SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO OPPOSE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BY 
FOREIGN
COUNTRIES
AND
NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO THE TALIBAN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States— 
(1) to oppose the provision of foreign assistance 
by foreign countries and nongovernmental organiza-
tions to the Taliban, particularly those countries and 
organizations that receive United States-provided 
foreign assistance; and 
(2) to review United States-provided foreign as-
sistance to such foreign countries and nongovern-
mental organizations that have provided foreign as-
sistance to the Taliban. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port identifying, to the extent possible— 
(1) foreign countries and nongovernmental or-
ganizations that have provided foreign assistance to 
the Taliban, including— 
(A) the amount of United States-provided 
foreign assistance each country or organization 
receives, if any; 
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(B) the amount of foreign assistance each 
country or organization has provided to the 
Taliban; and 
(C) a description of how the Taliban has 
utilized such foreign assistance; and 
(2) efforts the United States has taken since 
August 2021 to oppose foreign countries and non-
governmental organizations from providing foreign 
assistance to the Taliban, particularly those foreign 
countries
and
organizations
that
receive
United 
States-provided foreign assistance. 
(c) STRATEGY AND REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall develop and implement a strat-
egy to discourage foreign countries and nongovern-
mental organizations from providing foreign assist-
ance to the Taliban. The strategy shall include ef-
forts to support Afghan women and girls who are 
suffering under Taliban edicts, in a way that does 
not support the Taliban, and efforts to relocate eligi-
ble, fully vetted, at-risk Afghans and Afghan allies 
located inside and outside of Afghanistan to the 
United States or third countries. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
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(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than the 
date on which the strategy required by para-
graph (1) is completed, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report detailing the strategy and 
a plan for its implementation. 
(B)
SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS.—Not
later 
than 180 days after the date on which the 
strategy required by paragraph (1) is com-
pleted, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 
years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the implementation of the strategy, including 
the impact of the strategy in discouraging for-
eign countries and nongovernmental organiza-
tions from providing financial or material sup-
port to the Taliban. 
(C) ADDITIONAL REPORT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the decision to termi-
nate the bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani 
and other key members of the Haqqani 
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Network under the Rewards for Justice 
program. 
(ii) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The 
report required by this subparagraph shall 
include the following: 
(I) The status of the bounty on 
Sirajuddin
Haqqani,
Abdul
Aziz 
Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani under 
the Rewards for Justice program and 
the rationale for any changes made 
since September 1, 2021. 
(II) An identification of members 
of the Haqqani Network who are Spe-
cially
Designated
Global
Terrorists 
and the status of the designation of 
the Haqqani Network as a foreign ter-
rorist organization. 
(III) A description of any United 
States Government engagements with 
Sirajuddin
Haqqani,
Abdul
Aziz 
Haqqani,
Yahya
Haqqani,
or
the 
Haqqani Network since September 1, 
2021. 
(IV) Whether new information 
has emerged relating to the involve-
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ment of the Haqqani Network in ter-
rorist attacks targeting the United 
States Military or United States civil-
ians. 
(iii) FORM.—The report required by 
this subparagraph shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on United States Government-funded direct cash 
assistance programs in Afghanistan during the period be-
ginning on August 1, 2021, and ending on the date that 
is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall, with respect to such direct 
cash assistance programs, include— 
(1) a general description of the types of imple-
menting partners and recipients; 
(2) a description of method of payments; 
(3) a description of how and where currency ex-
changes occur; 
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(4) a description of how hawalas are used and 
the oversight mechanism in place regarding use of 
hawalas to transfer funds; and 
(5) a description of how oversight is conducted, 
including information on how the Department of 
State prevents the Taliban from accessing cash as-
sistance under such programs. 
(c) HAWALA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘hawala’ ’’ means a system of transferring money through 
a network of money lending brokers. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON STATUS OF AFGHAN FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
status of the Afghan Fund. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall, to the extent possible, in-
clude— 
(1) a list of Taliban members working at Da 
Afghanistan Bank or serving on the Bank’s board; 
and 
(2) a description of— 
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(A) the Taliban’s influence over Da Af-
ghanistan Bank; 
(B) the Afghan Fund’s board of trustees, 
including how the Fund’s trustees were vetted 
and selected, and what United States agencies 
were involved in the vetting and selection proc-
ess; 
(C) the conditions necessary for funds in 
the Afghan Fund to be released to Da Afghani-
stan Bank; 
(D) how the Afghan Fund’s board of trust-
ees will decide on the type and appropriateness 
of the Fund’s activities, including what kind of 
information will inform the board’s decisions 
and how the board will collect and verify this 
information; and 
(E) a description of what controls have 
been put into place to ensure funds are not di-
verted to or misused by the Taliban or other ac-
tors when the Fund begins making disburse-
ments. 
