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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 80
To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major
non-NATO ally, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY9, 2023
Mr. B
IGGSintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF THE IS-3
LAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN AS A MAJOR 4
NON-NATO ALLY. 5
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Effective beginning on the date 6
of the enactment of this Act— 7
(1) the designation of the Islamic Republic of 8
Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to 9
section 517(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 10
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1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k(a)(1)) or any other provi-1
sion of law is hereby terminated; and 2
(2) the President may not issue a separate des-3
ignation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a 4
major non-NATO ally pursuant to section 517(a)(1) 5
of such Act or any other provision of law unless the 6
President submits to Congress a certification de-7
scribed in subsection (b). 8
(b) C
ERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 9
subsection is a certification that contains a determination 10
of the President that— 11
(1) Pakistan continues to conduct military oper-12
ations that are contributing to significantly dis-13
rupting the safe haven and freedom of movement of 14
the Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 15
(2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its 16
commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from 17
using any Pakistani territory as a safe haven; 18
(3) the Government of Pakistan actively coordi-19
nates with the Government of Afghanistan to re-20
strict the movement of militants, such as the 21
Haqqani Network, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan 22
border; and 23
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(4) Pakistan has shown progress in arresting 1
and prosecuting Haqqani Network senior leaders 2
and mid-level operatives. 3
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