,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjba   
,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,meij]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & ,intellig5ce       
7,p]man5t ,select71 = 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 e/abli% a       
commission to /udy ! w> 9 ,afghani/an4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,afghani/an ,w> ,commission ,act (    
#bjba4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
7#a7 ,applicable p]iod ,! t]m applicable
 p]iod means ! p]iod beg9n+ ,june #a1   
#bjja1 & end+ ,augu/ #cj1 #bjba4  7#b7  
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 !     
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     

,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,select ,committee on   
,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate2  7,d7 !        
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2  7,e7 ! ,committee on ,arm$     
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2   
7,f7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,g7 !       
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives2 &  7,h7 ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,intellig5ce     
community ,! t]m intellig5ce community  
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #c7d7 (
 ! ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t (
 ,commission  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is   
e/abli%$ 9 ! legislative bran* an       
indep5d5t commission to be kn[n z !     
,afghani/an ,w> ,commission 79 ?is ,act 
ref]r$ to z ! ,commission74  7b7        
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,composition ,!         
,commission %all be compos$ ( #af memb]s
 ( :om-- 7,a7 #a %all be appo9t$ by !   
,*airman ( ! ,committee on ,arm$        

,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 #a %all be   
appo9t$ by ! rank+ memb] ( ! ,committee 
on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 #a  
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,*airman ( !       
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives2  7,d7 #a %all be      
appo9t$ by ! rank+ memb] ( ! ,committee 
on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives2  7,e7 #a %all be       
appo9t$ by ! ,*airman ( ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2  7,f7 #a  
%all be appo9t$ by ! rank+ memb] ( !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate2  7,g7 #a %all be appo9t$ by !   
,*airman ( ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2   
7,h7 #a %all be appo9t$ by ! rank+ memb]
 ( ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,i7 #a %all  
be appo9t$ by ! ,*airman ( ! ,select    
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate2  
7,j7 #a %all be appo9t$ by ! rank+ memb]
 ( ! ,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce 
( ! ,s5ate2  7,k7 #a %all be appo9t$ by 
! ,*airman ( ! ,p]man5t ,select         

,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives2  7,l7 #a %all be       
appo9t$ by ! rank+ memb] ( ! ,p]man5t   
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,m7 #a %all  
be appo9t$ by ! majority lead] ( !      
,s5ate2  7,n7 #a %all be appo9t$ by !   
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate2  7,o7 #a %all 
be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives2 &  7,p7 #a %all be     
appo9t$ by ! ,m9ority ,lead] ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,qualifications 
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ea* memb] ( !
 ,commission appo9t$ "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%\ld h significant pr(essional exp]i5ce 
9 national security1 su* z a position   
9--  7,a7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2  7,b7 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2  7,c7 ! intellig5ce 
community2  7,d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy 
= ,int]national ,developm5t2 or  7,e7 an
 academic or s*ol>ly in/itution4  7#c7  
,prohibitions ,a memb] ( ! ,commission  
appo9t$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may n--  7,a7  
be a curr5t memb] ( ,congress2  7,b7 be 
a =m] memb] ( ,congress :o s]v$ 9       

,congress aft] ,janu>y #c1 #bjja2  7,c7 
be a curr5t or =m] regi/rant "u ! ,=eign
 ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq472  7,d7 h        
previ\sly inve/igat$ ,afghani/an policy 
or ! w> 9 ,afghani/an ?r\gh employm5t 9 
! (fice ( a relevant inspector g5]al2   
7,e7 h be5 ! sole own] or _h a majority 
/ake 9 a company t held any ,unit$      
,/ates or coalition def5se contract     
provid+ goods or s]vices to activities  
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t or         
coalition 9 ,afghani/an dur+ !          
applicable p]iod2 or  7,f7 h s]v$1 )    
direct involvem5t 9 actions by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,gov]nm5t 9 ,afghani/an dur+ ! "t
 ! relevant (ficial s]v$1 z--  7i7 a    
cab9et secret>y or national security    
advis] to ! ,presid5t2 or  7ii7 a f\r-/>
 flag (fic]1 ,"u ,secret>y1 or m s5ior  
(ficial 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7#d7 ,date  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! appo9tm5ts ( ! memb]s ( !      
,commission %all be made n lat] ?an #fj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 

