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from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or inves-
tigation related to amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the reconstruction of Afghanistan or from issuing 
any subpoena during the course of any such audit or investiga-
tion. 
(f) DUTIES.— 
(1) OVERSIGHT OF AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION.—It shall 
be the duty of the Inspector General to conduct, supervise, 
and coordinate audits and investigations of the treatment, han-
dling, and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, and of 
the programs, operations, and contracts carried out utilizing 
such funds, including— 
(A) the oversight and accounting of the obligation and 
expenditure of such funds; 
(B) the monitoring and review of reconstruction activi-
ties funded by such funds; 
(C) the monitoring and review of contracts funded by 
such funds; 
(D) the monitoring and review of the transfer of such 
funds and associated information between and among 
departments, agencies, and entities of the United States 
and private and nongovernmental entities; 
(E) the maintenance of records on the use of such 
funds to facilitate future audits and investigations of the 
use of such fund; 
(F) the monitoring and review of the effectiveness of 
United States coordination with the Government of 
Afghanistan and other donor countries in the implementa-
tion of the Afghanistan Compact and the Afghanistan 
National Development Strategy; and 
(G) the investigation of overpayments such as duplicate 
payments or duplicate billing and any potential unethical 
or illegal actions of Federal employees, contractors, or affili-
ated entities and the referral of such reports, as necessary, 
to the Department of Justice to ensure further investiga-
tions, prosecutions, recovery of further funds, or other rem-
edies. 
(2) OTHER DUTIES RELATED TO OVERSIGHT.—The Inspector 
General shall establish, maintain, and oversee such systems, 
procedures, and controls as the Inspector General considers 
appropriate to discharge the duties under paragraph (1). 
(3) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL ACT OF 1978.—In addition to the duties specified in para-
graphs (1) and (2), the Inspector General shall also have the 
duties and responsibilities of inspectors general under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978. 
(4) COORDINATION OF EFFORTS.—In carrying out the duties, 
responsibilities, and authorities of the Inspector General under 
this section, the Inspector General shall coordinate with, and 
receive the cooperation of each of the following: 
(A) The Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense. 
(B) The Inspector General of the Department of State. 
(C) The Inspector General of the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
(g) POWERS AND AUTHORITIES.—
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(1) AUTHORITIES UNDER INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.— 
In carrying out the duties specified in subsection (f), the 
Inspector General shall have the authorities provided in section 
6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including the authorities 
under subsection (e) of such section. 
(2) AUDIT STANDARDS.—The Inspector General shall carry 
out the duties specified in subsection (f)(1) in accordance with 
section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978. 
(h) PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND OTHER RESOURCES.— 
(1) PERSONNEL.—The Inspector General may select, 
appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be 
necessary for carrying out the duties of the Inspector General, 
subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov-
erning appointments in the competitive service, and the provi-
sions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. 
(2) EMPLOYMENT
OF
EXPERTS
AND
CONSULTANTS.—The 
Inspector General may obtain services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, at daily rates not to exceed 
the equivalent rate prescribed for grade GS–15 of the General 
Schedule by section 5332 of such title. 
(3) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—To the extent and in such 
amounts as may be provided in advance by appropriations 
Acts, the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other 
arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services 
with public agencies and with private persons, and make such 
payments as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the 
Inspector General. 
(4) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of State or the Secretary 
of Defense, as appropriate, shall provide the Inspector General 
with appropriate and adequate office space at appropriate loca-
tions of the Department of State or the Department of Defense, 
as the case may be, in Afghanistan, together with such equip-
ment, office supplies, and communications facilities and services 
as may be necessary for the operation of such offices, and 
shall provide necessary maintenance services for such offices 
and the equipment and facilities located therein. 
(5) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of the Inspector Gen-
eral for information or assistance from any department, 
agency, or other entity of the Federal Government, the 
head of such entity shall, insofar as is practicable and 
not in contravention of any existing law, furnish such 
information or assistance to the Inspector General, or an 
authorized designee. 
