H.R. 6617House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

To require a report on payments provided to the Taliban and congressional review of agreements signed with the Taliban.

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The bill requires the State Department, in coordination with USAID, to report to Congress on any payments made to the Taliban by entities that receive U.S. funding, covering the period from August 1, 2021 onward. It also mandates that copies of any new or existing agreements with the Taliban be sent to Congress for review. The reporting deadlines are set at 90 days for the initial payment report and prior agreements, and 15 days for each new agreement. The bill applies to U.S. agencies, USAID, and any organization receiving U.S. aid that operates in Afghanistan, including UN entities.

Key Provisions

Within 90 days of enactment, the Secretary of State and USAID must submit a report on the total amounts and types of payments (fees, taxes, rent, etc.) made to the Taliban by entities receiving U.S. funds from Aug 1 2021 to 30 days after enactment.
Within 15 days after any entity receiving U.S. funds enters an agreement with the Taliban, the Secretary of State and USAID must provide a copy of that agreement to the designated congressional committees.
Within 90 days of enactment, a report including copies of all agreements entered into with the Taliban from Aug 31 2021 onward must be submitted to Congress.
Specifies the “appropriate congressional committees” as the House Foreign Affairs and Appropriations Committees and the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees.
Defines “entity receiving United States‑provided funds” as any agency, program, or organization conducting humanitarian or development work in Afghanistan that receives U.S. funding, including United Nations entities.

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

December 6, 2023

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Introduced in House

December 6, 2023

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

December 6, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued December 6, 2023

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 6617

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 6, 2023

Mr. Buck introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To require a report on payments provided to the Taliban and congressional review of agreements signed with the Taliban.

Report on payments provided to the Taliban

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the total amounts and types of payments, including payments of fees, taxes, rent, and other similar payments, provided by entities receiving United States-provided funds to the Taliban during the period beginning on August 1, 2021, and ending 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Congressional review of agreements signed with the Taliban

(a)

In general

Not later than 15 days after the date on which an entity receiving United States-provided funds enters into an agreement with the Taliban, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of the agreement.

(b)

Report on prior agreements with the Taliban

Not later than 90 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 to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a copy of each agreement entered into between an entity receiving United States-provided funds and the Taliban from August 31, 2021, until such date of enactment.

(c)

Agreement defined

In this section, the term agreement includes memoranda of understanding and other manifestations of mutual assent.

Definitions

In this Act—

(1)

the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—

(A)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

(B)

the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

(2)

the term ‘‘entity receiving United States-provided funds’’—

(A)

means any agency, fund, program, or organization that—

(i)

carries out humanitarian or developmental assistance operations or other charitable activities in Afghanistan; and

(ii)

receives funding from the United States Government; and

(B)

includes any organization or other entity of the United Nations.