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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as ``The American Horse Slaughter Prevention 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Horses have played a significant role in the history 
        and culture of the United States.
            (2) Horses in the United States are not raised for food or 
        fiber.
            (3) As a non-food and recreational animal, horses should be 
        protected from slaughter.
            (4) The foreign-owned horse slaughter industry has 
        slaughtered and exported for human consumption over 3 million 
        American horses in the last 2 decades.
            (5) Approximately 55,000 American horses are slaughtered 
        for human consumption annually in the United States by foreign-
        owned slaughterhouses. Tens of thousands of live horses are 
        exported from the United States annually for slaughter.
            (6) Horses slaughtered in these foreign-owned plants in the 
        United States have often been hauled several thousand miles 
        over several days, contrary to acceptable non-slaughter 
        standards for water, food, and rest.
            (7) Many horses shipped to slaughter are young, healthy 
        animals. Others are old, sick, blind, crippled and in otherwise 
        poor condition and are unfit to withstand the rigors of long 
        travel. Horses sent to be slaughtered are often shipped on 
        crowded double deck trucks designed for shorter necked species 
        such as pigs, cattle and sheep, and are forced to travel in a 
        bent position which can result in suffering, injury and death.
            (8) Killing of horses by foreign-owned slaughterhouses in 
        the United States contrasts with the preferable method of 
        killing by chemical euthanasia.
            (9) Horses endure repeated blows to the head with stunning 
        equipment that often does not render the animals unconscious. 
        Some horses proceed still conscious through the remaining 
        stages of slaughter being bled out and dismembered.
            (10) Because horses in America are not food animals, 
        veterinarians commonly prescribe and treat horses with potent 
        drugs that may reside in the horseflesh and be dangerous when 
        consumed by humans.
            (11) Because of the lack of disclosure on the part of the 
        agents and dealers for the slaughter plants people's horses are 
        many times acquired and slaughtered through fraud and 
        misrepresentation. Slaughter also provides a quick and 
        evidence-free outlet for stolen horses.
            (12) The imposition of a ban on the sale of horseflesh for 
        human consumption, regardless of its source, is consistent with 
        the international obligations of the United States because it 
        applies equally to domestic and foreign producers and avoids 
        any discrimination among foreign sources of competing products. 
        Such a ban is also consistent with provisions of international 
        agreements to which the United States is a party that expressly 
        allow for measures designed to protect the health and welfare 
        of animals and to enjoin the use of deceptive trade practices 
        in international or domestic commerce.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

     The purpose of this Act is --
            (1) to prohibit the slaughter of horses for human 
        consumption;
            (2) to prohibit the sale, possession, and trade of 
        horseflesh for human consumption;
            (3) to prohibit the sale, possession, and trade of live 
        horses for slaughter for human consumption.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

     For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Euthanasia.--The term ``euthanasia'' means to kill an 
        animal humanely by means that immediately renders the animal 
        unconscious, with this state remaining until the animal's swift 
        death.
            (2) Export.--The term ``export'' means to take from any 
        place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to a 
        place not subject to such jurisdiction, whether or not the 
        taking constitutes an exportation within the meaning of the 
        customs laws of the United States.
            (3) Horse.--The term ``horse'' means all members of the 
        equid family, including horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, asses, 
        and burros.
            (4) Horseflesh.--The term ``horseflesh'' means the flesh of 
        a dead horse, including the animal's viscera, skin, hair, hide, 
        hooves, and bones.
            (5) Human consumption.--The term ``human consumption'' 
        means ingestion by people as a source of food.
            (6) Import.--The term ``import'' means to bring into any 
        place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States from a 
        place not subject to such jurisdiction, whether or not the 
        bringing constitutes an importation within the meaning of the 
        customs laws of the United States.
            (7) Person.--The term ``person'' means--
                    (A) an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, 
                association, or other private entity;
                    (B) an officer, employee, agent, department, or 
                instrumentality of--
                            (i) the Federal Government; or
                            (ii) any State, municipality, or political 
                        subdivision of State; or
                    (C) any other entity subject to the jurisdiction of 
                the United States.
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (9) Slaughter.--The term ``slaughter'' means the commercial 
        slaughter of one or more horses with the intent to sell, 
        barter, or trade the flesh for human consumption.
            (10) State.--The term ``State'' means the several States, 
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory, or possession 
        of the United States.
            (11) Transport.--The term ``transport'' means to move by 
        any means, or to receive or load onto a vehicle for the purpose 
        of movement.
            (12) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 
        customs territory of the United States, as defined in general 
        note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITED ACTS.

