,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,jones introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =      
congressional ov]sight ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
agreem5ts ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,congressional ,ov]sight ( ,afghani/an
 ,agreem5ts ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama has ann\nc$ an  
,endur+ ,/rategic ,p>tn]%ip ,agreem5t   
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & !    
,islamic ,republic ( ,afghani/an1 ) !   
goal ( conclud+ a f9al agreem5t betwe5 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & ,afghani/an by ,may #b1
 #bjac4  7#b7 ,! ,agreem5t envisions    
commitm5ts t directly affect ! national 
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ a   
commitm5t to assi/ ,afghani/an to det]  
?reats aga9/ its sov]eignty1 security1 &
 t]ritorial integrity4  7#c7 ,!         
,agreem5t fails to make cle> ! future   

bas+ /ructure ( ,unit$ ,/ates =ces 9    
,afghani/an4  7#d7 ,! ,agreem5t fails to
 specify ! future mission pr(ile (      
,unit$ ,/ates =ces 9 ,afghani/an1 !     
future numb] ( ,unit$ ,/ates =ces       
deploy$ to ,afghani/an1 & ! l5g? (      
deploym5ts = ,unit$ ,/ates =ces 9       
,afghani/an4  7#e7 ,! ,agreem5t fails to
 specify ! ext5t to :i* ,unit$ ,/ates   
milit>y p]sonnel & gov]nm5t contractors 
w be acc\ntable "u ! laws ( ,afghani/an4
  7#f7 ,congress is a co-equal bran* (  
gov]nm5t & z su* ! ext5sion ( long-t]m  
,unit$ ,/ates security commitm5ts to    
,afghani/an t obligates or requires !   
appropriation ( ,unit$ ,/ates funds     
requires ! full p>ticipation & cons5t ( 
,congress4  7#g7 ,"u ! ,con/itution1    
legislative approval ( an int]national  
agreem5t c take ! =m ei!r ( approval ( a
 treaty by two-?irds ( ! ,s5ate "u      
article ,,ii or au?orization ( !        
agreem5t by a simple majority ( bo?     
h\ses ( ,congress "u article ,i4  7#h7  
,pa/ presid5tial practice ) reg>d to    

int]national agreem5ts o!r ?an treaties 
has be5 regulat$ by ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate   
guidel9es t call = due consid]ation ( ! 
ext5t to :i* ! agreem5t involves        
commitm5ts or risks affect+ ! nation z a
 :ole1:e!r ! agreem5t c be giv5 effect  
)\t ! enactm5t ( subsequ5t legislation  
by ! ,congress1 & ! pref]5ce ( !        
,congress4  #c4 ,conclusion ( bilat]al  
agreem5t )\t congressional approval  7a7
 ,report on ju/ification = d5y+         
congressional role 9 conclud+ agreem5t  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,legal
 ,advisor to ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all   
submit to ,congress an unclassifi$      
report provid+ ! ju/ification = !       
decision ( ! ,presid5t to d5y ,congress 
its con/itutionally protect$ role by    
conclud+ an agreem5t on ! future ( !    
security relation%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ,afghani/an z an executive     
agreem5t4  7#b7 ,legal analysis (       
con/itutional au?ority requir$ ,! report
 requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include a

 legal analysis ( ! con/itutional p[]s  
ass]t$ by ! ,presid5t 9 conclud+ t su*  
an agreem5t does n require approval by  
,congress4  7b7 ,s5se ( congress ,x is !
 s5se ( ,congress t any bilat]al        
agreem5t betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &       
,afghani/an involv+ commitm5ts or risks 
affect+ ! nation z a :ole1 includ+ a    
,bilat]al ,security ,agreem5t1 t is n a 
treaty approv$ by two-?irds ( ! ,s5ate  
"u ,article ,,ii ( ! ,con/itution or    
au?oriz$ by legislation does n h ! =ce (
 law4  7c7 ,prohibition on use ( funds  
,to c>ry out c]ta9 agreem5ts ,no funds  
may be au?oriz$ or appropriat$ to c>ry  
out any bilat]al agreem5t betwe5 !      
,unit$ ,/ates & ,afghani/an involv+     
commitm5ts or risks affect+ ! nation z a
 :ole1 includ+ a ,bilat]al ,security    
,agreem5t1 t is n a treaty approv$ by   
two-?irds ( ! ,s5ate "u ,article ,,ii ( 
! ,con/itution or au?oriz$ by           
legislation pass$ by bo? h\ses (        
,congress4