(B) REPORTING
OF
REFUSED
ASSISTANCE.—Whenever 
information or assistance requested by the Inspector Gen-
eral is, in the judgment of the Inspector General, unreason-
ably refused or not provided, the Inspector General shall 
report the circumstances to the Secretary of State or the 
Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, and to the appropriate 
congressional committees without delay. 
(6) USE OF PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND OTHER RESOURCES 
OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ 
RECONSTRUCTION.—Upon the request of the Inspector General, 
the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction—
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(A) may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the 
personnel of the Office of the Special Inspector General 
for Iraq Reconstruction to the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral for Afghanistan Reconstruction for the purpose of car-
rying out this section; and 
(B) may provide, on a reimbursable basis, any of the 
facilities or other resources of the Office of the Special 
Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to the Office 
of the Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 
for the purpose of carrying out this section. 
(i) REPORTS.— 
(1) QUARTERLY
REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after 
the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Inspector General shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
summarizing, for the period of that quarter and, to the extent 
possible, the period from the end of such quarter to the time 
of the submission of the report, the activities during such 
period of the Inspector General and the activities under pro-
grams and operations funded with amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. 
Each report shall include, for the period covered by such report, 
a detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and reve-
nues associated with reconstruction and rehabilitation activities 
in Afghanistan, including the following: 
(A) Obligations and expenditures of appropriated 
funds. 
(B) A project-by-project and program-by-program 
accounting of the costs incurred to date for the reconstruc-
tion of Afghanistan, together with the estimate of the 
Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the 
United States Agency for International Development, as 
applicable, of the costs to complete each project and each 
program. 
(C) Revenues attributable to or consisting of funds 
provided by foreign nations or international organizations 
to programs and projects funded by any department or 
agency of the United States Government, and any obliga-
tions or expenditures of such revenues. 
(D) Revenues attributable to or consisting of foreign 
assets seized or frozen that contribute to programs and 
projects funded by any department or agency of the United 
States Government, and any obligations or expenditures 
of such revenues. 
(E) Operating expenses of agencies or entities receiving 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
reconstruction of Afghanistan. 
(F) In the case of any contract, grant, agreement, or 
other funding mechanism described in paragraph (2)— 
(i) the amount of the contract, grant, agreement, 
or other funding mechanism; 
(ii) a brief discussion of the scope of the contract, 
grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism; 
(iii) a discussion of how the department or agency 
of the United States Government involved in the con-
tract, grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism
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identified, and solicited offers from, potential individ-
uals or entities to perform the contract, grant, agree-
ment, or other funding mechanism, together with a 
list of the potential individuals or entities that were 
issued solicitations for the offers; and 
(iv) the justification and approval documents on 
which was based the determination to use procedures 
other than procedures that provide for full and open 
competition. 
(2) COVERED
CONTRACTS, 
GRANTS, 
AGREEMENTS, 
AND 
FUNDING MECHANISMS.—A contract, grant, agreement, or other 
funding mechanism described in this paragraph is any major 
contract, grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism that 
is entered into by any department or agency of the United 
States Government that involves the use of amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available for the reconstruction of 
Afghanistan with any public or private sector entity for any 
of the following purposes: 
(A) To build or rebuild physical infrastructure of 
Afghanistan. 
(B) To establish or reestablish a political or societal 
institution of Afghanistan. 
(C) To provide products or services to the people of 
Afghanistan. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Inspector General shall pub-
lish on a publically-available Internet website each report under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection in English and other languages 
that the Inspector General determines are widely used and 
understood in Afghanistan. 
(4) FORM.—Each report required under this subsection shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex if the Inspector General considers it necessary. 
(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure of informa-
tion that is— 
(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other 
provision of law; 
(B) specifically required by Executive order to be pro-
tected from disclosure in the interest of national defense 
or national security or in the conduct of foreign affairs; 
or 
(C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation. 
