22 U.S.C. § 7554 — Reports

Page 1963 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 7554 counter-drug activities in Afghanistan and required the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to pre- pare a joint report regarding counter-drug efforts in Af- ghanistan. Section 7537, Pub. L. 107–327, title II, § 208, formerly § 207, Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2811; renumbered § 208, Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7104(j)(2)(A), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3787, related to relationship to other legal authority to provide assistance. Section 7538, Pub. L. 107–327, title II, § 209, formerly § 208, Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2811; renumbered § 209, Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7104(j)(2)(A), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3787, provided that the authority of this subchapter would expire after Sept. 30, 2006. SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS § 7551. Requirement to comply with procedures relating to the prohibition on assistance to drug traffickers Assistance provided under this chapter shall be subject to the same provisions as are applica- ble to assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] and the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] under section 487 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the prohibition on assistance to drug traffickers; 22 U.S.C. 2291f), and the appli- cable regulations issued under that section. (Pub. L. 107–327, title III, § 301, Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2812.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, which is classified principally to chapter 32 (§ 2151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 90–629, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, which is clas- sified principally to chapter 39 (§ 2751 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2751 of this title and Tables. § 7552. Sense of Congress regarding protecting Afghanistan’s President It is the sense of Congress that— (1) any United States physical protection force provided for the personal security of the President of Afghanistan should be composed of United States diplomatic security, law-en- forcement, or military personnel, and should not utilize private contracted personnel to provide actual physical protection services; (2) United States allies should be invited to volunteer active-duty military or law enforce- ment personnel to participate in such a pro- tection force; and (3) such a protection force should be limited in duration and should be succeeded by quali- fied Afghan security forces as soon as prac- ticable. (Pub. L. 107–327, title III, § 302, Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2812.) § 7553. Donor contributions to Afghanistan and reports (a) Findings The Congress finds that inadequate amounts of international assistance promised by donor states at the Tokyo donors conference and else- where have been delivered to Afghanistan, im- periling the rebuilding and development of civil society and infrastructure, and endangering peace and security in that war-torn country. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should use all appropriate diplomatic means to encourage all states that have pledged assistance to Afghanistan to deliver as soon as possible the total amount of assistance pledged. (c) Reports (1) In general The Secretary of State shall submit reports to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen- ate and the Committee on International Rela- tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, in accordance with this paragraph, on the status of contribu- tions of assistance from donor states to Af- ghanistan. The first report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after December 4, 2002, the second report shall be submitted 90 days thereafter, and subsequent reports shall be submitted every 180 days thereafter through December 31, 2004. (2) Further requirements Each report, which shall be unclassified and posted upon the Department of State’s Inter- net website, shall include, by donor country, the total amount pledged, the amount deliv- ered within the previous 60 days, the total amount of assistance delivered, the type of as- sistance and type of projects supported by the assistance. (Pub. L. 107–327, title III, § 303, Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2812.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Af- fairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. § 7554. Reports (a) In general The Secretary of State shall submit reports to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Ap- propriations of the Senate, and the Committees on International Relations and Appropriations of the House of Representatives on progress made in accomplishing the ‘‘Purposes of Assist- ance’’ set forth in section 7512 of this title uti- lizing assistance provided by the United States for Afghanistan. (b) Deadline for submission The first report shall be submitted no later than December 31, 2003, and subsequent reports Page 1964 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 7555 1 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted. shall be submitted in conjunction with reports required under section 7553 of this title and thereafter through December 31, 2004. (c) Form of reports Any report or other matter that is required to be submitted to Congress (including a com- mittee of Congress) by this chapter may contain a classified annex. (Pub. L. 107–327, title III, § 304, as added Pub. L. 108–106, title II, § 2215(c), Nov. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 1233; amended Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7104(e)(3), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3782.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2004—Pub. L. 108–458 designated existing provisions as subsecs. (a) and (b), inserted subsec. headings, and added subsec. (c). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Af- fairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. § 7555. Formulation of long-term strategy for Af- ghanistan (a) Strategy (1) In general Not later than 180 days after December 17, 2004, the President shall formulate a 5-year strategy for Afghanistan and submit such strategy to— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on International Rela- tions of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Contents The strategy formulated under paragraph (1) shall include specific and measurable goals for addressing the long-term development and se- curity needs of Afghanistan, including sectors such as agriculture and irrigation, parliamen- tary and democratic development, the judicial system and rule of law, human rights, edu- cation, health, telecommunications, elec- tricity, women’s rights, counternarcotics, po- lice, border security, anti-corruption, and other law-enforcement activities, as well as the anticipated costs and time frames associ- ated with achieving those goals. (b) Monitoring (1) 1 Annual report The President shall transmit on an annual basis through 2010 a report describing the progress made toward the implementation of the strategy required by subsection (a) and any changes to the strategy since the date of the submission of the last report to— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on International Rela- tions of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 107–327, title III, § 305, as added Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7104(e)(4)(A), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3782.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Af- fairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Reporting functions of President under this section assigned to Secretary of State by section 1 of Memo- randum of President of the United States, Apr. 21, 2005, 70 F.R. 48633, set out as a note under section 301 of title 3, The President. § 7556. Benchmarks to evaluate the progress being made toward the transition of security responsibilities for Afghanistan to the Gov- ernment of Afghanistan (a) Options for expansion of capacity of Afghan National Security Forces The President shall, acting through the Sec- retary of Defense, establish and update as appro- priate, and submit to Congress, options to accel- erate the expansion of the capacity of Afghan National Security Forces with the goal of— (1) enabling the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, consistent with the Framework for Inteqal, to assume lead respon- sibility for security in all areas of Afghani- stan, to maintain security in those areas, and to sustain the Afghan National Security Forces; (2) achieving United States national security objectives to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al- Qaeda and its extremist allies in Afghanistan, and preventing the establishment of safe ha- vens for those entities; and (3) enabling the United States to move to an enduring partnership with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, fully con- sistent with the Declaration by the North At- lantic Treaty Organization and the Govern- ment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on an Enduring Partnership as issued at the Lisbon conference on November 20, 2010. (b) Benchmarks The President shall establish, and may update from time to time, a comprehensive set of benchmarks to evaluate progress being made to- ward meeting the goals set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a). (c) Submittal to Congress The President shall include the most current set of benchmarks established pursuant to sub- section (b) with each report on progress toward