    (a) In General.--A person shall not--
            (1) slaughter a horse for human consumption;
            (2) import into, or export from, the United States 
        horseflesh for human consumption or live horses intended for 
        slaughter for human consumption;
            (3) sell or barter, offer to sell or barter, purchase, 
        possess, transport, deliver, or receive horseflesh for human 
        consumption or live horses intended for slaughter for human 
        consumption; or
            (4) solicit, request, or otherwise knowingly cause any act 
        prohibited under paragraph (1), (2), or (3).

SEC. 6. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Criminal Penalties.--A person who violates section 5 shall be 
fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 
1 year, or both.
    (b) Civil Penalties.--
            (1) In general.--Any person who violates any provision of 
        section 5 shall, in addition to any other civil or criminal 
        penalty that may be imposed under title 18, United States Code, 
        or any other provision of law, be assessed, by the Secretary, a 
        civil penalty of not more than $5,000 but not less than $2,500, 
        and shall have confiscated all horses in that person's physical 
        or legal possession at the time of arrest, if said horses are 
        intended for slaughter.
            (2) Debarment.--The Secretary shall prohibit a person from 
        importing, exporting, transporting, trading, or selling horses 
        in the United States, if the Secretary finds that the person 
        has engaged in a pattern or practice of actions that has 
        resulted in a final judicial or administrative determination 
        with respect to the assessment of criminal or civil penalties 
        for violations of any provision of this Act
    (c) Notice; Hearing.--No monetary penalty may be assessed under 
this subsection against a person unless the person is given notice and 
opportunity for a hearing with respect to such violation in accordance 
with section 554 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Enforcement.--
            (1) Use of personnel.--The Secretary shall enforce this 
        Act, and may use, by agreement, the personnel, services, and 
        facilities of any other Federal, State, or local agency for the 
        purposes of enforcing this Act. For good cause shown, the 
        Secretary may remit or mitigate any civil penalty.
            (2) Execution of process; arrest; search; seizure.--Any 
        person authorized by the Secretary to enforce this Act may 
        execute any warrant or process issued by any officer or court 
        of competent jurisdiction to enforce this Act. Such a person so 
        authorized may, in addition to any other authority conferred by 
        law--
                    (A) with or without warrant or other process, 
                arrest any person committing in his presence or view a 
                violation of this Act or the regulations issued 
                thereunder;
                    (B) seize the cargo of any truck or other 
                conveyance used or employed to violate this Act or the 
                regulations issued hereunder or which reasonably 
                appears to have been so used or employed; and
                    (C) seize, whenever and wherever found, all horses 
                and horseflesh possessed in violation of this Act or 
                the regulations issued thereunder and dispose of them, 
                in accordance with this section and regulations 
                prescribed by the Secretary.
            (3) Placement of confiscated horses.--
                    (A) Temporary placement.--After confiscation of a 
                live horse pursuant to this Act, the arresting 
                authorities shall work with animal welfare societies 
                and animal control departments to ensure the temporary 
                placement of the horse with an animal rescue facility 
                that is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from 
                taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, while the 
                person charged with violating this Act is prosecuted. 
                If placement at such a facility is not possible, the 
                arresting authorities shall work with animal welfare 
                societies and animal control departments to temporarily 
                place the horse with a facility that has as its primary 
                purpose the humane treatment of animals, or another 
                suitable location.
                    (B) Bonds.--
                            (i) Posting of bond.--The owner of a horse 
                        confiscated pursuant to this Act may prevent 
                        permanent placement of the horse by the 
                        facility that has temporary custody of the 
                        horse by posting a bond with the court in an 
                        amount the court determines is sufficient to 
                        provide for the necessary care and keeping of 
                        the horse for at least 60 days, including the 
                        day on which the horse was taken into custody. 
                        Such bond shall be filed with the court within 
                        10 days after the horse is confiscated. If a 
                        bond is not so posted, the custodial facility 
                        shall determine permanent placement of the 
                        horse in accordance with reasonable practices 
                        for the humane treatment of animals. If the 
                        animal has not yet been returned to the owner 
                        at the end of the time for which expenses are 
                        covered by the bond, and if the owner desires 
                        to prevent permanent placement of the animal by 
                        the custodial facility, the owner shall post a 
                        new bond with the court within ten days 
                        following the prior bond's expiration. If a new 
                        bond is not so posted, the custodial facility 
                        shall determine permanent placement of the 
                        horse in accordance with reasonable practices 
                        for the humane treatment of animals.
                            (ii) Costs for providing care for horse 
                        deducted from bond.--If a bond has been posted 
                        in accordance with clause (i), the custodial 
                        facility may draw from the bond the actual 
                        reasonable costs incurred by the facility in 
                        providing the necessary care and keeping of the 
                        confiscated horse from the date of the initial 
                        confiscation to the date of final disposition 
                        of the horse in the criminal action charging a 
                        violation of this Act.
                    (C) Permanent placement.--Any horse confiscated 
                pursuant to this Act and not returned to the owner 
                thereafter (except where otherwise provided in 
                paragraph (4)) shall be placed permanently with an 
                animal rescue facility or other suitable facility as 
                described in this section upon--
                            (i) the conviction of the horse's owner 
                        pursuant to this Act;
                            (ii) the owner's surrender of the horse;
                            (iii) the failure of the horse's owner to 
                        post a bond as required in accordance with 
                        subparagraph (B); or
                            (iv) the Secretary's inability to identify 
                        the owner.
            (4) Euthanasia of horses.--
                    (A) Emergency circumstances.--The Secretary or any 
                law enforcement individual charged with enforcing this 
                Act may order or perform the immediate euthanasia of 
                any horse in the field when such horse is injured 
                beyond recovery and suffering irreversibly. Methods 
                used shall be in accordance with the most recent Report 
                of the American Veterinary Medical Association's Panel 
                on Euthanasia (2000) and State and local laws and may 
                include gunshot, but shall not include electrocution or 
                penetrating captive bolt.
                    (B) Horses beyond recovery and unplaceable.--The 
                Secretary or any individual charged with enforcing this 
                Act may order the euthanasia of any confiscated horse 
                when injured, disabled, or diseased beyond recovery or 
                when placement at an animal rescue facility or other 
                suitable facility, as described in this section, is not 
                possible within 90 days of any circumstance as 
                described in section 6(d)(3)(C). An equine or large-
                animal veterinarian shall perform the euthanasia rated 
                ``Acceptable'' for horses in the most recent Report of 
                the American Veterinary Medical Association's Panel on 
                Euthanasia (2000), but shall not include penetrating 
                captive bolt, electrocution, gunshot, or other non-
                chemical means.
    (e) Funding of Animal Rescue Facilities.--
            (1) Grants.--To the extent that funds are made available 
        for this purpose by Acts of appropriation, the Secretary shall 
        make grants to animal rescue facilities described in this 
        section that have given adequate assurances to the Secretary 
        that they are willing to accept horses confiscated pursuant to 
        this Act.
            (2) Penalties, fines, and forfeited property.--Amounts 
        received as penalties, fines, or forfeited property under this 
        Act shall be used for the care of any live horses seized from 
        violators of this Act and taken into the possession of the 
        United States or placed with an animal rescue facility as 
        described in this section.
    (f) Calculation of Violations.--For purposes of this section, a 
separate offense shall be calculated as follows:
            (1) Each live horse transported, traded, slaughtered, or 
        possessed in violation of this Act shall constitute a separate 
        offense.
            (2) Every four hundred pounds or less of confiscated 
        horseflesh shall constitute a separate offense.

