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HR 2446 EHRFSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2446 AN ACT

To reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 2. Findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 3. Definition.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN

Sec. 101. Declaration of policy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 102. Purposes of assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 103. Authorization of assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 104. Certification and phased-in limitation on economic and democratic development assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 105. Monitoring and evaluation of assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 106. Assistance to support the Offices of the Inspector General of Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 107. Coordination of assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 108. Pilot program to provide scholarships to Afghan students for public policy internships in the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 110. Clerical amendment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--ASSISTANCE FOR A NEW SECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR AFGHANISTAN

Subtitle A--Amendments to the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002

Sec. 201. Authorization of assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 202. Congressional notification requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 203. Matters relating to the International Security Assistance Force.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 204. Sunset.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 211. Counter-narcotics activities in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 212. Expansion of international contributions to the security of Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 213. Training for military personnel of foreign countries that are to be deployed for security operations in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 214. Humanitarian assistance for war victims.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 215. Sense of Congress concerning United Nations mandate in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 216. Report on the sale and use of Iranian-made weapons for the Taliban in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Donor contributions to Afghanistan and reports.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 302. Report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 303. Comprehensive interagency strategy for long-term security and stability in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 304. Special envoy for Afghanistan-Pakistan cooperation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 305. Transit through Pakistan of shipments by India in support of reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 306. Reauthorization of Radio Free Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 307. Eligibility in certain circumstances for agencies of the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan to receive a reward under the Department of State Rewards Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 308. United States policy toward Iran.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Nearly six years after the liberation of Afghanistan from the Taliban, who provided Osama Bin-Laden and Al-Qaeda with a safe haven for planning the attacks of September 11, 2001, Afghanistan remains highly unstable and the Government of President Hamid Karzai remains subject to attacks from remnants of the Taliban who have regrouped along with other insurgent groups, including some foreign fighters associated with Al-Qaeda.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) The Government of Afghanistan supports the continued deployment of international forces to supplement its own nascent national security forces, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which took over international stability operations for the entire country on October 5, 2006, must show continued commitment to these operations in order to assist Afghanistan in defeating the growing insurgency in rural areas of Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) The current United States counter-narcotics strategy for Afghanistan has not produced significant results, in part due to a failure to seek out and capture high-level warlords and kingpins who control the flow of illicit narcotics and because sufficient sustainable alternatives have not been provided to Afghan farmers who suffer from a lack of access to microfinance facilities, financial services, and land rights and whose crops are subject to eradication.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) In some cases, the misaligned eradication policy endorsed by the United States Government has led adversely-affected Afghan farmers and villagers to support insurgent groups, including the Taliban.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) The violence and instability in Afghanistan is further exacerbated by the flourishing trade in opium and opium-related crops, which has reached record levels and which fuel local militias, corrupts the national and local governments, and provides funding for insurgent and terrorist groups.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) The United States and the international community must continue to support Afghanistan both through increased support for its national and local police forces, the Afghan National Army, and Afghan counter-narcotics operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) The United States and the international community must also continue to support the growth of the Afghan economy through foreign assistance and other means because Afghanistan remains one of the poorest countries in the world and economic growth is impeded by the lingering remnants of 25 years of civil war and occupation and the ongoing instability since December 2001, including the growing illicit drug economy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) The United States and the international community must also continue to show a long-term commitment to support the promotion of democracy and the protection of human rights in Afghanistan, including increased assistance for the rule of law, freedom of the press, freedom of association, freedom of religion, and other measures of good governance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) From January 31 to February 1, 2006, the Government of Afghanistan and the international community issued the Afghanistan Compact, which sets forth both the international community's commitment to Afghanistan and Afghanistan's commitment to state-building and reform over the next five years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) The Afghanistan Compact, which is supported by the Afghan National Development Strategy, provides the core framework for building an effective, accountable state in Afghanistan, with goals and standards set forth in the Afghanistan Compact for improvements in security, governance, and development, including measures for reducing the narcotics economy, promoting regional cooperation, and making aid more effective, particularly at the local and provincial levels. The Afghanistan Compact also established a mechanism to monitor Afghanistan and the international community's adherence to the timelines, goals, and objectives set forth in the document.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) The security of Afghanistan is closely intertwined with those of its regional neighbors and success in Afghanistan, both economic and political, will be dependent on security and stability in the region.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(12) The recent closure of four refugee camps in Pakistan and the deportation of Afghans from Iran have resulted in over 200,000 Afghan refugees repatriating to Afghanistan who will require urgent humanitarian services.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

(a) In General- In this Act, except as otherwise provided, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Amendment- Subsection (c) of section 1 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7501 note) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(c) Definitions- In this Act:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES- Except as otherwise provided, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN- The term `Government of Afghanistan' includes--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) the government of any political subdivision of Afghanistan; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(3) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE OR ISAF- The term `International Security Assistance Force' or `ISAF' means the international security assistance force established to assist in the maintenance of security in Afghanistan pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386 (2001), as amended by United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1413 (2002), 1444 (2002), 1510 (2003), 1563 (2004), 1623 (2005), and 1707 (2006).'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE I--ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN

SEC. 101. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

Section 101 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7511) is amended by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) and inserting the following new paragraphs:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(4) While the election of a President and the establishment of a National Parliament for Afghanistan concluded the process begun in December 5, 2001, in Bonn, Germany, the United States needs to continue to work with the Government of Afghanistan and other friendly countries to ensure that Afghanistan's neighboring countries and other countries in the region do not threaten or interfere in one another's sovereignty, territorial integrity, or political independence, including supporting diplomatic initiatives to support this goal for the establishment of an independent and neutral Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(5) The United States must continue to demonstrate a long-term commitment to the people of Afghanistan by sustained assistance and the continued deployment of United States troops in Afghanistan with the support of the Government of Afghanistan as Afghanistan continues on its path toward a broad-based, multi-ethnic, gender-sensitive, and fully representative government in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(6) To foster stability and democratization and to effectively eliminate the causes of terrorism, the United States and the international community should also support efforts that advance the development of democratic civil authorities and institutions in Afghanistan's neighboring countries and throughout the Central Asia and South Asia regions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(7) While rampant corruption has impeded development and economic growth in Afghanistan and contributed to insecurity in the country, the United States should support all efforts to fight corruption in all levels of government in Afghanistan and assist in promoting an efficient and effective Government of Afghanistan.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 102. PURPOSES OF ASSISTANCE.

