,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ca1 #bjbc,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,braun1 and ,mr4 ,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to establish a ,joint ,select ,committee on ,afghanistan to conduct a full investigation and compile a joint report on the ,united ,states withdrawal from ,afghanistan4 #a4 ,joint ,select ,committee on ,afghanistan 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established a joint select committee of ,congress to be known as the ,joint ,select ,committee on ,afghanistan 7in this section referred to as the ,joint ,committee74 7b7 ,membership 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,joint ,committee shall be composed of #ab members appointed pursuant to paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,appointment ,members of the ,joint ,committee shall be appointed as follows3 7,a7 ,the majority leader of the ,senate shall appoint #c members from among ,members of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the minority leader of the ,senate shall appoint #c members from among ,members of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives shall appoint #c members from among ,members of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,d7 ,the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives shall appoint #c members from among ,members of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,co-chairs 7,a7 ,in general ,two of the appointed members of the ,joint ,committee shall serve as co-chairs4 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the majority leader of the ,senate shall jointly appoint one co-chair1 and the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives and the minority leader of the ,senate shall jointly appoint the second co-chair4 ,the co-chairs shall be appointed not later than #ad calendar days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7,b7 ,staff director ,the co-chairs1 acting jointly1 shall hire the staff director of the ,joint ,committee4 7#d7 ,date ,members of the ,joint ,committee shall be appointed not later than #ad calendar days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#e7 ,period of appointment ,members shall be appointed for the life of the ,joint ,committee4 ,any vacancy in the ,joint ,committee shall not affect its powers1 but shall be filled not later than #ad calendar days after the date on which the vacancy occurs1 in the same manner as the original designation was made4 ,if a member of the ,joint ,committee ceases to be a ,member of the ,house of ,representatives or the ,senate1 as the case may be1 the member is no longer a member of the ,joint ,committee and a vacancy shall exist4 7c7 ,investigation and report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,joint ,committee shall conduct an investigation and submit to ,congress a report on the ,united ,states #bjba withdrawal from ,afghanistan4 7#b7 ,elements ,the report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following elements3 7,a7 ,a summary of any intelligence reports that indicated an imminent threat at the ,hamid ,karzai ,international ,airport preceding the deadly attack on ,august #bf1 #bjba1 and the risks to ,united ,states and allied country civilians as well as ,afghan partners for various ,united ,states withdrawal scenarios4 7,b7 ,a summary of any intelligence reports that indicated that withdrawing military personnel and closing ,united ,states military installations in ,afghanistan before evacuating civilians would negatively affect the evacuation of ,united ,states citizens1 green card holders1 and ,afghan partners and thus put them at risk4 7,c7 ,a full review of planning by the ,national ,security ,council1 the ,department of ,state1 and the ,department of ,defense for a noncombatant evacuation from ,afghanistan1 including details of all scenarios used by the ,department of ,state or the ,department of ,defense to plan and prepare for noncombatant evacuation operations4 7,d7 ,an analysis of the relationship between the retrograde and noncombatant evacuation operation plans and operations4 7,e7 ,a description of any actions that were taken by the ,united ,states ,government to protect the safety of ,united ,states forces and neutralize threats in any withdrawal scenarios4 7,f7 ,a full review of all withdrawal scenarios compiled by the intelligence community and the ,department of ,defense with timelines for the decisions taken1 including all advice provided by military leaders to ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden and his national security team beginning in ,january #bjba4 7,g7 ,an analysis of why the withdrawal timeline expedited from the ,september #aa1 #bjba1 date set by ,president ,biden earlier this year4 7,h7 ,an analysis of ,united ,states and allied intelligence shared with the ,taliban4 7,i7 ,an analysis of any actions taken by the ,united ,states ,government to proactively prepare for a successful withdrawal4 7,j7 ,a summary of intelligence that informed statements and assurances made to the ,american people that the ,taliban would not take over ,afghanistan with the speed that it did in ,august #bjba4 7,k7 ,a full and unredacted transcript of the phone call between ,president ,joe ,biden and ,president ,ashraf ,ghani of ,afghanistan on ,july #bc1 #bjba4 7,l7 ,a summary of any documents1 reports1 or intelligence that indicates whether any members of the intelligence community1 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces1 or ,,nato partners supporting the mission warned that the ,taliban would swiftly reclaim ,afghanistan4 7,m7 ,a description of the extent to which any members of the intelligence community1 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces1 or ,,nato partners supporting the mission advised steps to be taken by the ,white ,house that were ultimately rejected4 7,n7 ,an assessment of the decision not to order a noncombatant evacuation operation until ,august #ad1 #bjba4 7,o7 ,an assessment of whose advice the ,president heeded in maintaining the