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cotics trade or is engaged in terrorist or criminal activi-
ties.’’. 
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— 
(1) by redesignating sections 105 through 109 
(as redesignated) as sections 106 through 110, re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 104 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 105. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish 
and implement a system to monitor and evaluate the effec-
tiveness 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 as-
sistance. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the President shall— 
‘‘(1) establish performance goals for assistance 
authorized under this title and expresses such goals 
in an objective and quantifiable form, to the extent 
practicable; 
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‘‘(2) establish performance indicators to be used 
in measuring or assessing the achievement of the 
performance goals described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) provide a basis for recommendations for 
adjustments to assistance authorized under this title 
to enhance the impact of such assistance. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF 
AFGHANISTAN.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Presi-
dent 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 pro-
grams. 
‘‘(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 sec-
tion for such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 106. 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 re-
designated) has not achieved the objectives of an inte-
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grated approach to United States assistance programs for 
Afghanistan. 
(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 di-
rectly 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. 
(c) DUTIES
OF COORDINATOR.—The coordinator 
shall be responsible for— 
(1) designing an overall non-military strategy, 
in coordination with the heads of relevant United 
States Government departments and agencies, to ad-
vance United States interests in Afghanistan, includ-
ing policy coordination relating to counter-narcotics 
efforts, reconstruction and development, and activi-
ties to equip and train the Afghan National Security 
Forces; 
(2) ensuring policy coordination among relevant 
United States Government departments and agen-
cies in carrying out the strategy described in para-
graph (1); 
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(3) pursuing coordination with other countries 
and international organizations with respect to as-
sistance for Afghanistan; 
(4) coordinating the implementation and over-
sight by relevant United States Government depart-
ments and agencies for assistance for Afghanistan 
described in paragraph (1) 
(5) resolving policy disputes among relevant 
United States Government departments and agen-
cies with respect to United States assistance for Af-
ghanistan described in paragraph (1); 
(6) ensuring policy coordination among relevant 
United States Government departments and agen-
cies for counter-narcotics efforts and coordinating 
the implementation of such policies, including by fa-
cilitating the access of certain departments and 
agencies to sensitive sites in Afghanistan, where 
practicable, for the purpose of conducting critical 
counter-narcotics operations; and 
(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. 
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