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Darrell Issa: I have an amendment at the desk; No. 61, oddly enough. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The…

On the recordJuly 13, 2023
I have an amendment at the desk; No. 61, oddly enough. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following: SEC. 10__. REPORT AND TRANSMISSION OF DOCUMENTS ON WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on certain Department of Defense actions during the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces withdrawal from Afghanistan and the subsequent noncombatant evacuation operations. (b) Elements.--The report described in subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) A discussion of the strategy that led to the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, including-- (A) the anticipated effect of withdrawal on potential operations in the final phase of the overall withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces and persons from Afghanistan; (B) the extent to which considerations of the timing of such withdrawal were incorporated into such strategy in light of-- (i) the impending collapse of the Afghan National Army; and (ii) the potential need for noncombatant evacuation operations to evacuate citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States and individuals potentially eligible for special immigrant visas; (C) a description…
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California
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Jul 13, 2023

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