[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5228]
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  SA 3436. Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Tillis, 
and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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 subtitle E of title XII, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 12___. RESTRICTION ON FUNDING FOR UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The United States may not make any 
     voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations for 
     assistance in Afghanistan until the Secretary of State 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--
       (1) no United States funds are used in cash shipments by 
     the United Nations into Afghanistan;
       (2) no specially designated global terrorist organization 
     receives funds as a result of such cash shipments; and
       (3) no foreign terrorist organization receives funds as a 
     result of such cash shipments.
       (b) Revocation.--If, after making a certification pursuant 
     to subsection (a), the Secretary determines that such 
     certification is inaccurate, the Secretary shall--
       (1) revoke such certification; and
       (2) provide to the appropriate congressional committees--
       (A) a notification of such revocation; and
       (B) a detailed justification for such revocation.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (B) Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign 
     terrorist organization'' means an organization that has been 
     designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the 
     Secretary of State, pursuant to section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
       (3) Specially designated global terrorist organization.--
     The term ``specially designated global terrorist 
     organization'' means an organization that has been designated 
     as a specially designated global terrorist pursuant to 
     Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
     blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons 
     who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism).
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