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(1) identify the role and responsibilities of the 
Department of Defense in addressing any of the ap-
plicable five pillars that comprise the counter-nar-
cotics strategy and implementation plan for Afghani-
stan: public information, rural development (alter-
native livelihoods), elimination and eradication ac-
tivities, law enforcement and interdiction, and law 
enforcement and justice reform; 
(2) describe the strategic direction of activities 
of the Department of Defense relating to counter- 
narcotics efforts in Afghanistan, and specifically in-
clude a description of— 
(A) a clear, comprehensive and effective 
long-term strategy and any planned budget, 
with defined objectives; and 
(B) actions that the Department of De-
fense has undertaken and has planned, to— 
(i) improve coordination with all rel-
evant departments and agencies of the 
United States Government; 
(ii) strengthen significantly the Af-
ghanistan National Counter-Narcotics Po-
lice; 
(iii) build the capacity of the Afghan 
Government to assume greater responsi-
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bility for counter-narcotics related-activi-
ties; 
(iv) improve counter-narcotics intel-
ligence capabilities; 
(v) strengthen capabilities in support 
of narcotics-related interdiction activities; 
(vi) effectively address problems with 
any counter-narcotics strategies involving 
the Department of Defense; and 
(vii) address other elements of the ap-
plicable five pillars that comprise the 
counter-narcotics strategy and implementa-
tion plan for Afghanistan as described in 
paragraph (1); and 
(3) set forth, in a section separate from any 
other section of the report, a comprehensive set of 
performance indicators and measures of progress for 
the Department of Defense’s programs relating to 
counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan, which shall 
include performance standards and progress goals, 
together with a notional timetable for achieving such 
goals. 
(c) UPDATE OF REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the submission of the report required by subsection
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(a), and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress an update of the report. 
(d) CONCURRENT SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—The re-
port required by subsection (a) and updates of the report 
required by subsection (c) shall be submitted concurrently 
with the report required by section 1232 of this Act (relat-
ing to progress toward security and stability in Afghani-
stan). 
(e) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
and updates of the report required by subsection (c) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a clas-
sified annex, if necessary. 
SEC. 1234. UNITED STATES PLAN FOR SUSTAINING THE AF-
GHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a long-term detailed plan for sustaining the 
Afghanistan National Army and the Afghanistan National 
Police of the Afghanistan National Security Forces 
(ANSF). The plan required by this subsection shall ensure 
that a strong and fully-capable ANSF will be able to inde-
pendently and effectively conduct operations and maintain 
long-term security and stability in Afghanistan.
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(b) COORDINATION.—The plan required by sub-
section (a) shall be prepared in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State and the Attorney General. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan required 
by subsection (a) shall include a description of the fol-
lowing matters relating to sustainability of the ANSF: 
(1) A clear, comprehensive and effective long- 
term strategy and budget, with defined objectives. 
(2) A mechanism for tracking funding, includ-
ing obligations and expenditures, as well as equip-
ment, training, and services provided for the ANSF 
by the United States, countries participating in the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization International 
Security Assistance Force (NATO–ISAF countries), 
and other international partners. 
(3) A comprehensive set of performance indica-
tors and measures of progress related to sustaining 
the ANSF, which shall include performance stand-
ards and progress goals, together with a notional 
timetable for achieving such goals. 
(4) Actions to achieve the following goals: 
(A) Effective Afghan security institutions 
with fully-capable leadership and staff, includ-
ing a reformed Ministry of Interior, a fully-es-
tablished Ministry of Defense, and logistics, in-
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telligence, medical, and recruiting units (ANSF- 
sustaining institutions). 
(B) Fully-trained, equipped and capable 
ANSF in sufficient numbers. 
(C) Strong ANSF-readiness assessment 
tools and metrics. 
(D) A strong core of senior-level ANSF of-
ficers. 
(E) Strong ANSF communication and con-
trol between central command and regions, 
provinces, and districts. 
(F) A robust mentoring and advising pro-
gram for the ANSF. 
(G) A strong professional military training 
and education program for all junior, mid-level, 
and senior ANSF officials. 
(H) Effective merit-based salary, rank, 
promotion, and incentive structures for the 
ANSF. 
(I) An established code of professional 
standards for the ANSF. 
(J) A mechanism for incorporating lessons 
learned and best practices into ANSF oper-
ations.