,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ah1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,mace 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,burchett1 and ,mr4 ,ogles7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 
and in addition to the ,committees on   
,armed ,services1 and the ,judiciary1   
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit actions recognizing the        
,islamic ,emirate of ,afghanistan1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,preventing the ,recognition of         
,terrorist ,states ,act of #bjbe4  #b4  
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states--  7#a7 to not   
recognize the ,islamic ,emirate of      
,afghanistan1 which is controlled by the
 ,taliban1 as the official ,government  

of ,afghanistan under any circumstances2
  7#b7 to view the ,taliban's takeover  
of ,afghanistan as a coup d'tat and     
therefore illegitimate2 and  7#c7 to    
recognize that individuals designated as
 terrorists by the ,united ,states1 such
 as ,sirajuddin ,haqqani1 will play a   
key role in the ,taliban regime4  #c4   
,prohibition on actions recognizing the 
,islamic ,emirate of ,afghanistan  7a7  
,in general ,in furtherance of the      
policy set forth in section #b1 no      
,federal department or agency may take  
any action or extend any assistance that
 states or implies recognition of the   
,taliban's claim of sovereignty over    
,afghanistan4  7b7 ,funding limitation  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no ,federal funds appropriated or  
otherwise made available for the        
,department of ,state1 the ,united      
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development1 or the ,department of     
,defense on or after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act may be obligated 

or expended to prepare or promulgate any
 policy1 guidance1 regulation1 notice1  
or ,executive order1 or to otherwise    
implement1 administer1 or enforce any   
policy1 that extends diplomatic         
recognition to the ,islamic ,emirate of 
,afghanistan4  #d4 ,designation of      
,islamic ,emirate of ,afghanistan as a  
state sponsor of terrorism  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall 
designate the ,islamic ,emirate of      
,afghanistan as a ,state sponsor of     
terrorism4  7b7 ,state sponsor of       
terrorism defined ,in this section1 the 
term state sponsor of terrorism means a 
country the government of which the     
,secretary of ,state has determined has 
repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism1 for purposes   
of-- 7#a7 section #aged7;c77#a77;,a77i7 
of the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of 
#bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4                    
#dhac7;c77#a77;,a77i772  7#b7 section   
#fbj;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act
 of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga72  7#c7  

section #dj7;d7 of the ,arms ,export    
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7;d772
 or  7#d7 any other provision of law4   
#e4 ,designation of the ,taliban as a   
foreign terrorist organization ,the     
,secretary of ,state shall designate the
 ,taliban as a foreign terrorist        
organization pursuant to section #bai of
 the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74