Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Act
USA116th CongressHR-2060| House
| Updated: 4/3/2019
Jim Banks
Republican Representative
Indiana
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Act This bill prohibits funds made available to the Department of Defense for FY2019 from being used to reduce the number of U.S. Armed Forces members deployed in Afghanistan to below 10,000 unless the Office of the Director of National Intelligence certifies that Taliban leaders have (1) rejected Al Qaeda by name, (2) committed not to fight alongside or have any affiliation with Al Qaeda, and (3) agreed to various conditions such as committing to protecting the rights of women and girls and supporting the Afghan Constitution. The Department of State shall provide briefings to Congress every 30 days regarding any ongoing talks with the Afghan government or the Taliban and the effect of such talks on Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
International Affairs
AfghanistanAsiaConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary operations and strategyPolitical movements and philosophiesSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismWomen's rights
Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Act
USA116th CongressHR-2060| House
| Updated: 4/3/2019
Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Act This bill prohibits funds made available to the Department of Defense for FY2019 from being used to reduce the number of U.S. Armed Forces members deployed in Afghanistan to below 10,000 unless the Office of the Director of National Intelligence certifies that Taliban leaders have (1) rejected Al Qaeda by name, (2) committed not to fight alongside or have any affiliation with Al Qaeda, and (3) agreed to various conditions such as committing to protecting the rights of women and girls and supporting the Afghan Constitution. The Department of State shall provide briefings to Congress every 30 days regarding any ongoing talks with the Afghan government or the Taliban and the effect of such talks on Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jim Banks
Republican Representative
Indiana
Cosponsors (5)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AfghanistanAsiaConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary operations and strategyPolitical movements and philosophiesSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismWomen's rights