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H.R. 260 — what changed

No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 3 sections amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

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)
changed to oppose the provision of financial or material support 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)
changed to review United States-provided financial foreign assistance to such foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that have provided financial or material support foreign assistance to the Taliban.
(b)
changed Report— Not later than 30 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report identifying—identifying, to the extent possible—
(1)
changed foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that have provided financial or material support foreign assistance to the Taliban, including—
(A)
the amount of United States-provided foreign assistance each country or organization receives, if any;
(B)
changed the amount of financial or material support foreign assistance each country or organization has provided to the Taliban; and
(C)
changed a description of how the Taliban has utilized such financial or material support; foreign assistance; and
(2)
changed efforts the United States has taken since August 2021 to oppose foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing financial or material support foreign assistance to the Taliban, particularly those foreign countries and organizations that receive United States-provided foreign assistance.
(c)
Strategy and reports—
(1)
changed In general— Not later than 30 180 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 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 strategy shall include efforts to support Afghan women and girls who are suffering under Taliban edicts, in a way that does not support the Secretary Taliban, and efforts to relocate eligible, fully vetted, at-risk Afghans and Afghan allies located inside and outside of State shall implement Afghanistan to the strategy required by this paragraph.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)
changed 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, 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)
added Additional report—
(i)
added 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)
added Matters to be included— The report required by this subparagraph shall include the following:
(I)
added 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)
added 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)
added 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)
added 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)
added 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)
changed In general— Not later than 60 90 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, 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)
changed Matters To to be included— The report required by subsection (a) shall, with respect to such direct cash assistance programs, include—
(1)
changed an identification 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)
changed In general— Not later than 60 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, thereafter for 5 years, 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)
changed Matters To to be included— The report required by subsection (a) shall 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.