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2 | 2 | | 118THCONGRESS |
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4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 80 |
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5 | 5 | | To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major |
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6 | 6 | | non-NATO ally, and for other purposes. |
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7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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8 | 8 | | JANUARY9, 2023 |
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9 | 9 | | Mr. B |
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10 | 10 | | IGGSintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee |
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11 | 11 | | on Foreign Affairs |
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12 | 12 | | A BILL |
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13 | 13 | | To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of |
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14 | 14 | | Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally, and for other purposes. |
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15 | 15 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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16 | 16 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF THE IS-3 |
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18 | 18 | | LAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN AS A MAJOR 4 |
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19 | 19 | | NON-NATO ALLY. 5 |
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20 | 20 | | (a) I |
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21 | 21 | | NGENERAL.—Effective beginning on the date 6 |
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22 | 22 | | of the enactment of this Act— 7 |
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23 | 23 | | (1) the designation of the Islamic Republic of 8 |
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24 | 24 | | Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to 9 |
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25 | 25 | | section 517(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 10 |
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28 | 28 | | •HR 80 IH |
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29 | 29 | | 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k(a)(1)) or any other provi-1 |
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30 | 30 | | sion of law is hereby terminated; and 2 |
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31 | 31 | | (2) the President may not issue a separate des-3 |
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32 | 32 | | ignation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a 4 |
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33 | 33 | | major non-NATO ally pursuant to section 517(a)(1) 5 |
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34 | 34 | | of such Act or any other provision of law unless the 6 |
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35 | 35 | | President submits to Congress a certification de-7 |
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36 | 36 | | scribed in subsection (b). 8 |
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37 | 37 | | (b) C |
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38 | 38 | | ERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 9 |
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39 | 39 | | subsection is a certification that contains a determination 10 |
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40 | 40 | | of the President that— 11 |
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41 | 41 | | (1) Pakistan continues to conduct military oper-12 |
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42 | 42 | | ations that are contributing to significantly dis-13 |
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43 | 43 | | rupting the safe haven and freedom of movement of 14 |
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44 | 44 | | the Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 15 |
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45 | 45 | | (2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its 16 |
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46 | 46 | | commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from 17 |
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47 | 47 | | using any Pakistani territory as a safe haven; 18 |
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48 | 48 | | (3) the Government of Pakistan actively coordi-19 |
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49 | 49 | | nates with the Government of Afghanistan to re-20 |
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50 | 50 | | strict the movement of militants, such as the 21 |
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51 | 51 | | Haqqani Network, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan 22 |
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52 | 52 | | border; and 23 |
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56 | 56 | | (4) Pakistan has shown progress in arresting 1 |
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57 | 57 | | and prosecuting Haqqani Network senior leaders 2 |
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58 | 58 | | and mid-level operatives. 3 |
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