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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9763 

To provide for a limitation on funds for Afghanistan. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 

Mr. MEUSER (for himself, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. HILL, Ms. TENNEY, 

Mr. BUCSHON, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. WEBER of Texas, and Mr. LOPEZ) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for a limitation on funds for Afghanistan. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Funding Without 

5 Freedom Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR AFGHANISTAN. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

8 be appropriated or otherwise made available to the De9 partment of State for Afghanistan may be made available 

10 unless and until the Secretary of State certifies to the ap11 propriate congressional committees that all United States 


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1 nationals who are determined by the Secretary of State 

2 to be unlawfully or wrongfully detained by the Government 

3 of Afghanistan, or by groups or individuals within Afghan4 istan, have been released. 

5 (b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the prohibi6 tion in subsection (a) if the President determines and cer7 tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 

8 such a waiver is necessary to secure the release of a 

9 United States national who is determined by the Secretary 

10 of State to be unlawfully or wrongfully detained by the 

11 Government of Afghanistan, or by groups or individuals 

12 within Afghanistan. Such certification shall include a de13 tailed justification for the waiver, including the steps being 

14 taken to secure the release other unlawfully or wrongfully 

15 detained United States nationals by such government or 

16 groups or individuals. 

17 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, 

19 the Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional 

20 committees a report on the status of all United States na21 tionals who are determined by the Secretary of State to 

22 be unlawfully or wrongfully detained by the Government 

23 of Afghanistan, or by groups or individuals within Afghan24 istan, including efforts taken to secure their release and 


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1 the status of compliance with the certification requirement 

2 in subsection (b). 

3 (d) APPLICABILITY OF THE ROBERT LEVINSON HOS4 TAGE RECOVERY AND HOSTAGE-TAKING ACCOUNT5 ABILITY ACT.—The Secretary of State shall make all de6 terminations of whether United States nationals are un7 lawfully or wrongfully detained by the Government of Af8 ghanistan, or by groups or individuals within Afghanistan, 

9 under this section in accordance with the provisions of sec10 tion 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and 

11 Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741). 

12 (e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro13 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

14 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

15 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep16 resentatives; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

18 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

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