7,b7 ,failure to make appo9tm5t ,if an  
appo9tm5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 is n made by 
! appo9tm5t date specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a7--  7i7 ! au?ority to make su*      
appo9tm5t %all expire2 &  7ii7 ! numb] (
 memb]s ( ! ,commission %all be r$uc$ by
 ! numb] equal to ! numb] ( appo9tm5ts n
 made4  7c7 ,p]iod ( appo9tm5t2         
vacancies  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a memb] ( !   
,commission %all be appo9t$ = ! life ( !
 ,commission4  7#b7 ,vacancies ,a       
vacancy 9 ! ,commission--  7,a7 %all n  
affect ! p[]s ( ! ,commission2 &  7,b7  
%all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al
 appo9tm5t4  7d7 ,meet+s  7#a7 ,initial 
meet+ ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date  
on :i* all memb]s ( ! ,commission h be5 
appo9t$1 ! ,commission %all hold ! fir/ 
meet+ ( ! ,commission4  7#b7 ,frequ5cy  
,! ,commission %all meet at ! call ( !  
,co-,*airp]sons4  7#c7 ,quorum ,a       
majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,commission %all
 con/itute a quorum1 b a less] numb] (  
memb]s may hold he>+s4  7e7             
,co-,*airp]sons ,! ,commission %all     

select1 by a simple majority vote--     
7#a7 #a ,co-,*airp]son f ! memb]s ( !   
,commission appo9t$ by *airp]sons ( !   
appropriate congressional committees2 & 
7#b7 #a ,co-,*airp]son f ! memb]s ( !   
,commission appo9t$ by ! rank+ memb]s ( 
! appropriate congressional committees4 
#d4 ,purpose ( ,commission ,! purpose ( 
! ,commission is-- 7#a7 to exam9e ! key 
/rategic1 diplomatic1 & op]ational      
decisions t p]ta9 to ! w> 9 ,afghani/an 
dur+ ! relevant p]iod1 includ+          
decisions1 assessm5ts1 & ev5ts t prec$$ 
! w> 9 ,afghani/an2 &  7#b7 to develop a
 s]ies ( lessons le>n$ & recomm5dations 
= ! way =w>d t w in=m future decisions  
by ,congress & policymak]s ?r\gh\t !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t4  #e4 ,duties ( 
,commission  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,commission %all conduct a ?or\gh /udy 
( all matt]s relat+ to combat op]ations1
 recon/ruction & security =ce assi/ance 
activities1 intellig5ce op]ations1 &    
diplomatic activities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]ta9+ to ! ,afghani/an dur+ ! p]iod    

beg9n+ ,septemb] #a1 #aiif1 & end+      
,augu/ #cj1 #bjba4  7#b7 ,matt]s ,/udi$ 
,! matt]s /udi$ by ! ,commission %all   
include-- 7,a7 = ! "t p]iod specifi$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 ! policy objectives
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 includ+-- 
7,i7 milit>y objectives2  7,,ii7        
diplomatic objectives2  7,,iii7         
developm5t objectives2 &  7,,iv7        
intellig5ce objectives2  7ii7           
significant decisions made by ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 includ+ ! developm5t ( options  
pres5t$ to policymak]s2  7iii7 !        
efficacy ( ef=ts by ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,gov]nm5t 9 meet+ ! objectives describ$ 
9 subsection 7,a71 includ+ an analysis  
(-- 7,i7 milit>y ef=ts2  7,,ii7         
diplomatic ef=ts2  7,,iii7 developm5t   
ef=ts2 &  7,,iv7 intellig5ce ef=ts2 &   
7iv7 ! efficacy ( c\nt]t]rorism ef=ts   
aga9/ al ,qa$a1 ! ,islamic ,/ate        
,khorasan ,prov9ce1 & o!r =eign t]rori/ 
organizations 9 degrad+ ! w &           
capabilities ( su* organizations--  7,i7
 to m\nt ext]nal attacks aga9/ ! ,unit$ 

,/ates ma9l& or its allies & p>tn]s2 or 
7,,ii7 to ?reat5 regional /ability 9    
,afghani/an & neighbor+ c\ntries2  7,b7 
! efficacy ( metrics1 measures (        
effectiv5ess1 & mile/ones us$ to assess 
progress ( diplomatic1 milit>y1 &       
intellig5ce ef=ts2  7,c7 ! efficacy (   
int]ag5cy plann+ & execution process by 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t2  7,d7 factors
 t l$ to ! collapse ( ! ,afghan         
,national ,def5se ,security ,=ces 9     
#bjba1 includ+-- 7i7 tra9+2  7ii7       
assessm5t me?odologies2  7iii7 build+   
indig5\s =ces on we/]n models2  7iv7    
reliance on te*nology & logi/ics        
support2 &  7v7 reliance on w>fight+    
enabl]s provid$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
7,e7 ! efficacy ( c\nt]-corruption ef=ts
 to include l9kages to diplomatic l9es (
 ef=t1 l9kages to =eign & security      
assi/ance1 & assessm5t me?odologies2    
7,f7 ! efficacy ( c\nt]-n>cotic ef=ts to
 include alt]native livelihoods1        
eradication1 int]diction1 & education   
ef=ts2  7,g7 ! role ( c\ntries neighbor+

