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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Sacramento Valley Water Storage and
Restoration Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The State of California and much of the West are
experiencing one of the driest years on record, exacerbating
water supply problems caused by a lack of surface water storage
infrastructure. The drought conditions have caused reductions
in water supplies to almost all water users in the State.
(2) The Sites Project has been identified by the State of
California and the Federal Government as an important component
to integrated water management in the Sacramento Valley that
would advance the co-equal objectives of improving water
management and restoring ecological health for beneficial uses
of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Sacramento River
watershed.
(3) Among other things, the Sites Project would--
(A) increase surface water storage to enhance water
management flexibility in the Sacramento Valley;
(B) provide flood control benefits;
(C) improve conditions for fish, waterfowl, and
wildlife in the Sacramento Valley, including anadromous
fish in the Sacramento River; and
(D) improve the operation of the State's water
system to provide improvements in ecosystem and water
quality conditions in the Bay-Delta while providing a
more reliable water supply for the State of California.
(4) The Sites Project has been shown to provide
approximately 1,300,000 of additional yield when the Sites
Project is integrated into the operations of other State and
Federal reservoirs upstream of the Bay-Delta.
(5) Healthy wetlands are of vital importance to wildlife in
California and require a reliable supply of water, and
additional surface water storage can help meet water supply
goals under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act.
(6) It is in the interests of the United States for the
Federal Government to work with the Sites Project Authority,
which has been established under laws of the State of
California as an independent joint powers authority to, among
other things, study, promote, develop, design, finance,
acquire, construct, manage, and operate Sites Reservoir and
related facilities, in order to advance the Sites Project in
the most expeditious and cost-effective manner possible.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) Commissioner.--The term ''Commissioner'' means the
Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
(3) Bureau.--The term ''Bureau'' means the Bureau of
Reclamation.
(4) Authority.--The term ''Authority'' means the Sites
Project Authority that entered into a Joint Powers Agreement on
August 26, 2010, for the purpose of advancing the Sites Project
as a non-Federal facility and includes Glenn-Colusa Irrigation
District, Reclamation District 108, the Tehama-Colusa Canal
Authority, Maxwell Irrigation District, the County of Glenn,
the County of Colusa and Yolo County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District.
(5) Sites project.--The term ''Sites Project'' means the
Sites Reservoir in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California, and
related facilities, including associated water conveyance and
hydropower generation and transmission facilities.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means the State of
California.
(7) Central valley project.--The term ''Central Valley
Project'' means all Federal reclamation projects located within
or diverting water from or to the watershed of the Sacramento
and San Joaquin rivers and their tributaries as authorized by
the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 850), and all Acts
amendatory or supplemental thereto, including but not limited
to the Act of October 17, 1940 (54 Stat. 1198, 1199), Act of
December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), Act of October 14, 1949 (63
Stat. 852), Act of September 26, 1950 (64 Stat. 1036), Act of
August 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 879), Act of August 12, 1955 (69
Stat. 719), Act of June 3, 1960 (74 Stat. 156), Act of October
23, 1962 (76 Stat. 1173), Act of September 2, 1965 (79 Stat.
615), Act of August 19, 1967 (81 Stat. 167), Act of August 27,
1967 (81 Stat. 173), Act of October 23, 1970 (84 Stat. 1097),
Act of September 28, 1976 (90 Stat. 1324) and Act of October
27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3050).
(8) Repayment and water service contracts.--The terms
''repayment contract'' and ''water service contract'' have the
same meaning as provided in sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 1195), as
amended.

SEC. 4. FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.

