[House Report 110-170]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-170

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                AFGHANISTAN FREEDOM AND SECURITY SUPPORT
                              ACT OF 2007

                                _______
                                

  May 30, 2007.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

   Mr. Lantos, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 2446]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the 
bill (H.R. 2446) to reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support 
Act of 2002, and for other purposes, having considered the 
same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and 
recommends that the bill do pass.

                           TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                   Page
Summary..........................................................     2
Background and Purpose...........................................     2
Hearings.........................................................     5
Committee Consideration..........................................     5
Votes of the Committee...........................................     5
Committee Oversight Findings.....................................     5
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................     5
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................     5
Performance Goals and Objectives.................................     8
Constitutional Authority Statement...............................     8
New Advisory Committees..........................................     8
Congressional Accountability Act.................................     8
Earmark Identification...........................................     8
Section-by-Section Analysis and Discussion.......................     8
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............    21
Exchange of Letters--Armed Services Committee and Foreign Affairs 
  Committee......................................................    48

                                Summary

    H.R. 2446, the Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act 
of 2007, reaffirms the United States' long-term commitment to 
support Afghanistan in its transition from 30 years of civil 
war, violence, and occupation to a stable, prosperous 
democratic state at peace with its neighbors. The bill 
reauthorizes programs created by the Afghanistan Freedom 
Support Act of 2002 (AFSA), creates a new focus on counter-
narcotics in light of the rampant growth of poppy production 
and the deteriorating situation in the country, and provides 
for enhanced oversight of United States strategy and 
performance. Title I provides for the policy, purposes, 
authorization, certification, monitoring and evaluation, and 
coordination of economic and development assistance. Title II 
offers amendments to AFSA in the areas of authorizations of 
security assistance, and matters relating to the International 
Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and counter-drug interdiction 
operations. Title III contains provisions that are designed to 
update AFSA, to strengthen and broaden the reporting 
requirements so that progress can be measured against 
established goals and objectives, to require an enhanced 
strategy for Afghanistan, and to declare policies to foster 
greater regional cooperation.

                         Background and Purpose

    Since September 11, 2001, after over a decade of neglect by 
successive Administrations, the United States was compelled to 
become engaged in the tragic situation in Afghanistan. After 25 
years of civil war, occupation and chaos, Afghanistan, always 
one of the world's least developed countries, had become a 
fragmented society that provided a safe haven to Osama bin-
Laden and al-Qaeda. The attacks of September 11, 2001 in New 
York, Washington D.C., and the fields of Pennsylvania 
galvanized the nation into support for Afghan groups opposed to 
the cruel Taliban regime, which led to its downfall. Since the 
Bonn Compact in December 2001, which established a framework 
for orderly transition from the chaotic interregnum to a stable 
democratic society, the United States, the United Nations and 
the rest of the international community embarked on a 
comprehensive assistance program to help facilitate this 
transition.
    Despite a successful start, including the establishment of 
a strong UN mission, the appointment of an interim government 
and the legitimate election of a President and a parliament, 
and the approval and expansion of the International Security 
Assistance Force (ISAF) (later taken over by NATO under a UN 
mandate), progress has declined. The Presidential election 
proved to be a positive step, but was not, as some believed, a 
decisive strategic victory over the remnants of the Taliban 
regime that continued to resist the new international 
arrangements. Instability has risen, with the Taliban 
regrouping outside of Afghanistan and using increasingly deadly 
tactics, including the introduction of suicide bombings, 
against United States soldiers, NATO troops, Afghan officials 
and civilians, and international and Afghan assistance workers. 
International assistance workers and projects have been 
attacked, undermining the delivery of assistance and increasing 
the frustration of the Afghan people over the slow pace of 
development and reconstruction. The security climate has the 
potential to further compromise reconstruction and relief 
efforts by the United States, our allies, and the international 
community. In particular, the lack of security and 
reconstruction in the south and east of the country has fueled 
instability, providing a vacuum for an emboldened Taliban 
insurgency, supported by al-Qaeda and other groups. Poppy 
cultivation and opium production, which directly supports local 
warlords and sustains and finances insurgents, militias, and 
terrorist organizations, is increasing at a staggering rate.
    Indeed, the narcotics problem in Afghanistan threatens to 
overwhelm the country. The modest decreases in opium poppy 
cultivation that occurred during the 2004-2005 growing season 
were reversed during the 2005-2006 growing season. In that 
season, poppy cultivation grew by an estimated 59%--to 165,000 
hectares, which produced 6,100 Metric Tons of illicit opium, a 
49% increase from the prior season. Approximately 448,000 
Afghan families cultivated opium poppy in 2005-2006, a 45% 
increase from the previous season, and equal to roughly 2.9 
million people, or 12.6% of the Afghan population. Over 500,000 
laborers and an unknown number of traffickers, warlords, 
insurgents and officials also participate in and benefit from 
the drug trade. The risk for Afghanistan to again devolve into 
a failed state is increasing.
    Congress addressed the issues of concern regarding 
Afghanistan by passing the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 
2002, which established a robust reconstruction program, 
mandated a coordinator, provided support to ISAF and gave new 
security assistance authorities to the President. In 2004, as a 
means to refocus and refine United States policy toward 
Afghanistan, the Congress adopted the Afghanistan Freedom 
Support Amendments Act as part of legislation implementing the 
recommendations of the 9-11 Commission (Public Law 108-458). 
This legislation, which first introduced the idea of developing 
a long-term strategy and a report on its implementation, was 
the last comprehensive review that Congress took toward 
Afghanistan, although Congress appropriated increased funding 
for reconstruction and the training and equipping of 
Afghanistan security forces as it recognized and appreciated 
the numerous threats to Afghanistan's security.
    The purpose of H.R. 2446 is to demonstrate continued United 
States long-term support to the people of Afghanistan as they 
struggle to establish a stable and prosperous democratic state. 
Title I of the bill adjusts the priorities for our 
reconstruction on such growth bottlenecks as energy, continues 
United States support for programs to address the terrible 
plight faced by Afghan women and girls, ensures that assistance 
is directed to provincial and local governments that are not 
riddled by corruption, and requires the President to appoint a 
high-level interagency coordinator of assistance. Title II 
reauthorizes programs to provide the President with authority 
to carry out military assistance programs, requires that the 
President continue to support Afghan and international counter-
narcotics operations, and enhance those operations, and 
provides for additional support to ISAF and for countries that 
join ISAF. Title III requires an enhanced strategy for success 
and a progress report that tracks the success of such strategy. 
It also provides initiatives to improve Pakistan-Afghanistan 
cooperation and reauthorizes Radio Free Afghanistan.
    The Committee continues to aggressively support counter-
narcotics efforts in Afghanistan due to the role of narcotics 
in helping fuel the increasing violence in Afghanistan. There 
is an emerging consensus that the opium trade is supporting the 
Taliban insurgents and other terrorist groups and, without a 
successfully implemented counter-narcotics strategy, our 
reconstruction programs in Afghanistan will not succeed. While 
the United States military is understandably and rightly 
concerned about taking a more active role in counter-narcotics 
activities, the Committee believes that the scale of the 
problem in Afghanistan and its direct impact on security 
requires additional creative thinking. For that reason, the 
Committee recommends enhanced civilian interdiction teams with 
Afghan and international support that will receive logistical 
support, including lift capabilities, from United States and 
coalition military forces. While eradication of the poppy crop 
is not a mission that the United States can undertake directly 
at this time, going after high value targets, destroying drug 
labs, and allowing civilian law enforcement to participate in 
the second echelon after a raid on sensitive insurgent sites 
are missions which the Committee believes need to be undertaken 
and supported without reluctance.
    The Committee also has been frustrated with the performance 
of our NATO allies in the fight to stabilize Afghanistan. While 
NATO has agreed to take over ISAF and to commit to an out-of-
area operation, the participation of NATO troops has been 
hampered by limited rules of engagement by national forces that 
are not required by the NATO decision to embrace ISAF. This has 
placed a disproportionate burden on the forces provided by the 
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, and the 
Netherlands, while other countries are deployed in more stable 
areas because of limits placed on their operations. These 
restrictions are interfering with the ability of the alliance 
to take over additional responsibilities, impeding its 
effectiveness, and placing a greater burden on Coalition troops 
outside of ISAF that are dedicated to confronting the Taliban 
and al-Qaeda. H.R. 2446 provides support to increase the 
participation of other countries in ISAF, places additional 
monitoring requirements on troop contributing countries to 
ensure that they are taking a fair share of the burden, and 
declares that the United Nations should expand its mandate in 
Afghanistan to authorize additional security measures through 
and in addition to ISAF.
    Finally, H.R. 2446 recognizes that the problems with 
Afghanistan are carried out in a regional context. The ability 
of the Taliban and other insurgents to enjoy safe haven in 
Pakistan-controlled areas destabilizes the region and adds to 
the political tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan. H.R. 
2446 recognizes that security and stability in Afghanistan will 
only be achieved with the support of Pakistan and therefore 
authorizes the President to establish a Special Envoy to 
coordinate United States policy on bilateral relations between 
Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Envoy will advise the President 
directly on issues of cross-border activities, refugee issues, 
economic cooperation, and comprehensive counter-narcotic 
strategies. In addition, in an effort to bolster regional 
cooperation through confidence building measures, H.R. 2446 
encourages Pakistan to permit shipments of reconstruction and 
development-related material from India to be transported 
through Pakistan territory.

                                Hearings

    The Committee on Foreign Affairs held a Full Committee 
Hearing on ``Afghanistan on the Brink: Where do we go from 
here?'' on February 15, 2007. The Subcommittee on the Middle 
East and South Asia held a hearing on ``A Regional Overview of 
South Asia'' on March 7, 2007.

                        Committee Consideration

    The Committee marked up H.R. 2446 on May 23, 2007, and 
favorably reported the bill to the House, by voice vote, a 
quorum being present.

                         Votes of the Committee

    There were no recorded votes held on H.R. 2446.

                      Committee Oversight Findings

    In compliance with clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee reports that the 
findings and recommendations of the Committee, based on 
oversight activities under clause 2(b)(1) of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, are incorporated in the 
descriptive portions of this report.

               New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures

    Clause 3(c) (2) of House Rule XIII is inapplicable because 
this legislation does not provide new budgetary authority or 
increased tax expenditures.

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                      Washington, DC, May 30, 2007.
Hon. Tom Lantos, Chairman,
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 2446, the 
Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Sam 
Papenfuss, who can be reached at 226-2840.
            Sincerely,
                                           Peter R. Orszag.
Enclosure

cc:
        Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
        Ranking Member
H.R. 2446--Afghanistan Freedom Security Support Act of 2007

                                SUMMARY

    H.R. 2446, through amendments to the Afghanistan Freedom 
Support Act of 2002, would authorize the appropriation of about 
$2 billion a year for economic and military assistance to the 
government of Afghanistan for fiscal years 2008 through 2010. 
By comparison, the recently enacted 2007 emergency supplemental 
appropriations act, H.R. 2206, provided an estimated $685 
million for economic and military assistance to Afghanistan for 
2007.
    CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2446 would cost $719 
million in 2008, and almost $5.8 billion over the 2008-2012 
period, assuming appropriation of the estimated amounts. 
Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or receipts.
    H.R. 2446 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) 
and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal 
governments.

                ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

    The estimated budgetary impact of H.R. 2446 is shown in the 
following table. The costs of this legislation fall within 
budget functions 050 (national defense) and 150 (international 
affairs).

                                     By Fiscal Year, in Millions of Dollars
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                                                              2007     2008     2009     2010     2011     2012
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CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION
Spending Under Current Law                                      685        0        0        0        0        0
  Budget Authority \1\
  Estimated Outlays                                             581      443      210      125       64       31

Proposed Changes                                                  0    1,745    1,745    1,745        0        0
  Economic and Development Assistance
    Authorization Level
    Estimated Outlays                                             0      614    1,287    1,533    1,039      412

  Military and Other Assistance                                   0      325      325      325        0        0
    Estimated Authorization Level
    Estimated Outlays                                             0      105      225      284      199       89

      Total Changes                                               0    2,070    2,070    2,070        0        0
        Estimated Authorization Level
        Estimated Outlays                                         0      719    1,512    1,817    1,238      501

Spending Under H.R. 2446                                        685    2,070    2,070    2,070        0        0
  Estimated Authorization Level \1\
  Estimated Outlays                                             581    1,162    1,722    1,942    1,302      532
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\1\ The 2007 level is the estimated amount appropriated for aid to Afghanistan in that year.

                           BASIS OF ESTIMATE

    H.R. 2446 would authorize the appropriation of more than 
$1.7 billion a year for humanitarian and economic assistance 
and $320 million a year for military assistance. In addition, 
the bill would authorize the appropriation of such sums as may 
be necessary for the operation of Radio Free Afghanistan. For 
the purposes of this estimate, CBO assumes that the bill will 
be enacted before the start of fiscal year 2008. Additionally, 
CBO estimates that spending for all programs authorized in this 
bill will follow historical spending patterns for similar 
programs.

