[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7938-S7939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4435. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Braun) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. EVALUATION OF AND REPORT ON WITHDRAWAL FROM 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Evaluation.--
       (1) In general.--The Special Inspector General for 
     Afghanistan Reconstruction (in this section referred to as 
     the Inspector General) shall conduct an evaluation of the 
     performance of the Afghanistan National Defense and Security 
     Forces (in this section referred to as the ``ANDSF'') during 
     the period beginning on February 1, 2020, and ending on 
     August 31, 2021.
       (2) Elements.--The evaluation required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) A determination as to the reason the ANDSF proved 
     unable to defend Afghanistan from the Taliban following the 
     withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces.
       (B) An assessment of the impact such withdrawal had on the 
     performance of the ANDSF.
       (C) With respect to efforts made by the United States Armed 
     Forces since 2001 to provide training, assistance, and advice 
     to the ANDSF, an analysis of any such effort that impacted 
     the performance of the ANDSF following such withdrawal.
       (D) An assessment of the current status of--
       (i) equipment provided to the ANDSF by the United States; 
     and
       (ii) ANDSF personnel who were trained by the United States.
       (E) An identification of the types of military equipment 
     provided by the United States to the military or security 
     forces of Afghanistan that was left in Afghanistan after the 
     withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces, including 
     equipment provided to the air force of Afghanistan.
       (F) An assessment whether--
       (i) the Taliban has control over the equipment described in 
     subparagraph (B); and
       (ii) such equipment is being moved or sold to any third 
     parties.
       (G) An assessment whether government officials of 
     Afghanistan fled Afghanistan with United States taxpayer 
     dollars.
       (H) An assessment whether funds made available from the 
     Afghan Security Forces Fund--
       (i) were stolen by government officials of Afghanistan; or
       (ii) diverted from the originally intended purposes of such 
     funds.
       (I) An assessment whether equipment provided to the 
     military or security forces of Afghanistan was used to assist 
     government officials of Afghanistan in fleeing Afghanistan.
       (J) Any other matter the Inspector General considers 
     appropriate.

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       (3) Cooperation of secretary of defense.--To the extent 
     practicable and consistent with law, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide to the Inspector General any such information 
     or assistance as the Inspector General may request for the 
     purpose of conducting the evaluation required by this 
     subsection.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees one or more reports 
     the results of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
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