Sec. 1217. REPORT ON AFGHANISTAN PEACE AND REINTEGRATION PROGRAM

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## SEC. 1217 REPORT ON AFGHANISTAN PEACE AND REINTEGRATION PROGRAM ###

(a)Report Required Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program (APRP). ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)A description of the goals and objectives of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program. ####

(2)A description of the structure of the Program at the national and sub-national levels in Afghanistan, including the number and types of vocational training and other education programs. ####

(3)A description of the activities of the Program as of the date of the report. ####

(4)A description and assessment of the procedures for vetting individuals seeking to participate in the Program, including an assessment of the extent to which biometric identification systems are used and the role of provincial peace councils in such procedures. ####

(5)The amount of funding provided by the United States, and by the international community, to support the Program, and the amount of funds so provided that have been distributed as of the date of the report. ####

(6)An assessment of the individuals who have been reintegrated into the Program, set forth in terms as follows: #####

(A)By geographic distribution by province. #####

(B)By number of each of low-level insurgent fighters, mid-level commanders, and senior commanders. #####

(C)By number confirmed to have been part of the insurgency. #####

(D)By number who are currently members of the Afghan Local Police. #####

(E)By number who are participating in or have completed vocational training or other educational programs as part of the Program. ####

(7)A description and assessment of the procedures for monitoring the individuals participating in the Program. ####

(8)A description and assessment of the role of women and minority populations in the implementation of the Program. ####

(9)An assessment of the effectiveness of the activities of the Program described under paragraph

(3)in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program. ####

(10)Such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate for improving the implementation, oversight, and effectiveness of the Program. ###

(c)Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and ####

(2)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.