(a) Feasibility Study.--No later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary,
acting through the Bureau, shall finalize and publish in the Federal
Register, the feasibility study authorized in section 103(d)(1)(i)(II)
of title I of Public Law 108-361.
(b) Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact
Report.--No later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary shall work with the
Secretary of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers and the
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to coordinate the efforts
of the relevant agencies and work with the State, the Authority, and
other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental
impact statement and environmental impact report on the Sites Project.
(c) Availability of Documents.--The Secretary shall ensure that all
documents associated with the preparation of planning and feasibility
studies and applicable environmental reviews under the National
Environmental Policy Act for the Sites Project shall be made available
to the Authority.
(d) Financial Assistance and Other Agreements.--To assist the
Secretary in meeting the deadlines for completing the feasibility study
and environmental impact statement identified in this section, no later
than 90 days following enactment, the Secretary, acting through the
Bureau, shall enter into such agreements with the Authority, including
financial assistance agreements, to carry out such work as the Bureau
and the Authority mutually agree is appropriate to ensure that all
studies and environmental reviews are completed on an expeditious basis
and that the shortest applicable process under the National
Environmental Policy Act shall be utilized, including in the completion
of the final feasibility study and final joint environmental impact
statement and environmental impact report on the Sites Project.
(e) Non-Federal Cost-Share.--The Secretary shall attribute all
funds expended, or in-kind services provided, by the Authority or the
State to advance the Sites Project, including the $42,379,999 in non-
Federal funds provided to the North-of-Delta Offstream Storage
Feasibility Study reflected in the Bureau's fiscal year 2015 Budget
Justification, to the non-Federal share of cost-share requirements for
any Federal support provided to the Sites Project.
(f) Requirements of Existing Law.--Nothing in the section herein
modifies existing requirements of Federal law.

SEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION.

(a) Authorization of Construction.--Section 103(d)(1)(B) of title I
of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act, 118
Stat. 1681) is amended by--
(1) adding after clause (i) the following:
''(ii) Construction authorization.--If the
Secretary determines the project described in
clause (ii)(I) of subparagraph (A) is feasible,
the Secretary is authorized to carry out the
project in a manner that is substantially in
accordance with the recommended plan, and
subject to the conditions described in the
feasibility study.'';
(2) striking in clause (iii), ''the project'' and inserting
''a project described in clause (ii)(I) of subparagraph (A)'';
and
(3) redesignating clause (ii) and (iii) as clause (iii) and
(iv), respectively.
(b) Project Partnership Agreements.--At the request of the
Authority, the Bureau shall--
(1) enter into a project partnership agreement with the
Authority for the Authority to provide full project management
control for construction of the Sites Project, or a separable
element of the project, in accordance with plans approved by
the Secretary; and
(2) following execution of the project partnership
agreement, transfer to the Authority interest to carry out
construction of the project, or a separable element of the
project--
(A) if applicable, the balance of the unobligated
amounts appropriated for the Sites Project, except that
the Secretary shall retain sufficient amounts for the
Bureau to carry out any responsibilities of the Bureau
relating to the project; and
(B) additional amounts, as determined by the
Secretary, from amounts made available to the
Secretary, except that the total amount transferred to
the non-Federal interest shall not exceed the updated
estimate of the Federal share of the cost of
construction, including any required design.
(c) Detailed Project Schedule.--Not later than 180 days after
entering into a Project Partnership agreement, the Authority, to the
maximum extent practicable, shall submit to the Secretary a detailed
project schedule, based on estimated funding levels, that lists all
deadlines for each milestone in the construction of the project.
(d) Administration.--All laws and regulations that would apply to
the Secretary if the Secretary were carrying out the project shall
apply to Authority, if the Authority enters into an agreement with the
Secretary to carry out the project under this section.

SEC. 6. NON-FEDERAL PROJECT.

