Sec. 1231. UNITED STATES PLAN FOR SUSTAINING THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES

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## SEC. 1231 UNITED STATES PLAN FOR SUSTAINING THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES ###

(a)Plan Required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on a long-term detailed plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Army

(ANA)and the Afghanistan National Police

(ANP)of the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF), with the objective of ensuring that a strong and fully-capable ANSF will be able to independently and effectively conduct operations and maintain long-term security and stability in Afghanistan. ###

(b)Coordination The report required under subsection

(a)shall be prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State. ###

(c)Matters to Be Included The report required under subsection

(a)shall include a description of the following matters relating to the plan for sustaining the ANSF: ####

(1)A comprehensive and effective long-term strategy and budget, with defined objectives. ####

(2)A mechanism for tracking funding, equipment, training, and services provided for the ANSF by the United States, countries participating in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO)International Security Assistance Force

(ISAF)in Afghanistan (hereafter in this section referred to as “NATO ISAF countries”), and other coalition forces that are not part of the NATO ISAF. ####

(3)Any actions to assist the Government of Afghanistan achieve the following goals, and the results of such actions: #####

(A)Build and sustain effective Afghan security institutions with fully-capable leadership and staff, including a reformed Ministry of Interior, a fully-established Ministry of Defense, and logistics, intelligence, medical, and recruiting units (hereafter in this section referred to as “ANSF-sustaining institutions”). #####

(B)Train and equip fully-capable ANSF that are capable of conducting operations independently and in sufficient numbers. #####

(C)Establish strong ANSF-readiness assessment tools and metrics. #####

(D)Build and sustain strong, professional ANSF officers at the junior-, mid-, and senior-levels. #####

(E)Develop strong ANSF communication and control between central command and regions, provinces, and districts. #####

(F)Establish a robust mentoring and advising program, and a strong professional military training and education program, for all ANSF officials. #####

(G)Establish effective merit-based salary, rank, promotion, and incentive structures for the ANSF. #####

(H)Develop mechanisms for incorporating lessons learned and best practices into ANSF operations. #####

(I)Establish an ANSF personnel accountability system with effective internal discipline procedures and mechanisms, and a system for addressing ANSF personnel complaints. #####

(J)Ensure effective ANSF oversight mechanisms, including a strong record-keeping system to track ANSF equipment and personnel. ####

(4)Coordination with all relevant departments and agencies of the Government of the United States, as well as NATO ISAF countries and other international partners, including on— #####

(A)funding; #####

(B)reform and establishment of ANSF-sustaining institutions; and #####

(C)efforts to ensure that progress on sustaining the ANSF is reinforced with progress in other pillars of the Afghan security sector, particularly progress on building an effective judiciary, curbing production and trafficking of illicit narcotics, and demobilizing, disarming, and reintegrating militia fighters. ###

(d)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and ####

(2)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.