S.Amdt. 2300

1. Adds SEC. 1534. COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM PLAN FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES AVIATION CAPABILITIES at the end of subtitle C of title XV

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   In S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (d) Conversion of Update of Implementation of Transition Action Plan From Quarterly to Biannually.--Paragraph (7)(B) of such subsection is amended by striking "90 days" and inserting"180 days".

   Inserted: SEC. 1534. COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM PLAN FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES AVIATION CAPABILITIES.

   Inserted: (a) Long-term Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees report setting forth a comprehensive long-term plan for training, equipping, advising, and sustaining the aviation capabilities of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) through 2024 (when the 2012 United States-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement expires).

   Inserted: (b) Scope and Coverage.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall cover the plans of the Department of Defense to ensure that the Afghan National Security Forces are able to independently maintain and sustain a professional and safe military aviation program.

   Inserted: (2) Covered components.--The plan shall cover the Special Mission Wing (SMW) and the Afghan Air Force (AAF), the two main components of the aviation assistance effort of the United States and its coalition allies in Afghanistan.

   Inserted: (c) Elements.--The plan shall include the following:

   Inserted: (1) Elements regarding the aviation capabilities of the Afghan National Security Forces, including--

   Inserted: (A) the manner in which the Department of Defense will maintain and evaluate safety, airworthiness, and pilot proficiency standards of the Afghan National Security Forces;

   Inserted: (B) means by which the Department will train the Afghan National Security Forces to minimum aviation proficiency levels; and

   Inserted: (C) means by which the Department will assist the Afghan National Security Forces in recruiting the requisite number of pilots, other crewmembers, and aircraft maintenance personnel.

   Inserted: (2) Elements regarding training of Afghanistan National Security Forces aviation personnel.

   Inserted: (3) Elements regarding the aviation equipment of the Afghan National Security Forces, including--

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   Inserted: (A) the type and number of aircraft required to equip each Afghan National Security Forces aviation unit;

   Inserted: (B) the additional aircraft to be procured by the Afghan National Security Forces to meet such requirements; and

   Inserted: (C) for each aircraft platform required to equip Afghan National Security Forces aviation units, the date on which the Afghan National Security Forces are expected to be capable of maintaining and operating such platform without support from the United States Armed Forces or contractors.

   Inserted: (4) Elements regarding the cost of training, equipping, advising, and sustaining the aviation capabilities of the Afghan National Security Forces, including--

   Inserted: (A) the amount required on an annual basis for operations and sustainment costs for the aviation capabilities;

   Inserted: (B) means by which such costs will be borne by the United States or its coalition allies in Afghanistan; and

   Inserted: (C) means by which some or all such costs will be borne by Afghanistan commencing in 2014.

   Inserted: (5) Elements regarding vetting and end-user monitoring systems for both Afghanistan and the United States with respect to any aircraft and training provided the Afghan National Security Forces by the United States.

   Inserted: (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

   Inserted: (e) SIGAR Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the submittal of the report required by subsection (a), the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall submit to the congressional defense committee a report on the plan covered by such report. The report under this subsection shall include the following:

   Inserted: (1) A review and assessment of the plan by the Special Inspector General.

   Inserted: (2) Such recommendations for additional actions on training, equipping, advising, and sustaining the aviation capabilities of the Afghan National Security Forces as the Special Inspector General considers appropriate.

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   At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following:

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