12 2 STA T .463 3 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8(2)compreh e nsiv e per f orm a nce in d ica t ors and meas u res of pro g ress to w ard sustaina bl e long - term securit y and stability in A fghanistan , and include performance standards and progress goals together with a notional timetable for achieving such goals, consistent with the re q uirements of section 1 2 30 (d) of the N ational D efense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 200 8 ( P ublic L aw 110 – 181
122 S tat . 388). (c) REPORT . — Not later than 9 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of the performance monitoring system required under subsection (a). (d) APPROPR IA TE C O NG RE S SIONA L CO M MITTEES DE F INE D .— I n this section, the term ‘ ‘appropriate congressional committees ’ ’ means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the H ouse of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. SEC.12 1 6 . R E PO R T O N CO M M A N D AND CONTRO L STR U CTURE F OR M I LITAR Y FORCES OPERATIN G IN AFG H ANISTAN. (a) REPORT RE QU IRED.—Not later than 6 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, or December 1, 2008, whichever occurs later, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro- priate congressional committees a report on the command and control structure for military forces operating in Afghanistan. (b) M ATTERS TO B EIN C LUDED.— T he report required under sub- section (a) shall include the following
(1) A detailed description of efforts by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with senior leaders of NAT O ISAF forces, including the commander of NATO ISAF forces, to modify the chain of command structure for military forces oper- ating in Afghanistan to better coordinate and de-conflict mili- tary operations and achieve unity of command whenever pos- sible in Afghanistan, and the results of such efforts, including— (A) any U nited States or NATO ISAF plan for improving the command and control structure for military forces operating in Afghanistan; and (B) any efforts to establish a headquarters in Afghani- stan that is led by a commander— (i) with command authority over NATO ISAF forces and separate United States forces operating under Operation E nduring Freedom and charged with closely coordinating the efforts of such forces; and (ii) responsible for coordinating other United States and international security efforts in Afghani- stan. (2) A description of how rules of engagement are deter- mined and managed for United States forces operating under NATO ISAF or Operation Enduring Freedom, and a description of any k ey differences between rules of engagement for NATO ISAF forces and separate United States forces operating under Operation Enduring Freedom. 10USC 11 3note.Pr e sid ent.
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