Economic and Development Assistance
    Title I would authorize the appropriation of more than $1.6 
billion a year for the 2008-2010 period for economic and 
development assistance. Those funds could be used for 
humanitarian assistance, economic development including 
reconstruction, and programs related to political and social 
issues, such as anticorruption efforts and assistance for 
women.
    In addition to the general authorization above, Title I 
also would authorize the appropriation of specific amounts over 
the 2008-2010 period for the following programs:

         L$15 million a year for a contribution to the 
        United Nations Drug Control Program,
         L$10 million a year for a pilot program to 
        promote crop substitution and develop alternatives to 
        poppy production,
         L$5 million a year for the Afghan Ministry of 
        Women's Affairs,
         L$10 million a year for the Afghan Independent 
        Human Rights Commission,
         L$30 million a year for grants to 
        nongovernmental organizations led by Afghans that would 
        conduct activities to support women and girls, 
        including constructing and operating schools, 
        orphanages, and health care clinics, and
         L$75 million a year for the purchase of diesel 
        and other resources to provide electricity to major 
        Afghan cities over the short term.

    Accordingly, CBO estimates that implementing Title 1 would 
cost about $600 million in 2008 and almost $4.9 billion over 
the 2008-2012 period, assuming appropriation of the authorized 
amounts.

Military and Other Assistance
    Title II would authorize the President to provide defense 
articles, defense services, and military education and training 
services to Afghanistan and other countries which participate 
in military, peacekeeping, or policing operations in 
Afghanistan. Section 201 would authorize the President to use 
up to $300 million a year over the 2008-2010 period in funding 
for the Department of Defense to provide such goods and 
services to those qualified countries assisting in Afghanistan. 
Section 203 would authorize the appropriation of $10 million a 
year for the President to provide a subsidy of up to five 
percent for countries that buy military equipment that would be 
used in Afghanistan. Finally, section 213 would authorize the 
appropriation of $10 million a year to provide training for 
military personnel from other countries that would be deployed 
to Afghanistan. CBO estimates that implementing Title II would 
cost about $100 million in 2008 and almost $900 million over 
the 2008-2012 period, assuming appropriation of the authorized 
amounts.
    Section 306 would authorize the appropriation of such sums 
as may be necessary over the 2008-2010 period for radio 
broadcasts to Afghanistan. Under current law, Radio Free 
Afghanistan spends $5 million a year to broadcast 12 hours a 
day in local languages. Based on information from the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), CBO estimates BBG would 
maintain that level of broadcasting at a cost of $4 million in 
2008 and $15 million over the 2008-2012 period, assuming 
appropriation of the necessary amounts.

              INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE-SECTOR IMPACT

    H.R. 2446 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandate as defined in UMRA and would not affect the budgets of 
state, local or tribal governments.

                    Performance Goals and Objectives

    Pursuant to clause (3)(c) of House rule XIII, upon 
enactment of this legislation, assistance programs should be 
adjusted to ensure greater focus on the energy sector, programs 
that affect women and girls, and counter-narcotics.

                   Constitutional Authority Statement

    Pursuant to clause 3(d) (1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority 
for this legislation in article I, section 8 of the 
Constitution.

                        New Advisory Committees

    H.R. 2446 does not establish or authorize any new advisory 
committees.

                    Congressional Accountability Act

    H.R. 2446 does not apply to the Legislative Branch.

                         Earmark Identification

    H.R. 2446 does not contain any congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 
clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI.

               Section-by-Section Analysis and Discussion

Section 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.
    This section states that the act may be referred to as the 
``Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007.'' This 
section also provides a table of contents.

Section 2. Findings.
    This section contains congressional findings describing the 
security, political and development challenges facing 
Afghanistan. The findings note that since the liberation of 
Afghanistan from the Taliban and al-Qaeda, the country remains 
highly unstable and is subject to attacks from remnants of the 
Taliban and other insurgent and terrorist groups. It also 
details the Government of Afghanistan's support for continued 
deployment of international forces and discusses the need for 
NATO, which took over international stability operations for 
the entire country in October 2006, to show continued 
commitment to these operations to defeat the growing insurgency 
in Afghanistan.
    The findings also highlight the increasing threat to 
Afghanistan's stability and security posed by the flourishing 
trade of opium, which has fueled funding for insurgent and 
terrorist groups, supported illegal activities by the local 
militias, and corrupted elements of the national and local 
governments in Afghanistan. The findings note that the current 
United States counter-narcotics strategy for Afghanistan has 
not produced significant results. The findings describe that 
the misaligned eradication policy endorsed by the United States 
Government has led some adversely-affected Afghan farmers and 
villagers to support insurgent groups, including the Taliban.
    The findings describe the need for continued commitment 
from the United States and the international community to 
support the growth of the Afghan economy, the security of the 
country through increased assistance to the Afghan army, police 
and counter-narcotics forces, and to show a long-term 
commitment to support the promotion of democracy and the 
protection of human rights in Afghanistan. The findings discuss 
the Afghanistan Compact, which supports the Afghan National 
Development Strategy, and provides for the international 
community's commitment to Afghanistan and the Government of 
Afghanistan's commitment to state-building and reform over the 
next five years.
    The findings also note that the security of Afghanistan is 
closely intertwined with those of its regional neighbors and 
that success in Afghanistan is dependent on security and 
stability in the region. Finally, this section highlights the 
recent closure of four Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan and the 
deportation of Afghans from Iran that resulted in over 200,000 
Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan in urgent need of 
humanitarian services.

Section 3. Definition.
    This section provides definitions for use in the act.

TITLE I--ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN

    Title I authorizes assistance to Afghanistan to support its 
economic and democratic development; provides for a 
certification and limitation on such assistance in certain 
cases; provides for increased monitoring, evaluation, and 
coordination of such assistance; and authorizes appropriations 
to carry out such assistance.
Section 101. Declaration of Policy
    This section amends section 101 of the Afghanistan Freedom 
Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7511), hereafter referred to as 
``AFSA,'' by providing for additional declarations of policy. 
This section declares that it is the United States policy: to 
continue to work with the Government of Afghanistan and other 
friendly countries to ensure that Afghanistan's neighboring 
countries and other countries in the region do not threaten or 
interfere in one another's sovereignty, territorial integrity, 
or political independence, including supporting diplomatic 
initiatives to support this goal for the establishment of an 
independent and neutral Afghanistan; to continue to demonstrate 
a long-term commitment to the people of Afghanistan by 
sustained assistance and the continued deployment of United 
States troops in Afghanistan with the support of the Government 
of Afghanistan; to support efforts that advance the development 
of democratic civil authorities and institutions in 
Afghanistan's neighboring countries and throughout the Central 
Asia and South Asia regions; to support all efforts to fight 
corruption in all levels of government in Afghanistan and 
assist in promoting an efficient and effective Government of 
Afghanistan.

Section 102. Purposes of Assistance.
    This section amends section 102 of the AFSA by providing 
for additional purposes of assistance: to establish a pilot 
program to test the effectiveness of a crop substitution policy 
combined with an appropriate offset to encourage legitimate 
alternatives to poppy production and to provide practical 
information on the measures needed to implement such a policy; 
and to provide assistance to the energy sector.

Section 103. Authorization of Assistance.
    Subsection (a) amends subsection (a)(1) of section 103 of 
the AFSA by providing for continuing humanitarian needs.
    Subsection (b) amends subsection (a)(3) of section 103 of 
the AFSA by providing for an authorization to assist in the 
apprehension of individuals who organize, facilitate, and 
profit from the drug trade, and the destruction of drug 
laboratories.
    Subsection (b) further amends subsection (a)(3) of section 
103 of the AFSA by authorizing assistance to establish a pilot 
program to test the effectiveness of a crop substitution 
combined with an appropriate offset to encourage legitimate 
alternatives to poppy production for Afghan poppy farmers 
within an area in which poppy production is prevalent. The 
Committee intends to better learn and understand the measures 
needed to create a successful alternative livelihood program to 
transition farmers who currently grow illicit poppy to grow 
licit crops. By providing seeds and technical assistance for 
alternative crops that have market demand and coupling that 
assistance with a offset that would address significantly the 
difference in income that farmers would otherwise receive by 
selling poppy, the Committee's intent is to test the 
effectiveness, utility, and challenges associated with 
transitioning Afghan farmers to grow licit crops. Future 
alternative livelihood programs in this area could benefit from 
the lessons learned from such a pilot program, regardless of 
the level of success of this program. Finally, the offset 
authorized by this section is not intended to be paid to 
farmers who grow both poppy and legitimate crops. It should be 
paid to farmers who are growing licit crops only. The Committee 
expects that funds for this program will come from funds 
appropriated pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
    Subsection (b) also amends subsection (a)(3) of section 103 
of the AFSA by authorizing to be appropriated $15,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010 to the President for 
a contribution to the United Nations Drug Control Program.
    Subsection (b) authorizes $10,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2010 to carry out the crop 
substitution pilot program and calls on the President to 
transmit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
on the status of the implementation of the pilot program.
    Subsection (c) amends subsection (a)(4) of section 103 of 
the AFSA by authorizing: increased assistance for credit, 
savings, and other financial services, and for farm management 
and business advisory services; assistance for programs to 
train medical personnel, including doctors, nurses, physicians' 
assistants, and midwives; assistance for programs to provide 
equipment to primary and secondary clinics and hospitals; and 
assistance to rebuild and construct rural and urban roads and 
highways.
    Subsection (d) amends subsection (a)(5) of section 103 of 
the AFSA by adding ``anti-corruption'' in the title of such 
subsection. Subsection (d) further amends such subsection by 
authorizing assistance to support the implementation of the 
Afghan Action Plan on Transitional Justice; and to support land 
titling programs and reconciliation of land rights. This 
subsection also amends subsection (a)(5) of section 103 of the 
AFSA by authorizing anticorruption assistance, including 
assistance to improve transparency and accountability, to 
increase the participatory nature of governmental institutions, 
and to promote other forms of good government and management in 
all levels of government in Afghanistan.
    Subsection (e) amends subsection (a)(7) of section 103 of 
the AFSA by authorizing health, education, human rights, 
democratic and other forms of assistance to Afghan women and 
girls; and by authorizing assistance to the Afghan Ministry of 
Women's Affairs and the Afghan Independent Human Rights 
Commission. This subsection authorizes for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2010: $5,000,000 to the Afghan Ministry of 
Women's Affairs; $10,000,000 to the Afghan Independent Human 
Rights Commission; and $30,000,000 for grants to Afghan-led 
nongovernmental organizations, including Afghan women-led 
nongovernmental organizations.
    Subsection (f) amends subsection (a) of section 103 of the 
AFSA by adding a new paragraph that authorizes assistance for 
energy development and short-term energy supply. This 
subsection authorizes assistance to support the development of 
local energy sources, new power generation, and energy 
transportation; and authorizes assistance to supply short-term 
energy resources, such as diesel to secure the delivery of 
electricity to major Afghan cities where there is a critical 
and immediate need for power. This subsection authorizes, for 
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010, $75 million to 
provide short-term energy assistance. The subsection also 
includes a sense of Congress that the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation should increase efforts to promote and 
support United States-sponsored private investment in the 
energy sector in Afghanistan.
    Subsection (g) further amends subsection (a) of section 103 
of the AFSA by adding a new paragraph that authorizes 
assistance for programs to increase the capacity and improve 
the sustainability of Afghan national, provincial, and local 
governmental institutions.
    Subsections (h) and (i) make other conforming amendments to 
section 103 of the AFSA.

Section 104. Certification and Phased-in Limitation on Economic and 
        Democratic Development Assistance.
    This section amends Title I of the AFSA by adding a new 
section 104 providing for a certification and phased-in 
limitation on economic and democratic development assistance 
for Afghanistan.
    Subsection (a) requires the President to submit to Congress 
not later than October 1, 2008 and each October 1 thereafter a 
certification that contains a determination of whether any 
senior official of the Government of Afghanistan, at the 
provincial or local levels, is engaged in or benefits from the 
illicit narcotics trade or is engaged in terrorist or criminal 
activities. Such certification must be transmitted in 
unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
    Subsection (b) provides that for fiscal year 2009 and each 
subsequent fiscal year, assistance authorized under Title I of 
this Act, as amended, or under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), may not be provided to any 
provincial or local government of Afghanistan if the President 
determines and certifies that for such fiscal year that, based 
upon substantiated and credible evidence, one or more senior 
officials of the Government of Afghanistan from such provincial 
or local government, is engaged in or benefits from the 
narcotics trade or is engaged in terrorist or criminal 
activities.
    The intent of the Committee in section 104(b) is to limit 
assistance to Afghan provincial or local governments, much of 
which is provided through Provincial Reconstruction Teams, if 
the provincial governor, deputy governor, or other official of 
similar rank is found to be engaged in or benefiting from 
narcotics, terrorist, or criminal activities. It is also the 
intent of this Committee that the determination and the 
certification referenced in subsection (b) be made in a timely 
manner and be based on substantiated and credible evidence. 
However, the prohibition does not require that assistance 
through non-governmental organizations or other mechanisms be 
terminated.

