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Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan Post 2014 
SEC. 1221. REPORT ON PLANS TO DISRUPT AND DEGRADE HAQQANI 
NETWORK ACTIVITIES AND FINANCES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) disrupting and degrading the Haqqani Network should 
be a high priority; and 
(2) the Administration should use the full extent of its 
authority to deny the organization the finances required to 
carry out its activities. 
(b) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES AND PLAN TO DISRUPT AND DEGRADE 
HAQQANI NETWORK ACTIVITIES AND FINANCES.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than nine months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
report to the appropriate committees of Congress on activities 
and the plan to disrupt and degrade Haqqani Network activities 
and finances. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The report required by paragraph (1) 
shall be prepared by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, 
and any other department or agency of the United States 
Government that has lead responsibility for activities directed 
at disrupting and degrading the Haqqani Network. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A description of the current activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Department of State, the Department 
of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, and the ele-
ments of the intelligence community to disrupt and degrade 
Haqqani Network activities, finances, and resources. 
(B) An assessment of the intelligence community— 
(i) of the operations of the Haqqani Network in 
Afghanistan and Pakistan, and its activities outside 
the region; and 
(ii) 
of 
the 
relationships, 
networks, 
and 
vulnerabilities of the Haqqani Network, including with 
Pakistan’s military, intelligence services, and govern-
ment officials, including provincial and district officials. 
(C) A review of the plans and intentions of the Haqqani 
Network with respect to the continued drawdown of United 
States and coalition troops. 
(D) A review of the current United States policies, 
activities, and funding, and a description of a plan, for 
applying sustained and systemic pressure against the 
Haqqani Network’s financial infrastructure, including— 
(i) identification of the agencies that would partici-
pate in implementing the plan; 
(ii) a description of the legal authorities under 
which the plan would be conducted; 
(iii) a description of the objectives and desired 
outcomes of the plan, including specific steps to achieve 
these objectives and outcomes; 
(iv) metrics to measure the success of the plan; 
and
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(v) the identity of the agency or office to be des-
ignated as the lead agency in implementing the plan. 
(E) An examination of the extent, if any, to which 
current United States and coalition contracting processes 
have furthered the financial interests of the Haqqani Net-
work, and how the activities and plans specified in para-
graph (1) would mitigate the unintended consequences of 
such processes. 
(F) An assessment of formal and informal business 
sectors penetrated by the Haqqani Network in Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, and other countries, particularly in the Persian 
Gulf region, and a description of steps to counter these 
activities. 
(G) 
An 
estimate 
of 
costs 
associated 
with 
the 
implementation of the plan to disrupt and degrade the 
Haqqani Network’s financial activities. 
(H) A description of how activities and plans specified 
in paragraph (1) fit in the broader United States efforts 
to stabilize Afghanistan and prevent the region from being 
a safe haven for al Qaeda and its affiliates. 
(4) UPDATE OF REPORT ON ACTIVITIES AND PLAN.—Not later 
than 180 days after the submission of the report required 
by paragraph (1), the President shall submit an update of 
the report to the appropriate committees of Congress. 
(5) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) and the 
update required by paragraph (4) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence 
community’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
SEC. 1222. COMPLETION OF ACCELERATED TRANSITION OF SECURITY 
RESPONSIBILITY FROM UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
TO THE AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United States, in 
coordination with the Government of Afghanistan, North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, and other allies 
in Afghanistan, that— 
(1) the accelerated transition of security responsibility from 
United States Armed Forces to the Afghan National Security 
Forces and the associated draw down of United States Armed 
Forces from Afghanistan shall be completed by not later than 
December 31, 2014; 
(2) the United States shall support an Afghan-led and 
Afghan-owned peace negotiation process leading to a political 
settlement of the conflict in Afghanistan, with the goal of 
establishing a secure and independent Afghanistan and pro-
moting regional security and stability; and
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(3) any political settlement resulting from such peace nego-
tiations must result in insurgent groups breaking ties with 
al Qaeda, renouncing violence, and accepting the Afghanistan 
constitution, including its protections for women and minorities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that, 
before making a public announcement regarding a decision on a 
United States military presence in Afghanistan after December 
31, 2014, the President should consult with Congress regarding 
the size, mission, and estimated duration of such a presence. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed so as to limit or prohibit any authority of the President 
to modify the military strategy, tactics, and operations of United 
States Armed Forces as such Armed Forces draw down from 
Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1223. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE PLAN. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a Department of 
Defense plan regarding covered defense intelligence assets in rela-
tion to the drawdown of the United States Armed Forces in Afghani-
stan. Such plan shall include— 
(1) a description of the covered defense intelligence assets; 
(2) a description of any such assets to remain in Afghani-
stan after December 31, 2014, to continue to support military 
operations; 
(3) a description of any such assets that will be or have 
been reallocated to other locations outside of the United States 
in support of the Department of Defense; 
(4) the defense intelligence priorities that will be or have 
been addressed with the reallocation of such assets from 
Afghanistan; 
(5) the necessary logistics, operations, and maintenance 
plans to operate in the locations where such assets will be 
or have been reallocated, including personnel, basing, and any 
host country agreements; and 
(6) a description of any such assets that will be or have 
been returned to the United States. 
(b) COVERED DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ASSETS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered defense intelligence assets’’ means 
Department of Defense intelligence assets and personnel supporting 
military operations in Afghanistan at any time during the one- 
year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1224. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
AUTHORITIES FOR AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2014 to carry out each of the provisions of law described in 
paragraph (2), not more than 50 percent may be obligated 
or expended until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary 
of Defense submits to the specified congressional committees 
the certification described in subsection (b). 
(2) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law referred 
to in paragraph (1) are the following:
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(A) Section 1201 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1619; relating to the Commanders’ Emergency Response 
Program in Afghanistan). 
(B) Section 1217 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4393; relating to authority for program to 
develop and carry out infrastructure projects in Afghani-
stan). 
(C) Section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
428; relating to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund). 
(b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification referred to in 
subsection (a) is a certification of the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, that the United States 
and Afghanistan have signed a bilateral security agreement that 
is in the national security interests of the United States. 
(c) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
of Defense may waive the applicability of the limitation in sub-
section (a)(1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver is in 
the national security interests of the United States. 
(d) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘specified congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Iran 
SEC. 1231. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY PARTNERSHIP WITH 
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the United States military partner-
ship with Gulf Cooperation Council countries. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An explanation of the steps that the Department of 
Defense has taken and is planning to take to improve the 
coordination, effectiveness, and interoperability of the regional 
missile defense systems and capabilities of the United States 
and Gulf Cooperation Council countries, both bilaterally and 
multilaterally. 
(2) An outline of the defense agreements with Gulf Coopera-
tion Council countries, including caveats and restrictions on 
United States operations. 
(3) An outline of United States efforts in Gulf Cooperation 
Council countries that are funded by overseas contingency oper-
ations funding, an explanation of overseas contingency oper-
ations funding for such efforts, and a plan to transition overseas 
contingency operations funding for such efforts to long-term, 
sustainable funding sources. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) may be sub-
mitted in classified or unclassified form.