[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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