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(d) DEPUTY COORDINATORS.—The coordinator may 
appoint up to two deputy coordinators to assist the coordi-
nator with the duties of the coordinator described in sub-
section (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. 
(e) REPEAL.—Section 106 of the Afghanistan Free-
dom Support Act of 2002 (as redesignated by sections 104 
and 105 of this Act), is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 107. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO 
AFGHAN STUDENTS FOR PUBLIC POLICY IN-
TERNSHIPS 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 sec-
tion: 
‘‘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 scholar-
ships to undergraduate and graduate students in Afghani-
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stan for public policy internships in the United States to 
improve the ability of such students to increase the capac-
ity 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.). 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot pro-
gram required by subsection (a) shall be in effect during 
each of the fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010.’’. 
SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Subsection (a) of section 110 of 
the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as redes-
ignated) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such sums as may be nec-
essary’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,600,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2005 and 2006’’ and inserting 
‘‘2008 through 2010’’. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 
made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect 
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the availability of funds appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations under section 108 of the Af-
ghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7518) 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 109. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Afghani-
stan 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: 
‘‘Sec. 104. Certification and phased-in limitation on United States economic 
and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan. 
‘‘Sec. 105. Monitoring and evaluation of assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 106. Pilot program to provide scholarships to Afghan students for public 
policy internships in the United States. 
‘‘Sec. 107. Sense of Congress regarding promoting cooperation in opium pro-
ducing areas. 
‘‘Sec. 108. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 109. Relationship to other authority. 
‘‘Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
TITLE II—ASSISTANCE FOR A 
NEW SECURITY FRAMEWORK 
FOR AFGHANISTAN 
Subtitle A—Amendments to the Af-
ghanistan Freedom Support Act 
of 2002 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) EXTENSION OF DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (b) of section 202 of the Afghanistan Freedom 
Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7532) is amended by 
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