(j) REPORT COORDINATION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARIES OF STATE AND DEFENSE.— 
The Inspector General shall also submit each report required 
under subsection (i) to the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after 
receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State 
or the Secretary of Defense may submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees any comments on the matters covered 
by the report as the Secretary of State or the Secretary of 
Defense, as the case may be, considers appropriate. Any com-
ments on the matters covered by the report shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if 
the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Defense, as the 
case may be, considers it necessary.
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(k) TRANSPARENCY.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after submission to 
the appropriate congressional committees of a report under 
subsection (i), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Defense shall jointly make copies of the report available to 
the public upon request, and at a reasonable cost. 
(2) COMMENTS ON MATTERS COVERED BY REPORT.—Not later 
than 60 days after submission to the appropriate congressional 
committees under subsection (j)(2) of comments on a report 
under subsection (i), the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense shall jointly make copies of the comments available 
to the public upon request, and at a reasonable cost. 
(l) WAIVER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The President may waive the requirement 
under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (k) with respect to 
availability to the public of any element in a report under 
subsection (i), or any comment under subsection (j)(2), if the 
President determines that the waiver is justified for national 
security reasons. 
(2) NOTICE
OF
WAIVER.—The President shall publish a 
notice of each waiver made under this subsection in the Federal 
Register no later than the date on which a report required 
under subsection (i), or any comment under subsection (j)(2), 
is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees. The 
report and comments shall specify whether waivers under this 
subsection were made and with respect to which elements 
in the report or which comments, as appropriate. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE 
FOR
THE
RECONSTRUCTION
OF
AFGHANISTAN.—The 
term 
‘‘amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
reconstruction of Afghanistan’’ means— 
(A) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
for any fiscal year— 
(i) to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; or 
(ii) to the program to assist the people of Afghani-
stan established under subsection (a)(2) of section 1202 
of the National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3455–3456); and 
(B) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
for any fiscal year for the reconstruction of Afghanistan 
under— 
(i) the Economic Support Fund; 
(ii) the International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement account; or 
(iii) any other provision of law. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, 
and Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, 
and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(n) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 to carry out this section.
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(2) OFFSET.—The amount authorized to be appropriated 
by section 1513 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund is 
hereby reduced by $20,000,000. 
(o) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of the Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall terminate 180 days 
after the date on which amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the reconstruction of Afghanistan that are 
unexpended are less than $250,000,000. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—The Inspector General shall, prior to 
the termination of the Office of the Special Inspector General 
for Afghanistan Reconstruction under paragraph (1), prepare 
and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a final 
forensic audit report on programs and operations funded with 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
reconstruction of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1230. REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD SECURITY AND STABILITY 
IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter through 
the end of fiscal year 2010, the President, acting through the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on progress toward security and stability in 
Afghanistan. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State, the 
Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, the 
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any 
other department or agency of the Government of the United States 
involved with activities relating to security and stability in Afghani-
stan. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED: STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF UNITED 
STATES
ACTIVITIES
RELATING
TO
SECURITY
AND
STABILITY
IN 
AFGHANISTAN.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include a description of a comprehensive strategy of the United 
States for security and stability in Afghanistan. The description 
of such strategy shall consist of a general overview and a separate 
detailed section for each of the following: 
(1) NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL 
SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE.—A description of the following: 
(A) Efforts of the United States to work with countries 
participating in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in 
Afghanistan (hereafter in this section referred to as ‘‘NATO 
ISAF countries’’). 
(B) Any actions by the United States to achieve the 
following goals relating to strengthening the NATO ISAF, 
and the results of such actions: 
(i) Encourage NATO ISAF countries to fulfill 
commitments to the NATO ISAF mission in Afghani-
stan, and ensure adequate contributions to efforts to 
build the capacity of the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces 
(ANSF), 
counter-narcotics 
efforts, 
and
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reconstruction and development activities in Afghani-
stan. 
