SECR;E THNOFOR:."f ASSISTANT SECl~ETARY OF DEFENSE 2500 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON , D.C . 20301-2500 'JUL 23 2014 SPECIAL <.>l"C"IATl()N'> LOW I NTE •!> 1 CONF' 1~ r The Hon:>rable Carl Levin Chaim1a 1 Commit1 ee on Armed Services United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr Chairman: CJ) The Joint Explanatocy Statement to accompany the National Defense Autho1 ization Act for I'iscal Year 2014 reques1s that the Secretary of Defense provide to the Committe•~s on Anned Services of the Senate ar.d the House of Representatives a briefing on "definition; and the procc :sses to determine if an ~ntity is an affiliate, associated force and/or an adherent )f al Qaeda 0 1· the Taliban; and an as~essment of th e groups or entities that the Department co 1siders to be aff liates or adherents of al Qaeda." The enclosed report, together with the report previously submitted in response to Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Y.!ar 201 4, responds to that information request contained in the Joint Explanator;' Stateme11t. The enclosed report also updates and supplements a similar communication from then-Asdstant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict ~ l ichael Sheehan to the Senate Armed Services Committee in June 2013. ( J) My staff is available to provide additional information or briefings. A being se·11 to the other congressional defense ::ommittces. Sincerely, I , I Enclosw·e: As stated cc: The Hor orable James M. Inhofr Ranking Member Derived fi om: Multiple Sources Dec lass i ~ on: 16 Jul 2024 0 UNCLASSIFIEU when Separated from Classified Attachments SECRt!'f/fNOFOltN simila ~ Jetter is SEC RETllNOFOltN ASS ISTANT SECl~ETARY OF DEFENSE 2500 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, D .C. 20301 -2500 ·JUL Z3 2014 Sf''t::CIAl.