; and (4) the Administration has a constitutional obligation to provide Congress with timely and comprehensive information on the status of security operations and diplomatic efforts in a form that can be transparently communicated to the American people. (b) Limitation Until the date on which the Secretary of Defense, in concurrence with each covered official, submits the report described in subsection (c) to the appropriate congressional committees, none of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 or 2021 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for any activity having either of the following effects: (1) Reducing the total number of Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan below the lesser of— (A) 8,000, or (B) the total number of the Armed Forces deployed as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Reducing the total number of Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan below 5,000. (c) Report The report described in this subsection shall include each of the following: (1) A certification that the intended withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan— (A) will not compromise or otherwise negatively affect the ongoing United States counterterrorism mission against the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, and associated forces; (B) will not unduly increase the risk to United States personnel in Afghanistan; (C) will not increase the risk for the expansion of existing or formation of new terrorist safe havens inside Afghanistan; (D) will be undertaken with the consultation and coordination of allies supporting the United States- and North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led missions