Section 105. Monitoring and Evaluation of Assistance.
    This section amends Title I of the AFSA, as amended by 
section 104, by adding a new section 105 Subsection (a) 
authorizes the President to establish and implement a system to 
monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of 
assistance provided under Title I as amended on a program-by-
program basis to maximize the long-term sustainable development 
impact of such assistance.
    Subsection (b) requires the President to establish 
performance goals for assistance and express such goals in an 
objective and quantifiable form; to establish performance 
indicators to be used in measuring or assessing the achievement 
of such performance goals; and to provide a basis for 
recommendations for adjustments to assistance authorized under 
Title I as amended by this Act to enhance the impact of such 
assistance.
    Subsection (c) requires the President to provide assistance 
to enhance the capacity of the Government of Afghanistan to 
monitor and evaluate programs carried out by Afghan national, 
provincial, and local governments.
    Subsection (d) authorizes for a fiscal year, not less than 
5 percent of such amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
under Title I of this Act as amended.

Section 106. Coordination of Assistance.
    Subsection (a) contains a congressional finding that the 
Coordinator of Assistance position provided for in section 106 
of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as re-
designated) has not achieved the objectives of an integrated 
approach to United States assistance programs for Afghanistan.
    Subsection (b) requires the President to appoint, not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, a Coordinator who shall 
report directly to the President, have the rank of Ambassador, 
and not hold any other position in the United States 
Government.
    Subsection (c) establishes the duties of the Coordinator. 
These duties include designing a non-military assistance 
strategy in coordination with the heads of relevant United 
States departments and agencies; ensuring interagency policy 
coordination on assistance and counter-narcotics activities; 
pursuing coordination with other countries and international 
organizations; coordinating interagency implementation and 
oversight for assistance; resolving interagency policy 
disputes; and ensuring international coordination on counter-
narcotics and other assistance programs. The Committee believes 
that the Coordinator should have the authority to work across 
all United States government departments and agencies to 
implement a counter-narcotics strategy.
    Subsection (d) allows the Coordinator to appoint up to two 
deputy coordinators to assist with the duties of the 
Coordinator. The Committee expects that any Deputy Coordinators 
appointed be assigned with duties in one of the three broad 
areas of (1) counter-narcotics, (2) reconstruction and 
development, or (3) equipping and training Afghan National 
Security Forces.
    Subsection (e) repeals Section 106 of the Afghanistan 
Freedom Support Act of 2002.

Section 107. Pilot Program for Scholarships to Provide Scholarships to 
        Afghan Students for Public Policy Internships in the United 
        States.
    Section 107 adds a new Sec. 106 to the AFSA:
    Subsection (a) requires the Secretary of State to establish 
a pilot program to provide scholarships to undergraduate and 
graduate Afghan students for public policy scholarships in the 
United States. The Committee expects that the participants of 
this program may also include Afghan expatriates residing 
outside of Afghanistan.
    Subsection (b) declares a sense of Congress that the 
program should include 20 participating students for each 
fiscal year.
    Subsection (c) authorizes the pilot program for fiscal 
years 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Section 108. Authorization of Appropriations.
    Subsection (a) amends subsection (a) of section 110 of the 
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (as re-designated) by 
authorizing $1,600,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
though 2010.
    Subsection (b) provides for a rule of construction.

Section 109. Clerical Amendment.
    This section makes clerical changes to the table of 
contents in section 1(b) of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act 
of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7501 note).

   TITLE II--ASSISTANCE FOR A NEW SECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR AFGHANISTAN

 SUBTITLE A--AMENDMENTS TO THE AFGHANISTAN FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT OF 2002

Section 201. Authorization of Assistance.
    Subsection (a) extends the drawdown authority of the 
Department of Defense in section 202 of the AFSA and allows a 
maximum of $300,000,000 worth of such equipment and services to 
be granted in each fiscal year.
    Subsection (b) further declares it to be the sense of 
Congress that such assistance should promote greater 
interoperability between the military forces of the United 
States, ISAF and Afghanistan.

Section 202. Congressional Notification Requirements.
    Section 202 amends section 206 of the AFSA to make 
conforming changes to reflect the Committee on Foreign Affairs' 
new name.

Section 203. Matters Relating to the International Security Assistance 
        Force.
    Subsection (a) amends Section 206 of the AFSA by striking 
subsection (c) and re-designating subsections (d) and (e) as 
(c) and (d), respectively.
    Subsection (b) makes technical changes to subsection (c) of 
Section 206 of the AFSA.
    Subsection (c) amends Section 206 by adding a new arms 
sales incentive for countries participating in military 
operations in Afghanistan by authorizing the President to 
provide a subsidy of up to five percent of the acquisition cost 
of United States defense items, if the purchasing nation will 
use such items or defense items it already possesses of 
comparable quality and quantity, in military operations in 
Afghanistan for an extended period of time. This subsection 
authorizes $10 million for fiscal years 2008 through 2010 for 
such purposes.

Section 204. Sunset.
    This section extends the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 
2002 until 2010.

                       SUBTITLE B--OTHER MATTERS

Section 211. Counter-narcotics Activities in Afghanistan.
    Subsection (a) requires the President, through the 
Secretary of Defense, to direct the Armed Forces to support 
counter-narcotics interdiction operations in Afghanistan, 
consistent with ongoing operational activities. This subsection 
also states that such operations will be conducted in 
coordination with the Government of Afghanistan and with 
support from the United Kingdom and other appropriate 
countries. The types of operations shall include intelligence, 
surveillance, information sharing, logistical support to the 
extent practicable, and training and equipping the Afghan 
National Police. It is the intent of the Committee that this 
provision requires the President, through the Secretary of 
Defense, to authorize the Armed Forces to assist in counter-
narcotics operations, such as those operated by the Drug 
Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Afghanistan. The Committee 
believes that we need the DEA working with the Department of 
Defense (DOD) to establish means for the DEA to participate in 
DOD sensitive site exploitation operations where there are 
overlapping DOD and DEA targets, or on direct action missions 
in where there is a strong likelihood that a targeted anti-
Coalition militant is in direct possession of substantial 
amounts of illicit narcotics based on DOD or DEA information.
    Subsection (b) requires the President to enhance civilian 
counter-narcotics teams, including the existing Afghan National 
Interdiction Unit, and that for those teams, support as 
described in subsection (a) will be provided.
    Subsection (c) allows for counter-narcotics law enforcement 
personnel of NATO and other friendly countries to participate 
in the teams described in subsection (b) or other counter-
narcotic operations supported by the United States. The 
Committee is aware of some concerns about foreign counter-
narcotic police units participating in operations in 
Afghanistan and this provision mitigates such concerns.
    Subsection (d) requires the President to ensure that 
assistance to the Afghan National Police includes vetting 
procedures that assess police candidates' aptitudes, skills, 
and integrity.

Section 212. Expansion of International Contributions to the Security 
        of Afghanistan.
    Subsection (a) states that it is the policy of the United 
States to encourage the Governments of Pakistan and other 
friendly Arab countries to increase reconstruction assistance 
and diplomatic support for Afghanistan.
    Subsection (b) directs the President to encourage the 
Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to engage in greater 
military cooperation to promote greater trust and transparency 
between them, including greater communication and coordination 
between their respective military, border security, and 
counter-narcotic units operating on both sides of the border 
between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
    Subsection (c) requires a biannual report on the 
implementation of subsection (b) until September 30, 2008.
    Subsection (d) defines ``appropriate congressional 
committees'' for this section to be the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services in the House and 
their corresponding committees in the Senate.

Section 213. Training for Military Personnel of Foreign Countries that 
        are to be Deployed for Security Operations in Afghanistan.
    Section 213 amends Chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) adding a new 
``Sec. 550'' to furnish International Military Education and 
Training (IMET).
    Subsection (a) of the new section 550 authorizes the 
President to furnish training for military personnel of foreign 
countries that are to be deployed for security operations in 
Afghanistan, particularly in the areas of special operations, 
counter-insurgency, border security, counter-terrorism, and 
counter-narcotics.
    Subsection (b) of the new section 550 authorizes 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010 for 
this purpose.

Section 214. Humanitarian Assistance for War Victims.
    Subsection (a) provides a Sense of Congress that supports 
ongoing programs to provide assistance to families of Afghan 
civilians or innocent Afghans who have suffered a serious loss 
during military operations carried out by the United States in 
Afghanistan.
    Subsection (b) requires the President to submit a report on 
the feasibility of expanding the program described in 
subsection: 1) to assess the provision of assistance to 
families who have lost a family member who was their primary 
source of income; 2) to examine the potential of providing 
assistance in excess of $2,500 to families of Afghan civilians; 
and 3) to explore the provision of other payments that may be 
required.

Section 215. Sense of Congress Concerning United Nations Mandate in 
        Afghanistan.
    Section 215 declares the sense of Congress that the United 
Nations Security Council should expand the United Nations 
mandate in Afghanistan to: (1) authorize international civilian 
law enforcement missions in Afghanistan as a part of peace 
operations of the United Nations in Afghanistan; (2) authorize 
the International Security Assistance Force to participate in 
counter-drug interdiction operations, consistent with ongoing 
operational activities and as opportunities arise, against the 
top narcotic traffickers, their operations, and their 
infrastructure in Afghanistan, with the concurrence of the 
Government of Afghanistan; (3) install effective centralized 
authority within the United Nations Special Representative for 
Afghanistan such that the international community's political 
objectives can be prioritized and communicated directly with 
the Government of Afghanistan; and (4) extend the authorization 
of the International Security Assistance Force beyond October 
13, 2007. Section 215 does not in any way intend nor empower 
the United Nations to assume any responsibility for or control 
over United States' military, economic, political, counter-
terrorism, counter-narcotics, or humanitarian operations in 
Afghanistan.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 301. Donor Contributions to Afghanistan and Reports.
    This section amends subsection (c)(1) of section 303 of the 
AFSA by changing the references from individual committees and 
to the appropriate congressional committees, and changing the 
date referenced from December 31, 2004 to December 31, 2010.

Section 302. Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in 
        Afghanistan.
    Subsection (a) amends Title III of the AFSA by amending 
section 304 of the Act to provide for a comprehensive review of 
the progress being made in Afghanistan. Too often the U.S. 
Government is faced with subjective judgments about progress in 
Afghanistan or is at the whim of news reports that cannot 
present a comprehensive picture. In order to increase oversight 
and obtain a more accurate view of the situation in 
Afghanistan, H.R. 2446 requires a detailed security report.
    Subsection (a) of the new section 304 requires the 
President to submit a report no more than 90 days after the 
passage of this Act and every 6 months thereafter until 
September 30, 2010, on a set of performance indicators and 
measures towards political, economic, and military stability.
    Subsection (b) of the new section 304 describes the 
elements to be included in the report including four main 
areas: stability and security; training and performance of 
security forces; economic and political stability; and opium 
production and counter-narcotics efforts. Listed below are the 
key topics to be covered in each of the above areas.
    Paragraph (1) includes such key areas as assessment of the 
strength of the insurgency, a description of the level of 
warlords' and drug kingpins' control in the countryside, a 
description of all militias, tribal forces and terrorist and 
insurgent groups, and the rules of engagement for ISAF. It is 
the Committee's expectation that the key measures of political 
stability include objectives at the national, provincial, and 
local government levels that must be achieved over the next 
year to ensure that all elements of Afghan society support the 
elected government in Kabul and to reduce or eliminate support 
for insurgent and other hostile groups. For the indicators of a 
stable security environment, the Committee expects the number 
of engagements to be reported by province. In addition, 
subtotals for Afghan forces by the Afghanistan National Army 
(ANA), the Afghanistan National Police (ANP), and the Afghan 
National Auxiliary Police should be reported, and subtotals for 
ISAF by national element should be reported.
    Paragraph (2), relating to training and performance of 
security forces, requires information on key criteria for 
assessing the capability and readiness of the ANA and ANP, the 
rates of recruitment, retention and absenteeism of the ANA and 
ANP, the number of international advisors needed to support the 
security forces, and the requirements for U.S. troop rotation 
through fiscal year 2008. The Committee intends that the report 
includes the operational readiness status and combat history of 
the ANP, Afghan National Auxiliary Police, and any other 
security forces supported by ISAF or the Government of 
Afghanistan, including the type, number, size, and 
organizational structure of each such Afghan security force and 
its effectiveness in providing security and police services by 
province.
    Paragraph (3) relates to the economic and political 
stability in Afghanistan including: an estimate of annual 
budget and revenue of Government of Afghanistan (GOA); an 
estimate of funds pledged by major donors; an assessment of 
United States reconstruction assistance programs including 
description of efforts to improve monitoring and evaluation, of 
completed, ongoing, and future reconstruction programs, of 
efforts to improve employment, and of progress in implementing 
the Afghanistan National Development Strategy; and key economic 
and political indicators, including unemployment levels, 
agriculture production, infrastructure construction, education 
levels, electricity rates, hunger and poverty levels, 
illiteracy rates, medical services and maternal and infant 
mortality rates, human rights indicators, measures for 
political and religious freedom, women's participation 
indicators, and measures of freedom of the press. The Committee 
intends that the measures of political freedom include 
indicators for anti-corruption programs that meet national 
priorities and indicators for effective provincial and local 
governance.
    Paragraph (4) relates to the key issues of opium production 
and counter-narcotics efforts, and includes requirements for an 
estimate of the number of hectares of poppy and the amount of 
poppy production, giving totals for each province and country-
wide; the number of hectares of poppy eradicated, including 
totals by province; the number of counter-narcotics raids on 
labs and other facilities; the number of counter-narcotics 
raids and other actions on traffickers; the number and 
description of Afghan counter-narcotics forces; the number and 
description of alternative livelihood programs; the number and 
type of NATO and United States assistance provided to Afghan 
counter-narcotic teams and the number and type of requests for 
assistance by United States and Afghan counter-narcotics teams, 
including the Drug Enforcement Administration; and the 
assessment of Afghan efforts to extradite suspects including a 
list of persons whose extradition has been requested of the 
Government of Afghanistan, a determination if the Government of 
Afghanistan is making good faith efforts in extradition 
processes, and an analysis of any legal obstacles. The 
Committee intends that the description of alternative 
livelihood programs include a description of where the programs 
have been conducted, an assessment of the number of hectares 
planted with poppy in the year following such programs, and 
their effectiveness in winning popular support and avoiding 
efforts that create support for enemies of the Government of 
Afghanistan.
    Subsection (c) of the new section 304 requires that, to the 
extent necessary, the President shall submit an update to the 
report described in subsection (a) no later than 90 days after 
the previous date of submission.
    Subsection (d) of the new section 304 requires the report 
in subsection (a) to be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex.
    Subsection (e) of the new section 304 defines appropriate 
congressional committees to include the Committees on Armed 
Services, Appropriations, and Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives; and the Committees on Armed Services, 
Appropriations, and Foreign Relations of the Senate.

