article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics Sustainable Food Production Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) abject poverty and the inability to produce food, even at the subsistence level, in the rural, mountainous areas of Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics have plagued the region for over 20 years; (2) extended food shortages in this region have resulted in the consumption of seed supplies and breeding livestock necessary to continue farming and food production; (3) ongoing and violent conflict in the region has badly damaged or destroyed the basic irrigation systems necessary for food production; (4) despite the delivery of over $185,000,000 in aid from the United States in fiscal year 2001 toward humanitarian assistance needs in Afghanistan, millions of people remain at risk of severe malnutrition and starvation in the short- and long-terms; (5) on October 4, 2001, President George W. Bush announced that the people of Afghanistan, and the governments of Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan will receive an additional $320,000,000 humanitarian assistance package for emergency food and refugee assistance to address the region's immediate needs during the war on terrorism; and (6) in addition to addressing short-term emergency assistance needs in Afghanistan and the mountainous regions of the Central Asian Republics, addressing the long-term food production and rural development issues in region will be critical to attaining some stability in the region. SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE. (a) Assistance.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall provide assistance in accordance with the provisions of this Act to develop sustainable food production for Afghanistan and the mountainous regions of other countries of Central Asia through restocking seed, replacing breeding livestock, restoring basic irrigation systems, and providing access to credit for food production, processing, or marketing enterprises through rural microenterprise loan programs. (b) Program Objectives.-- (1) In general.--In providing assistance under subsection (a), the Administrator shall provide only grants to nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of carrying out the activities described in paragraph (2) in Afghanistan and the other countries of Central Asia in accordance with this section. (2) Activities supported.-- (A) In general.--Among the activities for which the Administrator may provide grants shall be-- (i) procurement of seed for local food production; (ii) replacement of breeding livestock; (iii) restoration of basic irrigation systems; (iv) establishment of access to credit for food production, processing, or marketing enterprises through rural microenterprise loan programs; and (v) providing technical assistance. (B) Limitation.--Amounts received under a grant shall not be used to carry out activities related to emergencies or disasters. (3) Applications.--A nongovernmental organization that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application for the grant to the Administrator. The application should be developed by the nongovernmental organization in close consultation with local indigenous entities, or associated persons of a village or villages, located in the country within which the activities supported by the grant will be carried out. (4) Implementation of program objectives.--In carrying out the objectives of paragraph (1), the Administrator shall-- (A) coordinate the activities with governments of other countries authorized to receive grants under this section, local and regional governments of such countries, nongovernmental organizations operating in such countries, and private donors; (B) provide minimal supplementary grants for associated administrative costs to the national and regional governments of the country for which grants to nongovernmental organizations are approved under this section; (C) provide oversight of grants disbursed under this section, including procedures under which a nongovernmental organization that misuses grant funds or otherwise fails to adequately carry out the activities described in paragraph (2) should be disqualified from receiving additional grants under this section for not less than 1 year; and (D) coordinate efforts with national, regional, and local government officials to conduct an annual review of disbursement of grant funds and the effectiveness of activities carried out with grant funds. (c) Restriction Relating to the Use of United States Funds in Afghanistan.--Funds made available under this Act shall not be used during a fiscal year for any activity in Afghanistan which is described in subsection (b)(2) unless the Secretary of State certifies for the fiscal year that there has been substantial progress made toward the establishment of a government in Afghanistan that meets the following requirements: (1) The government includes broad representation from the diverse ethnic and religious groups of Afghanistan, including both men and women from such groups. (2) The government does not sponsor terrorism or harbor terrorists. (3) The government demonstrates a strong and determined commitment to eliminating the production of opium-producing poppies. (4) The government meets the conditions outlined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. It is the sense of the Congress that the Administrator should establish-- (1) criteria for the selection of projects to receive support under this Act; (2) standards and criteria regarding qualifications of recipients of such support; (3) such rules and procedures as may be necessary for projects that receive support under this Act; (4) such rules and procedures as may be necessary to ensure transparency and accountability in the grant-making process; and (5) criteria for an annual review process for all projects receiving grants. SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. (a) Annual Reports by Administrator.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the subsequent 4 fiscal years, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the implementation of this Act. (2) Report elements.--The report shall include a description of-- (A) the programs, projects, and activities supported by grants made under this Act; (B) the criteria that have been established that are used to determine the programs and activities that should be assisted by grants made under this Act; (C) an assessment regarding the extent to which the Government of Afghanistan does or does not meet the requirements of section 3(c) for that fiscal year; and (D) with respect to a fiscal year for which Afghanistan is eligible to receive a grant under section 3, the impact of programming on food production and rural development in Afghanistan. (b) GAO Report on Effectiveness.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report evaluating the effectiveness of grants made under this Act, including the effectiveness of the programs, projects, and activities described in subsection (a)(2)(A) in building sustainable food production and rural microenterprise loans in the countries authorized to receive grants under this section. SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. In addition to any other funds authorized to be appropriated for bilateral programs related to sustainable food production and microenterprise systems, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006 to carry out this Act. Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under the preceding sentence for a fiscal year 60 percent should be designated for grants for Afghanistan. SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. (2) Appropriate committees.--The term ``appropriate committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (3) Other countries of central asia.--The term ``other countries of Central Asia'' means Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
summary: Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics Sustainable Food Production Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to provide financial assistance to nongovernmental organizations carrying out rural developmental activities in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Stipulates the aid shall be used for: (1) restocking seed; (2) replacing breeding livestock; (3) restoring basic irrigation systems; (4) providing access to credit for food production, processing or marketing enterprises through rural microenterprise loan programs; and (5) technical assistance. Places human rights and other conditions on the government of Afghanistan for projects to be funded in Afghanistan.