SEC. 5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ ’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Tax Dollars for Ter-
rorists Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO OPPOSE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BY 
FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES 
AND 
NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO THE TALIBAN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States— 
(1) to oppose the provision of foreign assistance 
by foreign countries and nongovernmental organiza-
tions to the Taliban, particularly those countries and 
organizations that receive United States-provided for-
eign assistance; and 
(2) to review United States-provided foreign as-
sistance to such foreign countries and nongovern-
mental organizations that have provided foreign as-
sistance to the Taliban. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
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submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
identifying, to the extent possible— 
(1) foreign countries and nongovernmental orga-
nizations that have provided foreign assistance to the 
Taliban, including— 
(A) the amount of United States-provided 
foreign assistance each country or organization 
receives, if any; 
(B) the amount of foreign assistance each 
country or organization has provided to the 
Taliban; and 
(C) a description of how the Taliban has 
utilized such foreign assistance; and 
(2) efforts the United States has taken since Au-
gust 2021 to oppose foreign countries and nongovern-
mental organizations from providing foreign assist-
ance to the Taliban, particularly those foreign coun-
tries and organizations that receive United States- 
provided foreign assistance. 
(c) STRATEGY AND REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall develop and implement a strategy to dis-
courage foreign countries and nongovernmental orga-
nizations from providing foreign assistance to the 
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Taliban. The strategy shall include efforts to support 
Afghan women and girls who are suffering under 
Taliban edicts, in a way that does not support the 
Taliban. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than the 
date on which the strategy required by para-
graph (1) is completed, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report detailing the strategy and a 
plan for its implementation. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date on which the strat-
egy required by paragraph (1) is completed, and 
every 180 days thereafter for 5 years, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the imple-
mentation of the strategy, including the impact 
of the strategy in discouraging foreign countries 
and nongovernmental organizations from pro-
viding financial or material support to the 
Taliban. 
(C) ADDITIONAL REPORT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
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Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the decision to terminate the 
bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani and other 
key members of the Haqqani Network under 
the Rewards for Justice program. 
(ii) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The 
report required by this subparagraph shall 
include the following: 
(I) The status of the bounty on 
Sirajuddin 
Haqqani, 
Abdul 
Aziz 
Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani under 
the Rewards for Justice program and 
the rationale for any changes made 
since September 1, 2021. 
(II) An identification of members 
of the Haqqani Network who are Spe-
cially Designated Global Terrorists 
and the status of the designation of the 
Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist 
organization. 
(III) A description of any United 
States Government engagements with 
Sirajuddin 
Haqqani, 
Abdul 
Aziz 
Haqqani, Yahya Haqqani, or the 
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Haqqani Network since September 1, 
2021. 
(IV) Whether new information has 
emerged relating to the involvement of 
the Haqqani Network in terrorist at-
tacks targeting the United States Mili-
tary or United States civilians. 
(iii) FORM.—The report required by 
this subparagraph shall be submitted in un-
classified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
(d) SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary of State shall immediately suspend all foreign assist-
ance being sent to any country or nongovernmental organi-
zation that has provided assistance to the Taliban, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on United States Government-funded direct cash as-
sistance programs in Afghanistan during the period begin-
ning on August 1, 2021, and ending on the date that is 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall, with respect to such direct cash as-
sistance programs, include— 
(1) a general description of the types of imple-
menting partners and recipients; 
(2) a description of method of payments; 
(3) a description of how and where currency ex-
changes occur; 
(4) a description of how hawalas are used and 
the oversight mechanism in place regarding use of 
hawalas to transfer funds; 
(5) concealment of all personally identifiable in-
formation of individuals or groups that received 
United States Government-funded direct cash assist-
ance; and 
(6) a description of how oversight is conducted, 
including information on how the Department of 
State prevents the Taliban from accessing cash assist-
ance under such programs. 
