,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #addi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #i1 #bjag ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas 7for himself and ,mr4 ,rohrabacher7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require a report on the designation of ,pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,pakistan ,state ,sponsor of ,terrorism ,designation ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,report on designation of ,pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,following the ,september #aa1 #bjja1 terrorist attacks1 al-,qaeda leaders and the ,afghan ,taliban fled ,afghanistan to ,pakistan and settled in the ,federally ,administered ,tribal ,areas 7,,fata74 ,joint ,task ,force ,guantanamo threat assessments subsequently revealed that ,pakistan's ,inter-,services ,intelligence 7,,isi7 facilitated al-,qaeda's movement of fighters to and from ,afghanistan as well as the terrorist organization's purchase of weapons4 7#b7 ,the ,government of ,pakistan1 and the ,,isi in particular1 provide support and a safe haven to groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7 by the ,united ,states ,government4 ,then ,chairman of the ,united ,states ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff ,admiral ,mike ,mullen testified in #bjaa that the ,haqqani ,network ''' acts as a veritable arm of ,pakistan's ,inter-,services ,intelligence agency4 ,with ,,isi support1 ,haqqani operatives planned and conducted various attacks against ,united ,states personnel and interests in ,afghanistan1 including a #bjaa attack on the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,kabul4 7#c7 ,the founder and leader of al-,qaeda1 ,osama bin ,laden1 was found and killed in the ,pakistani military town of ,abbottabad in #bjaa4 ,the ,government of ,pakistan subsequently condemned the raid that killed the terrorist leader and continues to imprison ,dr4 ,shakil ,afridi1 the ,pakistani doctor who played an instrumental role in identifying ,osama bin ,laden's hiding place4 7#d7 ,a #bjab ,,nato report indicated that the ,afghan ,taliban is directly assisted by the ,pakistani security services and noted that ,pakistan's manipulation of the ,taliban senior leadership continues unabated4 ,the report also suggested that ,pakistan is aware of the locations of senior ,taliban leaders1 including one who maintained a residence in the immediate vicinity of the ,,isi headquarters in ,islamabad4 7#e7 ,the leader of the ,afghan ,taliban1 ,mullah ,akhtar ,mansour1 was located in southwestern ,pakistan at the time of his death by a ,united ,states drone strike on ,may #ba1 #bjaf4 ,pakistan's ,baluchistan ,province has long been a haven for the ,afghan ,taliban1 and the group's top leadership is headquartered in the city of ,quetta in ,baluchistan ,province4 7#f7 ,the ,department of ,state's #bjaf ,country ,reports on ,terrorism noted that ,pakistan did not take substantial action against the ,afghan ,taliban or ,,hqn 7the ,haqqani ,network71 or substantially limit their ability to threaten ,united ,states interests in ,afghanistan4 ,the report also stated that ,pakistan has not taken sufficient action against other externally-focused groups such as ,laskar-e-,tayyiba 7,le,t7 and ,jaish-e-,mohammad 7,je,m71 which continued to cooperate1 train1 organize1 and fundraise in ,pakistan4 ,moreover1 since passage of ,carl ,levin and ,howard ,p4 #8,buck' ,mc,keon ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjae 7,public ,law #aac-bia71 the ,secretary of ,defense has been unable to certify that ,pakistan has taken adequate action against the ,haqqani ,network in accordance with section #abbb7;f7 of such ,act4 7#g7 ,pakistan has not taken steps to demonstrate its commitment to prevent the ,haqqani ,network from using ,north ,waziristan as a safe haven1 nor has it shown progress in arresting and prosecuting ,haqqani ,network senior leaders and mid-level operatives4 7b7 ,reports 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of ,state and in consultation with the heads of other appropriate ,federal departments and agencies1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that determines whether-- 7,a7 7i7 with respect to each of the acts described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#g7 of subsection 7a71 the ,government of ,pakistan1 including any agents or instrumentalities of such ,government1 directly or indirectly1 committed1 conspired to commit1 attempted1 aided1 or abetted any such act2 or 7ii7 the ,government of ,pakistan1 including any agents or instrumentalities of such ,government1 directly or indirectly1 committed1 conspired to commit1 attempted1 aided1 or abetted any act not referred to in clause 7i7 that constitutes an act of or support for international terrorism2 and 7,b7 any such act referred to in subparagraph 7,a77i7 constitutes an act of or support for international terrorism4 7#b7 ,follow-up ,if the ,secretary of ,state makes a determination in the affirmative with respect to subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall1 not later than #cj days after making such determination1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains-- 7,a7 a determination regarding whether the ,government of ,pakistan is a state sponsor of terrorism2 or 7,b7 a detailed justification as to why the conduct described in the report required under such paragraph 7#a7 does not meet the legal criteria for a determination in the affirmative under subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph4 7c7 ,form ,the reports required by subsection 7b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if appropriate4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,state sponsor of terrorism ,the term state sponsor of terrorism means a country the government of which the ,secretary of ,state has determined1 for purposes of section #f7;j7 of the ,export ,administration ,act of #aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfje7;j77 7as continued in effect pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq4771 section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga71 section #dj of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj71 or any other provision of law1 is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism4