US Congress House Bill 2008 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Taxing American Assistance to Afghanistan Act - Prohibits U.S. assistance for Afghanistan unless the United States and Afghanistan enter into a bilateral agreement which provides that work performed in Afghanistan by U.S. contractors is exempt from taxation by the government of Afghanistan. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if in the U.S. national interest. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to a contract: (1) under which the contractor or subcontractor is not a U.S. national, or (2) involving commercial operations of U.S. diplomatic missions in Afghanistan.

Stop Taxing American Assistance to Afghanistan Act

Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2008/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2008/BILLS-113hr2008ih.pdf