(a) In General.--At any time, notwithstanding any other provision
of this Act, if the Commissioner determines and the Secretary concurs,
that the Sites Project can be expedited by the Authority as a non-
Federal project, and that there is a demonstrable Federal interest for
the Sites Project to be constructed and operated as a non-Federal
project, the Bureau is authorized and directed to take any and all
actions possible to advance the Sites Project as a non-Federal project,
including, but not limited to, entering into cost-shared financial
assistance agreements with the Authority to support construction of the
Sites Project as a non-Federal project.
(b) Title; Operations and Maintenance.--The Authority shall hold
title to all facilities constructed under this section, and shall be
solely responsible for the operation and maintenance costs of such
facilities.
(c) Federal Reviews and Permits.--The Bureau shall be the lead
Federal agency for the purposes of all Federal reviews, analyses,
opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or
decisions required under Federal law to allow the Authority to
construct the Sites Project as a non-Federal project.
(d) Coordinated Operations.--The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized and directed to execute and implement a long-term agreement
between the United States of America and the Authority that shall
provide for the coordination of operations of the Central Valley
Project and the Sites Project to--
(1) satisfy any contracts entered into in subsection (e) of
this Act;
(2) help meet any unmet needs for Sacramento Valley in-
basin water uses;
(3) help meet any unmet needs of existing Central Valley
Project repayment and water service contracts; and
(4) ensure that any surplus water supplies from the Sites
Project are put to full and beneficial use.
(e) Contracts.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into long-term
contracts with the Authority to acquire water supplies made available
from the Sites Project for the purposes of meeting the requirements
section 3406(b)(3) and section 3408(j) of Public Law 102-575, the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, and such other purposes as the
Secretary may deem appropriate.

SEC. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING.

With respect to the Sites Project, the Bureau shall--
(1) be the lead Federal agency for the purposes of all
Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits,
licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under
Federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to
construct the Sites Project, including all requirements under--
(A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.); and
(C) any other Federal law applicable to the
construction of the Sites Project facilities by the
Bureau or the Authority; and
(2) take such steps as are necessary to ensure that all
Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits,
licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under
Federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to
construct the Sites Project are completed on an expeditious
basis and utilize the shortest applicable process.

SEC. 8. POWER GENERATION.

(a) Purchase or Market Power.--The Secretary of Energy, acting
through the Western Area Power Administration, shall determine no later
than June 30, 2015, if there is a Federal interest in--
(1) providing power to the Sites Project; and
(2) purchasing and marketing the power produced by the
Sites Project.
(b) Authorization To Provide, Market and Purchase Power.--If the
Secretary of Energy determines there is a Federal interest in providing
power to, and purchasing and marketing power from, the Sites Project,
the Secretary of Energy is authorized and directed to take such actions
as are necessary to support that determination.
(c) Permit Lead and Marketing of Power if Western Area Power
Administration Forgoes Participation in the Sites Project.--If the
Sites Project is constructed as a non-Federal project by the Authority
and the Secretary of Energy determines that there is no Federal
interest in the Western Area Power Administration managing power
provided to or emanating from the Sites Project, the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Bureau, is authorized and directed to
provide such support as is necessary to enable the Authority market the
energy produced by the Sites Project, including securing all permits
associated with managing power used and produced by the Sites Project.
(d) Delivery and Management of Water.--Nothing in this subsection
shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water, as water
used for hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to uses of
water for which the Sites Project is intended to serve.

SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.

Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under--
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
(2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).

SEC. 10. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt any existing
State law, including but not limited to area of origin and other water
rights protections.

