[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8094-S8095]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4564. Mr. BENNET 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. 1216. REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS REGARDING OVERSIGHT OF 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 
     31, 2026, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on Afghanistan. 
     The report shall address, with respect to Afghanistan, the 
     following matters:
       (1) An assessment of the terrorist threat to the United 
     States posed by terrorist organizations in Afghanistan.
       (2) A description of the intelligence collection posture on 
     terrorist organizations in Afghanistan, including al-Qaeda 
     and ISIS-K.
       (3) A description of the intelligence collection posture on 
     the Taliban defense and security forces.

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       (4) An assessment of the status of any military cooperation 
     between the Taliban and China, Russia, or Iran.
       (5) An assessment of changes in the ability of al-Qaeda and 
     ISIS-K to conduct operations outside of Afghanistan against 
     the United States and United States allies.
       (6) A current assessment of counterterrorism capabilities 
     of the United States to remove the terrorist threat in 
     Afghanistan.
       (7) An assessment of counterterrorism capabilities of 
     United States allies and partners in Afghanistan and their 
     willingness to participate in counterterrorism operations.
       (8) The location of such counterterrorism capabilities, to 
     include the current locations of the forces and any plans to 
     adjust such locations.
       (9) Any plans to expand or adjust such counterterrorism 
     capabilities in the future to account for evolving terrorist 
     threats in Afghanistan.
       (10) An assessment of the quantity and types of United 
     States military equipment remaining in Afghanistan, including 
     an indication of whether the Secretary plans to leave, 
     recover, or destroy such equipment.
       (11) Contingency plans for the retrieval or hostage rescue 
     of United States citizens located in Afghanistan.
       (12) Contingency plans related to the continued evacuation 
     of Afghans who hold special immigrant visa status under 
     section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
     (title VI of division F of Public Law 110-8; 8 U.S.C. 1101 
     note) or who have filed a petition for such status, following 
     the withdraw of the United States Armed Forces from 
     Afghanistan.
       (13) Any other matters the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       (b) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and on a biannual basis thereafter 
     until December 31, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     briefing on the matters specified in subsection (a).
       (c) Form.--The reports and briefings under this section may 
     be submitted in either unclassified or classified form, as 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
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