Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of authority for support for reconciliation activities led by the Government of Afghanistan and prohibition on use of funds for the Taliban and other terrorist groups
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(e)of section 1218 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ; 132 Stat. 1633) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary of Defense may provide covered support within Afghanistan. The Secretary of Defense may provide covered support in any country in the near abroad of Afghanistan if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, determines, and certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress, that providing covered support in such a country is in the national security interest of the United States. . Subsection
(f)of such section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Pakistan and inserting any country in the near abroad of Afghanistan . Subsection (j)(1) of such section is amended to read as follows: Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense uses the authority under this section, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the covered support provided pursuant to such use of authority. . Subsection
(k)of such section is amended by striking December 31, 2021 and inserting December 31, 2022 . Subsection
(l)of such section is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(4)and
(5)as paragraphs
(5)and (6), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following new paragraph (4): The term near abroad of Afghanistan means South Asia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf. . None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be made available for the transfer of funds, supplies, or other items of monetary value to the Taliban or members of other terrorist groups.
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Extension and modification of authority for support for reconciliation activities led by the Government of Afghanistan and prohibition on use of funds for the Taliban and other terrorist groups
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