[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7287 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7287

To require a report on the Taliban relationships with China and Russia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2024

  Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. 
 D'Esposito) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a report on the Taliban relationships with China and Russia.

    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 ``Countering Chinese and Russian 
Support for the Taliban Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON TALIBAN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY 
              AND RUSSIA.

    (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 
Chinese and Russian malign influence in Afghanistan.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall also 
include the following:
            (1) A description of the relationship between the Taliban 
        and the Chinese Communist Party, including any military or 
        intelligence cooperation between the two.
            (2) A description of the relationship between the Taliban 
        and the Chinese extractives industry, including--
                    (A) an identification of Chinese companies 
                specializing in critical minerals, oil, or gas that 
                have entered into contracts with the Taliban; and
                    (B) a description of those contracts.
            (3) A description of the relationship between the Taliban 
        and Russia, including--
                    (A) a description of any military or intelligence 
                cooperation; and
                    (B) a description of Russian attempts to recruit 
                Afghan soldiers for military operations against Ukraine 
                or for other malign reasons.
    (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
        Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
        Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
        Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        Senate.
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