[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 260 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 260
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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AN ACT
To require a strategy to oppose foreign assistance 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 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 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 foreign assistance 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 foreign assistance to
such foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that
have provided foreign assistance to the Taliban.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report identifying, to the
extent possible--
(1) foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations
that have provided foreign assistance to the Taliban,
including--
(A) the amount of United States-provided foreign
assistance each country or organization receives, if
any;
(B) the amount of foreign assistance each country
or organization has provided to the Taliban; and
(C) a description of how the Taliban has utilized
such foreign assistance; and
(2) efforts the United States has taken since August 2021
to oppose foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations
from providing foreign assistance 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 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop
and implement a strategy to discourage foreign countries and
nongovernmental organizations from providing foreign assistance
to the Taliban. The strategy shall include efforts to support
Afghan women and girls who are suffering under Taliban edicts,
in a way that does not support the Taliban, and efforts to
relocate eligible, fully vetted, at-risk Afghans and Afghan
allies located inside and outside of Afghanistan to the United
States or third countries.
(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 for 5 years, 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.
(C) Additional report.--
(i) In general.--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
on the decision to terminate the bounty on
Sirajuddin Haqqani and other key members of the
Haqqani Network under the Rewards for Justice
program.
(ii) Matters to be included.--The report
required by this subparagraph shall include the
following:
(I) The status of the bounty on
Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani,
and Yahya Haqqani under the Rewards for
Justice program and the rationale for
any changes made since September 1,
2021.
(II) An identification of members
of the Haqqani Network who are
Specially Designated Global Terrorists
and the status of the designation of
the Haqqani Network as a foreign
terrorist organization.
(III) A description of any United
States Government engagements with
Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani,
Yahya Haqqani, or the Haqqani Network
since September 1, 2021.
(IV) Whether new information has
emerged relating to the involvement of
the Haqqani Network in terrorist
attacks targeting the United States
Military or United States civilians.
(iii) Form.--The report required by this
subparagraph shall be submitted in unclassified
form but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN AFGHANISTAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 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) a general description of the types 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 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 years, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with 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, to the extent possible, 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.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.