Section 102 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7512) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (2), by striking `the humanitarian crisis' and inserting `the continuing humanitarian needs';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (3)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking `heroin, and to' and inserting `heroin, to'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: `, and to establish a pilot program to test the effectiveness of a crop substitution combined with an appropriate offset policy and to provide practical information on the measures needed to implement such a policy with the potential of scaling up the pilot program for large-scale deployment'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in paragraph (7), by inserting `, the energy sector' after `the agriculture sector'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.

(a) Continuing Humanitarian Needs- Subsection (a)(1) of section 103 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7513) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the heading, by striking `URGENT' and inserting `CONTINUING'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking `urgent' and inserting `continuing'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Counter-Narcotics Efforts- Subsection (a)(3) of such section is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (A)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking `To assist in' and inserting `To assist in the apprehension of individuals who organize, facilitate, and profit from the drug trade,'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by inserting `, including the destruction of drug laboratories' after `heroin production';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) To establish a pilot program to test the effectiveness of a crop substitution combined with an appropriate offset to encourage legitimate alternatives to poppy production for Afghan poppy farmers within an area in which poppy production is prevalent, such as in the Helmand or Nangarhar provinces, by providing--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) seeds for alternative crops for which there is internal market demand and in an areas in which there is adequate infrastructure for access to market;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) technical assistance to such Afghan poppy farmers on how to best plant, grow, and harvest the alternative crops utilized; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) an appropriate offset that would significantly address the difference in income that such Afghan poppy farmers would otherwise earn had they continued to grow and sell poppy.';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking `(C)' and inserting `(C)(i)';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking `2003 through 2006' and inserting `2008 through 2010';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by striking the last sentence; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) by adding at the end the following new clauses:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) For each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010, $10,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out activities described in subparagraph (B).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) Amounts made available under clauses (i) and (ii) are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(D) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007, and every 180 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2010, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of the implementation of the activities described in subparagraph (B). The report required by this subparagraph may be included in the report required by section 304 of this Act.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Reestablishment of Food Security, Rehabilitation of the Agriculture Sector, Improvement in Health Conditions, and the Reconstruction of Basic Infrastructure- Subsection (a)(4) of such section is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) increased access to credit, savings, and other financial services and to farm management and business advisory services;';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (K), (L), and (M) as subparagraphs (M), (N), and (O), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following new subparagraphs:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(K) programs to train medical personnel, including doctors, nurses, physicians' assistants, and midwives;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(L) programs to provide equipment to primary and secondary clinics and hospitals;';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in subparagraph (N) (as redesignated), by striking `and' at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) in subparagraph (O) (as redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(P) rebuilding and constructing rural and urban roads and highways, including secondary and tertiary road systems.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Education, the Rule of Law, Anti-Corruption, and Related Issues- Subsection (a)(5) of such section is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the heading, by inserting `, ANTI-CORRUPTION' after `THE RULE OF LAW';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subparagraph (B)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking clause (v);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (viii) as clauses (v) through (vii), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in clause (vi) (as redesignated), by striking `and' at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) in clause (vii) (as redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) by adding at the end the following new clauses:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(viii) support for the implementation of the Afghan Action Plan on Transitional Justice, including examination of abuses by all parties as specified by the document with a view to establishing truth, reconciliation, and justice; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ix) support for land titling programs and reconciliation of land rights.';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) ANTI-CORRUPTION ASSISTANCE- To combat corruption, improve transparency and accountability, increase the participatory nature of governmental institutions, and promote other forms of good governance and management in all levels of government in Afghanistan, including assistance such as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) providing technical assistance to the Government of Afghanistan to assist in the efforts to ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption and assistance in creating implementation legislation and a monitoring mechanism to oversee implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) supporting the establishment of audit offices, inspectors general offices, third party monitoring of government procurement processes, and anti-corruption agencies;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) promoting legal and judicial reforms that criminalize corruption and law enforcement reforms and development that encourage prosecutions of corruption;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iv) providing technical assistance to develop a legal framework for commercial transactions that fosters business practices that promote transparent, ethical, and competitive behavior in the economic sector, such as commercial codes that incorporate international standards and protection of core labor standards;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(v) providing training and technical assistance relating to drafting of anti-corruption, privatization, and competitive statutory and administrative codes, and providing technical assistance to Afghan governmental ministries implementing anti-corruption laws and regulations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(vi) promoting the development of regulations relating to financial disclosure for public officials, political parties, and candidates for public offices;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(vii) supporting transparent budgeting processes and financial management systems;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(viii) promoting civil society's role in combating corruption; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ix) promoting the empowerment of citizens at the local level in the decision-making process, including reconstruction and economic development decisions.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Assistance to Women and Girls- Subsection (a)(7) of such section is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking clauses (i) through (xii) and inserting the following new clauses:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) to provide equipment, medical supplies, and other assistance to health care facilities for the purpose of helping women deliver healthier babies and reducing maternal and infant mortality and morbidity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) to expand immunization programs for women and children;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) to establish and expand programs to provide services to women and girls suffering from mental illness problems, such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iv) to protect and provide services to vulnerable populations, including widows, orphans, and women head of households;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(v) to develop and implement programs to protect women and girls against sexual and physical abuse, abduction, trafficking, exploitation, and sex discrimination, including emergency shelters for women and girls who face danger from violence;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(vi) to establish primary and secondary schools for girls that include mathematics, science, and languages in their primary curriculum;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(vii) to expand technical and vocational training programs to enable women to support themselves and their families;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(viii) to maintain and expand adult literacy programs, including economic literacy programs that promote the well-being of women and their families;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ix) to provide special educational opportunities for girls whose schooling was ended by the Taliban and who now face obstacles to participating in the normal education system, such as girls who are now married and girls who are older than the normal age for their classes;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(x) to disseminate information throughout Afghanistan on international standards for human rights, particularly as pertaining to women;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xi) to provide information and assistance to enable women to exercise property, inheritance, and voting rights, and to ensure equal access to the judicial system;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xii) to support the work of women-led and local nongovernmental organizations with demonstrated experience in delivering services to women and children in Afghanistan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xiii) to monitor and investigate violations against women and to provide legal assistance to women who have suffered violations of their rights;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xiv) to increase political and civic participation of women in all levels of society, including the criminal justice system;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xv) to provide information and training related to human rights, particularly as pertaining to women, to military, police, and legal personnel; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xvi) to provide assistance to the Ministry of Women's Affairs and the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission for programs to advance the status of women.'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subparagraph (B), to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- For each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) $5,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the President to be made available to the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs for the administration and conduct of its programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) $10,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the President to be made available to the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission for the administration and conduct of its programs; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) $30,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the President for grants to Afghan-led nongovernmental organizations, including Afghan women-led nongovernmental organizations, to support activities including the construction, establishment, and operation of schools for married girls and girls' orphanages, vocational training for women and girls, primary health care clinics for women and children, programs to strengthen Afghan women-led organizations and women's leadership, and to provide monthly financial assistance to widows, orphans, and women head of households.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Assistance for Energy Development and Short-Term Energy Supply-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) AMENDMENT- Subsection (a) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(8) ASSISTANCE FOR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT- To support the development of local energy sources, new power generation, and energy transportation, including further development of existing hydrological power sources, studies of the utility of geothermal energy, expansion of local natural gas fields for internal consumption and export, and transport of natural gas or other appropriate energy sources to Afghanistan's neighboring countries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(9) ASSISTANCE FOR SHORT-TERM ENERGY SUPPLY-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) ASSISTANCE OBJECTIVES- To provide assistance for the supply of short-term energy resources such as diesel to secure the delivery of electricity to major Afghan cities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- For each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010, $75,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out this paragraph.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) RELATION TO OTHER AVAILABLE FUNDS- Amounts made available under subparagraph (B) are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPIC ACTIVITIES- It is the sense of Congress that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation should, in accordance with its mandate to foster private investment and enhance the ability of private enterprise to make its full contribution to international development, exercise its authorities under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.) to further increase efforts to promote and support United States-sponsored private investment in the energy sector in Afghanistan, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) issuing loans, guaranties, and insurance, to support energy infrastructure reconstruction and development; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) undertaking a special initiative that includes--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) sending a needs assessment team to Afghanistan to determine ways in which the Corporation can best support the essential investment required to restore the energy infrastructure in Afghanistan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) engaging in an exhaustive outreach program to involve United States business in energy development in Afghanistan and exploring potential new public-private partnerships, supported by the Corporation, which will assist Afghanistan in developing its energy sector; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) consulting and coordinating with the Government of Afghanistan and regional governments and international financial institutions to promote private investment in the energy sector.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) Assistance for Capacity-Building- Subsection (a) of such section, as amended by subsection (f)(1) of this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(10) ASSISTANCE FOR CAPACITY-BUILDING- To increase the capacity and improve the sustainability of national, provincial, and local governmental institutions, including assistance such as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) providing technical assistance to all ministries through funding to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund to improve transparency and ability to respond to the needs of the Afghan people;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) promoting the implementation of fiscal and personnel management, including revenue tracking and expenditure systems;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) assisting in developing ministry-wide recruitment systems;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(D) creating or improving databases and other human resource information systems;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(E) supporting the expansion of the Afghan National Solidarity Project and other provincial and local-led development projects;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(F) providing training and technical assistance to the Ministry of Finance to better account for funding to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund and other funds implemented by the Government of Afghanistan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(G) supporting the Afghanistan Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(H) providing financial and technical assistance to support the Transition Support Strategy for Afghanistan, including the Public Administration Reform project; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(I) providing technical assistance to train provincial and local governmental personnel, especially as it relates to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) healthcare;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) political participation;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) human rights, particularly as pertaining to women; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iv) education, particularly to encourage girls to complete secondary education so they are prepared and able to attend post-secondary schools.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) Limitation- Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking `adopting a constitution and'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) Monitoring of Assistance for Afghanistan; Report- Subsection (d)(1)(A) of such section is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking `Committee on International Relations' and inserting `Committee on Foreign Affairs'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: `The report required by this paragraph may be included in the report required by section 304 of this Act.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(j) Priority to U.S. Organizations for Grants to Aid in the Revitalization of Afghanistan- In awarding grants to nongovernmental organizations to aid in the revitalization of Afghanistan, including to assist the people of Afghanistan to create and sustain quality economic and educational systems, under section 103 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as amended by this section), the United States Agency for International Development should give priority to organizations based in the United States that have an established and cost-effective record of developing and administering such programs of assistance in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 104. CERTIFICATION AND PHASED-IN LIMITATION ON ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.

