[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5307-S5308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5825. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. MECHANISMS TO AVOID UNITED STATES' CONTRIBUTIONS 
                   TO TERRORISM, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, OR DRUG 
                   TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Strategy.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, shall submit a strategy 
     to the appropriate congressional committees that seeks to 
     minimize direct benefits to the Taliban through United 
     States' humanitarian and development assistance in 
     Afghanistan.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) describe in detail the mechanisms used to monitor and 
     prevent the diversion of United States' assistance to 
     terrorism and drug trafficking, including through currency 
     manipulation;
       (2) describe in detail any mechanisms for ensuring that--
       (A) the Taliban is not--
       (i) the intended primary beneficiary or end user of United 
     States' assistance; or
       (ii) the direct recipient of such assistance; and
       (B) such assistance is not used for payments to Taliban 
     creditors;
       (3) describe the extent of ownership or control exerted by 
     the Taliban over entities and individuals that are the 
     primary beneficiaries or end users of United States' 
     assistance;
       (4) indicate whether United States' assistance or direct 
     services replace assistance or services previously provided 
     by the Taliban; and
       (5) define ``direct benefit'' for purposes of governing 
     Department of State and United States Agency for 
     International Development assistance operations in 
     Afghanistan.
       (c) Form.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall 
     be unclassified, but may include a classified annex.

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       (d) Quarterly Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     President shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that describes the efforts 
     undertaken to implement the strategy required under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall include a detailed certification that transactions 
     and activities authorized under a General License issued by 
     the Office of Foreign Assets Control is not being used--
       (A) to provide any direct benefit to the Taliban; or
       (B) to fund terrorism, human rights abuses, or drug 
     trafficking.
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