(ii) Remove national caveats on the use of forces 
deployed as part of the NATO ISAF. 
(iii) Reduce the number of civilian casualties 
resulting from military operations of NATO ISAF coun-
tries and mitigate the impact of such casualties on 
the Afghan people. 
(2) AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES.—A descrip-
tion of the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and effective long-term strategy 
and budget, with defined objectives, for activities relating 
to strengthening the resources, capabilities, and effective-
ness of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) and the 
Afghanistan National Police (ANP) of the ANSF, with the 
goal of ensuring that a strong and fully-capable ANSF 
is able to independently and effectively conduct operations 
and maintain security and stability in Afghanistan. 
(B) Any actions by the United States to achieve the 
following goals relating to building the capacity of the 
ANSF, and the results of such actions: 
(i) Improve coordination with all relevant depart-
ments and agencies of the Government of the United 
States, as well as NATO ISAF countries and other 
international partners. 
(ii) Improve ANSF recruitment and retention, 
including through improved vetting and salaries for 
the ANSF. 
(iii) Increase and improve ANSF training and men-
toring. 
(iv) Strengthen the partnership between the 
Government of the United States and the Government 
of Afghanistan. 
(3) PROVINCIAL
RECONSTRUCTION
TEAMS
AND
OTHER 
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—A description 
of the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and effective long-term strategy 
and budget, with defined objectives, for reconstruction and 
development in Afghanistan, including a long-term strategy 
with a mission and objectives for each United States-led 
Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan. 
(B) Any actions by the United States to achieve the 
following goals with respect to reconstruction and develop-
ment in Afghanistan, and the results of such actions: 
(i) Improve coordination with all relevant depart-
ments and agencies of the Government of the United 
States, as well as NATO ISAF countries and other 
international partners. 
(ii) Clarify the chain of command, and operations 
plans for United States-led PRTs that are appropriate 
to meet the needs of the relevant local communities. 
(iii) Promote coordination among PRTs. 
(iv) Ensure that each PRT is adequately staffed, 
particularly with civilian specialists, and that such 
staff receive appropriate training.
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(v) Expand the ability of the Afghan people to 
assume greater responsibility for their own reconstruc-
tion and development projects. 
(vi) Strengthen the partnership between the 
Government of the United States and the Government 
of Afghanistan. 
(vii) Ensure proper reconstruction and develop-
ment oversight activities, including implementation, 
where appropriate, of recommendations of any United 
States inspectors general, including the Special 
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 
appointed pursuant to section 1229. 
(4) COUNTER-NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES.—A description of the 
following: 
(A) A comprehensive and effective long-term strategy 
and budget, with defined objectives, for the activities of 
the Department of Defense relating to counter-narcotics 
efforts in Afghanistan, including— 
(i) roles and missions of the Department of Defense 
within the overall counter-narcotics strategy for 
Afghanistan of the Government of the United States, 
including a statement of priorities; 
(ii) a detailed, comprehensive, and effective 
strategy with defined one-year, three-year, and five- 
year objectives and a description of the accompanying 
allocation of resources of the Department of Defense 
to accomplish such objectives; 
(iii) in furtherance of the strategy described in 
clause (i), actions that the Department of Defense is 
taking and has planned to take to— 
(I) improve coordination within the Depart-
ment of Defense and with all relevant departments 
and agencies of the Government of the United 
States; 
(II) strengthen significantly the Afghanistan 
National Counter-narcotics Police; 
(III) build the capacity of local and provincial 
governments of Afghanistan and the national 
Government of Afghanistan to assume greater 
responsibility for counter-narcotics-related activi-
ties, including interdiction; and 
(IV) improve counter-narcotics-related intel-
ligence capabilities and tactical use of such 
capabilities by the Department of Defense and 
other appropriate departments and agencies of the 
Government of the United States; and 
(iv) the impact, if any, including the disadvantages 
and advantages, if any, on the primary counter-ter-
rorism mission of the United States military of pro-
viding enhanced logistical support to departments and 
agencies of the Government of the United States and 
counter-narcotics partners of the United States in their 
interdiction efforts, including apprehending or elimi-
nating major drug traffickers in Afghanistan. 
