S.Amdt. 5825

1. Adds SEC. 12__. MECHANISMS TO AVOID UNITED STATES' CONTRIBUTIONS TO TERRORISM, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, OR DRUG TRAFFICKING at the appropriate place in title XII

   Adds a section

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

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall--

   Inserted: (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;

   Inserted: (2) describe in detail any mechanisms for ensuring that--

   Inserted: (A) the Taliban is not--

   Inserted: (i) the intended primary beneficiary or end user of United States' assistance; or

   Inserted: (ii) the direct recipient of such assistance; and

   Inserted: (B) such assistance is not used for payments to Taliban creditors;

   Inserted: (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;

   Inserted: (4) indicate whether United States' assistance or direct services replace assistance or services previously provided by the Taliban; and

   Inserted: (5) define "direct benefit" for purposes of governing Department of State and United States Agency for International Development assistance operations in Afghanistan.

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   Inserted: (c) Form.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be unclassified, but may include a classified annex.

   Inserted: (d) Quarterly Reports.--

   Inserted: (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).

   Inserted: (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--

   Inserted: (A) to provide any direct benefit to the Taliban; or

   Inserted: (B) to fund terrorism, human rights abuses, or drug trafficking.

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   At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the following:

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