 ,afghani/an 9 contribut+ to !          
in/ability ( ,afghani/an2 &  7,h7 v>y+  
diplomatic approa*es betwe5 ,presid5tial
 adm9i/rations4  7b7 ,report requir$    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al  7,a7 ,annual report  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( ! initial meet+ ( ! ,commission1 &    
annually !reaft]1 ! ,commission %all    
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a report describ+ ! progress 
( ! activities ( ! ,commission z ( !    
date ( su* report1 includ+ any f9d+s1   
recomm5dations1 or lessons le>n$ endors$
 by ! ,commission4  7ii7 ,add5da ,any   
memb] ( ! ,commission may submit an     
add5dum to a report requir$ "u clause   
7i7 sett+ =? ! sep>ate views ( su* memb]
 ) respect to any matt] consid]$ by !   
,commission4  7iii7 ,brief+ ,on ! date (
 ! submission ( ! fir/ annual report1 ! 
,commission %all brief ,congress4  7,b7 
,f9al report  7i7 ,submission ,n lat]   
?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( ! initial     
meet+ ( ! ,commission1 ! ,commission    
%all submit to ,congress a report t     

conta9s a detail$ /atem5t ( ! f9d+s1    
recomm5dations1 & lessons le>n$ endors$ 
by ! ,commission4  7ii7 ,add5da ,any    
memb] ( ! ,commission may submit an     
add5dum to ! report requir$ "u clause   
7i7 sett+ =? ! sep>ate views ( su* memb]
 ) respect to any matt] consid]$ by !   
,commission4  7iii7 ,ext5sion ,!        
,commission may submit ! report requir$ 
"u clause 7i7 at a date t is n m ?an #a 
ye> lat] ?an ! date specifi$ 9 su*      
clause if agre$ to by ! *airp]son &     
rank+ memb] ( ea* ( ! appropriate       
congressional committees4  7#b7 ,=m ,!  
report requir$ by subsection 7a77#b7    
%all be submitt$ & publicly releas$ on a
 ,gov]nm5t website 9 unclassifi$ =m b   
may conta9 a classifi$ annex4  7#c7     
,subsequ5t reports on declassification  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] !
 date t ! report requir$ by p>agraph    
7#a77;,b7 is submitt$1 ea* relevant     
ag5cy ( jurisdiction %all submit to !   
committee ( jurisdiction a report on !  
ef=ts ( su* ag5cy to declassify su*     

annex4  7,b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* report       
requir$ by subp>agraph 7,a7 %all        
include-- 7i7 a li/ ( ! items 9 !       
classifi$ annex t ! ag5cy is work+ to   
declassify at ! "t ( ! report & an      
e/imate ( ! timel9e = declassification (
 su* items2  7ii7 a broad description ( 
items 9 ! annex t ! ag5cy is decl9+ to  
declassify at ! "t ( ! report2 &  7iii7 
any ju/ification = )hold+               
declassification ( c]ta9 items 9 ! annex
 & an e/imate ( ! timel9e =             
declassification ( su* items4  #f4 ,p[]s
 ( ,commission  7a7 ,he>+s ,!           
,commission may hold su* he>+s1 take su*
 te/imony1 & receive su* evid5ce z !    
,commission consid]s necess>y to c>ry   
out its purpose & functions "u ?is ,act4
  7b7 ,assi/ance f ,f$]al ag5cies  7#a7 
,in=mation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission
 may secure directly f a ,f$]al dep>tm5t
 or ag5cy su* in=mation z ! ,commission 
consid]s necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4 
7,b7 ,furni%+ in=mation ,^u receipt ( a 
writt5 reque/ by ! ,co-,*airp]sons ( !  

