Sec. 4. Report on United States equipment, property, and classified material that was destroyed, surrendered, or 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 appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report regarding United States equipment, property, and classified material that was destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned in Afghanistan between February 29, 2020, and the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The report required by this section shall include each of the following: A determination of the value of the 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 assessment of how many biometric devices may be in the possession of the Taliban, and what access they may have had to biometric databases. An evaluation of the capabilities of the Taliban post-withdrawal as a result of their seizure of surrendered or abandoned United States equipment, property, and classified material. An assessment of the damage to the national security interests of the United States as a result of the destroyed, surrendered, or abandoned United States equipment, property, and classified material. An assessment of the feasibility of disabling, destroying, or recapturing surrendered or abandoned United States equipment, property, or classified material. Available imagery or photography depicting the Taliban possessing surrendered or abandoned United States equipment, property, or classified material.