Output: Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: (1) finalize and publish in the Federal Register the feasibility study authorized in the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, for enlargement of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County, California; (2) work with the Secretary of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, by June 30, 2015, to coordinate the efforts of the relevant agencies and work with the state of California, the Sites Project Authority, and other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project (the Sites Reservoir in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California, and related facilities, including associated water conveyance and hydropower generation and transmission facilities); and (3) enter into agreements with the Authority to carry out such work as the Bureau and the Authority mutually agree is appropriate to ensure that all studies and environmental reviews are completed on an expeditious basis and that the shortest applicable process under the National Environmental Policy Act is utilized, including in the completion of the final feasibility study and final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project. Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to: (1) authorize construction of the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible; and (2) direct the Bureau, at the Authority's request, to enter into a project partnership agreement for the Authority to provide full project management control for construction of the Sites Project, or a separable element of the Project, in accordance with plans approved by the Secretary. Authorizes and directs: (1) the Bureau to advance the Sites Project as a non-federal project if the Commissioner of the Bureau determines and the Secretary concurs that the Project can be expedited by the Authority as a non-federal project and that there is a demonstrable federal interest for the Project to be constructed and operated as a non-federal project, and (2) the Secretary to execute and implement a long-term agreement with the Authority for the coordination of operations of the Central Valley Project and the Sites Project. Directs the Bureau to: (1) be the lead federal agency for the purposes of all federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project; and (2) take such steps as necessary to ensure that all such reviews, approvals, or decisions required to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project are completed on an expeditious basis and utilize the shortest applicable process. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE): (1) acting through the Western Area Power Administration, to determine by no later than June 30, 2015, if there is a federal interest in providing power to, and purchasing and marketing power produced by, the Sites Project; (2) if so, to take actions to support such determination; and (3) if not, to provide such support as is necessary to enable the Authority to market the energy produced by the Project.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Health Empowerment Zone Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Designation of health empowerment zones.
Sec. 5. Assistance to those seeking designation.
Sec. 6. Benefits of designation.
Sec. 7. Definition.
Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Numerous studies and reports, including the National
Healthcare Disparities Report and Unequal Treatment, the 2002
Institute of Medicine Report, document the extensiveness to
which health disparities exist across the country.
(2) These studies have found that, on average, racial and
ethnic minorities are disproportionately afflicted with chronic
and acute conditions--such as cancer, diabetes, and
hypertension--and suffer worse health outcomes, worse health
status, and higher mortality rates than their White
counterparts.
(3) Several recent studies also show that health
disparities are a function of not only access to health care,
but also the social determinants of health--including the
environment, the physical structure of communities, nutrition
and food options, educational attainment, employment, race,
ethnicity, geography, and language preference--that directly
and indirectly affect the health, health care, and wellness of
individuals and communities.
(4) Integrally involving and fully supporting the
communities most affected by health inequities in the
assessment, planning, launch, and evaluation of health
disparity elimination efforts is among the leading
recommendations made to adequately address and ultimately
reduce health disparities.
(5) Recommendations also include supporting the efforts of
community stakeholders from a broad cross section--including,
but not limited to local businesses, local departments of
commerce, education, labor, urban planning, and transportation,
and community-based and other nonprofit organizations--to find
areas of common ground around health disparity elimination and
collaborate to improve the overall health and wellness of a
community and its residents.

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF HEALTH EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

(a) In General.--At the request of an eligible community
partnership, the Secretary may designate an eligible area as a health
empowerment zone.
(b) Eligibility Criteria.--
(1) Eligible community partnership.--A community
partnership is eligible to submit a request under this section
if the partnership--
(A) demonstrates widespread public support from key
individuals and entities in the eligible area,
including State and local governments, nonprofit
organizations, and community and industry leaders, for
designation of the eligible area as a health
empowerment zone; and
(B) includes representatives of--
(i) a broad cross section of stakeholders
and residents from communities in the eligible
area experiencing disproportionate disparities
in health status and health care; and
(ii) organizations, facilities, and
institutions that have a history of working
within and serving such communities.
(2) Eligible area.--An area is eligible to be designated as
a health empowerment zone under this section if one or more
communities in the area experience disproportionate disparities
in health status and health care. In determining whether a
community experiences such disparities, the Secretary shall
consider the data collected by the Department of Health and
Human Services focusing on the following areas:
(A) Access to high-quality health services.
(B) Arthritis, osteoporosis, and chronic back
conditions.
(C) Cancer.
(D) Chronic kidney disease.
(E) Diabetes.
(F) Injury and violence prevention.
(G) Maternal, infant, and child health.
(H) Medical product safety.
(I) Mental health and mental disorders.
(J) Nutrition and overweight.
(K) Disability and secondary conditions.
(L) Educational and community-based health
programs.
(M) Environmental health.
(N) Family planning.
(O) Food safety.
(P) Health communication.
(Q) Health disease and stroke.
(R) HIV/AIDS.
(S) Immunization and infectious diseases.
(T) Occupational safety and health.
(U) Oral health.
(V) Physical activity and fitness.
(W) Public health infrastructure.
(X) Respiratory diseases.
(Y) Sexually transmitted diseases.
(Z) Substance abuse.
(AA) Tobacco use.
(BB) Vision and hearing.
(c) Procedure.--
(1) Request.--A request under subsection (a) shall--
(A) describe the bounds of the area to be
designated as a health empowerment zone and the process
used to select those bounds;
(B) demonstrate that the partnership submitting the
request is an eligible community partnership described
in subsection (b)(1);
(C) demonstrate that the area is an eligible area
described in subsection (b)(2);
(D) include a comprehensive assessment of
disparities in health status and health care experience
by one or more communities in the area;
(E) set forth--
(i) a vision and a set of values for the
area; and
(ii) a comprehensive and holistic set of
goals to be achieved in the area through
designation as a health empowerment zone; and
(F) include a strategic plan for achieving the
goals described in subparagraph (E)(ii).
(2) Approval.--Not later than 60 days after the receipt of
a request for designation of an area as a health empowerment
zone under this section, the Secretary shall approve or
disapprove the request.
(d) Minimum Number.--The Secretary--
(1) shall designate not more than 110 health empowerment
zones under this section; and
(2) shall designate at least one health empowerment zone in
each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each
territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO THOSE SEEKING DESIGNATION.