SEC. 7. REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.

     Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a 
report to Congress on the efforts of the United States Government to 
enforce the provisions of this Act and the adequacy of the resources to 
do so.

SEC. 8. EXEMPTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in section 5, nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to affect the regulation by any State of its 
horse population.
    (b) Exception for Designated Law Enforcement Official Purposes.--A 
person described in section 4(7)(B) may engage in activities described 
in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 5 solely for purposes of 
enforcing this Act.

SEC. 9. DATE OF ENFORCEMENT.

     This Act shall take effect one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act - Prohibits a person from: (1) slaughtering a horse for human consumption; (2) importing to, or exporting from, the United States horseflesh or horses for human consumption; (3) selling, bartering, transferring, receiving, or distributing horseflesh or horses for human consumption; or (4) soliciting or knowingly causing any such actions.Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) criminal and civil penalties; (2) enforcement authority of the Secretary of Agriculture; (3) placement of confiscated horses; (4) euthanasia of unplaceable or severely injured or diseased horses; (4) funding of animal rescue facilities; and (5) exemptions.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Orphan Works Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REMEDIES IN CASES INVOLVING ORPHAN WORKS.

    (a) Limitation on Remedies.--Chapter 5 of title 17, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 514. Limitation on remedies in cases involving orphan works
    ``(a) Limitation on Remedies.--
            ``(1) Conditions.--Notwithstanding sections 502 through 
        505, in an action brought under this title for infringement of 
        copyright in a work, the remedies for infringement shall be 
        limited under subsection (b) if the infringer sustains the 
        burden of proving, and the court finds, that--
                    ``(A) before the infringing use of the work began, 
                the infringer, a person acting on behalf of the 
                infringer, or any person jointly and severally liable 
                with the infringer for the infringement of the work--
                            ``(i) performed and documented a reasonably 
                        diligent search in good faith to locate the 
                        owner of the infringed copyright; but
                            ``(ii) was unable to locate the owner; and
                    ``(B) the infringing use of the work provided 
                attribution, in a manner reasonable under the 
                circumstances, to the author and owner of the 
                copyright, if known with a reasonable degree of 
                certainty based on information obtained in performing 
                the reasonably diligent search.
            ``(2) Definitions; requirements for searches.--
                    ``(A) Owner of infringed copyright.--For purposes 
                of paragraph (1), the `owner' of an infringed copyright 
                in a work is the legal or beneficial owner of, or any 
                party with authority to grant or license, an exclusive 
                right under section 106 applicable to the infringement.
                    ``(B) Requirements for reasonably diligent 
                search.--(i) For purposes of paragraph (1), a search to 
                locate the owner of an infringed copyright in a work--
                            ``(I) is `reasonably diligent' only if it 
                        includes steps that are reasonable under the 
                        circumstances to locate that owner in order to 
                        obtain permission for the use of the work; and
                            ``(II) is not `reasonably diligent' solely 
                        by reference to the lack of identifying 
                        information with respect to the copyright on 
                        the copy or phonorecord of the work.
                    ``(ii) The steps referred to in clause (i)(I) shall 
                ordinarily include, at a minimum, review of the 
                information maintained by the Register of Copyrights 
                under subparagraph (C).
                    ``(iii) A reasonably diligent search includes the 
                use of reasonably available expert assistance and 
                reasonably available technology, which may include, if 
                reasonable under the circumstances, resources for which 
                a charge or subscription fee is imposed.
                    ``(C) Information to guide searches.--The Register 
                of Copyrights shall receive, maintain, and make 
                available to the public, including through the 
                Internet, information from authoritative sources, such 
                as industry guidelines, statements of best practices, 
                and other relevant documents, that is designed to 
                assist users in conducting and documenting a reasonably 
                diligent search under this subsection. Such information 
                may include--
                            ``(i) the records of the Copyright Office 
                        that are relevant to identifying and locating 
                        copyright owners;
                            ``(ii) other sources of copyright ownership 
                        information reasonably available to users;
                            ``(iii) methods to identify copyright 
                        ownership information associated with a work;
                            ``(iv) sources of reasonably available 
                        technology tools and reasonably available 
                        expert assistance; and
                            ``(v) best practices for documenting a 
                        reasonably diligent search.
    ``(b) Limitations on Remedies.--The limitations on remedies in a 
case to which subsection (a) applies are the following:
            ``(1) Monetary relief.--
                    ``(A) General rule.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                an award for monetary relief (including actual damages, 