Title I of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating sections 104 through 108 as sections 105 through 109, respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after section 103 the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

`SEC. 104. CERTIFICATION AND PHASED-IN LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN.

`(a) Certification-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than October 1, 2008 and each October 1 thereafter, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that contains a determination of whether or not, based upon substantiated and credible evidence, any senior official of the Government of Afghanistan, at the provincial or local levels, is engaged in or benefits from the illicit narcotics trade or is engaged in terrorist or criminal activities, including the names of any such senior officials and the provincial or local governments over which such senior officials exercise authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) FORM- The certification required by paragraph (1) shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) Limitation on Assistance- For fiscal year 2009 and each subsequent fiscal year, assistance authorized under this title or under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) may not be provided to a provincial or local government of Afghanistan if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to subsection (a) for such fiscal year that, based upon substantiated and credible evidence, one or more senior officials from such provincial or local government is engaged in or benefits from the narcotics trade or is engaged in terrorist or criminal activities.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 105. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF ASSISTANCE.

Title I of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.), as amended by section 104 of this Act, is further amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating sections 105 through 109 (as redesignated) as sections 106 through 110, respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after section 104 the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

`SEC. 105. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF ASSISTANCE.

`(a) In General- The President shall establish and implement a system to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of assistance provided under this title on a program-by-program basis in order to maximize the long-term sustainable development impact of such assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) Requirements- In carrying out subsection (a), the President shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) establish performance goals for assistance authorized under this title and expresses such goals in an objective and quantifiable form, to the extent practicable;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) establish performance indicators to be used in measuring or assessing the achievement of the performance goals described in paragraph (1); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(3) provide a basis for recommendations for adjustments to assistance authorized under this title to enhance the impact of such assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(c) Assistance To Enhance the Capacity of Afghanistan- In carrying out subsection (a), the President shall provide assistance to enhance the capacity of the Government of Afghanistan to monitor and evaluate programs carried out by the national, provincial, and local governments in Afghanistan in order to maximize the long-term sustainable development impact of such programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(d) Authorization of Appropriations- Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 110 for a fiscal year, not less than 5 percent of such amounts are authorized to be made available to carry out this section for such fiscal year.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 106. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE OFFICES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Assistance Authorized- The President shall provide assistance to support the auditing, investigation, and oversight capacity and capability of the Offices of the Inspector General of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development in Afghanistan. The Offices of the Inspector General of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development are authorized to audit, investigate, and oversee the programs authorized in title I of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as amended by this title).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Requirement for In-Country Presence- The Offices of the Inspector General of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development, shall permanently deploy not less than two staff from each of the Offices of the Inspector General in Afghanistan to carry out this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Authorization of Appropriations-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 110 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as redesignated by this title) for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010, not less than $1,500,000 for each such fiscal year is authorized to be made available to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State and not less than $3,000,000 for each such fiscal year is authorized to be made available to the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development to carry out this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) RELATION TO OTHER AVAILABLE FUNDS- Amounts made available under paragraph (1) are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 107. COORDINATION OF ASSISTANCE.

