Title: Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents in their possession referring or relating to certain aspects of the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution requests the President and directs the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents and other materials, both classified and unclassified, in their possession that refer or relate to certain aspects of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1240 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1240

  Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to 
  transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents in 
their possession referring or relating to certain aspects of the United 
                  States withdrawal from Afghanistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2022

    Mr. McCaul (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Perry, Mr. Meuser, Mr. 
  Kinzinger, Mr. Meijer, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. 
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Buck, Mr. Burchett, Ms. Salazar, and Mr. Smith of New 
 Jersey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, to 
  transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents in 
their possession referring or relating to certain aspects of the United 
                  States withdrawal from Afghanistan.

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives requests the President, 
and directs the Secretary of State, to transmit to the House of 
Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption 
of this resolution, copies of all documents (including all records, 
communications, correspondence (including email), messages (including 
text and instant messages), transcripts, summaries, agendas, written 
agreements, notes, memoranda, diplomatic cables, reports, legal 
opinions, analytical products, briefing materials, intelligence 
assessments, white papers, non-papers, meeting readouts, and other 
materials, regardless of electronic or physical format), both 
classified and unclassified, in the possession of the President or the 
Secretary of State, respectively, as of the date of adoption of this 
resolution that refer or relate to--
            (1) any consultations with NATO allies and partners since 
        January 20, 2021, regarding the United States withdrawal from 
        Afghanistan, including any reactions, concerns, or objections 
        expressed by such allies and partners;
            (2) the release of violent extremists (including Taliban, 
        al-Qaida, and ISIS-K) from prisons in Afghanistan during the 
        Taliban's 2021 offensive;
            (3) numbers of United States citizens, lawful permanent 
        residents, or Afghan SIV program applicants in contact with the 
        Department of State to request evacuation assistance from 
        Afghanistan, from July 30, 2021, to the present;
            (4) any agreement, commitment, or understanding reached 
        with the Taliban related to the evacuation of United States 
        citizens, lawful permanent residents, Afghan SIV program 
        applicants, and other at-risk Afghans by the United States 
        Government or private entities;
            (5) any information provided to the Taliban, or to any 
        Taliban forces, from August 13, 2021, to the present regarding 
        United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, Afghan SIV 
        program applicants, or other at-risk Afghans attempting to 
        depart Afghanistan, including any information provided to 
        assist the clearance of individuals through Taliban 
        checkpoints;
            (6) the Taliban's compliance with the agreement signed with 
        the United States at Doha, Qatar, on February 29, 2020, 
        including its counterterrorism guarantees to prevent any 
        cooperation, recruiting, training, plotting, and fundraising in 
        Afghanistan by al-Qaida and other groups that threaten the 
        United States and our allies;
            (7) the relationship between the Taliban and al-Qaida since 
        February 29, 2020, including any relationship between the 
        Taliban and the Haqqani Network, and any relationship between 
        the Haqqani Network and al-Qaida, and any al-Qaida members 
        returning to Afghanistan following the Taliban's capture of 
        Kabul;
            (8) any funding provided or assets transferred by, or at 
        the request of, the United States from January 20, 2021, to the 
        present, either directly or indirectly through a third party or 
        foreign government, with the knowledge or expectation that the 
        Taliban would receive the benefit of such funding or assets, to 
        include paying for seats on aircraft operated by commercial 
        airliners controlled by the Taliban;
            (9) Department of State F-77 reports (identifying numbers 
        of potential evacuees) for Afghanistan from January 2020 to the 
        present;
            (10) Embassy Kabul Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) and 
        Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) plans and operations 
        in Afghanistan from January 20, 2021, to the present;
            (11) assistance to, coordination with, or policies or 
        directives regarding private and nongovernmental groups, 
        including those run by American veterans of the Afghanistan 
        conflict, working to evacuate Afghans at risk because of their 
        previous work with the United States;
            (12) any official views or objections proffered by 
        Administrator Samantha Power of the United States Agency for 