(B) The counter-narcotics roles and missions assumed 
by the local and provincial governments of Afghanistan 
and the national Government of Afghanistan, appropriate
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departments and agencies of the Government of the United 
States (other than the Department of Defense), the NATO 
ISAF, and the governments of other countries. 
(C) The plan and efforts to coordinate the counter- 
narcotics strategy and activities of the Department of 
Defense with the counter-narcotics strategy and activities 
of the Government of Afghanistan, the NATO-led interdic-
tion and security forces, other appropriate countries, and 
other counter-narcotics partners of the United States, and 
the results of such efforts. 
(D) The progress made by the governments, organiza-
tions, and entities specified in subparagraph (B) in exe-
cuting designated roles and missions, and in coordinating 
and implementing counternarcotics plans and activities, 
and based on the results of this progress whether, and 
to what extent, roles and missions for the Department 
of Defense should be altered in the future, or should remain 
unaltered. 
(5) PUBLIC CORRUPTION AND RULE OF LAW.—A description 
of any actions, and the results of such actions, to help the 
Government of Afghanistan fight public corruption and 
strengthen governance and the rule of law at the local, provin-
cial, and national levels. 
(6) REGIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—A description of any 
actions and the results of such actions to increase cooperation 
with countries geographically located around Afghanistan’s 
border, with a particular focus on improving security and sta-
bility in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas. 
(d) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND 
MEASURES OF PROGRESS TOWARD SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM SECU-
RITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall set forth a comprehensive set of performance indicators 
and measures of progress toward sustainable long-term security 
and stability in Afghanistan, as specified in paragraph (2), 
and shall include performance standards and progress goals, 
together with a notional timetable for achieving such goals. 
(2) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND MEASURES OF PROGRESS 
SPECIFIED.—The performance indicators and measures of 
progress specified in this paragraph shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(A) With respect to the NATO ISAF, an assessment 
of unfulfilled NATO ISAF mission requirements and con-
tributions from individual NATO ISAF countries, including 
levels of troops and equipment, the effect of contributions 
on operations, and unfulfilled commitments. 
(B) An assessment of military operations of the NATO 
ISAF, including of NATO ISAF countries, and an assess-
ment of separate military operations by United States 
forces. Such assessments shall include— 
(i) indicators of a stable security environment in 
Afghanistan, such as number of engagements per day, 
and trends relating to the numbers and types of hostile 
encounters; and 
(ii) the effects of national caveats that limit oper-
ations, geographic location of operations, and estimated 
number of civilian casualties.
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(C) For the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), and 
separately for the Afghanistan National Police (ANP), of 
the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) an 
assessment of the following: 
(i) Recruitment and retention numbers, rates of 
absenteeism, vetting procedures, and salary scale. 
(ii) Numbers trained, numbers receiving men-
toring, the type of training and mentoring, and number 
of trainers, mentors, and advisers needed to support 
the ANA and ANP and associated ministries. 
(iii) Type of equipment used. 
(iv) Operational readiness status of ANSF units, 
including the type, number, size, and organizational 
structure of ANA and ANP units that are— 
(I) capable of conducting operations independ-
ently; 
(II) capable of conducting operations with the 
support of the United States, NATO ISAF forces, 
or other coalition forces; or 
(III) not ready to conduct operations. 
(v) Effectiveness of ANA and ANP officers and 
the ANA and ANP chain of command. 
(vi) Extent to which insurgents have infiltrated 
the ANA and ANP. 