(a) Congressional Finding- Congress finds that the coordinator of assistance provided for in section 106 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as redesignated) has not achieved the objectives of an integrated approach to United States assistance programs for Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Appointment of Coordinator- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a coordinator who shall report directly to the President. The coordinator shall not hold any other position within the United States Government and shall have the rank and status of Ambassador.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Duties of Coordinator- The coordinator shall be responsible for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) designing an overall non-military strategy, in coordination with the heads of relevant United States Government departments and agencies, to advance United States interests in Afghanistan, including policy coordination relating to counter-narcotics efforts, reconstruction and development, and activities to equip and train the Afghan National Security Forces;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) ensuring policy coordination among relevant United States Government departments and agencies in carrying out the strategy described in paragraph (1);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) pursuing coordination with other countries and international organizations with respect to assistance for Afghanistan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) coordinating the implementation and oversight by relevant United States Government departments and agencies for assistance for Afghanistan described in paragraph (1);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) resolving policy disputes among relevant United States Government departments and agencies with respect to United States assistance for Afghanistan described in paragraph (1);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) ensuring policy coordination among relevant United States Government departments and agencies for counter-narcotics efforts and coordinating the implementation of such policies, including by facilitating the access of certain departments and agencies to sensitive sites in Afghanistan, where practicable, for the purpose of conducting critical counter-narcotics operations; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) ensuring coordination among the United States, the Government of Afghanistan, the United Kingdom, and other international partners that are supporting counter-narcotics efforts, reconstruction and development, and activities to equip and train the Afghan National Security Forces in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Deputy Coordinators- The coordinator may appoint up to two deputy coordinators to assist the coordinator with the duties of the coordinator described in subsection (c), including duties relating to counter-narcotics, reconstruction and development, or equipping and training of Afghan National Security Forces. A deputy coordinator shall not hold any other position within the United States Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Repeal- Section 106 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as redesignated by sections 104 and 105 of this Act), is hereby repealed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 108. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO AFGHAN STUDENTS FOR PUBLIC POLICY INTERNSHIPS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Title I of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7511 et seq.), as amended by sections 104 and 105 of this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 105 (as redesignated) the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

`SEC. 106. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO AFGHAN STUDENTS FOR PUBLIC POLICY INTERNSHIPS IN THE UNITED STATES.

`(a) Pilot Program Required- The Secretary of State shall establish a pilot program to provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students in Afghanistan for public policy internships in the United States to improve the ability of such students to increase the capacity of the Government of Afghanistan. The pilot program required by this subsection shall be carried out as part of the educational and cultural exchange programs of the Department of State under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) Scope of Pilot Program- It is the sense of Congress that 20 students should participate in the pilot program required by subsection (a) for each fiscal year during which the pilot program is in effect.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(c) Period of Pilot Program- The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall be in effect during each of the fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Amendments- Subsection (a) of section 110 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as redesignated) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking `such sums as may be necessary' and inserting `$1,600,000,000'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking `2005 and 2006' and inserting `2008 through 2010'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Rule of Construction- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the availability of funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section 108 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7518) before the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 110. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7501 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 104 through 108 and inserting the following new items:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Sec. 104. Certification and phased-in limitation on United States economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Sec. 105. Monitoring and evaluation of assistance.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Sec. 106. Pilot program to provide scholarships to Afghan students for public policy internships in the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Sec. 107. Sense of Congress regarding promoting cooperation in opium producing areas.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Sec. 108. Administrative provisions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Sec. 109. Relationship to other authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--ASSISTANCE FOR A NEW SECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR AFGHANISTAN

Subtitle A--Amendments to the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.

(a) Extension of Drawdown Authority- Subsection (b) of section 202 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7532) is amended by striking `$550,000,000' and inserting `$300,000,000 in any fiscal year'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Sense of Congress- Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(c) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that assistance provided to eligible foreign countries and international organizations under subsection (a) should promote greater interoperability with and among the military forces of the International Security Assistance Force, the United States, and the Government of Afghanistan.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Additional Sense of Congress- Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(d) Additional Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that assistance provided to eligible foreign countries and international organizations under subsection (a) should be used in part to protect women legislators when they return to the provinces that they represent in Afghanistan.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 202. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

Subsection (a) of section 205 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7535) is amended by striking `the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate' and inserting `the appropriate congressional committees'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 203. MATTERS RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE.

(a) Implementation of Strategy- Section 206 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7536) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking subsection (c); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Reports on Efforts To Expand International Peacekeeping and Security Operations in Afghanistan- Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section (as redesignated) is amended in the first sentence, by striking `Committee on International Relations' and inserting `Committee on Foreign Affairs'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Arms Sales Incentive for Cooperating Nations in Afghanistan- Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(e) Arms Sales Incentive for Cooperating Nations in Afghanistan-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) IN GENERAL- Pursuant to the authorities of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), the President is authorized to provide a subsidy of up to five percent of the total acquisition cost of defense articles and defense services sold pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to a country if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) the country will use such defense articles and defense services in Afghanistan, orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) the country will use defense articles and defense services of comparable quality and quantity in Afghanistan,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





in support of operations in Afghanistan for an extended period of time.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) DEFINITIONS- In this subsection--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) the term `defense article' has the meaning given the term in paragraph (3) of section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794 note); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) the term `defense service' has the meaning given the term in paragraph (4) of such section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- To carry out this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 204. SUNSET.

