,,iia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1
 #bjai,mr4 ,paul 7for himself and ,mr4  
,udall7 introduced the following joint  
resolution2 which was read twice and    
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,joint ,,resolution  ,to   
withdraw all ,united ,states ,armed     
,forces from ,afghanistan1 and for other
 purposes4  ,whereas the ,joint         
,resolution to authorize the use of     
,united ,states ,armed ,forces against  
those responsible for the attacks       
launched against the ,united ,states    
7,public ,law #ajg-dj7 states1 ,that the
 ,president is authorized to use all    
necessary and appropriate force against 
those nations1 organizations1 or persons
 he determines planned1 authorized1     
committed1 or aided the terrorist       
attacks that occurred on ,september #aa1
 #bjja2 ,whereas since #bjja1 more than 
#c1jjb1fce men and women of the ,united 
,states ,armed ,forces have deployed in 

support of the ,global ,war on          
,terrorism1 with more than #a1djj1jjj of
 them deploying more than once1 and     
these ,americans who volunteered in a   
time of war have served their country   
honorably and with distinction2 ,whereas
 in ,november #bjji there were fewer    
than #ajj ,al-,qaeda members remaining  
in ,afghanistan2 ,whereas on ,may #b1   
#bjaa1 ,osama ,bin ,laden1 the founder  
of ,al-,qaeda1 was killed by ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces in ,pakistan2    
,whereas ,united ,states ,armed ,forces 
have successfully routed ,al-,qaeda from
 the battlefield in ,afghanistan1 thus  
fulfilling the original intent of       
,public ,law #ajg-dj and the            
justification for the invasion of       
,afghanistan1 but public support for    
,united ,states continued presence in   
,afghanistan has waned in recent years2 
,whereas an ,october #bjah poll found   
that #eg percent of ,americans1         
including #fi percent of ,united ,states
 veterans1 believe that all ,united     

,states troops should be removed from   
,afghanistan2 and ,whereas in ,june     
#bjah1 the ,department of ,defense      
reported1 ,the al-,qa'ida threat to the 
,united ,states and its allies and      
partners has decreased and the few      
remaining al-,qa'ida core members are   
focused on their own survival3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  #a4 ,short title ,this
 joint resolution may be cited as the   
,american ,forces ,going ,home ,after   
,noble ,service ,act or the ,,afghan    
,service ,act4  #b4 ,withdrawal of      
,united ,states ,armed ,forces from     
,afghanistan  7a7 ,plan required ,not   
later than #de days after the date of   
the enactment of this joint resolution1 
the ,secretary of ,defense1 or designee1
 in cooperation with the heads of all   
other relevant ,federal agencies        
involved in the conflict in ,afghanistan
 shall--  7#a7 7,a7 formulate a plan for
 the orderly drawdown and withdrawal of 
all soldiers1 sailors1 airmen1 and      
,marines from ,afghanistan who were     

involved in operations intended to      
provide security to the people of       
,afghanistan1 including policing action1
 or military actions against            
paramilitary organizations inside       
,afghanistan1 excluding members of the  
military assigned to support ,united    
,states embassies or consulates1 or     
intelligence operations authorized by   
,congress2 and  7,b7 appear before the  
relevant congressional committees to    
explain the proposed implementation of  
the plan formulated under subparagraph  
7,a72 and  7#b7 7,a7 formulate a        
framework for political reconciliation  
and popular democratic elections        
independent of ,united ,states          
involvement in ,afghanistan1 which may  
be used by the ,government of           
,afghanistan to ensure that any         
political party that meets the          
requirements under ,article #ce of the  
,constitution of ,afghanistan is        
permitted to participate in general     
elections2 and  7,b7 appear before the  

relevant congressional committees to    
explain the proposed implementation of  
the framework formulated under          
subparagraph 7,a74  7b7 ,removal and    
bonuses ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this joint 
resolution-- 7#a7 all ,united ,states   
,armed ,forces in ,afghanistan as of    
such date of enactment shall be         
withdrawn and removed from ,afghanistan2
 and  7#b7 the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall provide all members of the ,united
 ,states ,armed ,forces who were        
deployed in support of the ,global ,war 
on ,terror with a #b1ejj bonus to       
recognize that these ,americans have    
served in the ,global ,war ,on          
,terrorism exclusively on a volunteer   
basis and to demonstrate the heartfelt  
gratitude of our ,nation4  7c7 ,repeal  
of ,authorization for ,use of ,military 
,force ,the ,authorization for ,use of  
,military ,force 7,public ,law #ajg-dj7 
is repealed effective on the earlier    
of--  7#a7 the date that is #cie days   

after the date of the enactment of this 
joint resolution3 or  7#b7 the date on  
which the ,secretary of ,defense        
certifies that all ,united ,states      
,armed ,forces involved in operations or
 military actions in ,afghanistan 7as   
described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a77   
have departed from ,afghanistan4