors within the Federal Member States
(FMS)and Somaliland. ####
(3)Report to congress Not later than June 15, 2023, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a classified report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the results of the feasibility study required under paragraph (2). ###
(c)Rule of Construction Nothing in this Act, including the reporting requirement under subsection
(a)and the conduct of the feasibility study under subsection (b), may be construed to convey United States recognition of Somalia’s FMS or Somaliland as an independent entity.