Ensuring Evacuation from Afghanistan Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5117
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2021-08-27
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan

Alliances

Asia

Congressional oversight

Emergency planning and evacuation

Foreign aid and international relief

Foreign property

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Sanctions

War and emergency powers
Latest action: action_date: 2021-08-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Ensuring Evacuation from Afghanistan Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits providing federal funding to the government of Afghanistan until the President certifies to Congress that all U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, coalition partners, and Afghan allies who would like to evacuate from Afghanistan have been evacuated. The bill also requires asset-blocking sanctions on the Afghan government until the President makes the certification. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5117 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 27, 2021 Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to the Government of Afghanistan until United States persons and allies have been fully evacuated from the country, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Evacuation from Afghanistan Act of 2021 . 2. Prohibition on funding to the Government of Afghanistan (a) In general No Federal funds may be made available to provide funding to the Government of Afghanistan until such time as the President makes a certification described in subsection (c). (b) Asset blocking The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the Government of Afghanistan if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person until such time as the President makes a certification described in subsection (c). (c) Certification described A certification described in this subsection is a written certification submitted to Congress that all United States citizens, United States legal permanent residents, coalition partners, and Afghan allies who would like to evacuate from Afghanistan have been evacuated from the country.