Section 209 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7538) is amended by striking `2006' and inserting `2010'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Subtitle B--Other Matters

SEC. 211. COUNTER-NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Support for Counter-Narcotics Interdiction Operations-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The President, acting through the Secretary of Defense, shall direct the United States Armed Forces to continue to support counter-narcotics interdiction operations in Afghanistan, consistent with ongoing operational activities and the Department of Defense's counter-narcotics strategy for Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) COORDINATION- Such operations shall be conducted in coordination with the Government of Afghanistan and in coordination with any support for counter-narcotics interdiction operations provided by the United Kingdom and other appropriate countries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) TYPES OF ACTIVITIES- Such operations shall include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) intelligence, surveillance, and information sharing;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) logistical support, to the extent practicable in light of ongoing operational activities, for interdiction efforts; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) training and equipping the Afghan National Police, consistent with existing law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Special Counter-Narcotics Interdiction Teams- The President shall enhance existing civilian special counter-narcotics interdiction teams and, in addition, such counter-narcotics interdiction teams shall, to the extent practicable in light of ongoing operational activities, receive the support described in subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Participation of Foreign Counter-Narcotics Law Enforcement Personnel- Counter-narcotics law enforcement personnel of NATO and other friendly countries may participate in the formation and operation of the counter-narcotics interdiction teams described in subsection (b) or other counter-narcotics operations in Afghanistan that are supported by the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Vetting of Candidates for the Afghan National Police- The President shall ensure that assistance for the Afghan National Police include vetting procedures to adequately assess each Afghan National Police candidate's aptitude, professional skills, integrity, and other qualifications that are essential to law enforcement work.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 212. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SECURITY OF AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Statement of Policy- It is the policy of the United States that the President shall encourage the Governments of Pakistan and friendly Arab countries to increase reconstruction assistance to, and diplomatic support for, the Government of Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Pakistan and Afghanistan Military Cooperation- The President shall encourage the Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to engage in greater military cooperation to promote greater trust and transparency between them, including greater communication and coordination between their respective military, border security, and counter-narcotic units operating on both sides of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Report- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter until September 30, 2008, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of subsections (a) and (b). The report required by this subsection may be included in the report required by section 304 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as amended by section 302 of this Act).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Definition- In this section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 213. TRAINING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES THAT ARE TO BE DEPLOYED FOR SECURITY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.

Chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

`SEC. 550. TRAINING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES THAT ARE TO BE DEPLOYED FOR SECURITY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.

`(a) Training Authorized- The President is authorized to furnish training under this chapter for military personnel of foreign countries that are to be deployed for security operations in Afghanistan, particularly in the areas of special operations, counter-insurgency, border security, counter-terrorism, and counter-narcotics.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010. Amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 214. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR WAR VICTIMS.

(a) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that the President should be commended for and should continue ongoing programs regarding assistance to innocent Afghan individuals or families of Afghan civilians who have suffered a serious loss during military operations conducted by United States forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Report Required- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the feasibility of expanding programs of assistance described in subsection (a) to include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the provision of special additional assistance to families of Afghan civilians who were injured or killed during such operations and who were the primary source of income for such families;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the provision of assistance in excess of $2,500 to families of Afghan civilians described in subsection (a); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) the provision of other payments that might be required as a result of ongoing military operations in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 215. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING UNITED NATIONS MANDATE IN AFGHANISTAN.

It is the sense of Congress that the United Nations Security Council should expand the United Nations mandate in Afghanistan to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) authorize international civilian law enforcement missions in Afghanistan as a part of peace operations of the United Nations in Afghanistan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) authorize the International Security Assistance Force to participate in, to the extent appropriate and practicable, counter-drug interdiction operations, consistent with ongoing operational activities and as opportunities arise, against the top narcotic traffickers, their operations, and their infrastructure in Afghanistan, with the concurrence of the Government of Afghanistan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) install effective centralized authority within the United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan such that the international community's political objectives can be prioritized and communicated directly with the Government of Afghanistan; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) extend the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force beyond October 13, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 216. REPORT ON THE SALE AND USE OF IRANIAN-MADE WEAPONS FOR THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Congressional Finding- United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan recently intercepted a shipment of Iranian-made weapons and explosives intended for the Taliban in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Report Required- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the current Iranian-made weapons being sold to or used by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The report shall include any evidence of official Iranian Government endorsement of the sale of the Iranian-made weapons.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Definition- In this section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN AND REPORTS.

Subsection (c)(1) of section 303 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7553) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the first sentence, by striking `the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives' and inserting `the appropriate congressional committees'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in the second sentence, by striking `December 31, 2004' and inserting `December 31, 2010'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 302. REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN.

(a) In General- Title III of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7551 et seq.) is amended by striking section 304 and inserting the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

`SEC. 304. REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN.

