Sec. 1224. UNITED STATES PLAN FOR SUSTAINING THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES THROUGH THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2017

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## SEC. 1224 UNITED STATES PLAN FOR SUSTAINING THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES THROUGH THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2017 ###

(a)Plan Required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a detailed plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Army

(ANA)and the Afghanistan National Police

(ANP)of the Afghanistan National Security Forces

(ANSF)through the end of fiscal year 2017, with the objective of ensuring that the ANSF will be able to independently and effectively conduct operations and maintain security and stability in Afghanistan. ###

(b)Matters To Be Included The plan contained in the report required under subsection

(a)shall include a description of the following matters: ####

(1)A comprehensive sustainment strategy, including target end-strengths, budget, and defined objectives. ####

(2)The commitments for funding contributions from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO)and non-NATO nations for sustaining the ANSF through the end of fiscal year 2017, any shortfalls in funding for such purposes, and the plan for achieving such commitments as necessary to sustain the ANSF. ####

(3)A mechanism for tracking funding, equipment, training, and services provided to the ANSF by the United States, countries participating in NATO’s Operation Resolute Support, and other members of the international community contributing to the sustainment of the ANSF. ####

(4)Plans for assisting the Government of Afghanistan to achieve the following goals: #####

(A)Improve and sustain effective Afghan security institutions with fully capable senior leadership and staff, including logistics, intelligence, medical, and recruiting units. #####

(B)Train and equip key enabling capabilities, including for the Afghan Special Operations Forces, the Afghan Air Force, and Afghan Special Mission Wing, such that these entities are fully-capable of conducting operations independently and in sufficient numbers. #####

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

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

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

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

(G)Improve ANSF oversight mechanisms, including an effective record-keeping system to track ANSF equipment and personnel and a sustainable process to identify, investigate, and eliminate corruption. ###

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

(1)the congressional defense committees; and ####

(2)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.