3.0.0 2008 2023-01-11T13:23:18Z 2023-01-11T13:23:18Z House H HR 2013-05-15 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 2008.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.____________________[Page H2655]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-05-15T14:00:53Z 2013-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2013-05-16 False International Affairs Afghanistan Asia Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Income tax exclusion Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement Taxation of foreign income International Affairs 00 2013-05-15 Introduced in House 2013-08-07T18:34:00Z Stop Taxing American Assistance to Afghanistan Act - Prohibits U.S. assistance for Afghanistan unless the United States and Afghanistan enter into a bilateral agreement which provides that work performed in Afghanistan by U.S. contractors is exempt from taxation by the government of Afghanistan.

Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if in the U.S. national interest.

Makes such prohibition inapplicable to a contract: (1) under which the contractor or subcontractor is not a U.S. national, or (2) involving commercial operations of U.S. diplomatic missions in Afghanistan.

]]> Stop Taxing American Assistance to Afghanistan Act Display Title Stop Taxing American Assistance to Afghanistan Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit United States assistance for Afghanistan unless the United States and Afghanistan enter into a bilateral agreement which provides that work performed in Afghanistan by United States contractors is exempt from taxation by the Government of Afghanistan. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Stop Taxing American Assistance to Afghanistan Act Introduced in House 2013-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2008ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2008ih.xml 2013-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.