An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-174 to add language to section 302 of the bill to ensure that the Presidential report required by that section includes an assessment of the quality of governance in each province of Afghanistan focusing in particular on the implementation of the rule of law, the impact of any human rights abuses by Afghan government forces on overall counterinsurgency efforts, and the ability of the courts and judicial system to provide an effective justice system.

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   Change 1: Inserts new text on page 51, line 7

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   Inserted: (J) An assessment of the quality of governance in each province in Afghanistan, including an assessment of the following:

   Inserted: (i) The implementation of the rule of law, including the effects of any lack of such implementation on operations of the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and other Afghan National Security Forces.

   Inserted: (ii) Whether and to what extent actions by Afghan National Security Forces have led to abuses of human rights and the extent to which such abuses, if any, undermine overall counterinsurgency efforts in such province and Afghanistan as a whole.

   Inserted: (iii) The ability of courts and the judicial system to provide an effective justice system to support the civil-military side of military and police operations.

   Original wording

   Page 51, after line 7, insert the following new subparagraph:

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   Change 2: Replaces “(J)” with “(K)”

   ReplacesPage 51, line 8Printed page

   [struck: (J)][inserted: (K)]

   Original wording

   Page 51, line 8, strike “(J)” and insert “(K)”.

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