AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN.

SEC. 1216. AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. (a) Authority.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may utilize not more than $5,000,000 from funds made available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for fiscal year 2015 to support the reintegration into Afghan society of those individuals who pledge— (1) to cease all support for the insurgency in Afghanistan; (2) to live in accordance with the Constitution of Afghanistan; (3) to cease violence against the Government of Afghanistan and its international partners; and (4) that they do not have material ties to al Qaeda or affiliated transnational terrorist organizations. (b) Submission of Guidance.— (1) Initial submission.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of the guidance issued by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee concerning the allocation of funds utilizing the authority of subsection (a). Such guidance shall include— (A) mechanisms for coordination with the Government of Afghanistan and other United States Government departments and agencies as appropriate; and (B) mechanisms to track rates of recidivism among individuals described in subsection (a). (2) Modifications.—If the guidance in effect for the purpose stated in paragraph (1) is modified, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of the modification not later than 15 days after the date on which such modification is made. (c) Reports.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on activities carried out utilizing the authority of subsection (a). (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (1) the congressional defense committees; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (e) Expiration.—The authority to utilize funds under subsection (a) shall expire at the close of December 31, 2015. * * * * * * *