(c) HAWALA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘hawala’ ’’ means a system of transferring money through 
a network of money lending brokers. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON STATUS OF AFGHAN FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there-
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after for 5 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on the status 
of the Afghan Fund. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall, to the extent possible, include— 
(1) a list of Taliban members working at Da Af-
ghanistan Bank or serving on the Bank’s board; and 
(2) a description of— 
(A) the Taliban’s influence over Da Afghan-
istan Bank; 
(B) the Afghan Fund’s board of trustees, in-
cluding how the Fund’s trustees were vetted and 
selected, and what United States agencies were 
involved in the vetting and selection process; 
(C) the conditions necessary for funds in the 
Afghan Fund to be released to Da Afghanistan 
Bank; 
(D) how the Afghan Fund’s board of trust-
ees will decide on the type and appropriateness 
of the Fund’s activities, including what kind of 
information will inform the board’s decisions 
and how the board will collect and verify this in-
formation; and 
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(E) a description of what controls have been 
put into place to ensure funds are not diverted 
to or misused by the Taliban or other actors 
when the Fund begins making disbursements. 
(c) RESCISSION OF FUNDING FOR AFGHAN RECON-
STRUCTION ACTIVITIES
FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION PUR-
POSES.— 
(1) RESCISSION.—There is hereby rescinded all 
of the unobligated balances from the amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available for reconstruction 
activities in Afghanistan through any of the following 
funds, programs, or accounts: 
(A) The Afghanistan Security Forces Fund 
(ASFF). 
(B) The Economic Support Fund (ESF). 
(C) International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement (INCLE). 
(D) The Commanders’ Emergency Response 
Program (CERP). 
(E) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 
Activities (DICDA). 
(F) Migration and Refugee Assistance 
(MRA). 
(G) 
International 
Disaster 
Assistance 
(IDA). 
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(H) 
Non-Proliferation, 
Antiterrorism, 
Demining, and Related (NADR). 
(I) Commander’s Emergency Response Pro-
gram (CERP) 
(J) Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund (AIF) 
(K) Development Assistance (DA) 
(L) Task Force for Business and Stability 
Operations (TFBSO) 
(M) Global Health Programs (GHP) 
(N) Contributions to International Organi-
zations (CIO) 
(O) 
U.S. 
Agency 
for 
Global 
Media 
(USAGM) 
(P) U.S. International Development Fi-
nance Corporation (DFC) 
(Q) 
Drug 
Enforcement 
Administration 
(DFC) 
(R) 
Drug 
Enforcement 
Administration 
(DEA) 
(S) Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Programs (ECE) 
(T) USAID-Other (Other) 
(U) Commodity Credit Corp (CCC) 
(V) Human Rights and Democracy Fund 
(HRDF) 
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(2) APPROPRIATION.—The amount rescinded 
under paragraph (1) shall be transferred to the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury and be applied to deficit re-
duction. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS OPPOSING ACTIVITIES THAT 
SUPPORT THE TALIBAN OR NORMALIZE DIP-
LOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE TALIBAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should 
not normalize diplomatic relations with the Taliban unless, 
at a minimum, the Taliban— 
(1) coordinates with the United States to expel 
al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups located in Af-
ghanistan; 
(2) ceases the taking of United States citizens as 
hostages and the wrongful detention or persecution of 
Afghans who— 
(A) worked for, or on behalf of, the United 
States; 
(B) served in the Government or security 
forces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; or 
(C) advocated for good governance or inter-
nationally recognized human rights, including 
the rights of women, girls, and minority groups 
in Afghanistan; 
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(3) repeals all edicts and policies prohibiting, 
and takes demonstrable and consistent action to sup-
port, the education, employment, free movement, and 
free expression of women and girls in Afghanistan; 
and 
(4) repeals all edicts and policies curtailing, and 
takes demonstrable and consistent action to support 
and respect, the rights of ethnic, religious, and other 
minority groups within Afghanistan, including 
Hazara communities. 
SEC. 6. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ ’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
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Calendar No. 330 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 260 
AN ACT 
To require a strategy to oppose foreign assistance 
by foreign countries and nongovernmental orga-
nizations to the Taliban, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 10, 2026 
Reported with an amendment 
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