[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5071 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5071
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress daily reports
on the evacuation of citizens and permanent residents of the United
States from Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 23, 2021
Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress daily reports
on the evacuation of citizens and permanent residents of the United
States from Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EVACUATION OF CITIZENS
AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF UNITED STATES FROM
AFGHANISTAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than two days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and each day thereafter until the date on which
the President submits a certification under subsection (c), the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts to evacuate citizens
and legal permanent residents of the United States from Afghanistan.
(b) Contents of Reports.--Each report required under subsection (a)
shall include each of the following, as of the date of the submittal of
the report:
(1) The total number of members of the United States Armed
Forces in Afghanistan.
(2) The total number of citizens and legal permanent
residents of the United States in Afghanistan.
(3) The total number of individuals who are citizens or
legal permanent residents of the United States who have
requested but not received evacuation from Afghanistan,
including, to the extent practicable, the location of each such
individual.
(4) The total number of citizens and legal permanent
residents of the United States who--
(A) have been evacuated from Afghanistan--
(i) in the case of the initial report
submitted under subsection (a), since August
13, 2021; or
(ii) in the case of any subsequent report,
since the submittal of the most recently
submitted report under such subsection; and
(B) have been evacuated from Afghanistan since
August 13, 2021.
(5) The total number of citizens and legal permanent
residents of the United States in Afghanistan who have been
unable to evacuate, including an explanation of--
(A) the conditions that prohibited such evacuation;
and
(B) any efforts being made to overcome such
conditions.
(6) The total number of individuals who are citizens or
legal permanent residents of the United States who have been
detained by the Taliban, including an explanation of the
efforts being made to secure the release of such individuals.
(7) The total number of citizens and legal permanent
residents of the United States who have been injured or killed
in Afghanistan since August 13, 2021.
(8) The total number of Department of Defense aircraft used
to evacuate citizens and legal permanent residents of the
United States from Afghanistan.
(9) The total number of Afghan nationals evacuated on
Department of Defense aircraft, including the final
destinations of such nationals and the number of such nationals
evacuated to each such final destination.
(10) The total number of Afghan nationals eligible for
evacuation on Department of Defense aircraft.
(c) Certification by President.--When the President determines that
each citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States who is
seeking evacuation from Afghanistan is evacuated from Afghanistan, the
President shall submit to Congress certification of such determination.
(d) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), until
the date on which the President submits the certification
required under subsection (c), none of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of
Defense may be obligated or expended for any activity which
would have the effect of reducing the total number of members
of the Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan to a number lower
than the lower of the following:
(A) The total number of members of the Armed Forces
deployed as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) The number of members of the Armed Forces
determined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, to be sufficient to safely
evacuate the total number of citizens and legal
permanent residents of the United States who are
seeking evacuation from Afghanistan.
(2) Exception.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall
not apply if the Secretary of Defense makes a determination
that members of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan are facing
imminent hostilities and submits to Congress a notice of such
determination.
(e) Certification by Secretary of Defense.--If the Secretary of
Defense makes a determination under subsection (d)(1)(B) that would
result in the reduction of the number of members of the Armed Forces
deployed to Afghanistan, the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice
of such reduction, by not later than the end of the day on which the
determination is made, that includes the total number of members to be
deployed after such reduction.
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