SEC. 
17. 
ADDITIONAL 
AUTHORITIES 
AND 
INCREASED
FLEXIBILITY 
TO 
PROVIDE 
ASSISTANCE
UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR AFRI-
CA.
(a) USE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASSIST-
ANCE TO SUPPORT FURTHER ECONOMIC GROWTH.—It is
the sense of the Congress that sustained economic growth
in sub-Saharan Africa depends in large measure upon the
development of a receptive environment for trade and in-
vestment, and that to achieve this objective the United
States Agency for International Development should con-
tinue to support programs which help to create this envi-
ronment. Investments in human resources, development,
and implementation of free market policies, including poli-
cies to liberalize agricultural markets and improve food se-
curity, and the support for the rule of law and democratic
governance should continue to be encouraged and en-
hanced on a bilateral and regional basis.
(b) DECLARATIONS
OF
POLICY.—The Congress
makes the following declarations:
(1) The Development Fund for Africa estab-
lished under chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293 et seq.) has
been an effective tool in providing development as-
sistance to sub-Saharan Africa since 1988.
(2) The Development Fund for Africa will com-
plement the other provisions of this Act and lay a
foundation for increased trade and investment op-
portunities between the United States and sub-Saha-
ran Africa.
(3) Assistance provided through the Develop-
ment Fund for Africa will continue to support pro-
grams and activities that promote the long term eco-
nomic development of sub-Saharan Africa, such as
programs and activities relating to the following:
(A) Strengthening primary and vocational
education systems, especially the acquisition of
middle-level technical skills for operating mod-
ern private businesses and the introduction of
college level business education, including the
study of international business, finance, and
stock exchanges.
(B) Strengthening health care systems.
(C) Supporting democratization, good gov-
ernance and civil society and conflict resolution
efforts.
(D) Increasing food security by promoting
the expansion of agricultural and agriculture-
based industrial production and productivity
and increasing real incomes for poor individ-
uals.
(E) Promoting an enabling environment
for private sector-led growth through sustained
economic reform, privatization programs, and
market-led economic activities.
(F) Promoting decentralization and local
participation in the development process, espe-
cially linking the rural production sectors and
the industrial and market centers throughout
Africa.
(G) Increasing the technical and manage-
rial capacity of sub-Saharan African individuals
to manage the economy of sub-Saharan Africa.
(H) Ensuring sustainable economic growth
through environmental protection.
(4) The African Development Foundation has a
unique congressional mandate to empower the poor
to participate fully in development and to increase
opportunities for gainful employment, poverty allevi-
ation, and more equitable income distribution in sub-
Saharan Africa. The African Development Founda-
tion has worked successfully to enhance the role of
women as agents of change, strengthen the informal
sector with an emphasis on supporting micro and
small sized enterprises, indigenous technologies, and
mobilizing local financing. The African Development
Foundation should develop and implement strategies
for promoting participation in the socioeconomic de-
velopment process of grassroots and informal sector
groups such as nongovernmental organizations, co-
operatives, artisans, and traders into the programs
and initiatives established under this Act.
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 496(h) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293(h)) is
amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (4); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following:
‘‘(3) DEMOCRATIZATION AND CONFLICT RESO-
LUTION CAPABILITIES.—Assistance under this sec-
tion may also include program assistance—
‘‘(A) to promote democratization, good
governance, and strong civil societies in sub-Sa-
haran Africa; and
‘‘(B) to strengthen conflict resolution capa-
bilities of governmental, intergovernmental, and
nongovernmental 
entities 
in 
sub-Saharan
Africa.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
496(h)(4) of such Act, as amended by paragraph
(1), is further amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)
and (2)’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3)’’.
SEC. 18. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DEFINED.
For purposes of this Act, the terms ‘‘sub-Saharan Af-
rica’’, ‘‘sub-Saharan African country’’, ‘‘country in sub-
Saharan Africa’’, and ‘‘countries in sub-Saharan Africa’’
refer to the following or any successor political entities:
Republic of Angola (Angola)
Republic of Botswana (Botswana)
Republic of Burundi (Burundi)
Republic of Cape Verde (Cape Verde)
Republic of Chad (Chad)
Democratic Republic of Congo
Republic of the Congo (Congo)
Republic of Djibouti (Djibouti)
State of Eritrea (Eritrea)
Gabonese Republic (Gabon)
Republic of Ghana (Ghana)
Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)
Kingdom of Lesotho (Lesotho)