(vii) Estimated number and capability level of the 
ANA and ANP needed to perform duties now under-
taken by NATO ISAF countries, separate United States 
forces and other coalition forces, including defending 
the borders of Afghanistan and providing adequate 
levels of law and order throughout Afghanistan. 
(D) An assessment of the estimated strength of the 
insurgency in Afghanistan and the extent to which it is 
composed of non-Afghan fighters and utilizing weapons 
or weapons-related materials from countries other than 
Afghanistan. 
(E) A description of all terrorist and insurgent groups 
operating in Afghanistan, including the number, size, 
equipment strength, military effectiveness, sources of sup-
port, legal status, and any efforts to disarm or reintegrate 
each such group. 
(F) An assessment of security and stability, including 
terrorist and insurgent activity, in Afghanistan-Pakistan 
border areas and in Pakistan’s Federally Administered 
Tribal Areas. 
(G) An assessment of United States military require-
ments, including planned force rotations, for the twelve- 
month period following the date of the report required 
under subsection (a). 
(H) For reconstruction and development, an assessment 
of the following: 
(i) The location, funding (including the sources 
of funding), staffing requirements, current staffing 
levels, and activities of each United States-led Provin-
cial Reconstruction Team. 
(ii) Key indicators of economic activity that should 
be considered the most important for determining the 
prospects of stability in Afghanistan, including—
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(I) the indicators set forth in the Afghanistan 
Compact, which consist of roads, education, health, 
agriculture, and electricity; and 
(II) unemployment and poverty levels. 
(I) For counter-narcotics efforts, an assessment of the 
activities of the Department of Defense in Afghanistan, 
as described in subsection (c)(4), and the effectiveness of 
such activities. 
(J) Key measures of political stability relating to both 
central and local Afghan governance. 
(K) For public corruption and rule of law, an assess-
ment of anti-corruption and law enforcement activities at 
the local, provincial, and national levels and the effective-
ness of such activities. 
(e) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, 
if necessary. 
(f) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
supplement the report required under subsection (a) with regular 
briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on the subject 
matter of the report. 
(g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 1231. UNITED STATES PLAN FOR SUSTAINING THE AFGHANISTAN 
NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 
the end of fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on a long- 
term detailed plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Army 
(ANA) and the Afghanistan National Police (ANP) of the Afghani-
stan National Security Forces (ANSF), with the objective of ensuring 
that a strong and fully-capable ANSF will be able to independently 
and effectively conduct operations and maintain long-term security 
and stability in Afghanistan. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include a description of the following matters 
relating to the plan for sustaining the ANSF: 
(1) A comprehensive and effective long-term strategy and 
budget, with defined objectives. 
(2) A mechanism for tracking funding, equipment, training, 
and services provided for the ANSF by the United States, 
countries participating in the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO) International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) 
in Afghanistan (hereafter in this section referred to as ‘‘NATO 
ISAF countries’’), and other coalition forces that are not part 
of the NATO ISAF.
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(3) Any actions to assist the Government of Afghanistan 
achieve the following goals, and the results of such actions: 
(A) Build and sustain effective Afghan security institu-
tions with fully-capable leadership and staff, including a 
reformed Ministry of Interior, a fully-established Ministry 
of Defense, and logistics, intelligence, medical, and 
recruiting units (hereafter in this section referred to as 
‘‘ANSF-sustaining institutions’’). 
(B) Train and equip fully-capable ANSF that are 
capable of conducting operations independently and in 
sufficient numbers. 
(C) Establish strong ANSF-readiness assessment tools 
and metrics. 
(D) Build and sustain strong, professional ANSF offi-
cers at the junior-, mid-, and senior-levels. 
(E) Develop strong ANSF communication and control 
between central command and regions, provinces, and dis-
tricts. 
(F) Establish a robust mentoring and advising pro-
gram, and a strong professional military training and edu-
cation program, for all ANSF officials. 
(G) Establish effective merit-based salary, rank, pro-
motion, and incentive structures for the ANSF. 
