S.Amdt. 4435

SA 4435. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Braun) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1216. EVALUATION OF AND REPORT ON WITHDRAWAL FROM
AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Evaluation.--
(1) In general.--The Special Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction (in this section referred to as
the Inspector General) shall conduct an evaluation of the
performance of the Afghanistan National Defense and Security
Forces (in this section referred to as the ``ANDSF'') during
the period beginning on February 1, 2020, and ending on
August 31, 2021.
(2) Elements.--The evaluation required by paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) A determination as to the reason the ANDSF proved
unable to defend Afghanistan from the Taliban following the
withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces.
(B) An assessment of the impact such withdrawal had on the
performance of the ANDSF.
(C) With respect to efforts made by the United States Armed
Forces since 2001 to provide training, assistance, and advice
to the ANDSF, an analysis of any such effort that impacted
the performance of the ANDSF following such withdrawal.
(D) An assessment of the current status of--
(i) equipment provided to the ANDSF by the United States;
and
(ii) ANDSF personnel who were trained by the United States.
(E) An identification of the types of military equipment
provided by the United States to the military or security
forces of Afghanistan that was left in Afghanistan after the
withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces, including
equipment provided to the air force of Afghanistan.
(F) An assessment whether--
(i) the Taliban has control over the equipment described in
subparagraph (B); and
(ii) such equipment is being moved or sold to any third
parties.
(G) An assessment whether government officials of
Afghanistan fled Afghanistan with United States taxpayer
dollars.
(H) An assessment whether funds made available from the
Afghan Security Forces Fund--
(i) were stolen by government officials of Afghanistan; or
(ii) diverted from the originally intended purposes of such
funds.
(I) An assessment whether equipment provided to the
military or security forces of Afghanistan was used to assist
government officials of Afghanistan in fleeing Afghanistan.
(J) Any other matter the Inspector General considers
appropriate.

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(3) Cooperation of secretary of defense.--To the extent
practicable and consistent with law, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide to the Inspector General any such information
or assistance as the Inspector General may request for the
purpose of conducting the evaluation required by this
subsection.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit
to the congressional defense committees one or more reports
the results of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).
(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
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