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 118 STAT. 3781 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 personnel of those agencies in Afghanistan as necessary to support the increased assistance. (c) COORDINATOR FOR ASSISTANCE.— (1) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: (A) The Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States criticized the provision of United States assistance to Afghanistan for being too inflexible. (B) The Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) contains provisions that provide for flexibility in the provision of assistance for Afghanistan and are not subject to the requirements of typical foreign assistance programs and provide for the designation of a coordinator to oversee United States assistance for Afghanistan. (2) DESIGNATION OF COORDINATOR.—Section 104(a) of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7514(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘is strongly urged to’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. (d) ASSISTANCE PLAN; INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION.—Section 104 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7514) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE PLAN.— ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The coordinator designated under subsection (a) shall annually submit the Afghanistan assistance plan of the Administration to— ‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; ‘‘(B) the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives; ‘‘(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and ‘‘(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The assistance plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall describe— ‘‘(A) how the plan relates to the strategy provided pursuant to section 304; and ‘‘(B) how the plan builds upon United States assistance provided to Afghanistan since 2001. ‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The coordinator designated under sub- section (a) shall work with the international community and the Government of Afghanistan to ensure that assistance to Afghanistan is implemented in a coherent, consistent, and effi- cient manner to prevent duplication and waste. ‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The coordi- nator designated under subsection (a), under the direction of the Secretary of State, shall work through the Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2))) to coordinate United States assistance for Afghanistan with international financial institutions. (e) GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE AFGHANISTAN FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT OF 2002.— (1) ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.— Deadlines. 22 USC 7514 note. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00315 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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