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‘‘(III) efforts to ensure that 
progress on sustaining the ANSF is 
reinforced with progress in other pil-
lars 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. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than De-
cember 1, 2007, the President shall transmit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an 
update of the report required by subsection (c) 
for 2007 that contains the comprehensive inter-
agency strategy required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) FORM.—The report required by sub-
paragraph (A) shall be transmitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex, if 
necessary.’’. 
(b) MONITORING.—Subsection (c) of such section (as 
redesignated) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) UPDATES OF STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the submission of the strategy required by sub-
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section (b)(3), and every 90 days thereafter through 
September 30, 2010, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an update 
of the strategy required by subsection (a) and the 
strategy required by subsection (b), as necessary. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ includes the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate.’’. 
(c) CONCURRENT SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Such 
section is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CONCURRENT SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—The 
strategy required by subsection (b) and any updates of 
the strategy provided pursuant to subsection (c) shall be 
submitted concurrently with the report and updates re-
quired by section 304 of this Act (relating to progress to-
ward security and stability in Afghanistan).’’. 
SEC. 304. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN 
COOPERATION. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress declares that 
it is strongly in the national interest of the United States 
that Afghanistan and Pakistan work together to address 
common challenges hampering the stability, security, and 
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development of their region and to enhance their coopera-
tion. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President is authorized 
to appoint a special envoy to promote closer cooperation 
between Afghanistan and Pakistan. 
(c) APPOINTMENT.—The special envoy— 
(1) shall be appointed with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate and shall have the rank of Am-
bassador-at-Large; and 
(2) may be appointed from among individuals 
who are officials of the Department of State. 
(d) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The primary responsibility 
of the special envoy shall be to coordinate United 
States policy on issues relating to bilateral relations 
between Afghanistan and Pakistan. 
(2) ADVISORY ROLE.—The special envoy shall 
advise the President and the Secretary of State, as 
appropriate, and, in coordination with the Assistant 
Secretary of State for South and Central Affairs, 
shall make recommendations regarding effective 
strategies and tactics to achieve United States policy 
objectives to— 
(A) stem cross-border terror activities; 
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