Section 303. Comprehensive Interagency Strategy for Long-Term Security 
        and Stability in Afghanistan.
    Subsection (a) amends Section 305 of the AFSA by 
redesignating section (b) as (c) and inserting subsection (b) 
that is described below after subsection (a) in Section 305.
    Subsection (b) is titled ``Comprehensive Interagency 
Strategy,'' and paragraph (1) requires the President to 
formulate a clear, comprehensive, and effective interagency 
strategy for long term security and stability in Afghanistan.
    Paragraph (2) of the new subsection (b) requires that the 
strategy include three main elements, including: Reinvigorated 
Reconstruction Activities and Provincial Reconstruction Teams, 
Counter-narcotics Strategy, and Sustainability of the 
Afghanistan National Security Forces. The Committee expects the 
following information from each of the elements:
    Subparagraph (a) requires a strategy to reinvigorate 
reconstruction activities and Provincial Reconstruction Teams 
(PRTs), including a plan to:

        (i) implement the Interim Afghanistan National 
        Development Strategy;
        (ii) provide a mechanism for tracking reconstruction 
        funding;
        (iii) provide a mechanism for tracking programs 
        implemented by PRTs;
        (iv) provide a mechanism to enhance interagency 
        coordination;
        (v) enhance monitoring and evaluation of reconstruction 
        programs;
        (vi) identify and implement critical reconstruction 
        programs;
        (vii) increase contributions from ISAF and other 
        countries;
        (viii) improve employment;
        (ix) provide a description of efforts to enhance the 
        capacity of the GOA;
        (x) explain the efforts of the GOA to implement 
        programs;
        (xi) increase the number of PRTs;
        (xii) clarify a single chain of command of PRTs;
        (xiii) increase staffing;
        (xiv) incorporate measures to improve effectiveness of 
        PRTs including an assessment of the adequacy of PRTs in 
        meeting the overall aid needs of each province and 
        major area of operations; and
        (xv) ensure that a significant amount of material, 
        financial, and personnel support comes from foreign 
        sources.

    The strategy must also include an element relating to the 
U.S. Counter-narcotics Strategy, including a plan to address 
the current U.S. five pillar strategy, identify roles and 
responsibilities of key U.S. agencies, describe the strategic 
direction of U.S. counter-narcotics efforts and describe the 
involvement of and coordination with the United Kingdom and 
other partners. The Committee also expects that the plan will 
include measures to mitigate any programs that result in 
popular hostility and support for extremist groups, warlords, 
and other elements hostile to the Government of Afghanistan and 
ISAF. The Committee believes that any plans to target narcotics 
producers and traffickers should have an emphasis on the 
leaders of key narcotics organizations and senior Afghan 
officials and officers who are involved in such organizations.
    A third element of the strategy is to provide a strategy 
for the sustainability of the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces (ANSF), including a mechanism to track funding for the 
ANSF, to provide a description of actions to build effective 
Afghan security institutions, and to provide for interagency 
and international coordination. The Committee believes that any 
mechanism to track funding for the ANSF include the provision 
of pay and other benefits to ANSF personnel.
    Paragraph (3) of new subsection (b) to section 305 requires 
the President to submit an update of the report required in 
subsection (c) of the underlying law that contains the strategy 
described in paragraph (1) by no later than December 1, 2007. 
The Committee intends that the President provide the new 
strategy and the report required by the amended section 304 
simultaneously so that Congress has the new strategy and a 
baseline to measure the new strategy against as it moves 
forward. This paragraph also requires the report to be 
submitted in unclassified form that may include a classified 
annex.
    Subsection (b) amends subsection (c) of the AFSA (as 
redesignated) by requiring the President to submit an update to 
the strategy every 90 days until the end of fiscal year 2010, 
as necessary. If no revisions are made during the 90 day 
period, a simple one sentence report is all that is required by 
this subsection. The amendment also includes adding the 
Committees on Armed Services in the House and Senate to the 
definition of `appropriate congressional committees.'

Section 304. Special Envoy for Afghanistan-Pakistan Cooperation.
    Subsection (a) provides a Statement of Policy that declares 
that it is in the national interest of the United States that 
Afghanistan and Pakistan work together to address common 
challenges.
    Subsection (b) establishes that the President is authorized 
to appoint a special envoy to promote closer cooperation 
between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
    Subsection (c) says that the special envoy shall be 
appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have 
the rank of Ambassador-at-Large, and may be appointed from 
individuals who are officials from the Department of State.
    Subsection (d) lays out the duties of the special envoy. In 
general, the primary responsibility shall be to coordinate U.S. 
policy on bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. 
The special envoy shall also advise the President and Secretary 
of State and shall make recommendations to: (A) stem cross-
border activities; (B) provide assistance to Afghan refugees; 
(C) bolster economic cooperation and people-to-people ties; and 
(D) offer comprehensive efforts for counter-narcotics 
strategies.

Section. 305. Transit Through Pakistan of Shipments by India in Support 
        of Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan.
    Subsection (a) is a Statement of Policy to encourage 
Pakistan to permit shipments by India of equipment and material 
across the territory of Pakistan to Afghanistan in support of 
reconstruction and development projects in Afghanistan. This 
policy reflects the Committee's desire to bolster regional 
cooperation through confidence building measures.
    Subsection (b) requires the President to submit a report, 
no later than 90 days after the passage of the Act and annually 
thereafter, on actions by Pakistan to permit or impede such 
shipments. The report would no longer be required if the 
President makes the determination that India no longer needs to 
make such shipments to Afghanistan.

Section. 306. Reauthorization of Radio Free Afghanistan.
    Subsection (a) states that Congress finds that since 2002, 
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has provided daily 
broadcasting services to the people of Afghanistan in Dari and 
Pashto; that Radio Free Afghanistan is the leading broadcaster 
in Afghanistan; and that it is in the national interest to 
continue these broadcasts.
    Subsection (b) authorizes such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal years 2008 through 2010 to the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors for grants to support 12 hours of daily surrogate 
broadcasting services through Radio Free Afghanistan.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

    In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change 
is proposed is shown in roman):

                AFGHANISTAN FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT OF 2002

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; DEFINITION.

      (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
``Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002''.
      (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; definition.

 TITLE I--ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN

Sec. 101. Declaration of policy.
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[Sec. 104. Coordination of assistance.
[Sec. 105. Sense of Congress regarding promoting cooperation in opium 
          producing areas.
[Sec. 106. Administrative provisions.
[Sec. 107. Relationship to other authority.
[Sec. 108. Authorization of appropriations.]
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 
          producing areas.
Sec. 108. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 109. Relationship to other authority.
Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.
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                   TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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[Sec. 304. Reports.]
Sec. 304. Report on progress toward security and stability in 
          Afghanistan.
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      [(c) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``Government of 
Afghanistan'' includes--
            [(1) the government of any political subdivision of 
        Afghanistan; and
            [(2) any agency or instrumentality of the 
        Government of Afghanistan.]
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--Except 
        as otherwise provided, the term ``appropriate 
        congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
                the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
            (2) Government of afghanistan.--The term 
        ``Government of Afghanistan'' includes--
                    (A) the government of any political 
                subdivision of Afghanistan; and
                    (B) any agency or instrumentality of the 
                Government of Afghanistan.
            (3) International security assistance force or 
        isaf.--The term ``International Security Assistance 
        Force'' or ``ISAF'' means the international security 
        assistance force established to assist in the 
        maintenance of security in Afghanistan pursuant to 
        United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386 (2001), 
        as amended by United Nations Security Council 
        Resolutions 1413 (2002), 1444 (2002), 1510 (2003), 1563 
        (2004), 1623 (2005), and 1707 (2006).

TITLE I--ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN

SEC. 101. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

      Congress makes the following declarations:
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            [(4) The United States should support the 
        objectives agreed to on December 5, 2001, in Bonn, 
        Germany, regarding the provisional arrangement for 
        Afghanistan as it moves toward the establishment of 
        permanent institutions and, in particular, should work 
        intensively toward ensuring the future neutrality of 
        Afghanistan, establishing the principle that 
        neighboring countries and other countries in the region 
        do not threaten or interfere in one another's 
        sovereignty, territorial integrity, or political 
        independence, including supporting diplomatic 
        initiatives to support this goal.
            [(5) The special emergency situation in 
        Afghanistan, which from the perspective of the American 
        people combines security, humanitarian, political, law 
        enforcement, and development imperatives, requires that 
        the President should receive maximum flexibility in 
        designing, coordinating, and administering efforts with 
        respect to assistance for Afghanistan and that a 
        temporary special program of such assistance should be 
        established for this purpose.
            [(6) To foster stability and democratization and to 
        effectively eliminate the causes of terrorism, the 
        United States and the international community should 
        also support efforts that advance the development of 
        democratic civil authorities and institutions in the 
        broader Central Asia region.]
            (4) While the election of a President and the 
        establishment of a National Parliament for Afghanistan 
        concluded the process begun in December 5, 2001, in 
        Bonn, Germany, the United States needs to continue to 
        work with the Government of Afghanistan and other 
        friendly countries to ensure that Afghanistan's 
        neighboring countries and other countries in the region 
        do not threaten or interfere in one another's 
        sovereignty, territorial integrity, or political 
        independence, including supporting diplomatic 
        initiatives to support this goal for the establishment 
        of an independent and neutral Afghanistan.
            (5) The United States must continue to demonstrate 
        a long-term commitment to the people of Afghanistan by 
        sustained assistance and the continued deployment of 
        United States troops in Afghanistan with the support of 
        the Government of Afghanistan as Afghanistan continues 
        on its path toward a broad-based, multi-ethnic, gender-
        sensitive, and fully representative government in 
        Afghanistan.
            (6) To foster stability and democratization and to 
        effectively eliminate the causes of terrorism, the 
        United States and the international community should 
        also support efforts that advance the development of 
        democratic civil authorities and institutions in 
        Afghanistan's neighboring countries and throughout the 
        Central Asia and South Asia regions.
            (7) While rampant corruption has impeded 
        development and economic growth in Afghanistan and 
        contributed to insecurity in the country, the United 
        States should support all efforts to fight corruption 
        in all levels of government in Afghanistan and assist 
        in promoting an efficient and effective Government of 
        Afghanistan.

SEC. 102. PURPOSES OF ASSISTANCE.

      The purposes of assistance authorized by this title are--
            (1) * * *
            (2) to support the continued efforts of the United 
        States and the international community to address [the 
        humanitarian crisis] the continuing humanitarian needs 
        in Afghanistan and among Afghan refugees in neighboring 
        countries;
            (3) to fight the production and flow of illicit 
        narcotics, to control the flow of precursor chemicals 
        used in the production of [heroin, and to] heroin, to 
        enhance and bolster the capacities of Afghan 
        governmental authorities to control poppy cultivation 
        and related activities, and to establish a pilot 
        program to test the effectiveness of a crop 
        substitution combined with an appropriate offset policy 
        and to provide practical information on the measures 
        needed to implement such a policy with the potential of 
        scaling up the pilot program for large-scale 
        deployment;

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            (7) to support the reconstruction of Afghanistan 
        through, among other things, programs that create jobs, 
        facilitate clearance of landmines, and rebuild the 
        agriculture sector, the energy sector, the health care 
        system, and the educational system of Afghanistan;

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SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.

