Sec. 1216. United States plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Security Forces through the end of fiscal year 2018
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a detailed plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Army
(ANA)and the Afghanistan National Police
(ANP)of the Afghanistan National Security Forces
(ANSF)through the end of fiscal year 2018, with the objective of ensuring that a strong and fully-capable ANSF will be able to independently and effectively conduct operations and maintain security and stability in Afghanistan. The plan contained in the report required under subsection
(a)shall include a description of the following matters: A comprehensive and effective strategy and budget, with defined objectives. A description of the commitment for contributions from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO)and non-NATO nations, including the plan to achieve such commitments for the ANSF. A mechanism for tracking funding, equipment, training, and services provided for the ANSF by the United States, countries participating in NATO, and other coalition forces that are not part of Operation Resolute Support. Any actions to assist the Government of Afghanistan or on its behalf to achieve the following goals and the results of such actions: Improve and sustain effective Afghan security institutions with fully capable senior leadership and staff, including logistics, intelligence, medical, and recruiting units. Any additional train and equip efforts, including for the Afghan Air Force, as necessary, and Afghan Special Mission Wing, such that these entities are fully-capable of conducting operations independently and in sufficient numbers. Establish strong ANSF-readiness assessment tools and metrics. Improve and sustain strong, professional ANSF officers at the junior-, mid-, and senior-levels Further strong ANSF communication and control between central command and regions, provinces, and districts. Develop and improve mechanisms for incorporating lessons learned and best practices into ANSF operations. Improve ANSF oversight mechanisms, including a strong record-keeping system to track ANSF equipment and personnel. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.