,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjac ,mr4  
,wel* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,unit$
 ,/ates assi/ance = ,afghani/an unless !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & ,afghani/an ent] into a
 bilat]al agreem5t :i* provides t "w    
p]=m$ 9 ,afghani/an by ,unit$ ,/ates    
contractors is exempt f taxation by !   
,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an4  #a4 ,%ort     
,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op   
,tax+ ,am]ican ,assi/ance to ,afghani/an
 ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on ,unit$      
,/ates assi/ance = ,afghani/an unless "w
 p]=m$ 9 ,afghani/an by ,unit$ ,/ates   
contractors is exempt f taxation  7a7   
,prohibition ,no funds made available to
 c>ry out ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act (    
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq47 or  
any o!r ,act may be made available to   
provide assi/ance = ,afghani/an unless !
 ,presid5t c]tifies to ,congress t a    
bilat]al agreem5t betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates

 & ,afghani/an is 9 effect :i* provides 
t "w p]=m$ 9 ,afghani/an "u a contract 9
 ,afghani/an is exempt f taxation by !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an4 ,! prohibition 
on assi/ance "u ?is subsection %all n   
apply ) respect to a contract "u :i* !  
contractor or subcontractor is n a      
national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a contract
 involv+ comm]cial op]ations ( ,unit$   
,/ates diplomatic missions 9            
,afghani/an4  7b7 ,waiv] ,! ,presid5t   
may waive ! prohibition on assi/ance "u 
subsection 7a7 on a case-by-case basis  
if ! ,presid5t det]m9es & c]tifies to   
,congress t x is 9 ! national int]e/s ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to d s4  7c7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,contract 9      
,afghani/an ,! t]m contract 9           
,afghani/an has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m      
contract 9 ,iraq or ,afghani/an 9       
section #hfd7;a77#b7 ( ! ,national      
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #aj  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note71 except t ea*     
ref]5ce 9 su* section to or ,iraq is    

deem$ to be delet$4  7#b7 ,gov]nm5t (   
,afghani/an  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m       
,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an includes !      
gov]nm5t ( any political subdivision (  
,afghani/an1 & any ag5cy or             
in/rum5tality ( ! ,gov]nm5t (           
,afghani/an4  7,b7 ,ag5cy or            
in/rum5tality ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 
7,a71 ! t]m ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an means an ag5cy  
or in/rum5tality ( a =eign /ate z def9$ 
9 section #afjc7;b7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 ) ea* ref]5ce 9 su*       
section to a =eign /ate deem$ to be a   
ref]5ce to ,afghani/an4  7d7 ,effective 
date ,?is section %all take effect on ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all     
apply ) respect to funds made available 
to c>ry out ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act (  
#aifa or any o!r ,act = fiscal ye> #bjad
 & subsequ5t fiscal ye>s4