[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8289]
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  SA 4708. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4350, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFGHAN WORKING GROUP AND AFGHAN 
                   THREAT FINANCE CELL.

       (a) Afghan Working Group.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall establish 
     an interagency organization to be known as the ``Afghan 
     Working Group''.
       (2) Mission.--The mission of the Afghan Working Group shall 
     be--
       (A) to reduce the manufacture, sale, and distribution of 
     illicit narcotics from Afghanistan;
       (B) to identify, disrupt, and eliminate illicit financial 
     networks in Afghanistan, particularly--
       (i) such networks involved in narcotics trafficking, 
     illicit financial transactions (including through the use of 
     domestic and international professional money launderers), 
     and official corruption; and
       (ii) terrorist networks; and
       (C) to promote the rule of law in Afghanistan.
       (3) Membership.--The Afghan Working Group shall be convened 
     by the Assistant to the President for National Security 
     Affairs and consist of representatives from the following 
     agencies:
       (A) The Department of the Treasury.
       (B) The Department of Justice.
       (C) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
       (D) The Department of State.
       (E) The Department of Defense.
       (F) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (G) The Internal Revenue Service.
       (H) The Department of Homeland Security.
       (I) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
       (J) The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department 
     of the Treasury.
       (K) The Central Intelligence Agency.
       (L) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the 
     Department of Treasury.
       (M) The Bureau of International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement Affairs.
       (N) The Office of National Drug Control Policy.
       (O) Any other law enforcement agency or element of the 
     intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) the Assistant 
     to the President for National Security Affairs considers 
     appropriate.
       (4) Coordination.--The Afghan Working Group shall regularly 
     coordinate and consult with regional anti-corruption bodies, 
     financial intelligence units, the international Financial 
     Action Task Force, and the Special Inspector General for 
     Afghanistan Reconstruction.
       (5) Briefings.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Afghan Working Group shall provide to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a briefing on the activities of the 
     Afghan Working Group.
       (B) Elements.--Each briefing under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include the following:
       (i) An assessment of the activities undertaken by, and the 
     effectiveness of, the Afghan Working Group with respect to--

       (I) reducing the manufacture, sale, and distribution of 
     illicit narcotics from Afghanistan;
       (II) identifying, disrupting, and eliminating illicit 
     financial networks in Afghanistan, particularly--

       (aa) such networks involved in narcotics trafficking, 
     illicit financial transactions (including through the use of 
     domestic and international professional money launderers), 
     and official corruption; and
       (bb) terrorist networks; and

       (III) promoting the rule of law in Afghanistan.

       (ii) Recommendations to Congress on legislative or 
     regulatory improvements necessary to support the efforts 
     described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i).
       (C) Form.--A briefing under subparagraph (A) may be 
     provided in classified form.
       (b) Afghan Threat Finance Cell.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     on which the Afghan Working Group is established, the Afghan 
     Working Group shall establish an interagency organization to 
     be known as the ``Afghan Threat Finance Cell''.
       (2) Mission.--The mission of the Afghan Threat Finance Cell 
     shall be to identify, disrupt, and eliminate illicit 
     financial networks in Afghanistan, particularly--
       (A) such networks involved in narcotics trafficking, 
     illicit financial transactions (including through the use of 
     domestic and international professional money launderers), 
     and official corruption; and
       (B) terrorist networks.
       (3) Lead agencies.--The Department of the Treasury shall 
     serve as the lead agency of the Afghan Threat Finance Cell, 
     and the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of 
     Defense shall serve as the co-deputy lead agencies of the 
     Afghan Threat Finance Cell.
       (4) Coordination.--The Afghan Threat Finance Cell shall 
     regularly coordinate and consult with regional financial 
     intelligence units, the international Financial Action Task 
     Force, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
     Reconstruction.
       (5) Briefings.--
       (A) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Afghan Threat Finance Cell shall provide to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a briefing on the activities of the 
     Afghan Threat Finance Cell.
       (B) Elements.--Each briefing under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include the following:
       (i) An assessment of the activities undertaken by, and the 
     effectiveness of, the Afghan Threat Finance Cell in 
     identifying, disrupting, and eliminating illicit financial 
     networks in Afghanistan, particularly--

       (I) such networks involved in narcotics trafficking, 
     illicit financial transactions, (including through the use of 
     domestic and international professional money launderers), 
     and official corruption; and
       (II) terrorist networks.

       (ii) Recommendations to Congress on legislative or 
     regulatory improvements necessary to support the 
     identification, disruption, and elimination of illicit 
     financial networks in Afghanistan.
       (C) Form.--A briefing under subparagraph (A) may be 
     provided in classified form.
       (c) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Afghan 
     Working Group and the Afghan Threat Finance Cell shall 
     terminate on the date that is three years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Extension.--The President may extend the termination 
     date under paragraph (1) for the Afghan Working Group, the 
     Afghan Threat Finance Cell, or both, as necessary.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate, and the Senate Caucus on 
     International Narcotics Control; and
       (2) The Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
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