Sec. 1532. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND

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## SEC. 1532 AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND ###

(a)Continuation of Existing Limitation on the Use of Amounts in Fund Funds available to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to the conditions contained in subsections

(b)through

(g)of section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 428), as amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4424). ###

(b)Equipment Disposition ####

(1)Acceptance of certain equipment Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept equipment that is procured using amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund authorized under this Act and is intended for transfer to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not accepted by such security forces. ####

(2)Conditions on acceptance of equipment Before accepting any equipment under the authority provided by paragraph (1)— #####

(A)the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the report required by subsection (c); and #####

(B)the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall make a determination that the equipment was procured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the security forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both the Government of Afghanistan and the United States, but is no longer required by such security forces or was damaged before transfer to such security forces. ####

(3)Elements of determination In making a determination under paragraph (2)(B) regarding equipment, the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Secretary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. An explanation of each determination, including the basis for the determination and the alternatives considered, shall be included in the relevant quarterly report required under paragraph (5). ####

(4)Treatment as department of defense stocks Equipment accepted under the authority provided by paragraph

(1)may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon notification to the congressional defense committees of such treatment. ####

(5)Quarterly reports on equipment disposition Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90-day period thereafter during which the authority provided by paragraph

(1)is exercised, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the equipment accepted under this subsection or section 1531(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) during the period covered by the report. Each report shall include a list of all equipment that was accepted during the period covered by the report and treated as stocks of the Department and copies of the determinations made under paragraph (2)(B), as required by paragraph (3). ###

(c)Report on Afghanistan Equipment Procurement Process Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of United States forces in Afghanistan, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing in detail— ####

(1)the methods used to identify equipment requirements for the security forces of Afghanistan and to incorporate such requirements into the procurement process for such security forces; and ####

(2)the steps being taken to improve coordination between United States forces in Afghanistan and the security forces of Afghanistan within such procurement process. ###

(d)Conforming Amendments Section 1531(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 938; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note)— ####

(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “prior Acts” and inserting “this Act or prior Acts”; and ####

(2)by striking paragraph (3).

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