,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bfg #aah?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dgfe 
,report ,no4 #aah-cbh ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,july #bj1 #bjbc,mr4 
,lyn* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,nunn ( ,i[a7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices     
,decemb] #ai1 #bjbc;,additional sponsor3
 ,mr4 ,mol9>o  ,decemb] #ai1            
#bjbc,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,july #bj1 #bjbc  ,a ,,bill  ,to require
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury to c>ry out a
 /udy on ,*9ese support = ,afghan       
illicit f9ance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,expos+ ,*9a's ,support = ! ,taliban    
,act4  #b4 ,/udy on ,*9ese support =    
,afghan illicit f9ance  7a7 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,?\gh ,*9a
 & ,afghani/an %>e only a small l&      

bord]1 :5 x comes to illicit f9ancial   
activity betwe5 ! two c\ntries1 ,*9a has
 a demon/rat$ hi/ory ( p]missiv5ess     
reg>d+ traffick+ & money laund]+ t c\ld 
support bo? ! ,taliban & its associates4
  7#b7 ,a #bjad ,f9ancial ,action ,task 
,=ce report titl$1 ,f9ancial ,fl[s ,l9k$
 to ! ,production & ,traffick+ ( ,afghan
 ,opiates f\nd evid5ce ( import_/export 
companies regi/]$ 9 ,*9a t 7 transf]r+  
funds to ,afghani/an1 likely z "p (     
trade-bas$ money laund]+ s*emes c5t]$   
ar\nd illicit opium production &        
traffick+1 :i*1 p] ! ,unit$ ,nations    
,(fice on ,drugs & ,crime 7,,unodc71 is 
"o ( ! ,taliban's ma9 s\rces ( income4  
7#c7 ,s9ce ! ,u4,s4 )drawal f           
,afghani/an 9 ,augu/ #bjba1 ,*9a has    
ann\nc$ its will+ness to l5d f9ancial   
support & legitimacy to ! ,taliban-l$   
gov]nm5t 9 ,afghani/an1 includ+ ,afghan 
,int]ior ,m9i/]1 ,sirajudd9 ,haqqani1 a 
memb] ( ! ,u4,s4-sanctions designat$    
,=eign ,t]rori/ ,organization1 !        
,haqqani ,network4  7#d7 ,*9a's         

p]missive policies reg>d+ ,afghan       
illicit f9ance run c\nt] to ! /rategic  
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) respect to  
c\nt]+ traffick+ & prev5t+ t]rori/ gr\ps
 f access+ ! int]national f9ancial      
sy/em4  7#e7 ,*9a's role z a critical   
s\rce ( f9ancial :]e)al = ! ,taliban &  
its associates to process & implem5t    
drug & o!r illicit-activity transactions
 w>rants fur!r /udy z ^! actions pose a 
?reat bo? to ! safety & security ( ! p (
 ,afghani/an & ! int]national community4
  7#f7 ,congress ne$s to bett] und]/& h[
 ,*9a c\ld lev]age its relation%ips &   
res\rces )9 ,afghani/an & h[ ^!         
activities c\ld directly or indirectly  
provide f9ancial support to t]rori/     
organizations1 includ+ ! ,taliban & its 
associates4  7b7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,requirem5t
 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,treasury %all provide to ! ,committee  
on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs ( !    

,s5ate a report on ! f9ancial activities
 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a & ,*9ese entities 
9 connection ) ! f9ances ( ,afghani/an &
 ! ,taliban4  7#b7 ,matt]s includ$ ,!   
report "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include !  
foll[+3 7,a7 ,an assessm5t ( !          
activities und]tak5 by ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,*9a & ,*9ese-regi/]$ companies to      
support illicit f9ancial networks 9     
,afghani/an1 p>ticul>ly su* networks    
involv$ 9 n>cotics traffick+1 illicit   
f9ancial transactions1 (ficial          
corruption1 natural res\rces            
exploitation1 & t]rori/ networks4  7,b7 
,an assessm5t ( f9ancial1 comm]cial1 &  
economic activities und]tak5 by !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a & ,*9ese companies 9   
,afghani/an to support ,*9ese policies  
c\nt] to ,am]ican /rategic int]e/s4     
7,c7 ,any recomm5dations to ,congress   
reg>d+ legislative or regulatory        
improvem5ts necess>y to support !       
id5tification & disruption (            
,*9ese-support$ illicit f9ancial        
networks 9 ,afghani/an4  7#c7 ,=m ,!    

report "u p>agraph 7#a7 may include a   
classifi$ annex4  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjbc,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$