afghanistan and pakistan commitment and capabilities report

afghanistan and pakistan commitment and capabilities reportSec. 1116. (a) Reporting Requirement.—Not later than the date of submission of the fiscal year 2011 budget request, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, in classified form if necessary, assessing the extent to which the Afghan and Pakistani governments are demonstrating the necessary commitment, capability, conduct and unity of purpose to warrant the continuation of the President’s policy announced on March 27, 2009, to include:(1) the level of political consensus and unity of purpose across ethnic, tribal, religious and political party affiliations to confront the political and security challenges facing the region;(2) the level of government corruption that undermines such political consensus and unity of purpose, and actions taken to eliminate it;(3) the actions taken by respective security forces and appropriate government entities in developing a counterinsurgency capability, conducting counterinsurgency operations and establishing security and governance on the ground;(4) the actions taken by respective intelligence agencies in cooperating with the United States on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations and in terminating policies and programs, and removing personnel, that provide material support to extremist networks that target United States troops or undermine United States objectives in the region;(5) the ability of the Afghan and Pakistani governments to effectively control and govern the territory within their respective borders; and(6) the ways in which United States Government assistance contributed, or failed to contribute, to achieving the actions outlined above.(b) Policy Assessment.—The President, on the basis of information gathered and coordinated by the National Security Council, shall advise the appropriate congressional committees on how such assessment requires, or does not require, changes to such policy.(c) Definition.—For purposes of this section, “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committees on Appropriations, Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate, and 123 STAT. 1907 the Committees on Appropriations, Foreign Affairs and Armed Services of the House of Representatives.