Sec. 1212. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

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There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, as established by section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–181 ; 122 Stat. 428), as most recently amended by section 1223(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ), $4,803,978,000. Funds available to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 2020 shall be subject to the conditions contained in subsections

(b)through

(f)of such section 1513. Subsection (b)(2) of such section 1513 is amended by inserting (including program and security assistance management support) after services . Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept equipment that is procured using amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by this Act and is intended for transfer to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by such security forces. Before accepting any equipment under paragraph (1), the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall make a determination that the equipment was procured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the security forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Government of Afghanistan and the United States, but is no longer required by such security forces or was damaged before transfer to such security forces. In making a determination under paragraph (2), the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to acceptance of the equipment by the Secretary. An explanation of each determination, including the basis for the determination and the alternatives considered, shall be included in the relevant quarterly report under paragraph (5). Equipment accepted under paragraph

(1)may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon notification to the congressional defense committees of such treatment. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90-day period thereafter during which the authority provided by paragraph

(1)is exercised, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the equipment accepted during the period covered by such report under the following: This subsection. Section 1531(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). Section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ; 128 Stat. 3612). Each report under subparagraph

(A)shall include a list of all equipment accepted during the period covered by the report and treated as stocks of the Department of Defense and copies of the determinations made under paragraph (2), as required by paragraph (3). Of the funds available to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 2020, it is the goal that $25,000,000, but in no event less than $10,000,000, shall be used for— the recruitment, integration, retention, training, and treatment of women in the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces; and the recruitment, training, and contracting of female security personnel for future elections. Such programs and activities may include— efforts to recruit women into the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, including the special operations forces; programs and activities of the Afghan Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human Rights and Gender Integration and the Afghan Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, Gender, and Child Rights; development and dissemination of gender and human rights educational and training materials and programs within the Afghan Ministry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of Interior; efforts to address harassment and violence against women within the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces; improvements to infrastructure that address the requirements of women serving in the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, including appropriate equipment for female security and police forces, and transportation for policewomen to their station; support for Afghan National Police Family Response Units; and security provisions for high-profile female police and army officers. 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 Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives an assessment that describes the following: The integrated capacity development strategies for— the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan; and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led Train Advise Assist Commands and Task Forces at the national and regional levels in Afghanistan. An articulation of the key capabilities to be developed and improved with respect to the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Interior, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led Train Advise Assist Commands and Task Forces, and the overall plan (including timeframes, budgets, and specific initiatives) to achieve the intended outcomes. The specific roles of Department of Defense-funded advisors in building the capacity of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces at the national and regional levels, and the manner in which such roles align with the development strategy referred to in subparagraph (A). The metrics used to assess progress on the recruitment, integration, retention, training, and treatment of women in the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, and a progress report on such recruitment, integration, retention, training, and treatment. An explanation of the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation mechanisms in place to assess the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of each specific initiative and progress made toward the intended outcomes identified under subparagraph (B). Any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate.

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