118 S3182 IS: Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2023-11-01 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.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 3182IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 1, 2023Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsA BILLTo prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2023.

2.

Statement of policy

It is the policy of the United States—(1)to not recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which is controlled by the Taliban, as the official Government of Afghanistan under any circumstances;(2)to view the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan as a coup d’état and therefore illegitimate; and(3)to recognize that individuals designated as terrorists by the United States, such as Sirajuddin Haqqani, will play a key role in the Taliban regime.

3.

Prohibition on actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

(a)

In general

In furtherance of the policy set forth in section 2, no Federal department or agency may take any action or extend any assistance that states or implies recognition of the Taliban’s claim of sovereignty over Afghanistan.(b)

Funding limitation

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, or the Department of Defense on or after the date of the enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended to prepare or promulgate any policy, guidance, regulation, notice, or Executive order, or to otherwise implement, administer, or enforce any policy, that extends diplomatic recognition to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

4.

Designation of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism

(a)

In general

The Secretary of State shall designate the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a State sponsor of terrorism.(b)

State sponsor of terrorism defined

In this section, the term state sponsor of terrorism means a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, for purposes of—(1)section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i));(2)section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);(3)section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or(4)any other provision of law.

5.

Designation of the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization

The Secretary of State shall designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).