                statutory damages, costs, and attorney's fees) may not 
                be made, other than an order requiring the infringer to 
                pay reasonable compensation for the use of the 
                infringed work.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--(i) An order requiring the 
                infringer to pay reasonable compensation for the use of 
                the infringed work may not be made under subparagraph 
                (A) if--
                            ``(I) the infringement is performed without 
                        any purpose of direct or indirect commercial 
                        advantage and primarily for a charitable, 
                        religious, scholarly, or educational purpose, 
                        and
                            ``(II) the infringer ceases the 
                        infringement expeditiously after receiving 
                        notice of the claim for infringement,
                unless the copyright owner proves, and the court finds, 
                that the infringer has earned proceeds directly 
                attributable to the infringement.
                    ``(ii) If the infringer fails to negotiate in good 
                faith with the owner of the infringed work regarding 
                the amount of reasonable compensation for the use of 
                the infringed work, the court may award full costs, 
                including a reasonable attorney's fee, against the 
                infringer under section 505, subject to section 412.
            ``(2) Injunctive relief.--
                    ``(A) General rule.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                the court may impose injunctive relief to prevent or 
                restrain the infringing use, except that, if the 
                infringer has met the requirements of subsection (a), 
                the relief shall, to the extent practicable, account 
                for any harm that the relief would cause the infringer 
                due to its reliance on having performed a reasonably 
                diligent search under subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Special rule for new works.--In a case in 
                which the infringer recasts, transforms, adapts, or 
                integrates the infringed work with the infringer's 
                original expression in a new work of authorship, the 
                court may not, in granting injunctive relief, restrain 
                the infringer's continued preparation or use of that 
                new work, if the infringer--
                            ``(i) pays reasonable compensation to the 
                        owner of the infringed copyright for the use of 
                        the infringed work; and
                            ``(ii) provides attribution to the owner of 
                        the infringed copyright in a manner that the 
                        court determines is reasonable under the 
                        circumstances.
                    ``(C) Treatment of parties not subject to suit.--
                The limitations on remedies under this paragraph shall 
                not be available to an infringer that asserts in an 
                action under section 501(b) that neither it nor its 
                representative acting in an official capacity is 
                subject to suit in Federal court for an award of 
                damages to the copyright owner under section 504, 
                unless the court finds that such infringer has-- 
                            ``(i) complied with the requirements of 
                        subsection (a) of this section;
                            ``(ii) made a good faith offer of 
                        compensation that was rejected by the copyright 
                        owner; and
                            ``(iii) affirmed in writing its willingness 
                        to pay such compensation to the copyright owner 
                        upon the determination by the court that such 
                        compensation was reasonable under paragraph (3) 
                        of this subsection.
                    ``(D) Construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (C) 
                shall be deemed to authorize or require, and no action 
                taken pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be deemed to 
                constitute, an award of damages by the court against 
                the infringer.
                    ``(E) Rights and privileges not waived.--No action 
                taken by an infringer pursuant to subparagraph (C) 
                shall be deemed to waive any right or privilege that, 
                as a matter of law, protects such infringer from being 
                subject to suit in Federal court for an award of 
                damages to the copyright owner under section 504.
            ``(3) Reasonable compensation.--In establishing reasonable 
        compensation under paragraph (1) or (2), the owner of the 
        infringed copyright has the burden of establishing the amount 
        on which a reasonable willing buyer and a reasonable willing 
        seller in the positions of the owner and the infringer would 
        have agreed with respect to the infringing use of the work 
        immediately before the infringement began.
    ``(c) Preservation of Other Rights, Limitations, and Defense.--This 
section does not affect any right, limitation, or defense to copyright 
infringement, including fair use, under this title. If another 
provision of this title provides for a statutory license when the 
copyright owner cannot be located, that provision applies in lieu of 
this section.
    ``(d) Copyright for Derivative Works.--Notwithstanding section 
103(a), the infringing use of a work in accordance with this section 
shall not limit or affect the copyright protection for a work that uses 
the infringed work.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 5 of 
title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``514. Limitation on remedies in cases involving orphan works''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply only to infringing uses that commence on or after June 1, 2008.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON AMENDMENTS.