`(a) Report Required- Not later than December 1, 2007, and every six months thereafter until September 30, 2010, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on a comprehensive set of performance indicators and measures for progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) Matters To Be Included- The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) With respect to stability and security in Afghanistan, the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) Key measures of political stability, including the important political objectives that must be achieved over the next year to ensure that all segments of Afghan society become committed to the elected government in Kabul.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) The primary indicators of a stable security environment in Afghanistan, such as the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) The number of engagements per day by each of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(I) The Afghan forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(II) ISAF.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(III) Non-ISAF United States forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(IV) Other Coalition forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) The numbers of trained Afghan security forces, including the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) The trends relating to numbers and types of ethnic and religious-based hostile encounters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) An assessment of the estimated strength of the insurgency in Afghanistan and the extent to which it is composed of non-Afghan fighters, including whether insurgents are obtaining weapons and other military material from outside of Afghanistan and whether the insurgents are based in or use the territory of countries other than Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(D) A description of the extent to which warlords in Afghanistan exercise effective control over personnel, natural resources, infrastructure, villages and towns, and material that should be under the direct sovereign control of the Government of Afghanistan, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) an identification of each warlord and the extent and means of control that the warlord exercises over personnel, natural resources, infrastructure, villages and towns, and material that should be under the direct sovereign control of the Government of Afghanistan; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) a description of actions undertaken by the Governments of the United States, Afghanistan, countries participating in ISAF, and other Coalition countries, individually or collectively, in the previous year to diminish and ultimately eliminate control by each warlord identified under clause (i) over the Afghan resources described in clause (i), and a description of actions that will be undertaken in the coming year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(E) A description of all militias, tribal forces, and terrorist and insurgent groups operating in Afghanistan, including the number, size, equipment strength, military effectiveness, sources of support, legal status, and efforts to disarm or reintegrate such militias, tribal forces, and terrorist and insurgent groups.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(F) Efforts by ISAF to establish a unified command, unified rules of engagement, information detailing the specific restrictions placed by each country participating in ISAF, or any successor coalition force, on the military activities of its national military personnel within Afghanistan, an assessment of the impact of such restrictions on ISAF's effectiveness, and an assessment of the capabilities of ISAF forces, including any equipment and logistics shortages.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) With respect to the training and performance of security forces in Afghanistan, the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) The training provided to Afghan military and other Ministry of Defense forces and the equipment used by such forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) Key criteria for assessing the capabilities and readiness of the Afghan National Army and other Ministry of Defense forces, including capability and readiness levels, including recruiting, training, and equipping such forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) The operational readiness status of the Afghan National Army, including the type, number, size, and organizational structure of Afghan battalions that are--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) capable of conducting operations independently;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) capable of conducting operations with the support of United States or Coalition forces or ISAF; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) not ready to conduct operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(D) The rates of recruitment, retention, and absenteeism in the Afghan National Army and the extent to which insurgents have infiltrated such forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(E) The training provided to Afghan National Police and other Ministry of Interior forces and the equipment used by such forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(F) Key criteria for assessing the capabilities and readiness of the Afghan National Police and other Ministry of Interior forces, including capability and readiness levels, including recruiting, training, and equipping such forces, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) the number of police recruits that have received classroom or field instruction and the duration of such instruction;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) the number of experienced veteran police officers who have received classroom and field instruction and the duration of such instruction;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) a description of any vetting that police candidates receive, the number of candidates vetted, the number of candidates derived from other entry procedures, and the success rates of those groups of candidates;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iv) the number of Afghan National Police forces that have received field training by international police trainers and the duration of such training; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(v) attrition rates and measures of absenteeism and infiltration by insurgents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(G) The estimated total number of Afghan National Army battalions needed for the Army to perform duties now being undertaken by United States, NATO, or Coalition forces, including securing the borders of Afghanistan and providing adequate levels of law and order throughout Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(H) The effectiveness of the Afghan military and police officer cadres and the chain of command.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(I) The number of United States and Coalition trainers, advisors, and mentors needed to support the Afghan security and associated ministries.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(J) An assessment of the quality of governance in each province in Afghanistan, including an assessment of the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) The implementation of the rule of law, including the effects of any lack of such implementation on operations of the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and other Afghan National Security Forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) Whether and to what extent actions by Afghan National Security Forces have led to abuses of human rights and the extent to which such abuses, if any, undermine overall counterinsurgency efforts in such province and Afghanistan as a whole.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) The ability of courts and the judicial system to provide an effective justice system to support the civil-military side of military and police operations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(K) An assessment, in a classified annex if necessary, of United States military requirements, including planned force rotations, through the end of calendar year 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(3) With respect to the economic and political stability of Afghanistan, the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) An estimate of the annual budget for the Government of Afghanistan for the Afghan fiscal year, including the costs of operating and maintaining the Afghan security forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) An estimate of the amount of Afghan Government revenue and the amount of international assistance for budget support for the Afghan Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) An estimate of the amount of funds pledged by all major donors for the calendar year and the amounts committed, obligated, and expended during the reporting period.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(D) An assessment of United States reconstruction assistance programs in Afghanistan, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) a description of existing efforts to improve the monitoring and evaluation of the reconstruction assistance programs, including from the design of such programs through implementation and eventual transfer to the Government of Afghanistan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) a description, by project, of ongoing and future reconstruction assistance programs and the amount of funding obligated and expended to carry out such programs, including programs in the security, rule of law, counter-narcotics, power, rural development, education, health, and governance and anti-corruption sectors;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) an analysis of completed reconstruction assistance programs, on a project basis, and a determination of the impact of and the benefits yielded from such programs on Afghanistan and its people;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iv) a description of ongoing efforts that have improved the employment situation in Afghanistan, including efforts that have created job opportunities and increased private sector development; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(v) a description of the progress made in implementing all of the elements of the Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(I) the Afghanistan National Solidarity Program; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(II) the Afghanistan Compact, including a description of the goals and objectives in the Afghanistan Compact that have been achieved.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(E) Key indicators of economic and political development activity that should be considered the most important for determining the prospects of stability in Afghanistan, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) unemployment levels;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) agricultural production;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) construction of roads, irrigation, and other basic infrastructure;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iv) education rates, particularly of girls;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(v) electricity rates;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(vi) hunger and poverty levels;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(vii) illiteracy rates;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(viii) maternal and infant mortality rates;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ix) appropriate measures for the protection of human rights;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(x) appropriate measures for the protection of political and religious freedom and freedom of association;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xi) access of women to political and civil society participation; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xii) appropriate measure for the protection of freedom of the press.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(4) With respect to opium production and counter-narcotics activities in Afghanistan, the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) An estimate of the number of hectares and amount of poppy production for the current year, including by province.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) The number of hectares and the amount of poppy destroyed by eradication.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) The number of counter-narcotics raids against drug labs, storage facilities, and caches, including the number of narcotics confiscated.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(D) The number of raids against narcotics traffickers and the number of traffickers arrested, prosecuted, convicted, sentenced, and extradited, including high-value targets.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(E) The number of Afghan counter-narcotics forces, including the Afghan National Counter-Narcotics Police, trained and equipped, the attrition rate of such forces, and the number of such forces available for counter-narcotics operations, including an assessment of the number of operations such forces conducted, the outcomes of such operations, and any additional resource needs of such forces.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(F) The number and type of alternative livelihood programs, a description of where such programs have been conducted, and an assessment of the number of hectares planted with poppy in the year following such programs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(G) The amount and type of NATO and United States assistance provided to Afghan counter-narcotic teams in conducting raids and investigations, including close-air support and helicopter lift, and the number and type of requests for assistance by United States or Afghan counter-narcotics teams.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(H) An assessment of Afghan efforts to extradite suspects to the United States and other countries, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) a list of the persons whose extradition has been requested from Afghanistan, indicating--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(I) those individuals who have been surrendered to the custody of United States authorities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(II) those individuals who have been detained by the authorities and who are being processed for extradition;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(III) those individuals who have been detained by the authorities and who are not yet being processed for extradition; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(IV) those individuals who are at large;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) a determination of whether Afghan Government officials and entities receiving assistance from the United States are making good-faith efforts to ensure the prompt extradition of each of the persons sought by United States authorities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) an analysis of any legal obstacles in the laws of Afghanistan regarding prompt extradition of persons sought by United States authorities and the steps taken by authorities of the United States and the authorities of Afghanistan to overcome such obstacles.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(c) Update of Report- Not later than 90 days after the date of the transmission of each report required by subsection (a), the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the report, to the extent necessary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(d) Form- The report required by subsection (a) shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if necessary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(e) Definition- In this section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7501 note) is amended by striking the item relating to section 304 and inserting the following new item:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`Sec. 304. Report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 303. COMPREHENSIVE INTERAGENCY STRATEGY FOR LONG-TERM SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN.

