§7555 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

The President must create a 5-year strategy for Afghanistan no later than 180 days after December 17, 2004, and send it to the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), the Committee on International Relations (House), the Committee on Appropriations (Senate), and the Committee on Appropriations (House). The plan must set clear, measurable goals for long-term development and security, cover areas like agriculture, democratic and parliamentary development, courts and rule of law, human rights, education, health, telecoms and electricity, women’s rights, counternarcotics, police and border security, anti‑corruption and other law‑enforcement work, and show expected costs and time frames. Each year through 2010, the President must send those same committees a report on progress and any changes to the strategy.

Title 22, §7555

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(a)(1)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 Relations 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)The strategy formulated under paragraph (1) shall include specific and measurable goals for addressing the long-term development and security needs of Afghanistan, including sectors such as agriculture and irrigation, parliamentary and democratic development, the judicial system and rule of law, human rights, education, health, telecommunications, electricity, women’s rights, counternarcotics, police, border security, anti-corruption, and other law-enforcement activities, as well as the anticipated costs and time frames associated with achieving those goals.

(b)(1)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 Relations of the House of Representatives;

(C)the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(D)the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs 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 Memorandum 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.

§7555 Formulation of Long-term Strategy for Afghanistan