      (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the President is authorized to provide assistance for 
Afghanistan for the following activities:
            (1) [Urgent] Continuing humanitarian needs.--To 
        assist in meeting the [urgent] continuing humanitarian 
        needs of the people of Afghanistan, including 
        assistance such as--
                    (A) * * *

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            (3) Counternarcotics efforts.--(A) [To assist in] 
        To assist in the apprehension of individuals who 
        organize, facilitate, and profit from the drug trade, 
        the eradication of poppy cultivation, the disruption of 
        heroin production, including the destruction of drug 
        laboratories, and the reduction of the overall supply 
        and demand for illicit narcotics in Afghanistan and the 
        region, with particular emphasis on assistance to--
                    (i) * * *

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            (B) To establish a pilot program to test the 
        effectiveness of a crop substitution combined with an 
        appropriate offset to encourage legitimate alternatives 
        to poppy production for Afghan poppy farmers within an 
        area in which poppy production is prevalent, such as in 
        the Helmand or Nangarhar provinces, by providing--
                    (i) seeds for alternative crops for which 
                there is internal market demand and in an areas 
                in which there is adequate infrastructure for 
                access to market;
                    (ii) technical assistance to such Afghan 
                poppy farmers on how to best plant, grow, and 
                harvest the alternative crops utilized; and
                    (iii) an appropriate offset that would 
                significantly address the difference in income 
                that such Afghan poppy farmers would otherwise 
                earn had they continued to grow and sell poppy.
            [(B)] (C) For each of the fiscal years [2003 
        through 2006] 2008 through 2010, $15,000,000 is 
        authorized to be appropriated to the President to be 
        made available for a contribution to the United Nations 
        Drug Control Program for the purpose of carrying out 
        activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of 
        subparagraph (A). [Amounts made available under the 
        preceding sentence are in addition to amounts otherwise 
        available for such purposes.]
                    (ii) For each of the fiscal years 2008 
                through 2010, $10,000,000 is authorized to be 
                appropriated to the President to carry out 
                activities described in subparagraph (B).
                    (iii) Amounts made available under clauses 
                (i) and (ii) are in addition to amounts 
                otherwise available for such purposes.
            (D) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of the Afghanistan Freedom and Security 
        Support Act of 2007, and every 180 days thereafter 
        through the end of fiscal year 2010, the President 
        shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report on the status of the implementation 
        of the activities described in subparagraph (B). The 
        report required by this subparagraph may be included in 
        the report required by section 304 of this Act.
            (4) Reestablishment of food security, 
        rehabilitation of the agriculture sector, improvement 
        in health conditions, and the reconstruction of basic 
        infrastructure.--To assist in expanding access to 
        markets in Afghanistan, to increase the availability of 
        food in markets in Afghanistan, to rehabilitate the 
        agriculture sector in Afghanistan by creating jobs for 
        former combatants, returning refugees, and internally 
        displaced persons, to improve health conditions, and 
        assist in the rebuilding of basic infrastructure in 
        Afghanistan, including assistance such as--
                    (A) * * *
                    [(B) extension of credit;]
                    (B) increased access to credit, savings, 
                and other financial services and to farm 
                management and business advisory services;

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                    (K) programs to train medical personnel, 
                including doctors, nurses, physicians' 
                assistants, and midwives;
                    (L) programs to provide equipment to 
                primary and secondary clinics and hospitals;
                    [(K)] (M) programs for housing (including 
                repairing homes damaged during military 
                operations), rebuilding urban infrastructure, 
                and supporting basic urban services;
                    [(L)] (N) disarmament, demobilization, and 
                reintegration of armed combatants into society, 
                particularly child soldiers; [and]
                    [(M)] (O) assistance in identifying and 
                surveying key road and rail routes that are 
                essential for economic renewal in Afghanistan 
                and the region and support for the 
                establishment of a customs service and training 
                for customs officers[.]; and
                    (P) rebuilding and constructing rural and 
                urban roads and highways, including secondary 
                and tertiary road systems.

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            (5) Education, the rule of law, anti-corruption, 
        and related issues.--
                    (A) * * *
                    (B) Rule of law.--To assist in the 
                development of the rule of law and good 
                governance and reduced corruption in 
                Afghanistan, including assistance such as--
                            (i) * * *

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                            [(v) support to increase the 
                        transparency, accountability, and 
                        participatory nature of governmental 
                        institutions, including programs 
                        designed to combat corruption and other 
                        programs for the promotion of good 
                        governance, such as the development of 
                        regulations relating to financial 
                        disclosure for public officials, 
                        political parties, and candidates for 
                        public office, and transparent 
                        budgeting processes and financial 
                        management systems;]
                            [(vi)] (v) support for 
                        establishment of a central bank and 
                        central budgeting authority;
                            [(vii)] (vi) support for 
                        international organizations that 
                        provide civil advisers to the 
                        Government of Afghanistan; [and]
                            [(viii)] (vii) support for Afghan 
                        and international efforts to 
                        investigate human rights atrocities 
                        committed in Afghanistan by the Taliban 
                        regime, opponents of such regime, and 
                        terrorist groups operating in 
                        Afghanistan, including the collection 
                        of forensic evidence relating to such 
                        atrocities[.];
                            (viii) support for the 
                        implementation of the Afghan Action 
                        Plan on Transitional Justice, including 
                        examination of abuses by all parties as 
                        specified by the document with a view 
                        to establishing truth, reconciliation, 
                        and justice; and
                            (ix) support for land titling 
                        programs and reconciliation of land 
                        rights.
                    (C) Anti-corruption assistance.--To combat 
                corruption, improve transparency and 
                accountability, increase the participatory 
                nature of governmental institutions, and 
                promote other forms of good governance and 
                management in all levels of government in 
                Afghanistan, including assistance such as--
                            (i) providing technical assistance 
                        to the Government of Afghanistan to 
                        assist in the efforts to ratify the 
                        United Nations Convention against 
                        Corruption and assistance in creating 
                        implementation legislation and a 
                        monitoring mechanism to oversee 
                        implementation of the United Nations 
                        Convention against Corruption;
                            (ii) supporting the establishment 
                        of audit offices, inspectors general 
                        offices, third party monitoring of 
                        government procurement processes, and 
                        anti-corruption agencies;
                            (iii) promoting legal and judicial 
                        reforms that criminalize corruption and 
                        law enforcement reforms and development 
                        that encourage prosecutions of 
                        corruption;
                            (iv) providing technical assistance 
                        to develop a legal framework for 
                        commercial transactions that fosters 
                        business practices that promote 
                        transparent, ethical, and competitive 
                        behavior in the economic sector, such 
                        as commercial codes that incorporate 
                        international standards and protection 
                        of core labor standards;
                            (v) providing training and 
                        technical assistance relating to 
                        drafting of anti-corruption, 
                        privatization, and competitive 
                        statutory and administrative codes, and 
                        providing technical assistance to 
                        Afghan governmental ministries 
                        implementing anti-corruption laws and 
                        regulations;
                            (vi) promoting the development of 
                        regulations relating to financial 
                        disclosure for public officials, 
                        political parties, and candidates for 
                        public offices;
                            (vii) supporting transparent 
                        budgeting processes and financial 
                        management systems; and
                            (viii) promoting civil society's 
                        role in combating corruption.
                    [(C)] (D) Civil society and democracy.--To 
                support the development of democratic 
                institutions in Afghanistan, including 
                assistance for--
                            (i) * * *

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                    [(D)] (E) Protection of sites.--To provide 
                for the protection of Afghanistan's culture, 
                history, and national identity, including the 
                rehabilitation of Afghanistan's museums and 
                sites of cultural significance.

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            (7) Assistance to women and girls.--
                    (A) Assistance objectives.--To assist women 
                and girls in Afghanistan in the areas of 
                political and human rights, health care, 
                education, training, security, and shelter, 
                with particular emphasis on assistance--
                            [(i) to support construction of, 
                        provide equipment and medical supplies 
                        to, and otherwise facilitate the 
                        establishment and rehabilitation of, 
                        health care facilities in order to 
                        improve the health care of women, 
                        children, and infants;
                            [(ii) to expand immunization 
                        programs for women and children;
                            [(iii) to establish, maintain, and 
                        expand primary and secondary schools 
                        for girls that include mathematics, 
                        science, and languages in their primary 
                        curriculum;
                            [(iv) to develop and expand 
                        technical and vocational training 
                        programs and income-generation projects 
                        for women;
                            [(v) to provide special educational 
                        opportunities for girls whose schooling 
                        was ended by the Taliban, and to 
                        support the ability of women to have 
                        access to higher education;
                            [(vi) to develop and implement 
                        programs to protect women and girls 
                        against sexual and physical abuse, 
                        abduction, trafficking, exploitation, 
                        and sex discrimination in the delivery 
                        of humanitarian supplies and services;
                            [(vii) to provide emergency 
                        shelters for women and girls who face 
                        danger from violence;
                            [(viii) to direct humanitarian 
                        assistance to widows, who make up a 
                        very large and needy population in war-
                        torn Afghanistan;
                            [(ix) to support the work of women-
                        led and local nongovernmental 
                        organizations with demonstrated 
                        experience in delivering services to 
                        Afghan women and children;
                            [(x) to disseminate information 
                        throughout Afghanistan on the rights of 
                        women and on international standards of 
                        human rights, including the rights of 
                        religious freedom, freedom of 
                        expression, and freedom of association;
                            [(xi) to provide women's rights and 
                        human rights training for military, 
                        police, and legal personnel; and
                            [(xii) to support the Afghan 
                        Independent Human Rights Commission in 
                        programs to promote women's rights and 
                        human rights, including the rights of 
                        religious freedom, freedom of 
                        expression, and freedom of association, 
                        and in the investigation and monitoring 
                        of women's rights and human rights 
                        abuses.
                    [(B) Availability of funds.--For each of 
                the fiscal years 2003 through 2006--
                            [(i) $15,000,000 is authorized to 
                        be appropriated to the President to be 
                        made available to the Afghan Ministry 
                        of Women's Affairs; and
                            [(ii) $5,000,000 is authorized to 
                        be appropriated to the President to be 
                        made available to the National Human 
                        Rights Commission of Afghanistan.]
                            (i) to provide equipment, medical 
                        supplies, and other assistance to 
                        health care facilities for the purpose 
                        of reducing maternal and infant 
                        mortality and morbidity;
                            (ii) to expand immunization 
                        programs for women and children;
                            (iii) to establish and expand 
                        programs to provide services to women 
                        and girls suffering from mental illness 
                        problems, such as depression, anxiety, 
                        and posttraumatic stress disorder;
                            (iv) to protect and provide 
                        services to vulnerable populations, 
                        including widows, orphans, and women 
                        head of households;
                            (v) to develop and implement 
                        programs to protect women and girls 
                        against sexual and physical abuse, 
                        abduction, trafficking, exploitation, 
                        and sex discrimination, including 
                        emergency shelters for women and girls 
                        who face danger from violence;
                            (vi) to establish primary and 
                        secondary schools for girls that 
                        include mathematics, science, and 
                        languages in their primary curriculum;
                            (vii) to expand technical and 
                        vocational training programs to enable 
                        women to support themselves and their 
                        families;
                            (viii) to maintain and expand adult 
                        literacy programs, including economic 
                        literacy programs that promote the 
                        well-being of women and their families;
                            (ix) to provide special educational 
                        opportunities for girls whose schooling 
                        was ended by the Taliban and who now 
                        face obstacles to participating in the 
                        normal education system, such as girls 
                        who are now married and girls who are 
                        older than the normal age for their 
                        classes;
                            (x) to disseminate information 
                        throughout Afghanistan on international 
                        standards for human rights, 
                        particularly as pertaining to women;
                            (xi) to provide information and 
                        assistance to enable women to exercise 
                        property, inheritance, and voting 
                        rights, and to ensure equal access to 
                        the judicial system;
                            (xii) to support the work of women-
                        led and local nongovernmental 
                        organizations with demonstrated 
                        experience in delivering services to 
                        women and children in Afghanistan;
                            (xiii) to monitor and investigate 
                        violations against women and to provide 
                        legal assistance to women who have 
                        suffered violations of their rights;
                            (xiv) to increase political and 
                        civic participation of women in all 
                        levels of society, including the 
                        criminal justice system;
                            (xv) to provide information and 
                        training related to human rights, 
                        particularly as pertaining to women, to 
                        military, police, and legal personnel; 
                        and
                            (xvi) to provide assistance to the 
                        Ministry of Women's Affairs and the 
                        Afghan Independent Human Rights 
                        Commission for programs to advance the 
                        status of women.
                    (B) Availability of funds.--For each of the 
                fiscal years 2008 through 2010--
                            (i) $5,000,000 is authorized to be 
                        appropriated to the President to be 
                        made available to the Afghan Ministry 
                        of Women's Affairs for the 
                        administration and conduct of its 
                        programs;
                            (ii) $10,000,000 is authorized to 
                        be appropriated to the President to be 
                        made available to the Afghan 
                        Independent Human Rights Commission for 
                        the administration and conduct of its 
                        programs; and
                            (iii) $30,000,000 is authorized to 
                        be appropriated to the President for 
                        grants to Afghan-led nongovernmental 
                        organizations, including Afghan women-
                        led nongovernmental organizations, to 
                        support activities including the 
                        construction, establishment, and 
                        operation of schools for married girls 
                        and girls' orphanages, vocational 
                        training for women and girls, primary 
                        health care clinics for women and 
                        children, programs to strengthen Afghan 
                        women-led organizations and women's 
                        leadership, and to provide monthly 
                        financial assistance to widows, 
                        orphans, and women head of households.

