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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 689 

To prevent allocations of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund for countries that are perpetrators of genocide or state sponsors of terrorism, and to prevent United States tax dollars from directly 

going to the Taliban or other terrorists or terrorist-harboring nations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2023 

Mr. STEUBE (for himself and Mr. SELF) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 prevent allocations of Special Drawing Rights at the 

International Monetary Fund for countries that are perpetrators of genocide or state sponsors of terrorism, and 

to prevent United States tax dollars from directly going 

to the Taliban or other terrorists or terrorist-harboring 

nations. 

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 Support for Terror 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PREVENTING ALLOCATIONS OF SPECIAL DRAWING 

2 RIGHTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY 

3 FUND FOR COUNTRIES THAT ARE PERPETRA4 TORS OF GENOCIDE OR STATE SPONSORS OF 

5 TERRORISM. 

6 The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 

7 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 74. PREVENTING ALLOCATIONS OF SPECIAL DRAW9 ING RIGHTS FOR COUNTRIES THAT ARE PER10 PETRATORS OF GENOCIDE OR STATE SPON11 SORS OF TERRORISM. 

12 ‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

13 United States Executive Director at the Fund to use the 

14 voice and vote of the United States to— 

15 ‘‘(1) oppose the allocation of Special Drawing 

16 Rights to any country that is a perpetrator of geno17 cide or a state sponsor of terrorism, as determined 

18 by the Secretary of State; and 

19 ‘‘(2) advocate that the Fund adopt a rule pro20 hibiting such an allocation.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. PREVENTING UNITED STATES TAX DOLLARS FROM 

22 BEING PROVIDED TO THE TALIBAN OR 

23 OTHER TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS OR 

24 COUNTRIES THAT HARBOR TERRORIST OR25 GANIZATIONS. 

26 (a) REVIEW.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas2 ury, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator 

3 of the United States Agency for International Devel4 opment shall jointly conduct a review of assistance 

5 provided to nongovernmental organizations and 

6 international organizations to ensure such assistance 

7 is not being further provided to the Taliban or other 

8 terrorist organizations or countries that harbor ter9 rorist organizations in accordance with United 

10 States anti-terrorism financing laws. 

11 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

13 the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Ad14 ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter15 national Development shall jointly submit to Con16 gress a report that contains the results of the review 

17 conducted under paragraph (1). 

18 (b) RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 180 

19 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the 

21 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter22 national Development shall each require prime awardees 

23 of assistance to provide evidence that all sub-awardees of 


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1 such assistance are complying with United States anti-ter2 rorism financing laws. 

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