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118 STAT. 3783 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy formulated under paragraph (1) shall include specific and measurable goals for addressing the long-term development and security needs of Afghanistan, including sectors such as agriculture and irrigation, parliamen- tary and democratic development, the judicial system and rule of law, human rights, education, health, telecommunications, electricity, women’s rights, counternarcotics, police, border secu- rity, anti-corruption, and other law-enforcement activities, as well as the anticipated costs and time frames associated with achieving those goals. ‘‘(b) MONITORING.— ‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—The President shall transmit on an annual basis through 2010 a report describing the progress made toward the implementation of the strategy required by subsection (a) and any changes to the strategy since the date of the submission of the last report 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.’’. (B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such Act (22 U.S.C. 7501 note) is amended by adding after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: ‘‘Sec. 305. Formulation of long-term strategy for Afghanistan.’’ . (f) EDUCATION, THE RULE OF LAW, AND RELATED ISSUES.— (1) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Congress declares that, although Afghanistan has adopted a new constitution and made progress on primary education, the United States must invest in a concerted effort in Afghanistan to improve the rule of law, good governance, and effective policing, to accelerate work on secondary and university education systems, and to establish new initiatives to increase the capacity of civil society. (2) AMENDMENT.—Section 103(a)(5) of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7513(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(5) EDUCATION, THE RULE OF LAW, AND RELATED ISSUES.— ‘‘(A) EDUCATION.—To assist in the development of the capacity of the Government of Afghanistan to provide edu- cation to the people of Afghanistan, including assistance such as— ‘‘(i) support for an educated citizenry through improved access to basic education, with particular emphasis on basic education for children, especially orphans; ‘‘(ii) programs to enable the Government of Afghanistan to recruit and train teachers, with special focus on the recruitment and training of female teachers; ‘‘(iii) programs to enable the Government of Afghanistan to develop school curricula that incor- porate relevant information such as landmine aware- ness, food security and agricultural education, civic 22 USC 7513 note. President. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00317 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4