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            (8) Assistance for energy development.--To support 
        the development of local energy sources, new power 
        generation, and energy transportation, including 
        further development of existing hydrological power 
        sources, studies of the utility of geothermal energy, 
        expansion of local natural gas fields for internal 
        consumption and export, and transport of natural gas or 
        other appropriate energy sources to Afghanistan's 
        neighboring countries.
            (9) Assistance for short-term energy supply.--
                    (A) Assistance objectives.--To provide 
                assistance for the supply of short-term energy 
                resources such as diesel to secure the delivery 
                of electricity to major Afghan cities.
                    (B) Availability of funds.--For each of the 
                fiscal years 2008 through 2010, $75,000,000 is 
                authorized to be appropriated to the President 
                to carry out this paragraph.
                    (C) Relation to other available funds.--
                Amounts made available under subparagraph (B) 
                are in addition to amounts otherwise available 
                for such purposes.
            (10) Assistance for capacity-building.--To increase 
        the capacity and improve the sustainability of 
        national, provincial, and local governmental 
        institutions, including assistance such as--
                    (A) providing technical assistance to all 
                ministries through funding to the Afghanistan 
                Reconstruction Trust Fund to improve 
                transparency and ability to respond to the 
                needs of the Afghan people;
                    (B) promoting the implementation of fiscal 
                and personnel management, including revenue 
                tracking and expenditure systems;
                    (C) assisting in developing ministry-wide 
                recruitment systems;
                    (D) creating or improving databases and 
                other human resource information systems;
                    (E) supporting the expansion of the Afghan 
                National Solidarity Project and other 
                provincial and local-led development projects;
                    (F) providing training and technical 
                assistance to the Ministry of Finance to better 
                account for funding to the Afghanistan 
                Reconstruction Trust Fund and other funds 
                implemented by the Government of Afghanistan;
                    (G) supporting the Afghanistan Independent 
                Administrative Reform and Civil Service 
                Commission; and
                    (H) providing financial and technical 
                assistance to support the Transition Support 
                Strategy for Afghanistan, including the Public 
                Administration Reform project.
      (b) Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts made available to carry 
        out this title (except amounts made available for 
        assistance under paragraphs (1) through (3) and 
        subparagraphs (F) through (I) of paragraph (4) of 
        subsection (a)) may be provided only if the President 
        first determines and certifies to Congress with respect 
        to the fiscal year involved that progress is being made 
        toward [adopting a constitution and] establishing a 
        democratically elected government for Afghanistan that 
        respects human rights.

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      (d) Monitoring of Assistance for Afghanistan.--
            (1) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of State, in 
                consultation with the Administrator for the 
                United States Agency for International 
                Development, shall submit to the Committee on 
                Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
                Committee on [International Relations] Foreign 
                Affairs of the House of Representatives a 
                report on the obligations of United States 
                assistance for Afghanistan from all United 
                States Government departments and agencies. The 
                report required by this paragraph may be 
                included in the report required by section 304 
                of this Act.

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[SEC. 104. COORDINATION OF ASSISTANCE.

      [(a) In General.--The President shall designate, within 
the Department of State, a coordinator who shall be responsible 
for--
            [(1) designing an overall strategy to advance 
        United States interests in Afghanistan;
            [(2) ensuring program and policy coordination among 
        agencies of the United States Government in carrying 
        out the policies set forth in this title;
            [(3) pursuing coordination with other countries and 
        international organizations with respect to assistance 
        to Afghanistan;
            [(4) ensuring that United States assistance 
        programs for Afghanistan are consistent with this 
        title;
            [(5) ensuring proper management, implementation, 
        and oversight by agencies responsible for assistance 
        programs for Afghanistan; and
            [(6) resolving policy and program disputes among 
        United States Government agencies with respect to 
        United States assistance for Afghanistan.
      [(b) Rank and Status of the Coordinator.--The coordinator 
designated under subsection (a) shall have the rank and status 
of ambassador.
      [(c) Assistance Plan.--
            [(1) Submission to congress.--The coordinator 
        designated under subsection (a) shall annually submit 
        the Afghanistan assistance plan of the Administration 
        to--
                    [(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate;
                    [(B) the Committee on International 
                Relations of the House of Representatives;
                    [(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate; and
                    [(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives.
            [(2) Contents.--The assistance plan submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall describe--
                    [(A) how the plan relates to the strategy 
                provided pursuant to section 304; and
                    [(B) how the plan builds upon United States 
                assistance provided to Afghanistan since 2001.
      [(d) Coordination With International Community.--
            [(1) In general.--The coordinator designated under 
        subsection (a) shall work with the international 
        community and the Government of Afghanistan to ensure 
        that assistance to Afghanistan is implemented in a 
        coherent, consistent, and efficient manner to prevent 
        duplication and waste.
            [(2) International financial institutions.--The 
        coordinator designated under subsection (a), under the 
        direction of the Secretary of State, shall work through 
        the Secretary of the Treasury and the United States 
        Executive Directors at the international financial 
        institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the 
        International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 
        262r(c)(2))) to coordinate United States assistance for 
        Afghanistan with international financial institutions.]

SEC. 104. CERTIFICATION AND PHASED-IN LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES 
                    ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
                    AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Certification.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2008 and 
        each October 1 thereafter, the President shall transmit 
        to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        certification that contains a determination of whether 
        or not, based upon substantiated and credible evidence, 
        any senior official of the Government of Afghanistan, 
        at the provincial or local levels, is engaged in or 
        benefits from the illicit narcotics trade or is engaged 
        in terrorist or criminal activities, including the 
        names of any such senior officials and the provincial 
        or local governments over which such senior officials 
        exercise authority.
            (2) Form.--The certification required by paragraph 
        (1) shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but may 
        contain a classified annex.
    (b) Limitation on Assistance.--For fiscal year 2009 and 
each subsequent fiscal year, assistance authorized under this 
title or under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151 et seq.) may not be provided to a provincial or local 
government of Afghanistan if the President determines and 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant 
to subsection (a) for such fiscal year that, based upon 
substantiated and credible evidence, one or more senior 
officials from such provincial or local government is engaged 
in or benefits from the narcotics trade or is engaged in 
terrorist or criminal activities.

SEC. 105. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--The President shall establish and 
implement a system to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness 
and efficiency of assistance provided under this title on a 
program-by-program basis in order to maximize the long-term 
sustainable development impact of such assistance.
    (b) Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
President shall--
            (1) establish performance goals for assistance 
        authorized under this title and expresses such goals in 
        an objective and quantifiable form, to the extent 
        practicable;
            (2) establish performance indicators to be used in 
        measuring or assessing the achievement of the 
        performance goals described in paragraph (1); and
            (3) provide a basis for recommendations for 
        adjustments to assistance authorized under this title 
        to enhance the impact of such assistance.
    (c) Assistance to Enhance the Capacity of Afghanistan.--In 
carrying out subsection (a), the President shall provide 
assistance to enhance the capacity of the Government of 
Afghanistan to monitor and evaluate programs carried out by the 
national, provincial, and local governments in Afghanistan in 
order to maximize the long-term sustainable development impact 
of such programs.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 110 for a fiscal 
year, not less than 5 percent of such amounts are authorized to 
be made available to carry out this section for such fiscal 
year.

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 scholarships to 
undergraduate and graduate students in Afghanistan for public 
policy internships in the United States to improve the ability 
of such students to increase the capacity 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 program required by 
subsection (a) shall be in effect during each of the fiscal 
years 2008, 2009, and 2010.

SEC. [105] 107. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PROMOTING COOPERATION IN 
                    OPIUM PRODUCING AREAS.

        It is the sense of Congress that the President should--
          (1) * * *

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SEC. [106] 108. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

        (a) * * *

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SEC. [107] 109. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITY.

        The authority to provide assistance under this title is 
in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to the 
Government of Afghanistan.

SEC. [108] 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

      (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the President to carry out this title (other than section 
103(c)) [such sums as may be necessary] $1,600,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years [2005 and 2006] 2008 through 2010.

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TITLE II--MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN AND CERTAIN OTHER FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.

      (a) * * *
      (b) Amount of Assistance.--The aggregate value (as 
defined in section 644(m) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961) of assistance provided under subsection (a) may not 
exceed [$550,000,000] 300,000,000 in any fiscal year, except 
that such limitation shall be increased by any amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 204(b)(1) and shall not count toward any limitation 
contained in section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2318).
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
assistance provided to eligible foreign countries and 
international organizations under subsection (a) should promote 
greater interoperability with and among the military forces of 
the International Security Assistance Force, the United States, 
and the Government of Afghanistan.

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SEC. 205. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

      (a) Authority.--The President may provide assistance 
under this title to any eligible foreign country or eligible 
international organization if the President determines that 
such assistance is important to the national security interest 
of the United States and notifies [the Committee on 
International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate] 
the appropriate congressional committees of such determination 
at least 15 days in advance of providing such assistance.

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SEC. 206. PROMOTING SECURE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER 
                    ASSISTANCE IN AFGHANISTAN AND EXPANSION OF THE 
                    INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE.

      (a) * * *

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      [(c) Implementation of Strategy.--
            [(1) Initial report.--Not later than 60 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
        shall provide the Committee on International Relations 
        and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
        and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
        with--
                    [(A) a strategy for meeting the immediate 
                and long-term security needs of Afghanistan in 
                order to promote safe and effective delivery of 
                humanitarian and other assistance throughout 
                Afghanistan, further the rule of law and civil 
                order, and support the formation of a 
                functioning, representative Afghan national 
                government, including an update to the 
                strategies submitted pursuant to Public Law 
                107-206; and
                    [(B) a description of the progress of the 
                Government of Afghanistan toward the 
                eradication of poppy cultivation, the 
                disruption of heroin production, and the 
                reduction of the overall supply and demand for 
                illicit narcotics in Afghanistan in accordance 
                with the provisions of this Act.
            [(2) Implementation of strategy.--Every 6 months 
        after the enactment of this Act through January 1, 
        2010, the President shall submit to the congressional 
        committees specified in paragraph (1) a report on the 
        implementation of the strategies for meeting the 
        immediate and long-term security needs of Afghanistan, 
        which shall include the following elements--
                    [(A) since the previous report, the 
                progress in recruiting, training, and deploying 
                an Afghan National Army and police force, 
                including the numbers and ethnic composition of 
                recruits; the number of graduates from military 
                and police training; the numbers of graduates 
                retained by the Afghan National Army and police 
                forces since the previous report; the numbers 
                of graduates operationally deployed and to 
                which areas of the country; the degree to which 
                these graduates are assuming security 
                responsibilities; whether Afghan army and 
                police units are establishing effective central 
                governmental authority over areas of the 
                country, and which areas; and the numbers of 
                instances of armed attacks against Afghan 
                central governmental officials, United States 
                or international officials, troops or aid 
                workers, or between the armed forces of 
                regional leaders;
                    [(B) the degree to which armed regional 
                leaders are cooperating and integrating with 
                the central government, providing security and 
                order within their regions of influence, 
                engaging in armed conflict or other forms of 
                competition that are deleterious to peace, 
                security, and the integration of a unified 
                Afghanistan under the central government;
                    [(C) the amount of humanitarian relief 
                provided since the previous report to 
                returnees, isolated populations and other 
                vulnerable groups, as well as demining 
                assistance and landmine survivors 
                rehabilitation; and the numbers of such persons 
                not assisted since the previous report;
                    [(D) the steps taken since the previous 
                report toward national reconstruction, 
                including establishment of the ministries and 
                other institutions of the Government of 
                Afghanistan;
                    [(E) the numbers of Civil Affairs Teams 
                working with regional leaders, as well as the 
                quick impact infrastructure projects undertaken 
                by such teams since the previous report;
                    [(F) efforts undertaken since the previous 
                report to rebuild the justice sector, including 
                the establishment of a functioning judiciary, a 
                competent bar, reintegration of women legal 
                professionals and a reliable penal system, and 
                the respect for human rights; and
                    [(G) a description of the progress of the 
                Government of Afghanistan with respect to the 
                matters described in paragraph (1)(B).]
      [(d)] (c) Expansion of the International Security 
Assistance Force.--
            (1) Efforts to expand international peacekeeping 
        and security operations in afghanistan.--
                    (A) * * *
                    (B) Reports.--The President shall prepare 
                and transmit a report on the efforts carried 
                out pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the 
                Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
                and the Committee on [International Relations] 
                Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives. The first report under this 
                subparagraph shall be transmitted not later 
                than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
                the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act Amendments 
                of 2004 and subsequent reports shall be 
                transmitted every 6 months thereafter and may 
                be included in the report required by 
                subsection (c)(2).

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      [(e)] (d) United States Policy Relating To International 
Peacekeeping and Security Operations.--It shall be the policy 
of the United States to make every effort to support the 
expansion of international peacekeeping and security operations 
in Afghanistan in order to--
            (1) * * *

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    (e) Arms Sales Incentive for Cooperating Nations in 
Afghanistan.--
            (1) In general.--The President is authorized to 
        provide a subsidy of up to five percent of the total 
        acquisition cost of defense articles and defense 
        services sold pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to a country if--
                    (A) the country will use such defense 
                articles and defense services in Afghanistan, 
                or
                    (B) the country will use defense articles 
                and defense services of comparable quality and 
                quantity in Afghanistan,
        in support of operations in Afghanistan for an extended 
        period of time.
            (2) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    (A) the term ``defense article'' has the 
                meaning given the term in paragraph (3) of 
                section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
                U.S.C. 2794 note); and
                    (B) the term ``defense service'' has the 
                meaning given the term in paragraph (4) of such 
                section.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out 
        this subsection, there are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the President $10,000,000 for each of 
        the fiscal years 2008 through 2010.

