To direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to promulgate regulations to require all implementing partners receiving foreign assistance funds with activities in Afghanistan to submit a report on any payments or withholdings, including for taxes, fees, duties, and utilities, made to the Taliban, state-owned enterprises, or governing institutions in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to promulgate regulations to require all implementing partners receiving foreign assistance funds with activities in Afghanistan to submit a report on any payments or withholdings, including for taxes, fees, duties, and utilities, made to the Taliban, state-owned enterprises, or governing institutions in Afghanistan, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Foreign Policy, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H9F62BA8B74AB4D44AC3F52FD8E90741F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Taxpayer Dollars from Taliban Theft Act.
- Section H8493671FE9074336A60FA7B84AF21991: 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: A May 2024 report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) found that the...
- Section HFBF15A550B444BFF8677B38FD38529C3: 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that United States taxpayer dollars should not be paid to the Taliban, nor should United States...
- Section H2A9CDA4C0EC94147A63A3FE7C7842B21: 4. Regulations to require certain reports from implementing partners Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act— the Secretary of...
- Section H13608BA89356488DBD9E9C9C2D190346: 5. Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to promulgate regulations to require all implementing partners receiving foreign assistance funds with activities in Afghanistan to submit a report on any payments or withholdings, including for taxes, fees, duties, and utilities, made to the Taliban, state-owned enterprises, or governing institutions in Afghanistan, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Foreign Policy, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to promulgate regulations to require all implementing partners receiving foreign assistance funds with activities in Afghanistan to submit a report on any payments or withholdings, including for taxes, fees, duties, and utilities, made to the Taliban, state-owned enterprises, or governing institutions in Afghanistan, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Huizenga (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Salazar, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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