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  • S. 3908 seeks to restrict U.S. financial contributions to the United Nations, specifically concerning assistance related to Afghanistan. The bill prohibits these contributions until the Secretary of State verifies to Congress that no U.S. funds are involved in cash shipments...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like a rule that says the U.S. will not give money to the big group called the United Nations for help in Afghanistan until a top U.S. official checks and confirms that no bad guys are getting the money. If this official later finds out they made a mistake, they have to tell the U.S. government and stop the money again.

  • S. 313 aims to restrict how funds from the United States are given to the United Nations. Specifically, it blocks any voluntary or required contributions for aid in Afghanistan until the U.S. Secretary of State confirms that these funds are not used for cash shipments into...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make sure that money from the United States given to the United Nations isn't used in Afghanistan unless it's confirmed that the money isn't secretly being used in ways that help bad people. If someone finds out later that the money was used in a wrong way, they have to explain what happened to the big bosses in the government.