,i #aae? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #afff ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #bb1 #bjag,mr4 ,jones 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 & ,mr4 ,cleav]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,rules1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit ! availability ( funds = activities 9 ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,afghani/an1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has be5 involv$ milit>ily1 & ) nation build+ & recon/ruction1 9 ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,afghani/an s9ce #bjja4 7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y engagem5t 9 ,afghani/an began 9 #bjja "u a congressional au?orization = ! use ( milit>y =ce aga9/ ^? nations1 organizations1 or p]sons ! ,presid5t det]m9es plann$1 au?oriz$1 committ$1 or aid$ ! t]rori/ attacks t occurr$ on ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja44 7#c7 ,on ,octob] #b1 #bjaa1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy ,seals kill$ ,osama ,b9 ,lad51 ! head ( ,al-,qa$a1 ! t]rori/ organization responsible = ! ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 attacks on ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#d7 ,s9ce #bjja1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y & its coalition p>tn]s h kill$ or captur$ t5s ( ?\s&s ( ,al ,qa$a1 ,taliban1 & o!r insurg5ts 9 ,afghani/an4 7#e7 ,9 #bjad1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ann\nc$ ! end ( #ac ye>s ( combat op]ations 9 ,afghani/an4 7#f7 ,! w> 9 ,afghani/an is ! longe/ w> 9 ,am]ican hi/ory4 7#g7 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 s9ce #bjja1 #b1baf ,unit$ ,/ates s]vice memb]s h be5 kill$ 9 ,afghani/an1 & ov] #bj1jdi s]vice memb]s h be5 w\nd$4 7#h7 ,s9ce #bjja1 #aej coalition p]sonnel1 includ+ ,unit$ ,/ates s]vice memb]s1 h be5 kill$ by ! ,afghan security =ces p]sonnel t ,am]ican taxpay]s are pay+ to tra94 ,ano!r #ahi s]vice memb]s h be5 w\nd$4 7#i7 ,ov] ! pa/ #ae ye>s1 ne>ly #hjj billion ( ,unit$ ,/ates taxpay]s' money has be5 sp5t on ,afghani/an4 7#aj7 ,! ,special ,inspector ,g5]al = ,afghani/an ,recon/ruction 7,,sig>71 ,john ,sopko1 has docum5t$ billions ( doll>s ( wa/e1 fraud1 & abuse ( ,am]ican taxpay]s h>d-e>n$ money 9 ,afghani/an1 :i* cont9ues to ?is day4 ,= example3 7,a7 ,accord+ to a #bjaf ,,usa ,today article entitl$ ,report cites wa/$ ,p5tagon money 9 ,afghani/an1 among ! m egregi\s examples ( boondoggles ,sopko cit$ includ$ import+ r>e blond ,italian goats to boo/ ! ca%m]e indu/ry4 ,! #f million program includ$ %ipp+ n9e male goats to we/]n ,afghani/an f ,italy1 sett+ up a f>m1 lab1 & /aff to c]tify _! wool4 7,b7 ,an ongo+ ,,sig> inve/igation f\nd t ,am]ican taxpay]s are pay+ z _m z #bjj1jjj fictiti\s ,afghan gho/ soldi]s1 pot5tially co/+ hundr$s ( millions ( doll>s annually4 7#aa7 ,on ,may #a1 #bjab1 ,afghan ,presid5t ,hamid ,k>zai & ,unit$ ,/ates ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama sign$ ! ,endur+ ,/rategic ,p>tn]%ip ,agreem5t betwe5 ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,afghani/an & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica1 :i* committ$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates to support+ ! social & economic developm5t1 & security1 ( ,afghani/an = at lea/ #aj ye>s4 ,! agreem5t 0 submitt$ to ! ,afghan ,p>liam5t1 :i* approv$ x4 ,h[ev]1 ! agreem5t 0 nev] submitt$ to1 vot$ on1 or approv$ by ! ,congress ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#ab7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates cont9ues to ma9ta9 a milit>y pres5ce ( #h1djj troops 9 ,afghani/an1 & cont9ues to annually sp5d r\ghly #dc billion ( ,am]ican taxpay]s' money !re4 ,t money funds1 among o!r ?+s1 ,am]ica's #ae-ye>-long ef=t to tra9 & equip ,afghan milit>y & police =ces1 z well z a v>iety ( recon/ruction & =eign aid programs4 7#ac7 ,g5]al ,*>les ,krulak1 #ca/ ,comm&ant ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m>9e ,corps1 has /at$1 ,attempt+ to f9d a true milit>y & political answ] to ! problems 9 ,afghani/an w\ld take decades1 n ye>s1 & dra9 our nation ( preci\s res\rces ''' ) ! mo/ preci\s be+ our sons & daught]s4 ,simply put1 ! ,u4,s4 _c solve ! ,afghan problem ''' no matt] h[ brave & det]m9$ our troops are44 7#ad7 ,9 a ,janu>y #bjag article 9 ! ,wall ,/reet ,j\rnal1 ,hamid ,k>zai1 =m] ,presid5t ( ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,afghani/an f #bjjd to #bjad1 /at$1 ,! fact is t ! ,u4,s4 pres5ce 9 ,afghani/an has n br\ght security to u4 ,x has caus$ m extremism44 7#ae7 ,!re has nev] be5 a full debate 9 ,congress on :e!r to cont9ue ! ,unit$ ,/ates engagem5t 9 ,afghani/an4 #b4 ,prohibition on availability ( funds = activities 9 ,afghani/an 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no funds may be made available = activities 9 ,afghani/an aft] ! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 7b7 ,exceptions ,! prohibition 9 subsection 7a7 %all n apply ) respect to-- 7#a7 op]ations ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,embassy 9 ,afghani/an2 or 7#b7 intellig5ce ga!r+ activities4 7c7 ,waiv] ,! prohibition 9 subsection 7a7 may be waiv$ on a case-by-case basis if-- 7#a7 ! ,presid5t submits to ,congress a c]tification t ! availability ( funds = ! activities describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 is 9 ! national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & 7#b7 ,congress1 )9 #cj days aft] receipt ( a c]tification "u p>agraph 7#a71 enacts a jo9t resolution au?oriz+ ! availability ( funds = ! activities describ$ 9 subsection 7a74 7d7 ,exp$it$ proc$ures ,a jo9t resolution describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b7 & introduc$ )9 ! appropriate #cj-;day p]iod %all be consid]$ 9 ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 9 accordance ) p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh 7#g7 ( section #hjff7;c7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,appropriations ,act1 #aihe 7z conta9$ 9 ,public ,law #ih-dgc2 #ih ,/at4 #aice71 except t 9 apply+ & adm9i/]+ su* p>agraphs-- 7#a7 ref]5ces 9 su* p>agraphs to ! ,committees on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate %all be deem$ to be ref]5ces to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate1 respectively2 & 7#b7 p>agraph 7#e77;,b7 ( su* section #hjff7;c7 %all be appli$ & adm9i/]$ by sub/itut+ n less ?an eight h\rs b n m ?an t5 h\rs = n m ?an t5 h\rs4