At the request of any organization or entity seeking to submit a
request under section 4(a), the Secretary shall provide technical
assistance, and may award a grant, to assist such organization or
entity--
(1) to form an eligible community partnership described in
subsection (b)(1);
(2) to complete a health assessment, including an
assessment of health disparities under subsection (c)(1)(D); or
(3) to prepare and submit a request, including a strategic
plan, in accordance with section 4.

SEC. 6. BENEFITS OF DESIGNATION.

(a) Priority.--In awarding any competitive grant, a Federal
official shall give priority to any applicant that--
(1) meets the eligibility criteria for the grant;
(2) proposes to use the grant for activities in a health
empowerment zone; and
(3) demonstrates that such activities will directly and
significantly further the goals of the strategic plan approved
for such zone under section 4.
(b) Grants for Initial Implementation of Strategic Plan.--
(1) In general.--Upon designating an eligible area as a
health empowerment zone at the request of an eligible community
partnership, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability
of appropriations, make a grant to the community partnership
for implementation of the strategic plan for such zone.
(2) Grant period.--A grant under paragraph (1) for a health
empowerment zone shall be for a period of 2 years and may be
renewed, except that the total period of grants under paragraph
(1) for such zone may not exceed 10 years.
(3) Limitation.--In awarding grants under this subsection,
the Secretary shall not give less priority to an applicant or
reduce the amount of a grant because the Secretary rendered
technical assistance or made a grant to the same applicant
under section 5.
(4) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require each recipient
of a grant under this subsection to report to the Secretary not
less than every 6 months on the progress in implementing the
strategic plan for the health empowerment zone.

SEC. 7. DEFINITION.

In this Act, the term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health
Resources and Services Administration and the Director of the Office of
Minority Health, and in cooperation with the Director of the Office of
Community Services and the Director of the National Center for Minority
Health and Health Disparities.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

To carry out this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.

Output: Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), at the request of a broad-based community partnership, to designate a community that experiences disproportionate disparities in health status and health care as a health empowerment zone. Requires federal officials to give priority in awarding competitive grants to grants used in or benefiting a health empowerment zone.

