S.Amdt. 4708

1. Adds SEC. 1216. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFGHAN WORKING GROUP AND AFGHAN THREAT FINANCE CELL at the end of subtitle B of title XII

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   In H.R. 4350 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for Afghanistan may be made available to any program, project, or activity with the government of Afghanistan if such government includes one or more individuals belonging to an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) as a foreign terrorist organization.

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

   Inserted: (a) Afghan Working Group.--

   Inserted: (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".

   Inserted: (2) Mission.--The mission of the Afghan Working Group shall be--

   Inserted: (A) to reduce the manufacture, sale, and distribution of illicit narcotics from Afghanistan;

   Inserted: (B) to identify, disrupt, and eliminate illicit financial networks in Afghanistan, particularly--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (ii) terrorist networks; and

   Inserted: (C) to promote the rule of law in Afghanistan.

   Inserted: (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:

   Inserted: (A) The Department of the Treasury.

   Inserted: (B) The Department of Justice.

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   Inserted: (C) The Drug Enforcement Administration.

   Inserted: (D) The Department of State.

   Inserted: (E) The Department of Defense.

   Inserted: (F) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

   Inserted: (G) The Internal Revenue Service.

   Inserted: (H) The Department of Homeland Security.

   Inserted: (I) The Defense Intelligence Agency.

   Inserted: (J) The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.

   Inserted: (K) The Central Intelligence Agency.

   Inserted: (L) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of Treasury.

   Inserted: (M) The Bureau of International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs.

   Inserted: (N) The Office of National Drug Control Policy.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (5) Briefings.--

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (B) Elements.--Each briefing under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:

   Inserted: (i) An assessment of the activities undertaken by, and the effectiveness of, the Afghan Working Group with respect to--

   Inserted: (I) reducing the manufacture, sale, and distribution of illicit narcotics from Afghanistan;

   Inserted: (II) identifying, disrupting, and eliminating illicit financial networks in Afghanistan, particularly--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (bb) terrorist networks; and

   Inserted: (III) promoting the rule of law in Afghanistan.

   Inserted: (ii) Recommendations to Congress on legislative or regulatory improvements necessary to support the efforts described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i).

   Inserted: (C) Form.--A briefing under subparagraph (A) may be provided in classified form.

   Inserted: (b) Afghan Threat Finance Cell.--

   Inserted: (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".

   Inserted: (2) Mission.--The mission of the Afghan Threat Finance Cell shall be to identify, disrupt, and eliminate illicit financial networks in Afghanistan, particularly--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (B) terrorist networks.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (5) Briefings.--

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (B) Elements.--Each briefing under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:

   Inserted: (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--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (II) terrorist networks.

   Inserted: (ii) Recommendations to Congress on legislative or regulatory improvements necessary to support the identification, disruption, and elimination of illicit financial networks in Afghanistan.

   Inserted: (C) Form.--A briefing under subparagraph (A) may be provided in classified form.

   Inserted: (c) Termination.--

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Inserted: (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

   Inserted: (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.

   Original wording

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

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