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SEC. 209. SUNSET.

      The authority of this title shall expire after September 
30, [2006] 2010.

TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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SEC. 303. DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN AND REPORTS.

      (a) * * *

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      (c) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall 
        submit reports to [the Committee on Foreign Relations 
        and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
        the Committee on International Relations and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives] the appropriate congressional 
        committees, in accordance with this paragraph, on the 
        status of contributions of assistance from donor states 
        to Afghanistan. The first report shall be submitted not 
        later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
        Act, the second report shall be submitted 90 days 
        thereafter, and subsequent reports shall be submitted 
        every 180 days thereafter through December 31, [2004] 
        2010.

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[SEC. 304. REPORTS.

      [(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall submit 
reports to the Committees on Foreign Relations and 
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committees on 
International Relations and Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives on progress made in accomplishing the 
``Purposes of Assistance'' set forth in section 102 of this Act 
utilizing assistance provided by the United States for 
Afghanistan.
      [(b) Deadline for Submission.--The first report shall be 
submitted in conjunction with reports required under section 
303 of this title and thereafter through December 31, 2004.
      [(c) Form of Reports.--Any report or other matter that is 
required to be submitted to Congress (including a committee of 
Congress) by this Act may contain a classified annex.]

SEC. 304. REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD SECURITY AND STABILITY IN 
                    AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than December 1, 2007, and 
every six months thereafter until September 30, 2010, the 
President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on a comprehensive set of performance 
indicators and measures for progress toward security and 
stability in Afghanistan.
    (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) With respect to stability and security in 
        Afghanistan, the following:
                    (A) Key measures of political stability, 
                including the important political objectives 
                that must be achieved over the next year to 
                ensure that all segments of Afghan society 
                become committed to the elected government in 
                Kabul.
                    (B) The primary indicators of a stable 
                security environment in Afghanistan, such as 
                the following:
                            (i) The number of engagements per 
                        day by each of the following:
                                    (I) The Afghan forces, 
                                United States forces, and other 
                                Coalition forces.
                                    (II) ISAF.
                            (ii) The numbers of trained Afghan 
                        security forces, including the Afghan 
                        National Army and the Afghan National 
                        Police.
                            (iii) The trends relating to 
                        numbers and types of ethnic and 
                        religious-based hostile encounters.
                    (C) An assessment of the estimated strength 
                of the insurgency in Afghanistan and the extent 
                to which it is composed of non-Afghan fighters, 
                including whether insurgents are obtaining 
                weapons and other military material from 
                outside of Afghanistan and whether the 
                insurgents are based in or use the territory of 
                countries other than Afghanistan.
                    (D) A description of the extent to which 
                warlords in Afghanistan exercise effective 
                control over personnel, natural resources, 
                infrastructure, villages and towns, and 
                material that should be under the direct 
                sovereign control of the Government of 
                Afghanistan, including--
                            (i) an identification of each 
                        warlord and the extent and means of 
                        control that the warlord exercises over 
                        personnel, natural resources, 
                        infrastructure, villages and towns, and 
                        material that should be under the 
                        direct sovereign control of the 
                        Government of Afghanistan; and
                            (ii) a description of actions 
                        undertaken by the Governments of the 
                        United States, Afghanistan, and 
                        countries participating in ISAF, 
                        individually or collectively, in the 
                        previous year to diminish and 
                        ultimately eliminate control by each 
                        warlord identified under clause (i) 
                        over the Afghan resources described in 
                        clause (i), and a description of 
                        actions that will be undertaken in the 
                        coming year.
                    (E) A description of all militias, tribal 
                forces, and terrorist and insurgent groups 
                operating in Afghanistan, including the number, 
                size, equipment strength, military 
                effectiveness, sources of support, legal 
                status, and efforts to disarm or reintegrate 
                such militias, tribal forces, and terrorist and 
                insurgent groups.
                    (F) Efforts by ISAF to establish a unified 
                command, unified rules of engagement, 
                information detailing the specific restrictions 
                placed by each country participating in ISAF, 
                or any successor coalition force, on the 
                military activities of its national military 
                personnel within Afghanistan, an assessment of 
                the impact of such restrictions on ISAF's 
                effectiveness, and an assessment of the 
                capabilities of ISAF forces, including any 
                equipment and logistics shortages.
            (2) With respect to the training and performance of 
        security forces in Afghanistan, the following:
                    (A) The training provided to Afghan 
                military and other Ministry of Defense forces 
                and the equipment used by such forces.
                    (B) Key criteria for assessing the 
                capabilities and readiness of the Afghan 
                National Army and other Ministry of Defense 
                forces, including capability and readiness 
                levels, including recruiting, training, and 
                equipping such forces.
                    (C) The operational readiness status of the 
                Afghan National Army, including the type, 
                number, size, and organizational structure of 
                Afghan battalions that are--
                            (i) capable of conducting 
                        operations independently;
                            (ii) capable of conducting 
                        operations with the support of United 
                        States or Coalition forces or ISAF; or
                            (iii) not ready to conduct 
                        operations.
                    (D) The rates of recruitment, retention, 
                and absenteeism in the Afghan National Army and 
                the extent to which insurgents have infiltrated 
                such forces.
                    (E) The training provided to Afghan 
                National Police and other Ministry of Interior 
                forces and the equipment used by such forces.
                    (F) Key criteria for assessing the 
                capabilities and readiness of the Afghan 
                National Police and other Ministry of Interior 
                forces, including capability and readiness 
                levels, including recruiting, training, and 
                equipping such forces, including--
                            (i) the number of police recruits 
                        that have received classroom or field 
                        instruction and the duration of such 
                        instruction;
                            (ii) the number of experienced 
                        veteran police officers who have 
                        received classroom and field 
                        instruction and the duration of such 
                        instruction;
                            (iii) a description of any vetting 
                        that police candidates receive, the 
                        number of candidates vetted, the number 
                        of candidates derived from other entry 
                        procedures, and the success rates of 
                        those groups of candidates;
                            (iv) the number of Afghan National 
                        Police forces that have received field 
                        training by international police 
                        trainers and the duration of such 
                        training; and
                            (v) attrition rates and measures of 
                        absenteeism and infiltration by 
                        insurgents.
                    (G) The estimated total number of Afghan 
                National Army battalions needed for the Army to 
                perform duties now being undertaken by United 
                States, NATO, or Coalition forces, including 
                securing the borders of Afghanistan and 
                providing adequate levels of law and order 
                throughout Afghanistan.
                    (H) The effectiveness of the Afghan 
                military and police officer cadres and the 
                chain of command.
                    (I) The number of United States and 
                Coalition trainers, advisors, and mentors 
                needed to support the Afghan security and 
                associated ministries.
                    (J) An assessment, in a classified annex if 
                necessary, of United States military 
                requirements, including planned force 
                rotations, through the end of calendar year 
                2008.
            (3) With respect to the economic and political 
        stability of Afghanistan, the following:
                    (A) An estimate of the annual budget for 
                the Government of Afghanistan for the Afghan 
                fiscal year, including the costs of operating 
                and maintaining the Afghan security forces.
                    (B) An estimate of the amount of Afghan 
                Government revenue and the amount of 
                international assistance for budget support for 
                the Afghan Government.
                    (C) An estimate of the amount of funds 
                pledged by all major donors for the calendar 
                year and the amounts committed, obligated, and 
                expended during the reporting period.
                    (D) An assessment of United States 
                reconstruction assistance programs in 
                Afghanistan, including--
                            (i) a description of existing 
                        efforts to improve the monitoring and 
                        evaluation of the reconstruction 
                        assistance programs, including from the 
                        design of such programs through 
                        implementation and eventual transfer to 
                        the Government of Afghanistan;
                            (ii) a description, by project, of 
                        ongoing and future reconstruction 
                        assistance programs and the amount of 
                        funding obligated and expended to carry 
                        out such programs, including programs 
                        in the security, rule of law, counter-
                        narcotics, power, rural development, 
                        education, health, and governance and 
                        anti-corruption sectors;
                            (iii) an analysis of completed 
                        reconstruction assistance programs, on 
                        a project basis, and a determination of 
                        the impact of and the benefits yielded 
                        from such programs on Afghanistan and 
                        its people;
                            (iv) a description of ongoing 
                        efforts that have improved the 
                        employment situation in Afghanistan, 
                        including efforts that have created job 
                        opportunities and increased private 
                        sector development; and
                            (v) a description of the progress 
                        made in implementing all of the 
                        elements of the Interim Afghanistan 
                        National Development Strategy, 
                        including--
                                    (I) the Afghanistan 
                                National Solidarity Program; 
                                and
                                    (II) the Afghanistan 
                                Compact, including a 
                                description of the goals and 
                                objectives in the Afghanistan 
                                Compact that have been 
                                achieved.
                    (E) Key indicators of economic and 
                political development activity that should be 
                considered the most important for determining 
                the prospects of stability in Afghanistan, 
                including--
                            (i) unemployment levels;
                            (ii) agricultural production;
                            (iii) construction of roads, 
                        irrigation, and other basic 
                        infrastructure;
                            (iv) education rates, particularly 
                        of girls;
                            (v) electricity rates;
                            (vi) hunger and poverty levels;
                            (vii) illiteracy rates;
                            (viii) maternal and infant 
                        mortality rates;
                            (ix) appropriate measures for the 
                        protection of human rights;
                            (x) appropriate measures for the 
                        protection of political and religious 
                        freedom and freedom of association;
                            (xi) access of women to political 
                        and civil society participation; and
                            (xii) appropriate measure for the 
                        protection of freedom of the press.
            (4) With respect to opium production and counter-
        narcotics activities in Afghanistan, the following:
                    (A) An estimate of the number of hectares 
                and amount of poppy production for the current 
                year, including by province.
                    (B) The number of hectares and the amount 
                of poppy destroyed by eradication.
                    (C) The number of counter-narcotics raids 
                against drug labs, storage facilities, and 
                caches, including the number of narcotics 
                confiscated.
                    (D) The number of raids against narcotics 
                traffickers and the number of traffickers 
                arrested, prosecuted, convicted, sentenced, and 
                extradited, including high-value targets.
                    (E) The number of Afghan counter-narcotics 
                forces, including the Afghan National Counter-
                Narcotics Police, trained and equipped, the 
                attrition rate of such forces, and the number 
                of such forces available for counter-narcotics 
                operations, including an assessment of the 
                number of operations such forces conducted, the 
                outcomes of such operations, and any additional 
                resource needs of such forces.
                    (F) The number and type of alternative 
                livelihood programs, a description of where 
                such programs have been conducted, and an 
                assessment of the number of hectares planted 
                with poppy in the year following such programs.
                    (G) The amount and type of NATO and United 
                States assistance provided to Afghan counter-
                narcotic teams in conducting raids and 
                investigations, including close-air support and 
                helicopter lift, and the number and type of 
                requests for assistance by United States or 
                Afghan counter-narcotics teams.
                    (H) An assessment of Afghan efforts to 
                extradite suspects to the United States and 
                other countries, including--
                            (i) a list of the persons whose 
                        extradition has been requested from 
                        Afghanistan, indicating--
                                    (I) those individuals who 
                                have been surrendered to the 
                                custody of United States 
                                authorities;
                                    (II) those individuals who 
                                have been detained by the 
                                authorities and who are being 
                                processed for extradition;
                                    (III) those individuals who 
                                have been detained by the 
                                authorities and who are not yet 
                                being processed for 
                                extradition; and
                                    (IV) those individuals who 
                                are at large;
                            (ii) a determination of whether 
                        Afghan Government officials and 
                        entities receiving assistance from the 
                        United States are making good-faith 
                        efforts to ensure the prompt 
                        extradition of each of the persons 
                        sought by United States authorities; 
                        and
                            (iii) an analysis of any legal 
                        obstacles in the laws of Afghanistan 
                        regarding prompt extradition of persons 
                        sought by United States authorities and 
                        the steps taken by authorities of the 
                        United States and the authorities of 
                        Afghanistan to overcome such obstacles.
    (c) Update of Report.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the transmission of each report required by subsection 
(a), the President shall transmit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an update of the report, to the extent 
necessary.
    (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
transmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex, if necessary.
    (e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
        on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
        on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
        of the Senate.

SEC. 305. FORMULATION OF LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN.

