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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9757 

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for direct cash assistance in Talibancontrolled Afghanistan. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 

Mr. BRECHEEN (for himself, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. 

NORMAN, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. CRANE, Mr. 

BURLISON, Mr. FEENSTRA, and Mr. PALMER) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for direct cash 

assistance in Taliban-controlled 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 More Taxpayer 

5 Cash for the Taliban Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Billions of United States taxpayer dollars 

2 are being flown into Afghanistan, where they are di3 rectly and indirectly benefiting the illegitimate 

4 Taliban regime. 

5 (2) The sudden and disorganized withdrawal of 

6 the United States military presence in Afghanistan 

7 ordered by the President in August 2021 desta8 bilized the Afghan National Security Forces, leading 

9 to the Taliban taking control of Kabul on August 

10 15, 2021. 

11 (3) According to the Special Inspector General 

12 for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), since Au13 gust 2021, the United Nations has purchased and 

14 transported at least $2,900,000,000 for use in Af15 ghanistan. 

16 (4) As of January 2024, of the $2,900,000,000 

17 that the United Nations has sent to Taliban-con18 trolled Afghanistan since August 2021, the United 

19 States Government has provided $2,600,000,000 of 

20 taxpayer dollars. 

21 (5) Inside Afghanistan, the United Nations 

22 uses this United States currency to buy local cur23 rency, afghani, from the Taliban-controlled central 

24 bank of Afghanistan, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB). 


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1 (6) According to SIGAR, the Taliban has di2 rectly and indirectly benefited from United States 

3 currency shipments to Afghanistan in multiple ways. 

4 (7) The Taliban ‘‘taxes’’ direct cash assistance, 

5 stealing millions of United States taxpayer dollars. 

6 (8) The Taliban charges currency exchange fees 

7 when international organizations convert United 

8 States currency into afghani using DAB. 

9 (9) The revenues from aid taxation and cur10 rency exchange fees can be used by the Taliban to 

11 fund their priorities, including their military and se12 curity services. 

13 (10) The influx of United States currency into 

14 the Taliban-controlled central bank has propped up 

15 the value of the afghani. 

16 (11) United Nations purchases of afghani from 

17 the Taliban-controlled central bank have provided 

18 the Taliban with millions in largely untraceable 

19 United States currency. 

20 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that no taxpayer dollars should be given to support 

22 the illegitimate Taliban regime in Afghanistan. 

23 SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS. 

24 (a) DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE PROHIBITED.—Not25 withstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds 


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1 may be made available by any Federal department or 

2 agency in the form of direct cash assistance to any person 

3 in Afghanistan. 

4 (b) ASSISTANCE TO UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER

5 NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS LIMITED.—Not6 withstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds 

7 may be obligated or expended by any Federal department 

8 or agency to provide funds to the United Nations, a non9 governmental organization, or a public international orga10 nization, if such funds will be used to provide direct cash 

11 assistance to any person in Afghanistan. 

12 (c) PROHIBITION ON SALE OF UNITED STATES CUR13 RENCY TO THE UNITED NATIONS.—Notwithstanding any 

14 other provision of law, the Board of Governors of the Fed15 eral Reserve System may not sell, or authorize a Federal 

16 reserve bank to sell, United States currency to the United 

17 Nations for the purpose of direct cash assistance in Af18 ghanistan. 

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