timeline and the status of forces on the ground before ,thursday1 ,august #ab1 #bjba4 7,p7 ,a description of the initial views and advice of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and the intelligence community given to the ,national ,security ,council and the ,white ,house before the decisions were taken regarding closure of ,united ,states military installations1 withdrawal of ,united ,states assets1 and withdrawal of ,united ,states military personnel4 7,q7 ,an assessment of ,united ,states assets1 as well as any assets left behind by allies1 that could now be used by the ,taliban1 ,,isis-,k1 and other terrorist organizations operating within the region4 7,r7 ,an assessment of ,united ,states assets slated to be delivered to ,afghanistan1 if any1 the delivery of which was paused because of the ,president's decision to withdraw1 and the status of and plans for those assets now4 7,s7 ,an assessment of vetting procedures for ,afghan civilians to be evacuated with a timeline for the decision making and ultimate decisions taken to ensure that no terrorist suspects1 persons with ties to terrorists1 or dangerous individuals would be admitted into third countries or the ,united ,states4 7,t7 ,an assessment of the discussions between the ,united ,states ,government and allies supporting our efforts in ,afghanistan and a timeline for decision making regarding the withdrawal of ,united ,states forces1 including discussion and decisions about how to work together to repatriate all foreign nationals desiring to return to their home countries4 7,u7 ,a review of the policy decisions with timeline regarding all ,afghan nationals and other refugees evacuated from ,afghanistan by the ,united ,states ,government and brought to third countries and the ,united ,states1 including a report on what role the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces performed in vetting each individual and what coordination the ,departments of ,state and ,defense engaged in to safeguard members of the ,armed ,forces from infectious diseases and terrorist threats4 7#c7 ,form ,the report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex4 7d7 ,meetings 7#a7 ,initial meeting ,not later than #cj days after the date on which all members of the ,joint ,committee have been appointed1 the ,joint ,committee shall hold its first meeting4 7#b7 ,frequency ,the ,joint ,committee shall meet at the call of the co-chairs4 7#c7 ,quorum ,a majority of the members of the ,joint ,committee shall constitute a quorum1 but a lesser number of members may hold hearings4 7#d7 ,voting ,no proxy voting shall be allowed on behalf of the members of the ,joint ,committee4 7e7 ,administration 7#a7 ,in general ,to enable the ,joint ,committee to exercise its powers1 functions1 and duties1 there are authorized to be disbursed by the ,senate the actual and necessary expenses of the ,joint ,committee approved by the co-chairs1 subject to the rules and regulations of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,expenses ,in carrying out its functions1 the ,joint ,committee is authorized to incur expenses in the same manner and under the same conditions as the ,joint ,economic ,committee is authorized by section #aa of ,public ,law #gi-cjd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbd 7d774 7#c7 ,hearings 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,joint ,committee may1 for the purpose of carrying out this section1 hold such hearings1 sit and act at such times and places1 require attendance of witnesses and production of books1 papers1 and documents1 take such testimony1 receive such evidence1 and administer such oaths as the ,joint ,committee considers advisable4 7,b7 ,hearing procedures and responsibilities of co-chairs 7i7 ,announcement ,the co-chairs of the ,joint ,committee shall make a public announcement of the date1 place1 time1 and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted1 not less than #g days in advance of such hearing1 unless the co-chairs determine that there is good cause to begin such hearing at an earlier date4 7ii7 ,written statement ,a witness appearing before the ,joint ,committee shall file a written statement of proposed testimony at least #b calendar days before the appearance of the witness1 unless the requirement is waived by the co-chairs1 following their determination that there is good cause for failure to comply with such requirement4 7#d7 ,cooperation from ,federal agencies 7,a7 ,technical assistance ,upon written request of the co-chairs1 a ,federal agency shall provide technical assistance to the ,joint ,committee in order for the ,joint ,committee to carry out its duties4 7,b7 ,provision of information ,the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the heads of the elements of the intelligence community1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and the ,national ,security ,council shall expeditiously respond to requests for information related to compiling the report under subsection 7c74 7f7 ,staff of ,joint ,committee 7#a7 ,in general ,the co-chairs of the ,joint ,committee may jointly appoint and fix the compensation of staff as they deem necessary1 within the guidelines for employees of the ,senate and following all applicable rules and employment requirements of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,ethical standards ,members on the ,joint ,committee who serve in the ,house of ,representatives shall be governed by the ethics rules and requirements of the ,house4 ,members of the ,senate who serve on the ,joint ,committee and staff of the ,joint ,committee shall comply with the ethics rules of the ,senate4 7g7 ,termination ,the ,joint ,committee shall terminate on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7h7 ,funding ,funding for the ,joint ,committee shall be derived in equal portions from-- 7#a7 the applicable accounts of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#b7 the contingent fund of the ,senate from the appropriations account ,miscellaneous ,items1 subject to the rules and regulations of the ,senate4