Directs the Secretary to provide: (1) technical assistance (or grants) to entities seeking to form a community partnership or obtain a health empowerment zone designation for a community; and (2) grants to community partnerships for implementation of the strategic plan for a health empowerment zone.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has been involved militarily, and
with nation building and reconstruction, in the Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan since 2001.
(2) The United States military engagement in Afghanistan
began in 2001 under a congressional authorization for the use
of military force against ''those nations, organizations, or
persons [the President] determines planned, authorized,
committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on
September 11, 2001.''.
(3) On October 2, 2011, United States Navy Seals killed
Osama Bin Laden, the head of Al-Qaeda, the terrorist
organization responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks on
the United States.
(4) Since 2001, the United States military and its
coalition partners have killed or captured tens of thousands of
Al Qaeda, Taliban, and other insurgents in Afghanistan.
(5) In 2014, the United States announced the end of 13
years of combat operations in Afghanistan.
(6) The war in Afghanistan is the longest war in American
history.
(7) According to the Department of Defense, since 2001,
2,216 United States service members have been killed in
Afghanistan, and over 20,049 service members have been wounded.
(8) Since 2001, 150 coalition personnel, including United
States service members, have been killed by the Afghan security
forces personnel that American taxpayers are paying to train.
Another 189 service members have been wounded.
(9) Over the past 15 years, nearly $800 billion of United
States taxpayers' money has been spent on Afghanistan.
(10) The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, has documented billions of
dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse of American taxpayers hard-
earned money in Afghanistan, which continues to this day. For
example:
(A) According to a 2016 USA Today article entitled
''Report cites wasted Pentagon money in Afghanistan'',
among the more egregious examples of boondoggles Sopko
cited included ''importing rare blond Italian goats to
boost the cashmere industry''. The $6 million program
included shipping nine male goats to western
Afghanistan from Italy, setting up a farm, lab, and
staff to certify their wool.
(B) An ongoing SIGAR investigation found that
American taxpayers are paying as many as 200,000
fictitious Afghan ''ghost'' soldiers, potentially
costing hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
(11) On May 1, 2012, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and
United States President Barack Obama signed the ''Enduring
Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan and the United States of America'', which committed
the United States to supporting the social and economic
development, and security, of Afghanistan for at least 10
years. The agreement was submitted to the Afghan Parliament,
which approved it. However, the agreement was never submitted
to, voted on, or approved by the Congress of the United States.
(12) The United States continues to maintain a military
presence of 8,400 troops in Afghanistan, and continues to
annually spend roughly $43 billion of American taxpayers' money
there. That money funds, among other things, America's 15-year-
long effort to train and equip Afghan military and police
forces, as well as a variety of reconstruction and foreign aid
programs.
(13) General Charles Krulak, 31st Commandant of the United
States Marine Corps, has stated, ''Attempting to find a true
military and political answer to the problems in Afghanistan
would take decades, not years, and drain our nation of precious
resources . . . with the most precious being our sons and
daughters. Simply put, the U.S. cannot solve the Afghan problem
. . . no matter how brave and determined our troops are.''.
(14) In a January 2017 article in the Wall Street Journal,
Hamid Karzai, former President of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan from 2004 to 2014, stated, ''The fact is that the
U.S. presence in Afghanistan has not brought security to us. It
has caused more extremism.''.
(15) There has never been a full debate in Congress on
whether to continue the United States engagement in
Afghanistan.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES IN
AFGHANISTAN.

(a) In General.--No funds may be made available for activities in
Afghanistan after the date that is one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply
with respect to--
(1) operations of the United States Embassy in Afghanistan;
or
(2) intelligence gathering activities.
(c) Waiver.--The prohibition in subsection (a) may be waived on a
case-by-case basis if--
(1) the President submits to Congress a certification that
the availability of funds for the activities described in
subsection (a) is in the national interests of the United
States; and
(2) Congress, within 30 days after receipt of a
certification under paragraph (1), enacts a joint resolution
authorizing the availability of funds for the activities
described in subsection (a).
(d) Expedited Procedures.--A joint resolution described in
subsection (c)(2) and introduced within the appropriate 30-day period
shall be considered in the Senate and House of Representatives in
accordance with paragraphs (3) through (7) of section 8066(c) of the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1985 (as contained in Public
Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 1935), except that in applying and administering
such paragraphs--
(1) references in such paragraphs to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
shall be deemed to be references to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate, respectively; and
(2) paragraph (5)(B) of such section 8066(c) shall be
applied and administered by substituting ''not less than eight
hours but not more than ten hours'' for ''not more than ten
hours''.
Output: This bill prohibits making funds available for activities in Afghanistan after one year following enactment of this bill. Such prohibition shall not apply to: (1) operations of the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, or (2) intelligence gathering activities. Such prohibition may be waived on a case-by-case basis if: (1) the President submits to Congress a certification that the availability of funds for such activities is in U.S. national interests; and (2) Congress, within 30 days after receipt of such certification, enacts a joint resolution authorizing the availability of funds for such activities.