      (a) Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the President shall 
        formulate a 5-year strategy for Afghanistan and [submit 
        such strategy to--
                    [(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate;
                    [(B) the Committee on International 
                Relations of the House of Representatives;
                    [(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate; and
                    [(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives.] submit such strategy 
                to the appropriate congressional committees.
    (b) Comprehensive Interagency Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall formulate a 
        comprehensive interagency strategy for long-term 
        security and stability in Afghanistan which, in 
        addition to the specific and measurable goals specified 
        in subsection (a)(2), shall be composed of the elements 
        specified in paragraph (2).
            (2) Elements.--The comprehensive interagency 
        strategy required by paragraph (1) shall contain the 
        following elements:
                    (A) Reinvigorated reconstruction activities 
                and provincial reconstruction teams.--A 
                comprehensive interagency reconstruction 
                strategy for Afghanistan, including objectives 
                for the strategy, a plan to implement the 
                objectives of the strategy, and a long-term 
                budget to carry out the strategy. The strategy 
                shall--
                            (i) include a plan to implement all 
                        of the elements of the Interim 
                        Afghanistan National Development 
                        Strategy, including the Afghanistan 
                        National Solidarity Program, and the 
                        Afghanistan Compact, including a 
                        description of the goals and objectives 
                        that have yet to be achieved, and the 
                        impediments in achieving such goals and 
                        objectives;
                            (ii) include a mechanism for 
                        tracking and oversight of the 
                        reconstruction funding provided by 
                        countries participating in ISAF and 
                        other donor countries, international 
                        organizations, and international 
                        financial entities, including a 
                        description of the progress by such 
                        parties in fulfilling their pledges of 
                        financial, technical, and other 
                        assistance;
                            (iii) include a mechanism for 
                        tracking and increasing oversight of 
                        the reconstruction programs implemented 
                        by the provincial reconstruction teams, 
                        including the amount of reconstruction 
                        funding spent by such teams, the 
                        purpose of such funding, and the 
                        evaluation of the success of such 
                        programs;
                            (iv) provide for a mechanism to 
                        enhance coordination between the 
                        Department of State and the United 
                        States Agency for International 
                        Development and other relevant 
                        departments and agencies of the United 
                        States Government in carrying out 
                        reconstruction programs, by--
                                    (I) coordinating existing 
                                and future efforts in the 
                                reconstruction programs carried 
                                out by the Department of State 
                                and the United States Agency 
                                for International Development 
                                with the reconstruction 
                                programs carried out by other 
                                relevant departments and 
                                agencies of the United States 
                                Government; and
                                    (II) coordinating existing 
                                and future efforts needed to 
                                achieve enhanced coordination 
                                between the Department of State 
                                and the United States Agency 
                                for International Development 
                                and other relevant departments 
                                and agencies of the United 
                                States Government in the design 
                                and implementation of 
                                reconstruction programs;
                            (v) include a plan to enhance 
                        monitoring, evaluation, and oversight 
                        of reconstruction programs to ensure 
                        the effective impact of such programs 
                        on Afghanistan and its people;
                            (vi) provide a plan to identify and 
                        implement critical reconstruction 
                        programs, by project, including in the 
                        areas of security, rule of law, 
                        counter-narcotics, power, rural 
                        development, education, health, and 
                        governance and anti-corruption, that 
                        will improve the security and economic 
                        stability of Afghanistan, and the 
                        amount of funding needed to implement 
                        such programs;
                            (vii) include actions to 
                        significantly increase contributions 
                        from countries participating in ISAF 
                        and from other international partners 
                        for reconstruction programs, including 
                        in the areas of security, rule of law, 
                        counternarcotics, power, rural 
                        development, education, health, and 
                        governance and anti-corruption sectors;
                            (viii) provide a plan to improve 
                        the employment situation in 
                        Afghanistan, including a plan to 
                        increase job creation opportunities and 
                        enhance private sector development in 
                        Afghanistan;
                            (ix) include actions to ensure 
                        enhancement of the capacity of the 
                        Government of Afghanistan, on all 
                        levels, to respond to the needs of its 
                        people;
                            (x) include actions to enhance the 
                        design and implementation of programs 
                        carried out by the Government of 
                        Afghanistan, on all levels, including 
                        efforts to increase funding and 
                        implementation of reconstruction 
                        programs carried out by the National 
                        Solidarity Program;
                            (xi) include a plan to increase 
                        significantly the number of Provincial 
                        Reconstruction Teams (PRTs), 
                        particularly in the southern and 
                        eastern regions of Afghanistan by 
                        December 31, 2009, including a review 
                        of the operation of and lessons learned 
                        from existing PRTs prior to the 
                        preparation of the strategy;
                            (xii) clarify a single chain of 
                        command and operations plans for PRTs, 
                        including their relationship with ISAF;
                            (xiii) increase staffing, 
                        particularly staffing of civilian 
                        specialists, and increase staff 
                        training for PRTs;
                            (xiv) incorporate measures to 
                        improve the effectiveness of PRTs in 
                        providing reconstruction and 
                        development assistance and in promoting 
                        security and stability in their areas 
                        of operations, including coordination 
                        between PRT civilian elements and ISAF 
                        reconstruction goals; and
                            (xv) include efforts to ensure that 
                        a significant amount of the material, 
                        financial, and personnel support for 
                        the increase in the number of PRTs is 
                        provided by foreign sources.
                    (B) Counter-narcotics strategy.--A 
                comprehensive interagency counter-narcotics 
                strategy for Afghanistan, including objectives 
                for the strategy, a plan to implement the 
                objectives of the strategy, and a long-term 
                budget to carry out the strategy. The strategy 
                shall--
                            (i) address the five pillars that 
                        comprise Afghanistan's counter-
                        narcotics strategy and implementation 
                        plan: public information, rural 
                        development (alternative livelihoods), 
                        elimination and eradication activities, 
                        interdiction, and law enforcement and 
                        justice reform;
                            (ii) identify the roles and 
                        responsibilities of relevant 
                        departments and agencies of the United 
                        States Government with respect to the 
                        activities described in clause (i);
                            (iii) include the strategic 
                        direction of current and planned 
                        activities of the United States 
                        relating to counter-narcotics efforts 
                        in Afghanistan, and shall specifically 
                        include a description of steps that 
                        have been conducted and planned to--
                                    (I) improve coordination 
                                with all relevant departments 
                                and agencies of the United 
                                States Government;
                                    (II) strengthen 
                                significantly the Afghanistan 
                                National Counter-Narcotics 
                                Police;
                                    (III) build the capacity of 
                                the Afghan Government to assume 
                                greater responsibility for 
                                counter-narcotics related-
                                activities;
                                    (IV) strengthen anti-
                                corruption measures that target 
                                narcotics producers and 
                                traffickers and the individuals 
                                influenced by them;
                                    (V) improve counter-
                                narcotics intelligence 
                                capabilities;
                                    (VI) strengthen narcotics-
                                related interdiction 
                                activities;
                                    (VII) strengthen the 
                                capacity of the judicial sector 
                                to investigate, prosecute, and 
                                penalize narcotics producers 
                                and traffickers and government 
                                officials benefitting from 
                                narcotics-related activities;
                                    (VIII) effectively address 
                                any problems with eradication 
                                strategies; and
                                    (IX) significantly increase 
                                the focus on creating 
                                alternative livelihoods for the 
                                Afghan people;
                            (iv) include current and planned 
                        actions to involve and coordinate with 
                        the United Kingdom and other 
                        appropriate international partners in 
                        supporting counter-narcotics efforts in 
                        Afghanistan.
                    (C) Sustainability of the afghanistan 
                national security forces.--A comprehensive 
                interagency strategy for building and 
                sustaining the Afghanistan National Security 
                Forces (ANSF), including objectives for the 
                strategy, a plan to implement the objectives of 
                the strategy, and a long-term budget to carry 
                out the strategy. The strategy shall--
                            (i) include a mechanism for 
                        tracking funding, including obligations 
                        and expenditures, as well as equipment, 
                        training, and services provided for the 
                        ANSF by the United States, countries 
                        participating in the International 
                        Security Assistance Force, and other 
                        international partners;
                            (ii) include actions to build and 
                        sustain effective Afghan security 
                        institutions with fully-capable 
                        leadership and staff, including--
                                    (I) a reformed Ministry of 
                                Interior, a fully-established 
                                Ministry of Defense, and 
                                logistics, intelligence, 
                                medical, and recruiting units 
                                (ANSF-sustaining institutions);
                                    (II) fully-trained, 
                                equipped, and capable ANSF in 
                                sufficient numbers;
                                    (III) strong ANSF-readiness 
                                assessment tools and metrics;
                                    (IV) a strong core of 
                                senior-level ANSF officers;
                                    (V) strong ANSF command, 
                                control, and communication 
                                between central ANSF 
                                headquarters and regions, 
                                provinces, and districts;
                                    (VI) a robust mentoring and 
                                advising program for the ANSF;
                                    (VII) a strong professional 
                                military training and education 
                                program for all junior, mid-
                                level, and senior ANSF 
                                personnel;
                                    (VIII) effective merit-
                                based salary, rank, promotion, 
                                and incentive structures for 
                                the ANSF;
                                    (IX) an established code of 
                                professional standards for the 
                                ANSF;
                                    (X) a mechanism for 
                                incorporating lessons learned 
                                and best practices into ANSF 
                                operations;
                                    (XI) An ANSF personnel 
                                accountability system with 
                                effective internal discipline 
                                procedures and mechanisms;
                                    (XII) a system for 
                                addressing ANSF personnel 
                                complaints; and
                                    (XIII) a strong record-
                                keeping and accountability 
                                system to track ANSF equipment 
                                and personnel issues, and other 
                                ANSF oversight mechanisms; and
                            (iii) provide for coordination 
                        between all relevant departments and 
                        agencies of the United States 
                        Government, as well as ISAF countries 
                        and other international partners, 
                        including on--
                                    (I) funding;
                                    (II) reform and 
                                establishment of ANSF-
                                sustaining institutions; and
                                    (III) efforts to ensure 
                                that progress on sustaining the 
                                ANSF is reinforced with 
                                progress in other pillars of 
                                the Afghan security sector, 
                                particularly progress on 
                                building an effective 
                                judiciary, curbing production 
                                and trafficking of illicit 
                                narcotics, and demobilizing, 
                                disarming, and reintegrating 
                                militia fighters.
            (3) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than December 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 
                interagency strategy required by paragraph (1).
                    (B) Form.--The report required by 
                subparagraph (A) shall be transmitted in 
                unclassified form, but may include a classified 
                annex, if necessary.
      [(b) Monitoring.--
            [(1) Annual report.--The President shall transmit 
        on an annual basis through 2010 a report describing the 
        progress made toward the implementation of the strategy 
        required by subsection (a) and any changes to the 
        strategy since the date of the submission of the last 
        report to--
                    [(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate;
                    [(B) the Committee on International 
                Relations of the House of Representatives;
                    [(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate; and
                    [(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives.]
    (c) Updates of Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        submission of the strategy required by subsection 
        (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 
        Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of 
        the Senate.
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PART II

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Chapter 5--International Military Education and Training

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SEC. 550. TRAINING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES THAT ARE 
                    TO BE DEPLOYED FOR SECURITY OPERATIONS IN 
                    AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Training Authorized.--The President is authorized to 
furnish training under this chapter for military personnel of 
foreign countries that are to be deployed for security 
operations in Afghanistan, particularly in the areas of special 
operations, counter-insurgency, border security, counter-
terrorism, and counter-narcotics.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this 
section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
President $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2010. Amounts authorized to be appropriated under this 
subsection are in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
such purposes.

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   Exchange of Letters--Armed Services Committee and Foreign Affairs 
                               Committee

                       Committee on Armed Services,
                             U.S. House of Representatives,
                                       Washington DC, May 30, 2007.
Hon. Tom Lantos, Chairman,
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: On May 23, 2007, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs ordered reported favorably H.R. 2446, 
``Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007.'' This 
legislation contains subject matter within the jurisdiction of 
the House Committee on Armed Services. For example, the bill 
contains provisions pertaining to counter-narcotics, the 
involvement of the United States Armed Forces, the coordination 
of U.S. Assistance, and the Arms Export Control Act.
    Our Committee recognizes the importance of H.R. 2446 and 
the need for the legislation to move expeditiously. Therefore, 
while we have a valid claim to jurisdiction over this 
legislation, the Committee on Armed Services will waive further 
consideration of H.R. 2446. I do so with the understanding that 
by waiving further consideration of the bill, the Committee 
does not waive any future jurisdictional claims over similar 
measures. In the event of a conference with the Senate on this 
bill or similar legislation, the Committee on Armed Services 
reserves the right to seek the appointment of conferees and 
requests your support in our petition.
    I would appreciate the inclusion of this letter and a copy 
of the response in your Committee's report on H.R. 2446 and in 
the Congressional Record during consideration of the measure on 
the House floor.
            Very truly yours,
                                     Ike Skelton, Chairman.

cc:
        Honorable Nancy Pelosi
        Honorable Duncan Hunter
        Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
        Honorable John V. Sullivan
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                      Committee on Foreign Affairs,
                                  House of Representatives,
                                       Washington DC, May 30, 2007.
Hon. Ike Skelton, Chairman,
Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
2446, the Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007.
    I appreciate your willingness to work cooperatively on this 
legislation. I recognize that the bill contains provisions that 
fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Armed 
Services. I acknowledge that the Committee will not seek a 
sequential referral of the bill and agree that the inaction of 
your Committee with respect to the bill does not in any way 
serve as a jurisdictional precedent as to our two committees.
    Further, as to any House-Senate conference on the bill, I 
understand that your Committee reserves the right to seek the 
appointment of conferees for consideration of portions of the 
bill that are within the Committee's jurisdiction, and I agree 
to support a request by the Committee with respect to serving 
as conferees on the bill, consistent with the Speaker's 
practice in this regard.
    I will ensure that our exchange of letters are included in 
our Committee's report on the bill and I look forward to 
working with you on this important legislation. If you wish to 
discuss this matter further, please contact me or have your 
staff contact my staff.
            Cordially,
                                      Tom Lantos, Chairman.
TL:da

                                  
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