,commission1 ! head ( ! dep>tm5t or     
ag5cy %all exp$iti\sly furni% !         
in=mation to ! ,commission4  7#b7 ,space
 = ,commission ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices1 9       
consultation ) ! ,commission1 %all      
id5tify & make available suitable excess
 space )9 ! ,f$]al space inv5tory to    
h\se ! op]ations ( ! ,commission4 ,if ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices is n able
 to make su* suitable excess space      
available )9 su* #cj-;day p]iod1 !      
,commission may lease space to ! ext5t t
 funds are available = su* purpose4  7c7
 ,po/al s]vices ,! ,commission may use !
 ,unit$ ,/ates mails 9 ! same mann] & "u
 ! same conditions z o!r dep>tm5ts &    
ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7d7      
,gifts ,! ,commission may accept1 use1 &
 dispose ( gifts or donations ( s]vices1
 goods1 & prop]ty f non-,f$]al entities 
= ! purposes ( aid+ & facilitat+ ! "w ( 
! ,commission4 ,! au?ority 9 ?is section
 does n ext5d to gifts ( money4 ,gifts  

accept$ "u ?is au?ority %all be         
docum5t$1 & conflicts ( int]e/ or !     
appe>ance ( conflicts ( int]e/ %all be  
avoid$4 ,subject to ! au?ority 9 ?is    
,act1 commission]s %all o!rwise comply )
 rules set =? by ! ,select ,committee on
 ,e?ics ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on    
,e?ics ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives      
gov]n+ employees ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives4  7e7 ,legislative      
advisory committee ,! ,commission %all  
op]ate z a legislative advisory         
committee & %all n be subject to !      
provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,advisory         
,committee ,act 7,public ,law #ib-dfc2  
#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app7 or section #eeb;b1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z !  
,gov]nm5t 9 ! ,sun%9e ,act74  #g4       
,commission p]sonnel matt]s  7a7        
,comp5sation ( memb]s ,a memb] ( !      
,commission :o is n an (fic] or employee
 ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all be comp5sat$ 
at a rate equal to ! daily equival5t ( !
 annual rate ( basic pay prescrib$ =    
level ,,iv ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u    

section #ecae ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 = ea* day 7includ+ travel "t7    
dur+ :i* ! memb] is engag$ 9 ! p]=mance 
( ! duties ( ! ,commission4  7b7 ,travel
 exp5ses ,a memb] ( ! ,commission %all  
be all[$ travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem
 9 lieu ( subsi/5ce1 at rates au?oriz$ =
 employees ( ag5cies "u sub*apt] ,i (   
*apt] #eg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 :ile away f _! homes or regul>   
places ( bus9ess 9 ! p]=mance ( s]vices 
= ! ,commission4  7c7 ,/aff  7#a7 ,/atus
 z f$]al employees ,not)/&+ !           
requirem5ts ( section #baje ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 includ+ ! requir$  
sup]vision "u subsection 7a77#c7 ( su*  
section1 ! memb]s ( ! commission %all be
 deem$ to be ,f$]al employees4  7#b7    
,executive director ,! ,commission %all 
appo9t & fix ! rate ( basic pay = an    
,executive ,director 9 accordance )     
section #cafa7;d7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,pay ,! ,executive  
,director1 ) ! approval ( ! ,commission1
 may appo9t & fix ! rate ( basic pay =  

additional p]sonnel z /aff ( !          
,commission 9 accordance ) section      
#cafa7;d7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  7d7 ,detail ( gov]nm5t employees
 ,a ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t employee may be    
detail$ to ! ,commission )\t            
reimbursem5t1 & su* detail %all be )\t  
int]ruption or loss ( civil s]vice /atus
 or privilege4  7e7 ,procurem5t (       
tempor>y & int]mitt5t s]vices ,!        
,co-,*airp]sons ( ! ,commission may     
procure tempor>y & int]mitt5t s]vices "u
 section #caji7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 at rates = individuals t d
 n exce$ ! daily equival5t ( ! annual   
rate ( basic pay prescrib$ = level ,v ( 
! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecaf ( 
t title4  #h4 ,t]m9ation ( ,commission  
,! ,commission %all t]m9ate #ij days    
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,commission submits
 ! report requir$ "u section            
#e7;b77#a77;,b74  #i4 ,au?orization (   
appropriations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,( ! funds 
appropriat$ to ! legislative bran*1     
#c1jjj1jjj f ! ,afghani/an ,security    

,=ces ,fund may be made available to    
c>ry out ! activities ( ! ,commission4  
7b7 ,availability ,any sums appropriat$ 
"u ! au?orization conta9$ 9 ?is ,act    
%all rema9 available1 )\t fiscal ye>    
limitation1 until ! date ( ! t]m9ation (
 ! ,commission "u section #h4