To ensure that Afghan security forces, including police, border security guards, and members of the Afghan National Army, who receive training provided with United States assistance are professionally trained and that certain minimum standards are met.

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   Inserted: REPORT ON AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES TRAINING

   Inserted: Sec. 112. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 90 days after the date on which the initial obligation of funds made available in this Act for training Afghan security forces, including police, border security guards and members of the Afghan National Army, is made, the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following:

   Inserted: (1) An Assessment of whether the individuals who are providing training to Afghan security forces with assistance provided by the United State have proven records of experience in training law enforcement or security personnel.

   Inserted: (2) A description of the procedures of the Department of State and Department of Defense to ensure that an individual who receives such training--

   Inserted: (A) does not have a criminal background;

   Inserted: (B) is not connected to any criminal or terrorist organization, including the Taliban;

   Inserted: (C) is not connected to drug traffickers; and

   Inserted: (D) meets certain age and experience standards.

   Inserted: (3) A description of the procedures of the Department of State and Department of Defense that--

   Inserted: (A) clearly establish the standards an individual who will receive such training must meet;

   Inserted: (B) clearly establish the training courses that will permit the individual to meet such standards; and

   Inserted: (C) provide for certification of an individual who meets such standards.

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   Inserted: (4) A description of the procedures of the Department of State and Department of Defense to ensure the coordination of such training efforts between these two Departments.

   Inserted: (5) A description of methods that will be used by the Government of Afghanistan to maintain and equip such personnel when such training is completed.

   Inserted: (6) A description of how such training efforts will be coordinated with other training programs being conducted by the governments of other countries or international organizations in Afghanistan.

   Inserted: (b) In this section the term "appropriate congressional committees" means the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives.

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