(a) In General- Section 305 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7555) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking `submit such strategy' and all that follows and inserting `submit such strategy to the appropriate congressional committees.';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) Comprehensive Interagency Strategy-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) IN GENERAL- The President shall formulate a comprehensive interagency strategy for long-term security and stability in Afghanistan which, in addition to the specific and measurable goals specified in subsection (a)(2), shall be composed of the elements specified in paragraph (2).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) ELEMENTS- The comprehensive interagency strategy required by paragraph (1) shall contain the following elements:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) REINVIGORATED RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS- A comprehensive interagency reconstruction strategy for Afghanistan, including objectives for the strategy, a plan to implement the objectives of the strategy, and a long-term budget to carry out the strategy. The strategy shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) include a plan to implement all of the elements of the Interim Afghanistan National Development Strategy, including the Afghanistan National Solidarity Program, and the Afghanistan Compact, including a description of the goals and objectives that have yet to be achieved, and the impediments in achieving such goals and objectives;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) include a mechanism for tracking and oversight of the reconstruction funding provided by countries participating in ISAF and other donor countries, international organizations, and international financial entities, including a description of the progress by such parties in fulfilling their pledges of financial, technical, and other assistance;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) include a mechanism for tracking and increasing oversight of the reconstruction programs implemented by the provincial reconstruction teams, including the amount of reconstruction funding spent by such teams, the purpose of such funding, and the evaluation of the success of such programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iv) provide for a mechanism to enhance coordination between the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development and other relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government in carrying out reconstruction programs, by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(I) coordinating existing and future efforts in the reconstruction programs carried out by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development with the reconstruction programs carried out by other relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(II) coordinating existing and future efforts needed to achieve enhanced coordination between the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development and other relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government in the design and implementation of reconstruction programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(v) include a plan to enhance monitoring, evaluation, and oversight of reconstruction programs to ensure the effective impact of such programs on Afghanistan and its people;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(vi) provide a plan to identify and implement critical reconstruction programs, by project, including in the areas of security, rule of law, counter-narcotics, power, rural development, education, health, and governance and anti-corruption, that will improve the security and economic stability of Afghanistan, and the amount of funding needed to implement such programs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(vii) include actions to significantly increase contributions from countries participating in ISAF and from other international partners for reconstruction programs, including in the areas of security, rule of law, counternarcotics, power, rural development, education, health, and governance and anti-corruption sectors;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(viii) provide a plan to improve the employment situation in Afghanistan, including a plan to increase job creation opportunities, create an environment conducive to Afghan small business development, and enhance private sector development in Afghanistan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ix) include actions to ensure enhancement of the capacity of the Government of Afghanistan, on all levels, to respond to the needs of its people;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(x) include actions to enhance the design and implementation of programs carried out by the Government of Afghanistan, on all levels, including efforts to increase funding and implementation of reconstruction programs carried out by the National Solidarity Program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xi) include a plan to increase significantly the number of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs), particularly in the southern and eastern regions of Afghanistan by December 31, 2009, including a review of the operation of and lessons learned from existing PRTs prior to the preparation of the strategy;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xii) clarify a single chain of command and operations plans for PRTs, including their relationship with ISAF;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xiii) increase staffing, particularly staffing of civilian specialists, and increase staff training for PRTs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xiv) incorporate measures to improve the effectiveness of PRTs in providing reconstruction and development assistance and in promoting security and stability in their areas of operations, including coordination between PRT civilian elements and ISAF reconstruction goals; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(xv) include efforts to ensure that a significant amount of the material, financial, and personnel support for the increase in the number of PRTs is provided by foreign sources.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) COUNTER-NARCOTICS STRATEGY- A comprehensive interagency counter-narcotics strategy for Afghanistan, including objectives for the strategy, a plan to implement the objectives of the strategy, and a long-term budget to carry out the strategy. The strategy shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) address the five pillars that comprise Afghanistan's counter-narcotics strategy and implementation plan: public information, rural development (alternative livelihoods), elimination and eradication activities, interdiction, and law enforcement and justice reform;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) identify the roles and responsibilities of relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government with respect to the activities described in clause (i);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) include the strategic direction of current and planned activities of the United States relating to counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan, and shall specifically include a description of steps that have been conducted and planned to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(I) improve coordination with all relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(II) strengthen significantly the Afghanistan National Counter-Narcotics Police;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(III) build the capacity of the Afghan Government to assume greater responsibility for counter-narcotics related-activities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(IV) strengthen anti-corruption measures that target narcotics producers and traffickers and the individuals influenced by them;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(V) improve counter-narcotics intelligence capabilities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(VI) strengthen narcotics-related interdiction activities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(VII) strengthen the capacity of the judicial sector to investigate, prosecute, and penalize narcotics producers and traffickers and government officials benefitting from narcotics-related activities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(VIII) effectively address any problems with eradication strategies; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(IX) significantly increase the focus on creating alternative livelihoods for the Afghan people; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iv) include current and planned actions to involve and coordinate with the United Kingdom and other appropriate international partners in supporting counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) SUSTAINABILITY OF THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES- A comprehensive interagency strategy for building and sustaining the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF), including objectives for the strategy, a plan to implement the objectives of the strategy, and a long-term budget to carry out the strategy. The strategy shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(i) include a mechanism for tracking funding, including obligations and expenditures, as well as equipment, training, and services provided for the ANSF by the United States, countries participating in the International Security Assistance Force, and other international partners;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(ii) include actions to build and sustain effective Afghan security institutions with fully-capable leadership and staff, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(I) a reformed Ministry of Interior, a fully-established Ministry of Defense, and logistics, intelligence, medical, and recruiting units (ANSF-sustaining institutions);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(II) fully-trained, equipped, and capable ANSF in sufficient numbers;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(III) strong ANSF-readiness assessment tools and metrics;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(IV) a strong core of senior-level ANSF officers;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(V) strong ANSF command, control, and communication between central ANSF headquarters and regions, provinces, and districts;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(VI) a robust mentoring and advising program for the ANSF;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(VII) a strong professional military training and education program for all junior, mid-level, and senior ANSF personnel;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(VIII) effective merit-based salary, rank, promotion, and incentive structures for the ANSF;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(IX) an established code of professional standards for the ANSF;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(X) a mechanism for incorporating lessons learned and best practices into ANSF operations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(XI) An ANSF personnel accountability system with effective internal discipline procedures and mechanisms;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(XII) a system for addressing ANSF personnel complaints; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(XIII) a strong record-keeping and accountability system to track ANSF equipment and personnel issues, and other ANSF oversight mechanisms; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(iii) provide for coordination between all relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government, as well as ISAF countries and other international partners, including on--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(I) funding;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(II) reform and establishment of ANSF-sustaining institutions; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(III) efforts to ensure that progress on sustaining the ANSF is reinforced with progress in other pillars of the Afghan security sector, particularly progress on building an effective judiciary, curbing production and trafficking of illicit narcotics, and demobilizing, disarming, and reintegrating militia fighters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(3) REPORT-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) IN GENERAL- Not later than December 1, 2007, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the report required by subsection (c) for 2007 that contains the comprehensive interagency strategy required by paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) FORM- The report required by subparagraph (A) shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if necessary.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Monitoring- Subsection (c) of such section (as redesignated) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(c) Updates of Strategy-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 90 days after the submission of the strategy required by subsection (b)(3), and every 90 days thereafter through September 30, 2010, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the strategy required by subsection (a) and the strategy required by subsection (b), as necessary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) DEFINITION- In this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional committees' includes the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Concurrent Submission of Report- Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(d) Concurrent Submission of Report- The strategy required by subsection (b) and any updates of the strategy provided pursuant to subsection (c) shall be submitted concurrently with the report and updates required by section 304 of this Act (relating to progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan).'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 304. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN COOPERATION.

