ANNUAL COUNTERTERRORISM STATUS REPORTS.

SEC. 1242. ANNUAL COUNTERTERRORISM STATUS REPORTS.(a) Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “Success in Countering Al Qaeda Reporting Requirements Act of 2009”.(b) Annual Counterterrorism Status Reports.—(1) In general.—Not later than September 30, 2010, and every September 30 thereafter until September 30, 2012, the President shall submit to Congress a report that contains, for the most recent 12-month period, a review of the counterterrorism strategy of the United States Government, including—(A) a detailed assessment of the scope, status, and progress of United States counterterrorism efforts in fighting Al Qaeda and its related affiliates and undermining long-term support for violent extremism;(B) a judgment on the adequacy of interagency integration of the counterterrorism programs and activities of the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and other Federal departments and agencies and the balance of resource commitments among such departments and agencies;(C) a delineation of the boundaries and integration between—(i) the strategic operational planning role of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) for counterterrorism;(ii) the operational planning role of the Department of Defense and, if applicable, the Central Intelligence Agency, for counterinsurgency and foreign internal defense;(iii) the operational planning role of the Department of State and other Federal departments and agencies for diplomacy and foreign assistance to promote stability, human rights, prosperity, and other general United States foreign policy goals; and(iv) the role of the President’s National Security Council staff to coordinate the national security interagency process;(D) a determination of whether the NCTC exercises the authority and has the resources and expertise required to fulfill the interagency strategic and operational planning role described in section 119(j) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404o), as added by section 1012 of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108–458);(E) a description of the efforts of the United States Government to combat Al Qaeda and its related affiliates and undermine violent extremist ideology, which shall include—(i) a specific list of the President’s highest global counterterrorism priorities;(ii) a description of the most challenging areas for progress, in meeting the priorities described in clause (i); and(iii) efforts in those countries in which the President determines that—123 STAT. 2540(I) Al Qaeda and its related affiliates have a presence; or(II) acts of international terrorism have been perpetrated by Al Qaeda and its related affiliates;(F) a specific list of United States counterterrorism efforts, and the specific status and achievements of such efforts, through integrated military, financial, political, intelligence, paramilitary, economic, and law enforcement elements, relating to—(i) bilateral security and training programs;(ii) law enforcement and border security;(iii) the disruption of terrorist networks; and(iv) the denial of terrorist safe havens and sanctuaries;(G) a description of United States Government activities to counter terrorist recruitment and radicalization, including coordinated interagency—(i) strategic communications;(ii) public diplomacy;(iii) support for economic development and political reform; and(iv) other efforts aimed at influencing public opinion;(H) United States Government initiatives to eliminate direct and indirect international financial support for the activities of terrorist groups;(I) activities by foreign governments to combat Al Qaeda and its related affiliates and undermine violent extremism, and the extent of their cooperation with the United States Government;(J) an analysis of the extent to which specific Federal appropriations—(i) have been mapped to agency tasks as directed in the NCTC’s National Implementation Plan;(ii) have produced tangible, calculable results in efforts to combat and defeat Al Qaeda, its related affiliates, and its violent ideology; or(iii) contribute to investments that have expected payoffs in the medium- to long-term;(K) statistical assessments, including those developed by the National Counterterrorism Center, on the number of individuals belonging to Al Qaeda and its related affiliates that have been killed, injured, or taken into custody as a result of United States and foreign government counterterrorism efforts as compared to estimates of the total number of personnel belonging to Al Qaeda and its related affiliates; and(L) a concise summary of the methods used by all elements of the United States Government to assess and evaluate progress in the Nation’s overall counterterrorism efforts, including the use of specific measures, metrics, and indices.(2) Interagency cooperation.—In preparing a report under this subsection, the President shall include relevant information maintained by—(A) the National Counterterrorism Center and the National Counterproliferation Center;123 STAT. 2541(B) the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation;(C) the Department of State;(D) the Department of Defense;(E) the Department of Homeland Security;(F) the Department of the Treasury;(G) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, including the Central Intelligence Agency;(H) the Office of Management and Budget;(I) the United States Agency for International Development; and(J) any other Federal department that maintains relevant information.(3) Report classification.—Each report required under this subsection shall be submitted in an unclassified form, to the maximum extent practicable, and accompanied by a classified appendix, as appropriate.