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The bill increases U.S. leverage to force Pakistani counterterrorism action and potentially improve regional security by conditioning MNNA status, but it risks higher costs, reduced executive flexibility, and damage to broader bilateral cooperation.
Military personnel and the American public could face fewer militant threats if Pakistan is incentivized to coordinate with Afghanistan and prosecute militants, improving regional security.
U.S. policymakers gain leverage and can hold Pakistan accountable by conditioning MNNA privileges on concrete counterterrorism benchmarks, increasing pressure for cooperative action.
Taxpayers and U.S. operations could lose broader bilateral cooperation on trade, intelligence, and counternarcotics if Pakistan views loss of MNNA status as punitive, weakening U.S. influence beyond security matters.
Taxpayers and military operations may face higher costs and logistical complications because privileges tied to MNNA status would end, increasing expenses for cooperation, training, and support.
Federal officials will have reduced diplomatic flexibility because the President would be legally constrained from redesignating Pakistan without meeting detailed certification criteria, which could slow rapid policy responses.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Removes Pakistan's U.S. "major non-NATO ally" status on enactment and bars re-designation until the President certifies four specific anti-Haqqani Network actions.
Removes the United States designation of Pakistan as a "major non-NATO ally" immediately upon enactment and blocks the President from reissuing that designation until the President certifies to Congress that Pakistan has met four specific conditions related to action against the Haqqani Network. The required certifications cover sustained military disruption of Haqqani safe havens, steps to prevent use of Pakistani territory as a safe haven, active coordination with Afghanistan to limit militant movement across the border, and progress arresting and prosecuting senior and mid-level Haqqani operatives.
Introduced January 3, 2025 by Andrew S. Biggs · Last progress January 3, 2025