Sec. 1215. Requirement to withhold Department of Defense assistance to Afghanistan in amount equivalent to 150 percent of all taxes assessed by Afghanistan to extent such taxes are not reimbursed by Afghanistan
286 words·~1 min read·
/bill/113/hr/4435/rh/section-1215·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
An amount equivalent to 150 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2014 by the Government of Afghanistan on all Department of Defense assistance in violation of the status of forces agreement between the United States and Afghanistan (entered in force May 28, 2003) shall be withheld by the Secretary of Defense from obligation from funds appropriated for such assistance for fiscal year 2015 to the extent that the Secretary of Defense certifies and reports in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that such taxes have not been reimbursed by the Government of Afghanistan to the Department of Defense or the grantee, contractor, or subcontractor concerned.
The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement in subsection
(a)if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is necessary to achieve United States goals in Afghanistan. Not later than March 1, 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2014 by the Government of Afghanistan on any Department of Defense assistance. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. The term Department of Defense assistance means funds provided in a fiscal year to Afghanistan by the Department of Defense, either directly or through grantees, contractors, or subcontractors. This section shall terminate at the close of the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notification that the United States and Afghanistan have signed a bilateral security agreement and such agreement has entered into force.