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 124 STAT. 4428 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 to support the purposes of the economic strategy for Afghanistan set forth under paragraph (1). (B) An assessment of the capabilities of the Govern- ment of Afghanistan to increase revenue generation to meet its own operational and developmental costs in the short-term, medium-term, and long-term. (C) An assessment of the infrastructure (water, power, rail, road) required to underpin economic development in Afghanistan. (D) A description of the potential role in the economic strategy for Afghanistan of each of the following: (i) Private sector investment, including investment by and through the Overseas Private Investment Cor- poration. (ii) Efforts to promote public-private partnerships. (iii) National Priority Programs of the Government of Afghanistan, including the Afghanistan National Solidarity Program, and public works projects. (iv) International financial institutions, including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Asian Development Bank. (v) Efforts to promote trade, including efforts by and through the Export-Import Bank of the United States. (vi) Department of Defense policies to promote eco- nomic stabilization and development, including the Afghanistan First procurement policy and efforts by the Department to enhance transportation, electrifica- tion, and communications networks both within Afghanistan and between Afghanistan and neighboring countries. (E) An evaluation of the regional dimension of an eco- nomic strategy for Afghanistan, including a description of economic areas suitable for regional collaboration and a prioritization among such areas for attention under the strategy. (F) A timeline and milestones for activities that can promote economic stabilization, development, and sustain- ability in Afghanistan in the short-term, medium-term, and long-term. (G) Metrics for assessing progress under the economic strategy for Afghanistan. (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— (1) the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Relations, and Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.