Sec. 1054. Report and briefing on United States equipment, property, and classified material that was destroyed, surrendered, and abandoned in the withdrawal from Afghanistan
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Commander of United States Central Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the covered United States equipment, property, classified material, and money in cash that was destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned in Afghanistan during the covered period. Such report shall include each of the following:
A determination of the value of the covered United States equipment, property, and classified material that was destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned, disaggregated by military department and itemized to the most specific feasible level. An itemized list of destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned aircraft, aircraft parts and supply, and aircraft maintenance items, including aircraft, aircraft parts and supply, and aircraft maintenance items formerly possessed by the Afghan Air Force or the former government of Afghanistan.
An itemized list of destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned fuel and fuel dispensing equipment, disaggregated by military department. An itemized list of destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned weapons, weapon systems, components of weapons or weapon systems, ammunition, explosives, missiles, ordnance, bombs, mines, or projectiles, disaggregated by military department. For each item on a list referred to in paragraphs
(2)through (4), an explanation of the legal authority relied upon to destroy, surrender, or abandon that specific item. An evaluation of the capabilities of the Taliban post-withdrawal as a result of their seizure of surrendered or abandoned covered United States equipment, property, and classified material, including an evaluation of the capabilities of the Taliban post-withdrawal to monetize through the transfer of abandoned covered Unites States equipment, property, and classified material to adversaries of the United States. An assessment of the damage to the national security interests of the United States as a result of the destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned covered United States equipment, property, and classified material. An assessment of the feasibility of disabling, destroying, or recapturing surrendered or abandoned covered United States equipment, property, or classified material. Available imagery or photography depicting the Taliban possessing surrendered or abandoned covered United States equipment, property, or classified material. The report required under subsection
(a)shall include an executive summary of the report, which shall be unclassified and made publicly available. Not later than 200 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Commander of United States Central Command shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the report required by this section. In this section: The term covered United States equipment, property, and classified material means any of the following items formerly owned by the Government of the United States or provided by the United States to the former government or military of Afghanistan during the covered period: Real property, including any lands, buildings, structures, utilities systems, improvements, and appurtenances, thereto, including equipment attached to and made part of buildings and structures, but not movable equipment. Personal property, including property of any kind or any interest therein, except real property. Equipment, including all nonexpendable items needed to outfit or equip an individual or organization. Classified information, in any form, including official information that has been determined to require, in the interests of national security, protection against unauthorized disclosure and which has been so designated. The term covered period means the period beginning on February 29, 2020, and ending on the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.