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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3566
To provide for the establishment of a trust fund at the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development to address long-term food produc-
tion and rural development needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian
Republics.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 20, 2001
Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. SAWYER,
Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr.
DOGGETT, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. SHAYS,
Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. PAYNE,
and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of a trust fund at the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
to address long-term food production and rural develop-
ment needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian Repub-
lics.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Afghanistan and Cen-
tral Asian Republics Sustainable Food Production Trust
Fund Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The 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 to-
ward humanitarian assistance needs in Afghanistan,
millions of people remain at risk of severe malnutri-
tion 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,
(2) the Advisory Board to the Trust Fund in
accordance with section 6.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Trust Fund
should be to use contributed funds to develop sustainable
food production for Afghanistan and the mountainous re-
gions of other countries of Central Asia through re-
stocking 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.
(c) COMPOSITION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that the Trust Fund should be governed by a
Board of Trustees, which should be composed of
representatives of the participating donor countries
to the Trust Fund. Individuals appointed to the
Board should have demonstrated knowledge and ex-
perience in the fields of agriculture production and
rural microenterprise loan programs.
(2) UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—If there is a Board of
Trustees of the Trust Fund, the United States
representative shall be the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment or the Administrator’s designee.
(B) 
EFFECTIVE
AND
TERMINATION
DATES.—
(i) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This para-
graph shall take effect upon the date the
Secretary of the Treasury certifies to Con-
gress that an agreement establishing the
Trust Fund and providing for a United
States member of the Board of Trustees is
in effect.
(ii) TERMINATION
DATE.—The posi-
tion established by subparagraph (A) is
abolished upon the date of termination of
the Trust Fund.
SEC. 4. GRANT AUTHORITIES.
(a) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.—It is the sense of the
Congress that:
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the purpose
of section 3(b), the Trust Fund, acting through the
Board of Trustees, should 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 Trust Fund should provide grants
should be—
(i) procurement of seed for local food
production;
(ii) replacement of breeding livestock;
(iii) restoration of basic irrigation sys-
tems;
(iv) establishment of access to credit
for food production, processing, or mar-
keting enterprises through rural micro-
enterprise loan programs; and
(v) providing technical assistance.
(B) LIMITATION.—Amounts received under
a grant should not be used to carry out activi-
ties related to emergencies or disasters.
(3) APPLICATIONS.—A nongovernmental orga-
nization that desires to receive a grant under this
section should submit an application for the grant to
the Board of Trustees. The application should be de-
veloped 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
OBJEC-
TIVES.—In carrying out the objectives of paragraph
(1), the Trust Fund should—
(A) coordinate its activities with govern-
ments of countries authorized to receive grants
under this section, local and regional govern-
ments of such countries, nongovernmental orga-
nizations operating in such countries, and pri-
vate donors;
(B) provide minimal supplementary grants
for associated administrative costs to the na-
tional and regional governments of the country
for which grants to nongovernmental organiza-
tions are approved under this section;
(C) provide oversight of grants disbursed
under this section, including procedures under
which a nongovernmental organization that mis-
uses grant funds or otherwise fails to ade-
quately carry out the activities described in
paragraph (2) should be disqualified from re-
ceiving additional grants under this section for
not less than 1 year; and
(D) coordinate efforts with national, re-
gional, and local government officials to conduct
an annual review of disbursement of grant
funds and the effectiveness of activities carried
out with grant funds.
(b) RESTRICTION
RELATING
TO
THE
USE
OF
UNITED STATES FUNDS IN AFGHANISTAN.—Funds made
available under this Act may not be used during a fiscal
year for any activity in Afghanistan which is described in
subsection (a)(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 Af-
ghanistan that meets the following requirements:
(1) The government includes broad representa-
tion 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 produc-
tion of opium-producing poppies.
(4) The government meets the conditions out-
lined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that:
(1) APPOINTMENT
OF
AN
ADMINISTRATOR.—
The Board of Trustees, in consultation with the ap-
propriate officials of the Bank, should appoint an
Administrator who should be responsible for man-
aging the day-to-day operations of the Trust Fund.
(2) AUTHORITY TO SOLICIT AND ACCEPT CON-
TRIBUTIONS.—The Trust Fund should be authorized
to solicit and accept contributions from govern-
ments, the private sector, and nongovernmental enti-
ties of all kinds.
(3) SELECTION
OF
PROJECTS
AND
RECIPI-
ENTS.—The Board of Trustees should establish—
(A) criteria for the selection of projects to
receive support from the Trust Fund;
(B) standards and criteria regarding quali-
fications of recipients of such support;
(C) such rules and procedures as may be
necessary for cost-effective management of the
Trust Fund and the projects that it funds;
(D) such rules and procedures as may be
necessary to ensure transparency and account-
ability in the grant-making process; and
(E) criteria for an annual review process
for all projects receiving grants.