    The Register of Copyrights shall, not later than December 12, 2014, 
report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate on the 
implementation and effects of the amendments made by section 2, 
including any recommendations for legislative changes that the Register 
considers appropriate.

SEC. 4. INQUIRY ON REMEDIES FOR SMALL COPYRIGHT CLAIMS.

    (a) In General.--The Register of Copyrights shall conduct an 
inquiry with respect to remedies for copyright infringement claims 
seeking limited amounts of monetary relief, including consideration of 
alternatives to disputes currently heard in the United States district 
courts. The inquiry shall cover infringement claims to which section 
514 of title 17, United States Code (as added by section 2 of this 
Act), apply, and other infringement claims under title 17, United 
States Code.
    (b) Procedures.--The Register of Copyrights shall publish notice of 
the inquiry under subsection (a), providing a period during which 
interested persons may submit comments on the inquiry, and an 
opportunity for interested persons to participate in public roundtables 
on the inquiry. The Register shall hold the public roundtables at such 
times as the Register considers appropriate.
    (c) Report to Congress.--The Register of Copyrights shall, not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, prepare 
and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a 
report on the inquiry conducted under this section, including such 
recommendations that the Register considers appropriate.
Orphan Works Act of 2006 - Limits the remedies available in a copyright infringement action if the infringer proves that: (1) the infringer performed and documented a reasonably diligent search in good faith to locate the copyright owner before using the work, but was unable to locate the owner; and (2) the infringing use of the work provided attribution to the author and owner of the copyright, if known.

Requires the Register of Copyrights to make information available from authoritative sources to assist users in conducting and documenting a reasonably diligent search.