(H) Develop mechanisms for incorporating lessons 
learned and best practices into ANSF operations. 
(I) Establish an ANSF personnel accountability system 
with effective internal discipline procedures and mecha-
nisms, and a system for addressing ANSF personnel com-
plaints. 
(J) Ensure effective ANSF oversight mechanisms, 
including a strong record-keeping system to track ANSF 
equipment and personnel. 
(4) Coordination with all relevant departments and agen-
cies of the Government of the United States, as well as NATO 
ISAF countries and other international partners, including on— 
(A) funding; 
(B) reform and establishment of ANSF-sustaining 
institutions; and 
(C) 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 reinte-
grating militia fighters. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate.
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SEC. 1232. REPORT ON ENHANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE 
REGION ALONG THE BORDER OF AFGHANISTAN AND 
PAKISTAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2008, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on enhancing security and stability in the region along 
the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A detailed description of the efforts by the Govern-
ment of Pakistan to achieve the following objectives: 
(i) Eliminate safe havens for Taliban, Al Qaeda, 
and other violent extremist forces on the national terri-
tory of Pakistan. 
(ii) Prevent the movement of such forces across 
the border of Pakistan into Afghanistan to engage in 
insurgent or terrorist activities. 
(B) An assessment of the Secretary of Defense as to 
whether Pakistan is making substantial and sustained 
efforts to achieve the objectives specified in subparagraph 
(A). 
(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(4) LIMITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense does not 
submit the report required under paragraph (1) by March 
31, 2008, then after such date the Government of Pakistan 
may not be reimbursed under the authority of any provision 
of law described in subparagraph (B) for logistical, military, 
or other support provided by Pakistan to the United States 
until the Secretary submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees the report required by such paragraph. 
(B) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law referred 
to in subparagraph (A) are the following: 
(i) Section 1233. 
(ii) Any other provision of law under which pay-
ments are authorized to reimburse key cooperating 
nations for logistical, military, or other support pro-
vided by that nation to or in connection with United 
States military operations. 
(5) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate. 
(b) NOTIFICATION
RELATING
TO
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE 
COALITION SUPPORT FUNDS FOR PAKISTAN.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 15 days before making 
any reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan under
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the authority of any provision of law described in subpara-
graph (B) for logistical, military, or other support provided 
by Pakistan to the United States, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
written notification that contains a detailed description 
of such logistical, military, or other support. 
(B) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law referred 
to in subparagraph (A) are the following: 
(i) Section 1233. 
(ii) Any other provision of law under which pay-
ments are authorized to reimburse key cooperating 
nations for logistical, military, or other support pro-
vided by that nation to or in connection with United 
States military operations. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each notification required 
under paragraph (1) shall include an itemized description of 
the following support provided by Pakistan to the United States 
for which the United States will provide reimbursement: 
(A) Logistic support, supplies, and services, as such 
term is defined in section 2350(1) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(B) Military support. 
(C) Any other support or services. 
(3) FORM.—Each notification required under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
Each notification required under paragraph (1) shall be in 
addition to any notification requirements under any provision 
of law described in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph. 
(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement to submit notifica-
tions under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to reimburse-
ments to the Government of Pakistan for logistical, military, 
or other support provided by Pakistan to the United States 
during the period beginning on February 1, 2008, and ending 
on September 30, 2009. 
SEC. 1233. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 
SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY 
OPERATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—From funds made available for the Depart-
ment of Defense by section 1508 for operation and maintenance, 
Defense-wide activities, the Secretary of Defense may reimburse 
any key cooperating nation for logistical and military support pro-
vided by that nation to or in connection with United States military 
operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
Freedom. 
(b) AMOUNTS OF REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Reimbursement authorized by subsection 
(a) may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
may determine, based on documentation determined by the 
Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support 
provided. 
(2) STANDARDS.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall