[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 260 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 260
To require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by
foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Burchett (for himself, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Ms. Mace, Mr.
Barrett, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs. Luna, Mr.
Crenshaw, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. McCaul, Ms. De La Cruz, Ms. Boebert, Mr.
Mills, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. Norman) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by
foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act''.
SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO OPPOSE FINANCIAL OR MATERIAL SUPPORT BY FOREIGN
COUNTRIES AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO THE
TALIBAN.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to oppose the provision of financial or material
support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations
to the Taliban, particularly those countries and organizations
that receive United States-provided foreign assistance; and
(2) to review United States-provided financial assistance
to such foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations
that have provided financial or material support to the
Taliban.
(b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report identifying--
(1) foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations
that have provided financial or material support to the
Taliban, including--
(A) the amount of United States-provided foreign
assistance each country or organization receives, if
any;
(B) the amount of financial or material support
each country or organization has provided to the
Taliban; and
(C) a description of how the Taliban has utilized
such financial or material support; and
(2) efforts the United States has taken since August 2021
to oppose foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations
from providing financial or material support to the Taliban,
particularly those foreign countries and organizations that
receive United States-provided foreign assistance.
(c) Strategy and Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop
a strategy to discourage foreign countries and nongovernmental
organizations from providing financial or material support to
the Taliban, including by using United States-provided foreign
assistance to discourage countries and organizations from
providing such support to the Taliban. Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State shall implement the strategy required by this paragraph.
(2) Reports.--
(A) Initial report.--Not later than the date on
which the strategy required by paragraph (1) is
completed, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report detailing
the strategy and a plan for its implementation.
(B) Subsequent reports.--Not later than 180 days
after the date on which the strategy required by
paragraph (1) is completed, and every 180 days
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the
implementation of the strategy, including the impact of
the strategy in discouraging foreign countries and
nongovernmental organizations from providing financial
or material support to the Taliban.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN AFGHANISTAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on United States Government-funded direct cash assistance
programs in Afghanistan during the period beginning on August 1, 2021,
and ending on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall, with respect to such direct cash assistance programs, include--
(1) an identification of implementing partners and
recipients;
(2) a description of method of payments;
(3) a description of how and where currency exchanges
occur;
(4) a description of how hawalas are used and the oversight
mechanism in place regarding use of hawalas to transfer funds;
and
(5) a description of how oversight is conducted, including
information on how the Department of State prevents the Taliban
from accessing cash assistance under such programs.
(c) Hawala Defined.--In this section, the term ``hawala''' means a
system of transferring money through a network of money lending
brokers.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON STATUS OF AFGHAN FUND.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development and the Secretary of the Treasury,
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
the status of the Afghan Fund.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) a list of Taliban members working at Da Afghanistan
Bank or serving on the Bank's board; and
(2) a description of--
(A) the Taliban's influence over Da Afghanistan
Bank;
(B) the Afghan Fund's board of trustees, including
how the Fund's trustees were vetted and selected, and
what United States agencies were involved in the
vetting and selection process;
(C) the conditions necessary for funds in the
Afghan Fund to be released to Da Afghanistan Bank;
(D) how the Afghan Fund's board of trustees will
decide on the type and appropriateness of the Fund's
activities, including what kind of information will
inform the board's decisions and how the board will
collect and verify this information; and
(E) a description of what controls have been put
into place to ensure funds are not diverted to or
misused by the Taliban or other actors when the Fund
begins making disbursements.
SEC. 5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
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