        International Development (USAID) to the Department of State or 
        the White House from April 2021 to the present regarding the 
        Afghanistan withdrawal, including any views regarding impacts 
        on USAID program implementers left behind;
            (13) any agreement, commitment, or understanding reached 
        with the Taliban regarding eventual United States recognition 
        of the Taliban as the lawful government of Afghanistan;
            (14) the August 15, 2021, offer made by the Taliban to 
        allow the United States military to have responsibility for 
        security in Kabul and for the Taliban to stay out of the city 
        during the evacuation, and the United States Government 
        decision to reject that offer;
            (15) any agreement with a foreign government to grant the 
        United States basing, runway, or airspace access, and 
        logistical supply that would support the extension of United 
        States intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) or 
        counterterrorism strike capabilities into Afghanistan;
            (16) any agreement with a foreign government to allow the 
        continued presence in its territory of Afghan SIV applicants 
        and their family members while their applications are processed 
        and considered by the United States;
            (17) any agreement or understanding with a foreign 
        government regarding commitments or obligations of the United 
        States toward Afghan citizens transported into that country's 
        territory on a United States Government-chartered or military 
        flight from Afghanistan;
            (18) any agreement or understanding with a foreign 
        government regarding that government's willingness to permit 
        entry or continued presence by Afghan evacuees who fail United 
        States security or refugee screening processes;
            (19) Afghans evacuated on United States Government-
        chartered or military flights from Afghanistan who have failed 
        initial screening or have otherwise been determined to be 
        inadmissible to the United States, including any information 
        regarding the number and current location of such individuals;
            (20) any role or procedures of the Department of State or 
        another United States Government agency in approving or 
        disapproving privately chartered flights intended to evacuate 
        persons from Afghanistan, including review or approval of 
        passenger manifests, flight plans, or landing approval in 
        foreign countries;
            (21) passenger manifests for United States Government-
        chartered and military flights with civilian passengers aboard, 
        departing Afghanistan from July 30, 2021, to the present, 
        including any information regarding the accuracy or 
        completeness of such manifests, and any comparisons or 
        disparities between passenger lists at departure and upon 
        arrival;
            (22) information regarding civilian passengers aboard 
        United States Government-chartered and military flights 
        departing Afghanistan from July 30, 2021, to the present, 
        including the numbers of--
                    (A) United States citizens;
                    (B) lawful permanent residents of the United 
                States;
                    (C) Afghan SIV program applicants and their 
                immediate family members;
                    (D) Afghan P1 and P2 refugee program applicants; 
                and
                    (E) other at-risk Afghans not eligible for the SIV 
                program, P1 refugee program referral, or P2 refugee 
                program referral, to include members of the Afghan 
                security forces;
            (23) efforts and processes to identify and screen Afghan 
        passengers aboard United States Government-chartered and 
        military flights departing Afghanistan from July 30, 2021, to 
        the present, including any assessments, criticisms, or 
        complaints regarding the adequacy of such security screening 
        processes;
            (24) communications with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, 
        from July 23, 2021, to the present;
            (25) any discussions, assessments, or opinions regarding 
        United States Government decisions to cease support to members 
        of the internationally recognized Afghan government and 
        security forces continuing to fight the Taliban;
            (26) communication with members of the Afghan security 
        forces from August 10, 2021, to the present regarding cessation 
        of United States support to members of the internationally 
        recognized Afghan government and security forces;
            (27) the destruction at United States consular facilities 
        in Afghanistan of documentation regarding Afghan visa 
        applicants and recipients, including information regarding 
        documentation not digitized or archived prior to destruction;
            (28) the disposition of United States-origin defense 
        articles provided to the Afghan National Defense and Security 
        Forces, including those delivered to Afghanistan after April 
        14, 2021, whether in the Taliban's possession or transferred to 
        third parties; and
            (29) documents, reports, and original findings, even if in 
        draft form, produced by the internal State Department review of 
        the Afghanistan withdrawal led by Ambassador Dan Smith, 
        including transcribed interviews.
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