No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act

The bill would direct the Secretary of State to develop and implement, within 180 days of enactment, a strategy to discourage foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing foreign assistance to the Taliban. That strategy must include efforts to support Afghan women and girls without benefiting the Taliban, and efforts to relocate vetted at-risk Afghans and Afghan allies to the United States or third countries. The Secretary would also be required to identify which foreign countries and NGOs have provided assistance to the Taliban, how much U.S. aid those same entities receive, and what U.S. efforts since August 2021 have sought to counter such support. Progress reports would be required every 180 days for five years.

Beyond the strategy, the bill would require separate reports: one on U.S.-funded direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan since August 2021 — including use of hawala money-transfer networks and oversight mechanisms — and recurring reports every 180 days for five years on the Afghan Fund, including Taliban influence over Da Afghanistan Bank. A separate report, due within 30 days of enactment, would cover the U.S. government's decision to terminate bounties on Haqqani Network leaders under the Rewards for Justice program.

The Department of State and Department of the Treasury, which would be required to develop strategies and produce multiple reports. Foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that receive U.S. foreign assistance and have provided support to the Taliban would be scrutinized. Afghan women, girls, and at-risk Afghans could benefit from required assistance efforts. Congressional foreign affairs and appropriations committees would receive the required reports.

If enacted, the bill would create a formal, recurring oversight mechanism requiring the State Department to account for how U.S. foreign aid money flows to entities that in turn support the Taliban. Agencies would face hard statutory deadlines for reports and strategy delivery, and Congress would gain visibility into the Afghan Fund, Da Afghanistan Bank's Taliban ties, and the controversial removal of Haqqani Network bounties — areas where executive-branch accountability has been limited.

The State Department would have 30 days to report on Haqqani Network bounty changes, and 90 days to report on cash assistance programs and the Afghan Fund. Within 180 days, it must develop and implement the anti-Taliban-support strategy and submit an initial implementation report. Follow-on strategy reports are due every 180 days for five years; Afghan Fund reports recur on the same cycle for five years. The Treasury Department must be consulted on the Afghan Fund reports. All reports go to the House Foreign Affairs and Appropriations Committees and the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees.