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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3182 

To prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 

Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mrs. CAPITO, and Ms. LUMMIS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of 

Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Preventing the Rec5 ognition of Terrorist States Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

7 It is the policy of the United States— 

8 (1) to not recognize the Islamic Emirate of Af9 ghanistan, which is controlled by the Taliban, as the 

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1 official Government of Afghanistan under any cir2 cumstances; 

3 (2) to view the Taliban’s takeover of Afghani4 stan as a coup d’e ́tat and therefore illegitimate; and 

5 (3) to recognize that individuals designated as 

6 terrorists by the United States, such as Sirajuddin 

7 Haqqani, will play a key role in the Taliban regime. 

8 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ACTIONS RECOGNIZING THE IS9 LAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the policy set 

11 forth in section 2, no Federal department or agency may 

12 take any action or extend any assistance that states or 

13 implies recognition of the Taliban’s claim of sovereignty 

14 over Afghanistan. 

15 (b) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any 

16 other provision of law, no Federal funds appropriated or 

17 otherwise made available for the Department of State, the 

18 United States Agency for International Development, or 

19 the Department of Defense on or after the date of the 

20 enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended to 

21 prepare or promulgate any policy, guidance, regulation, 

22 notice, or Executive order, or to otherwise implement, ad23 minister, or enforce any policy, that extends diplomatic 

24 recognition to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. 

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1 SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANI2 STAN AS A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall des4 ignate the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a State 

5 sponsor of terrorism. 

6 (b) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.—In 

7 this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means 

8 a country the government of which the Secretary of State 

9 has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts 

10 of international terrorism, for purposes of— 

11 (1) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Con12 trol Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 

13 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 

14 (2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 

15 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 

16 (3) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control 

17 Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 

18 (4) any other provision of law. 

19 SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF THE TALIBAN AS A FOREIGN TER20 RORIST ORGANIZATION. 

21 The Secretary of State shall designate the Taliban 

22 as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 

23 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

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