[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3560 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3560

 To instruct the Secretary of State to designate the Pakistani Taliban 
                  as a foreign terrorist organization.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 30, 2010

   Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mrs. 
  Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To instruct the Secretary of State to designate the Pakistani Taliban 
                  as a foreign terrorist organization.

    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 ``Combating the Pakistani Taliban Act 
of 2010''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PAKISTANI TALIBAN AS FOREIGN TERRORIST 
              ORGANIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Pakistani Taliban is a murderous organization that 
        has taken credit for terrorist acts committed on United States 
        soil. Since 2001, the Pakistani Taliban has committed 
        atrocities aimed at nongovernmental organization workers, 
        government officials, law enforcement officials, and other 
        innocent civilians.
            (2) The Government of Pakistan implicated the Pakistani 
        Taliban network in the December 2007 assassination of Benazir 
        Bhutto, and, in January 2008, the Central Intelligence Agency 
        also confirmed its belief in the involvement of the Pakistani 
        Taliban in the assassination.
            (3) In a video recorded in April 2010, a representative of 
        the Pakistani Taliban indicated that the organization would 
        make cities in the United States a ``main target''.
            (4) The Pakistani Taliban has made efforts to combine 
        forces with al Qaeda and other terrorist groups, threatening to 
        extend their reach and murderous acts. Despite unified efforts 
        to degrade their capabilities, the Pakistani Taliban have 
        managed to expand their deadly influence through alliances with 
        a number of other militant groups, terrorist organizations, and 
        independent terrorist cells under their control.
            (5) On May 4, 2010, Faisal Shahzad was charged in the 
        failed Times Square bombing on May 1, 2010, and was indicted on 
        10 terrorism and weapons charges including attempted use of a 
        weapon of mass destruction. According to the indictment, the 
        Pakistani Taliban provided Shahzad with training and money for 
        his planned attack.
            (6) The Pakistani Taliban is eligible for designation as a 
        foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219(a) of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) given 
        its engagement in terrorist activities and the threat it poses 
        to the national security of the United States.
            (7) Designation of the Pakistani Taliban as a foreign 
        terrorist organization would have several consequences, which 
        would be in the national security interest of the United 
        States. The consequences are as follows:
                    (A) It would be unlawful for a person in the United 
                States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
                States to knowingly provide material support or 
                resources to the Pakistani Taliban, including any 
                property, tangible or intangible, or service, including 
                currency or monetary instruments or financial 
                securities, financial services, lodging, training, 
                expert advice or assistance, safehouses, false 
                documentation or identification, communications 
                equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, 
                explosives, or personnel.
                    (B) Representatives and members of the Pakistani 
                Taliban who are aliens would be inadmissible to and, in 
                certain circumstances, removable from the United 
                States.
                    (C) Any United States financial institution that 
                becomes aware that it has possession of or control over 
                funds in which the Pakistani Taliban or its agent has 
                an interest would be required to retain possession of 
                or control over the funds and report the funds to the 
                Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of 
                the Treasury.
            (8) Designation of the Pakistani Taliban as a foreign 
        terrorist organization would--
                    (A) support efforts of the United States Government 
                to curb terrorism financing and encourage other nations 
                to do the same;
                    (B) stigmatize and isolate the Pakistani Taliban 
                internationally;
                    (C) deter donations or contributions to and 
                economic transactions with the Pakistani Taliban; and
                    (D) heighten public awareness and knowledge of the 
                Pakistani Taliban.
    (b) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
        designate the Pakistani Taliban as a foreign terrorist 
        organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).
            (2) Administrative record not required.--The requirements 
        of paragraph (3) of section 219(a) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(3)) shall not apply to the 
        designation under this subsection.
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