(a) Statement of Policy- Congress declares that it is strongly in the national interest of the United States that Afghanistan and Pakistan work together to address common challenges hampering the stability, security, and development of their region and to enhance their cooperation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Establishment- The President is authorized to appoint a special envoy to promote closer cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Appointment- The special envoy--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) shall be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall have the rank of Ambassador-at-Large; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) may be appointed from among individuals who are officials of the Department of State.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Duties-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The primary responsibility of the special envoy shall be to coordinate United States policy on issues relating to bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) ADVISORY ROLE- The special envoy shall advise the President and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, and, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Affairs, shall make recommendations regarding effective strategies and tactics to achieve United States policy objectives to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) stem cross-border terror activities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) provide assistance to Afghan refugees to ensure orderly and voluntary repatriation from Pakistan;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) bolster people-to-people ties and economic cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan, including bilateral trade relations; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) offer comprehensive efforts to support effective counter-narcotics strategies in Afghanistan and Pakistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 305. TRANSIT THROUGH PAKISTAN OF SHIPMENTS BY INDIA IN SUPPORT OF RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Statement of Policy- It shall be the policy of the United States to use all appropriate means to encourage Pakistan to permit shipments by India of equipment and material to Afghanistan in support of Indian reconstruction and development projects in Afghanistan to be transported across the territory of Pakistan and to remove any obstacles to such transportation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Report-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2010, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on actions by Pakistan to permit or impede transit of shipments described in subsection (a). The report required by this subsection may be included in the report required by section 304 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as amended by section 302 of this Act).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) SUNSET- The requirement to transmit the report under paragraph (1) shall cease to apply if the President determines and transmits to the appropriate congressional committees a determination that India no longer needs to make shipments to Afghanistan for the purposes described in subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 306. REAUTHORIZATION OF RADIO FREE AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Findings- Congress finds the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Since January 30, 2002, RFE/RL, Incorporated (formerly known as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) has provided 12 hours of daily surrogate broadcasting services through Radio Free Afghanistan in Dari and Pashto languages to the people of Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Radio Free Afghanistan is the leading broadcaster in Afghanistan with an audience of nearly 60 percent of the adult population.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) It is in the national interest to continue Radio Free Afghanistan's surrogate broadcasts to Afghanistan in order to provide accurate news and information, help give voice to ordinary Afghans, and provide programs on the fundamentals of democracy.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Authorization of Appropriations- For each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010, such sums as may be necessary are authorized to be appropriated to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for grants to support 12 hours of daily surrogate broadcasting services through Radio Free Afghanistan in Dari and Pashto languages to the people of Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 307. ELIGIBILITY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES FOR AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN TO RECEIVE A REWARD UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

(a) Eligibility- Subsection (f) of section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(f)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking `(f) INELIGIBILITY- An officer' and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(f) Ineligibility-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) IN GENERAL- An officer';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (1), as so designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting `, except as provided in paragraph (2),' before `of a foreign government'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) EXCEPTION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES- The Secretary may pay a reward to an officer or employee of the government of Afghanistan or Pakistan (or any entity thereof) who, while in the performance of his or her official duties, furnishes information described in such subsection, if the Secretary determines that such payment satisfies the following conditions:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(A) Such payment is appropriate in light of the exceptional or high-profile nature of the information furnished pursuant to such subsection and such information relates in any way to the commission of an act in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(B) Such payment may aid in furnishing further information described in such subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(C) Such payment is formally requested by such agency.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Conforming Amendment- Subsection (b) of such section (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting `or to any officer or employee of a foreign government in accordance with subsection (f)(2)' after `individual'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 308. UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD IRAN.

(a) Findings- Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) It is of grave concern that General Peter Pace, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated in late April 2007 that United States and Coalition forces `have intercepted weapons in Afghanistan headed for the Taliban that were made in Iran'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Iran's provision of weaponry and technological expertise to terrorist and criminal elements operating in Afghanistan have reportedly included--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) 107 mm mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, C-4 explosives, and small arms;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) surface-to-air missiles reportedly supplied by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) explosively-formed projectiles, one of which was recently discovered in Kabul; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) Iranian 240 mm rockets, with a range of up to 30 miles, which have been used recently by Shiite extremists against United States and British targets in Basra and Baghdad.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) An increase in both the quantity and quality of Iranian arms shipments and technological expertise to the Taliban, other terrorist organizations, and criminal elements has the potential to significantly change the battlefield in Afghanistan, and lead to a large increase in United States, International Security Assistance Force, Coalition, and Afghan casualties.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Rule of Construction- Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed to limit the ability of the United States to respond to Iranian-supported or facilitated attacks against United States Armed Forces or interests in Afghanistan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Passed the House of Representatives June 6, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Attest:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Clerk.

110th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2446AN ACTTo reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, and for other purposes DEBORAH M. SPRIGGS, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Deputy Clerk.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink