,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bfg #aahth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dgfe
 ,report ,no4 #aah-cbh ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july   
#bj1 #bjbc,mr4 ,lynch 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,nunn of ,iowa7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,december #ai1 #bjbc;,additional        
sponsor3 ,mr4 ,molinaro  ,december #ai1 
#bjbc,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,july #bj1 #bjbc  
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 the ,treasury to carry out a study on  
,chinese support for ,afghan illicit    
finance1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,exposing ,china's ,support for the 
,taliban ,act4  #b4 ,study on ,chinese  

support for ,afghan illicit finance  7a7
 ,findings ,congress finds the          
following3 7#a7 ,though ,china and      
,afghanistan share only a small land    
border1 when it comes to illicit        
financial activity between the two      
countries1 ,china has a demonstrated    
history of permissiveness regarding     
trafficking and money laundering that   
could support both the ,taliban and its 
associates4  7#b7 ,a #bjad ,financial   
,action ,task ,force report titled1     
,financial ,flows ,linked to the        
,production and ,trafficking of ,afghan 
,opiates found evidence of              
import_/export companies registered in  
,china that were transferring funds to  
,afghanistan1 likely as part of         
trade-based money laundering schemes    
centered around illicit opium production
 and trafficking1 which1 per the ,united
 ,nations ,office on ,drugs and ,crime  
7,,unodc71 is one of the ,taliban's main
 sources of income4  7#c7 ,since the    
,u4,s4 withdrawal from ,afghanistan in  

,august #bjba1 ,china has announced its 
willingness to lend financial support   
and legitimacy to the ,taliban-led      
government in ,afghanistan1 including   
,afghan ,interior ,minister1 ,sirajuddin
 ,haqqani1 a member of the              
,u4,s4-sanctions designated ,foreign    
,terrorist ,organization1 the ,haqqani  
,network4  7#d7 ,china's permissive     
policies regarding ,afghan illicit      
finance run counter to the strategic    
interests of the ,united ,states with   
respect to countering trafficking and   
preventing terrorist groups from        
accessing the international financial   
system4  7#e7 ,china's role as a        
critical source of financial wherewithal
 for the ,taliban and its associates to 
process and implement drug and other    
illicit-activity transactions warrants  
further study as these actions pose a   
threat both to the safety and security  
of the people of ,afghanistan and the   
international community4  7#f7 ,congress
 needs to better understand how ,china  

could leverage its relationships and    
resources within ,afghanistan and how   
these activities could directly or      
indirectly provide financial support to 
terrorist organizations1 including the  
,taliban and its associates4  7b7 ,study
  7#a7 ,requirement ,not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of the        
,treasury shall provide to the          
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate a report 
on the financial activities of the      
,government of ,china and ,chinese      
entities in connection with the finances
 of ,afghanistan and the ,taliban4  7#b7
 ,matters included ,the report under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of the   
activities undertaken by the ,government
 of ,china and ,chinese-registered      
companies to support illicit financial  
networks in ,afghanistan1 particularly  

such networks involved in narcotics     
trafficking1 illicit financial          
transactions1 official corruption1      
natural resources exploitation1 and     
terrorist networks4  7,b7 ,an assessment
 of financial1 commercial1 and economic 
activities undertaken by the ,government
 of ,china and ,chinese companies in    
,afghanistan to support ,chinese        
policies counter to ,american strategic 
interests4  7,c7 ,any recommendations to
 ,congress regarding legislative or     
regulatory improvements necessary to    
support the identification and          
disruption of ,chinese-supported illicit
 financial networks in ,afghanistan4    
7#c7 ,form ,the report under paragraph  
7#a7 may include a classified annex4    
,december #ai1 #bjbc,reported with an   
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed