Directs the President, by the earlier of January 1, 2011, or 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, including military and security-related contractors, together with a timetable for the completion of such redeployment and information regarding variables that could alter that timetable. Requires plan updates every 90 days.
Directs the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to: (1) issue recommendations for increasing oversight of contractors in Afghanistan that have a record of engaging in waste, fraud, or abuse; and (2) report on the status of efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the State Department to implement existing recommendations regarding oversight of such contractors. Requires the recommendations issued to include recommendations for reducing U.S. reliance on security contractors or subcontractors responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians and on Afghan militias, contractors, subcontractors, or other armed groups that are not part of the Afghan National Security Forces.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5015 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5015
To require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment
of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 14, 2010
Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Jones, Ms. Lee of California, Mr.
Johnson of Illinois, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Lujan, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr.
Schrader, and Ms. Harman) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment
of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Military operations in Afghanistan have cost American
taxpayers more than $200,000,000,000 in deficit spending since
2001.
(2) Particularly given current record deficits, high
unemployment, and proposed reductions in domestic spending, the
United States should ensure future war expenditures in
Afghanistan do not add to the deficit and ensure that resources
are not squandered on waste, fraud, abuse, or corruption in
Afghanistan.
(3) United States military and nonmilitary operations in
Afghanistan, including those conducted by contractors, must be
subject to the highest standards of transparency and
accountability, and subject to the review of appropriate
inspectors general.
(4) According to the most recent Army Mental Health
Advisory Team Assessment, one in five soldiers surveyed in
Afghanistan reports having psychological problems.
(5) The United States needs a comprehensive strategy to
counter the global threat posed by al Qaeda and its affiliates
in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, North Africa, and elsewhere around
the world.
(6) A massive, open-ended United States military presence
in Afghanistan is unlikely to advance, and may undermine,
United States efforts to eliminate the safe haven for al Qaeda
in Pakistan and combat al Qaeda globally.
(7) Rather than engaging in a nation-building effort in
Afghanistan, the United States should begin reducing troop
levels in Afghanistan and transition to a sustainable
counterterrorism policy.
(8) President Obama announced on December 1, 2009, that
United States troops would begin to be withdrawn from
Afghanistan in July 2011.
(9) The United States remains committed to providing long-
term economic, diplomatic, and political support to the people
of Afghanistan, and to supporting the emergence of a
legitimate, effective government in Afghanistan.
(10) The United States will continue to provide economic,
development, and political support for women's rights,
education, and leadership in Afghanistan.
(11) The August 20, 2009, presidential election in
Afghanistan was characterized by widespread fraud, and there
are credible reports of widespread corruption.
(12) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral
Michael Mullen, has acknowledged that the greatest threat in
Afghanistan today is the ``lack of legitimacy in the
government--at all levels'' and that the United States Armed
Forces cannot solve the legitimacy problem.
(13) General McChrystal has acknowledged that United States
partnerships with ``polarizing and predatory'' powerbrokers,
including in the Afghan National Security Forces, compromise
the ability of the United States to address the lack of
legitimacy in the Afghanistan Government.
SEC. 2. PLAN FOR THE SAFE, ORDERLY, AND EXPEDITIOUS REDEPLOYMENT OF
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN.
(a) Plan With Timetable Required.--Not later than January 1, 2011,
or 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is
earlier, the President shall submit to Congress a plan for the safe,
orderly, and expeditious redeployment of United States Armed Forces
from Afghanistan, including military and security-related contractors,
together with a timetable for the completion of that redeployment and
information regarding variables that could alter that timetable.
(b) Status Updates.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
submittal of the plan required by subsection (a), and every 90 days
thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress a report setting
forth the current status of the plan for redeploying United States
Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
(c) Recommendations on Contractor Oversight.--
(1) Recommendations required.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Special Inspector
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall, in consultation
with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and the
Inspector General of the Department of State--
(A) issue recommendations on measures to increase
oversight of contractors engaged in activities relating
to Afghanistan that have a record of engaging in waste,
fraud, or abuse; and
(B) report on the status of efforts of the
Department of Defense and the Department of State to
implement existing recommendations regarding oversight
of such contractors.
(2) Elements of recommendations.--The recommendations
issued under paragraph (1)(A) shall include recommendations for
reducing the reliance of the United States on security
contractors or subcontractors responsible for the deaths of
Afghan civilians and on Afghan militias, contractors,
subcontractors, or other armed groups that are not part of the
Afghan National Security Forces.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2556)
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Armed Services
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