,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#f1 #bjad,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,paul1   
,mr4 ,harkin1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4         
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,begich1 and ,mr4     
,wyden7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,providing for completion 
of the accelerated transition of ,united
 ,states combat and military and        
security operations to the ,government  
of ,afghanistan4  ,whereas in ,june     
#bjac1 the ,government of ,afghanistan  
assumed the lead for combat operations  
in all regions of ,afghanistan          
consistent with the schedule agreed to  
by ,president ,barack ,obama and        
,president of ,afghanistan ,hamid       
,karzai3 ,now1 therefore1 be it #a4     
,completion of accelerated transition of
 ,united ,states combat and military and
 security operations to the ,government 

of ,afghanistan  7a7 ,statement of      
policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 
,states-- 7#a7 that1 in coordination    
with the ,government of ,afghanistan1   
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
7,,nato7 member countries1 and other    
allies in ,afghanistan1 the ,president  
shall complete the accelerated          
transition of ,united ,states military  
and security operations to the          
,government of ,afghanistan and redeploy
 ,united ,states ,armed ,forces from    
,afghanistan 7including operations      
involving military and security-related 
contractors7 by not later than ,december
 #ca1 #bjad2 and  7#b7 to pursue        
diplomatic efforts leading to a         
political settlement and reconciliation 
of the internal conflict in             
,afghanistan4  7b7 ,sense of the ,senate
 ,it is the sense of the ,senate that1  
should the ,president determine the     
necessity to maintain ,united ,states   
troops in ,afghanistan to carry out     
missions after ,december #ca1 #bjad1 any

 such presence and missions should be   
authorized by a separate vote of        
,congress not later than ,june #a1      
#bjad4  7c7 ,rule of construction       
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed as limiting or prohibiting any
 authority of the ,president to-- 7#a7  
modify the military strategy1 tactics1  
and operations of ,united ,states ,armed
 ,forces as such ,armed ,forces redeploy
 from ,afghanistan2  7#b7 attack al     
,qaeda forces wherever such forces are  
located2  7#c7 provide financial support
 and equipment to the ,government of    
,afghanistan for the training and supply
 of ,afghanistan military and security  
forces2  7#d7 gather1 provide1 and share
 intelligence with ,united ,states      
allies operating in ,afghanistan and    
,pakistan2 or  7#e7 provide security    
after ,december #ca1 #bjad1 to ,united  
,states facilities or diplomatic        
personnel located in ,afghanistan4