Sec. 1535. TASK FORCE FOR BUSINESS AND STABILITY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN AND ECONOMIC TRANSITION PLAN AND ECONOMIC STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN
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## SEC. 1535 TASK FORCE FOR BUSINESS AND STABILITY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN AND ECONOMIC TRANSITION PLAN AND ECONOMIC STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN ###
(a)Projects of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan ####
(1)In general The Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan may carry out projects to assist the commander of United States Forces-Afghanistan and the Ambassador of the United States Mission in Afghanistan to reduce violence, enhance stability, and support economic normalcy in Afghanistan through strategic business and economic activities. ####
(2)Direction, control, and concurrence A project carried out under paragraph
(1)shall be subject to— #####
(A)the direction and control of the Secretary of Defense; and #####
(B)the concurrence of the Secretary of State. ####
(3)Scope of projects The projects carried out under paragraph
(1)may include projects that facilitate private investment, mining sector development, industrial development, and other projects determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, as strengthening stability or providing strategic support to the counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan. To the maximum extent possible, the activities of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan should complement other reconstruction or development activities in Afghanistan conducted by the United States. ####
(4)Funding #####
(A)In general The Secretary may use funds available for overseas contingency operations for operation and maintenance for the Army for additional activities to carry out projects under paragraph (1). #####
(B)Limitation The amount of funds obligated under the authority of subparagraph (A)— ######
(i)may not exceed $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, except that not more than 50 percent of such amount of funds may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the appropriate congressional committees the plan required by subsection (b); ######
(ii)may not exceed $93,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, except that not more than $50,000,000 of such amount of funds may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the appropriate congressional committees the report required by paragraph
(7)of this subsection; and ######
(iii)may not exceed $63,800,000 for fiscal year 2014. #####
(C)Limitation on availability of funds for fiscal year 2014 None of the funds available for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iii) may be obligated to assist the Government of Afghanistan in the purchase of equipment, supplies, or materials for mining and oil and gas resources during fiscal year 2014 or the installation of such equipment, supplies, or materials, until the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Government of Afghanistan has agreed to reimburse the Government of the United States for the amount of any such funds, from royalties received from mining or oil and gas contracts awarded by the Government of Afghanistan. #####
(D)Availability of funds across fiscal years The funds shall be available for projects under paragraph
(1)that begin in one fiscal year and end in the following fiscal year. ####
(5)Prohibition on use of certain funds Funds provided for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program may not be utilized to support or carry out projects of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations. **[**Paragraph
(6)was repealed by section 1079(c) of Public Law 114-92.**]** ####
(7)Report on implementation of transition action plan #####
(A)In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the progress in implementing the Transition Action Plan of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan. #####
(B)Updates The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the report required by subparagraph
(A)every 180 days after the submission of such report. ####
(8)Expiration of authority The authority to obligate funds for projects under paragraph
(1)shall expire on December 31, 2014. ###
(b)Plan for Transition of Task Force Activities to Agency for International Development ####
(1)Plan required The Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, and the Secretary of State shall jointly develop a plan to transition the activities of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan to the Department of State. ####
(2)Elements of plan The plan shall describe at a minimum the following: #####
(A)The activities carried out by the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan in fiscal year 2011. #####
(B)Those activities that the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan carried out in fiscal year 2011 that the Agency for International Development will continue in fiscal year 2012, including those activities that, rather than explicitly continued, may be merged with similar efforts carried out by the Agency for International Development. #####
(C)Any activities carried out by the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan in fiscal year 2011 that the Agency for International Development will not continue and the reasons that such activities shall not be continued. #####
(D)Those actions that may be necessary to transition activities carried out by the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan in fiscal year 2011 and that will be continued by the Agency for International Development in fiscal year 2012 from the Department of Defense to the Agency for International Development. ####
(3)Report required At the same time that the budget of the President is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit the plan to the appropriate congressional committees. ###
(c)Report on Economic Strategy for Afghanistan ####
(1)Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on an economic strategy for Afghanistan that— #####
(A)supports the United States counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan; #####
(B)promotes economic stabilization in Afghanistan, consistent with a longer-term development plan for Afghanistan; and #####
(C)enhances the establishment of sustainable institutions in Afghanistan. ####
(2)Elements The report shall include the following: #####
(A)An identification of the sectors within the Afghanistan economy that offer the greatest economic opportunities to support the purposes of the economic strategy for Afghanistan set forth under paragraph (1). #####
(B)An assessment of the capabilities of the Government of Afghanistan to increase revenue generation to meet its own operational and developmental costs in the short-term, medium-term, and long-term. #####
(C)An assessment of the infrastructure (water, power, rail, road) required to underpin economic development in Afghanistan. #####
(D)A description of the potential role in the economic strategy for Afghanistan of each of the following: ######
(i)Private sector investment, including investment by and through the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. ######
(ii)Efforts to promote public-private partnerships. ######
(iii)National Priority Programs of the Government of Afghanistan, including the Afghanistan National Solidarity Program, and public works projects. ######
(iv)International financial institutions, including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Asian Development Bank. ######
(v)Efforts to promote trade, including efforts by and through the Export-Import Bank of the United States. ######
(vi)Department of Defense policies to promote economic stabilization and development, including the Afghanistan First procurement policy and efforts by the Department to enhance transportation, electrification, and communications networks both within Afghanistan and between Afghanistan and neighboring countries. #####
(E)An evaluation of the regional dimension of an economic strategy for Afghanistan, including a description of economic areas suitable for regional collaboration and a prioritization among such areas for attention under the strategy. #####
(F)A timeline and milestones for activities that can promote economic stabilization, development, and sustainability in Afghanistan in the short-term, medium-term, and long-term. #####
(G)Metrics for assessing progress under the economic strategy for Afghanistan. ###
(d)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####
(1)the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Relations, and Appropriations of the Senate; and ####
(2)the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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Sec. 1535
TASK FORCE FOR BUSINESS AND STABILITY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN AND ECONOMIC TRANSITION PLAN AND ECONOMIC STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN
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