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This bill, titled the "No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act," mandates the creation of a strategy to counter foreign assistance provided by other countries and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to the Taliban, particularly those entities that receive U.S. foreign aid. The Secretary of State is required to develop and implement this strategy, which includes efforts to support Afghan women and girls without aiding the Taliban, and to report on its progress and impact. The bill also requires reports on foreign countries and NGOs that have aided the Taliban, detailing the amounts of aid involved and how the Taliban has used it, as well as U.S. efforts to oppose such assistance. Furthermore, it mandates a report on the termination of bounties on specific members of the Haqqani Network, a designated terrorist group, and requires reports on direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan, including how funds are transferred and how the Taliban is prevented from accessing them, with "hawala" defined as a money transfer system through brokers. The bill also calls for reports on the status of the Afghan Fund, including the Taliban's influence over Afghanistan's central bank and controls to prevent fund diversion, and rescinds unobligated balances from various U.S. government funds for Afghan reconstruction activities, directing these amounts to deficit reduction. Finally, it expresses Congress's sense that the U.S. should not normalize diplomatic relations with the Taliban unless specific conditions are met, such as expelling terrorist groups, ceasing hostage-taking and persecution, and respecting the rights of women, girls, and minority groups.

Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/260/all-info