{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-567","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 567","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To establish an interagency program to assist countries in North and West Africa to improve immediate and long-term capabilities to counter terrorist threats, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To establish an interagency program to assist countries in North and West Africa to improve immediate and long-term capabilities to counter terrorist threats, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-01-28","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-06-29","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h192","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act","result":"Passed","yea":395,"nay":15,"present":0,"not_voting":20,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll192.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.","date":"2021-07-12"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-06-29","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill provides statutory authority for the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program, an interagency program launched in 2005 to partner with countries in the Sahel and Maghreb regions of Africa to counter terrorism and violent extremism."},{"k":"p","t":"The Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Defense and the U.S. Agency for International Development, shall establish the partnership program, which must coordinate all U.S. programs in North and West Africa related to various counterterrorism activities, such as building foreign-military capacity, enhancing border security, promoting youth employment, and supporting independent media to counter terrorist propaganda."},{"k":"p","t":"The State Department must submit comprehensive, five-year strategies that include specified activities for the Sahel and Maghreb regions and for program counterterrorism efforts. Further, program activities must, among other things (1) be carried out in countries where there is an adequate level of partner country committment, and (2) have clearly defined outcomes and specific plans with indicators to regularly monitor and evaluate outcomes and impact. Such activities must also take into account the counterterrorism and development strategies of partner countries and align with such strategies to the extent possible."},{"k":"p","t":"The State Department shall notify Congress before obligating funds for such programs, and must submit annual reports about program activities."}],"words":209},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program to coordinate U.S. Government counterterrorism, governance and development activities in North and West Africa, and sets strategy, notification and reporting requirements for it.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567/text/eh#H2E06BA9963764A5F87E3072FABD4968F"}]},"core_areas":["Interagency counterterrorism program for North and West Africa","Program requirements for activities and partner countries","Five-year strategies for the Sahel-Maghreb and the program","Congressional notification, budget material and reporting requirements"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the USAID Administrator, to establish the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) Program to coordinate all U.S. Government programs in North and West Africa conducted for listed counterterrorism, governance, rule of law, border security and media purposes.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567/text/eh#H2E06BA9963764A5F87E3072FABD4968F"}},{"text":"Requires TSCTP activities to be carried out where the Secretary of State determines there is an adequate level of partner country commitment, to have clearly defined outcomes, and to have specific plans with indicators to monitor and evaluate outcomes and impact.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567/text/eh#H2E06BA9963764A5F87E3072FABD4968F"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to notify the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days before obligating amounts for a TSCTP activity, including the country, the amount, type and purpose of support, and the anticipated implementation timeline.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567/text/eh#H2E06BA9963764A5F87E3072FABD4968F"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to submit, within 270 days of enactment, a comprehensive five-year strategy for the Sahel-Maghreb and a comprehensive five-year strategy for the TSCTP Program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567/text/eh#H2E06BA9963764A5F87E3072FABD4968F"}},{"text":"Requires an annual report for five years, starting one year after enactment, on progress toward the strategies' objectives, partner country absorption of equipment and training, and assistance provided in the three preceding fiscal years.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567/text/eh#H2E06BA9963764A5F87E3072FABD4968F"}},{"text":"Requires reports every 120 days on the open recommendations in the September 2020 State Department Office of Inspector General audit AUD–MERO–20–42, and a report within 120 days on plans for a written review of Bureau of African Affairs security assistance programs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567/text/eh#H2E06BA9963764A5F87E3072FABD4968F"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567/text/eh#H2E06BA9963764A5F87E3072FABD4968F"},"heading":"Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program","effect":"Requires the Secretary of State to include a description of the program's requirements, activities and planned allocations in annual budget materials, but exempts Department of Defense activities conducted under title 10 authorities from that requirement.","amount":null,"quote":"This requirement does not apply to activities of the Department of Defense conducted pursuant to authorities under title 10, United States Code."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-06-29","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/567/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-567.png","v":"8ef01b322d39","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 567, 117th Congress: Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021. House: 395 Yea, 15 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 29 Jun 2021."}}