[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6586 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6586


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 8, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by 
       foreign countries 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. STRATEGY TO OPPOSE FINANCIAL OR MATERIAL SUPPORT BY FOREIGN 
              COUNTRIES TO THE TALIBAN.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
oppose the provision of financial or material support by foreign 
countries to the Taliban that is inconsistent with United States law or 
policy.
    (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 
maximum extent possible--
            (1) foreign countries that have provided financial or 
        material support to the Taliban since September 1, 2021, that 
        is inconsistent with United States law or policy, including--
                    (A) the amount of United States-provided foreign 
                assistance each country receives, if any;
                    (B) the amount of financial or material support 
                each country 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 September 1, 
        2021, to oppose foreign countries from providing financial or 
        material support to the Taliban if doing so is inconsistent 
        with United States law or policy.
    (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 
        a strategy to discourage foreign countries from providing 
        financial or material support to the Taliban that is 
        inconsistent with United States law or policy.
            (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.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 180 days 
                        after the date on which the strategy required 
                        by paragraph (1) is completed, and annually 
                        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 from 
                        providing financial or material support to the 
                        Taliban that is inconsistent with United States 
                        law or policy.
                            (ii) Form.--The report required by this 
                        subparagraph shall be submitted in unclassified 
                        form, but may contain a classified annex if 
                        necessary.
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
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.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, in consultation with 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. 
The report shall be submitted in conjunction with the submission of the 
Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Financial Report of the United States Agency 
for International Development.
    (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall, with respect to such direct cash assistance programs, include--
            (1) a description of method of payments;
            (2) a description of how and where currency exchanges 
        occur;
            (3) a description of if and how hawalas are used and the 
        oversight mechanisms in place regarding use of hawalas to 
        transfer funds in United States Government funded direct cash 
        assistance programs in Afghanistan; and
            (4) a description of safeguards, including oversight 
        processes, to prevent the Taliban from accessing cash 
        assistance under such programs.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
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.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON STATUS OF AFGHAN FUND.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
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, to the maximum extent possible--
            (1) a description of the Taliban's influence over Da 
        Afghanistan Bank, including a list of Taliban members employed 
        by such Bank or serving on its board of directors;
            (2) a description of the Afghan Fund's board of trustees, 
        including the process for vetting and selection of trustees;
            (3) the conditions necessary for the United States 
        Government to support disbursements from the Afghan Fund to Da 
        Afghanistan Bank;
            (4) how the Afghan Fund's board of trustees determines 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
            (5) a description of what controls have been put into place 
        to ensure funds and disbursements are not diverted to or 
        misused by the Taliban.
    (c) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that all 
disbursements from the Afghan Fund have been made.
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.