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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3560 

To instruct the Secretary of State to designate the Pakistani Taliban as 

a foreign terrorist organization. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 30, 2010 

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LAUTENBERG, and Mrs. 

GILLIBRAND) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To instruct the Secretary of State to designate the Pakistani 

Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization. 

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 ‘‘Combating the Paki5 stani Taliban Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PAKISTANI TALIBAN AS FOREIGN 

7 TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find9 ings: 


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1 (1) The Pakistani Taliban is a murderous orga2 nization that has taken credit for terrorist acts com3 mitted on United States soil. Since 2001, the Paki4 stani Taliban has committed atrocities aimed at non5 governmental organization workers, government offi6 cials, law enforcement officials, and other innocent 

7 civilians. 

8 (2) The Government of Pakistan implicated the 

9 Pakistani Taliban network in the December 2007 

10 assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and, in January 

11 2008, the Central Intelligence Agency also confirmed 

12 its belief in the involvement of the Pakistani Taliban 

13 in the assassination. 

14 (3) In a video recorded in April 2010, a rep15 resentative of the Pakistani Taliban indicated that 

16 the organization would make cities in the United 

17 States a ‘‘main target’’. 

18 (4) The Pakistani Taliban has made efforts to 

19 combine forces with al Qaeda and other terrorist 

20 groups, threatening to extend their reach and mur21 derous acts. Despite unified efforts to degrade their 

22 capabilities, the Pakistani Taliban have managed to 

23 expand their deadly influence through alliances with 

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1 zations, and independent terrorist cells under their 

2 control. 

3 (5) On May 4, 2010, Faisal Shahzad was 

4 charged in the failed Times Square bombing on May 

5 1, 2010, and was indicted on 10 terrorism and 

6 weapons charges including attempted use of a weap7 on of mass destruction. According to the indictment, 

8 the Pakistani Taliban provided Shahzad with train9 ing and money for his planned attack. 

10 (6) The Pakistani Taliban is eligible for des11 ignation as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant 

12 to section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 

13 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) given its engagement in ter14 rorist activities and the threat it poses to the na15 tional security of the United States. 

16 (7) Designation of the Pakistani Taliban as a 

17 foreign terrorist organization would have several 

18 consequences, which would be in the national secu19 rity interest of the United States. The consequences 

20 are as follows: 

21 (A) It would be unlawful for a person in 

22 the United States or subject to the jurisdiction 

23 of the United States to knowingly provide mate24 rial support or resources to the Pakistani 

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1 tangible, or service, including currency or mone2 tary instruments or financial securities, finan3 cial services, lodging, training, expert advice or 

4 assistance, safehouses, false documentation or 

5 identification, communications equipment, fa6 cilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, 

7 or personnel. 

8 (B) Representatives and members of the 

9 Pakistani Taliban who are aliens would be inad10 missible to and, in certain circumstances, re11 movable from the United States. 

12 (C) Any United States financial institution 

13 that becomes aware that it has possession of or 

14 control over funds in which the Pakistani 

15 Taliban or its agent has an interest would be 

16 required to retain possession of or control over 

17 the funds and report the funds to the Office of 

18 Foreign Assets Control of the Department of 

19 the Treasury. 

20 (8) Designation of the Pakistani Taliban as a 

21 foreign terrorist organization would— 

22 (A) support efforts of the United States 

23 Government to curb terrorism financing and en24 courage other nations to do the same; 


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1 (B) stigmatize and isolate the Pakistani 

2 Taliban internationally; 

3 (C) deter donations or contributions to and 

4 economic transactions with the Pakistani 

5 Taliban; and 

6 (D) heighten public awareness and knowl7 edge of the Pakistani Taliban. 

8 (b) DESIGNATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

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

11 of State shall designate the Pakistani Taliban as a 

12 foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) 

13 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

14 1189(a)). 

15 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD NOT RE16 QUIRED.—The requirements of paragraph (3) of sec17 tion 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

18 (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(3)) shall not apply to the des19 ignation under this subsection. 

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