Permits an award of reasonable compensation for the use of the infringed work, except if: (1) the infringement is performed without any commercial advantage and for primarily a charitable, religious, scholarly, or educational purpose; and (2) the infringer ceases the infringement expeditiously after receiving notice of the claim for infringement.

Allows the court to impose injunctive relief to prevent or restrain the infringing use, but such relief shall account for harm caused to the infringer due to reliance on having performed a reasonably diligent search. Prohibits the court from imposing injunctive relief that restrains the continued preparation or use of a new work that recasts, transforms, adapts, or integrates the infringed work with the infringer's original expression in a new work of authorship if the infringer pays reasonable compensation and provides attribution to the copyright owner.

Requires the Register of Copyrights to conduct an inquiry with respect to remedies for copyright infringement claims seeking limited amounts of monetary relief, including consideration of alternatives to disputes currently heard in the U.S. district courts.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Africa Famine Relief Act of 2003''.

           TITLE I--EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The National Security Strategy of the United States, 
        dated September 17, 2002, concludes that ``[i]n Africa, promise 
        and opportunity sit side-by-side with disease, war, and 
        desperate poverty. This threatens both a core value of the 
        United States preserving human dignity and our strategic 
        priority combating global terror. American interests and 
        American principles, therefore, lead in the same direction: we 
        will work with others for an African continent that lives in 
        liberty, peace, and growing prosperity.''.
            (2) On March 19, 2002, the Director of the Central 
        Intelligence Agency testified that ``[t]he chronic problems of 
        sub-Saharan Africa make it, too, fertile ground for direct and 
        indirect threats to United States interests. Governments 
        without accountability and natural disasters have left Africa 
        with the highest concentration of human misery in the world''.
            (3) The United Nations World Food Programme reports that 
        there is an unprecedented hunger crisis on the African 
        continent where approximately 38,000,000 people face 
        starvation.
            (4) The scale of the humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan 
        Africa has grown dramatically and there has been an average 
        increase of 30 percent in commodity prices since the President 
        submitted a budget request for food aid and other humanitarian 
        assistance for fiscal year 2003.
            (5) A trip report prepared by a congressional delegation 
        that traveled to Ethiopia and Eritrea from December 29, 2002 to 
        January 4, 2003 stated that ``the U.S. Government will need to 
        do more to avert a disaster of biblical proportions . . . 
        Donors, including the United States, must make prompt and 
        significant food-aid pledges to help Ethiopia overcome its 
        current crisis.''.
            (6) At a United Nations Security Council meeting on March 
        12, 2002, concerning the food crisis in Africa, the United 
        States representative stated that adequate levels of assistance 
        must be provided immediately to avert disaster in sub-Saharan 
        Africa.
            (7) On December 6, 2002, the United States Agency for 
        International Development reported that ``[a] number of 
        Southern African countries are currently experiencing food 
        security crises, due to a combination of adverse climate 
        conditions for two consecutive growing seasons, mismanagement 
        of grain reserves, and restrictive government policies that 
        severely inhibit private sector commerce''.
            (8) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reports 
        that the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa, affecting 29,400,000 
        people, has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis by reducing 
        agricultural productivity and food security, undercutting 
        people's ability to recover and contributing to long-term 
        poverty.
            (9) The HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, which 
        strikes at working adults involved in agricultural production, 
        is a major component of this crisis.

SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) effectively addressing the famine in sub-Saharan Africa 
        is in the national security interests of the United States;
            (2) the President should immediately submit a request for 
        emergency supplemental appropriations to Congress for food aid 
        and other humanitarian assistance to reach vulnerable 
        populations living in poverty in sub-Saharan Africa;
            (3) the President should immediately consult with the 
        chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Appropriations, and 
        the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Appropriations, and 
        the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
        Representatives to formulate a legislative strategy to address 
        the immediate and long-term needs caused by the humanitarian 
        crisis in sub-Saharan Africa; and
            (4) the United States should engage in direct talks with 
        members of the European Union and other appropriate nations to 
        increase the amount of contributions from other nations to sub-
        Saharan Africa.

SEC. 103. EMERGENCY FOOD AID.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise available 
        for such purposes, there is authorized to be appropriated 
        $600,000,000 for purposes of the emergency assistance program 
        under title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
        Assistance Act of 1954.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
        expended.
    (b) Uses of Assistance.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be used to provide humanitarian assistance for 
sub-Saharan Africa.
    (c) Emergency Designation.--The entire amount authorized to be 
appropriated under subsection (a) is designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 104. STRATEGY ON FOOD AID, HUMANITARIAN NEEDS, AND NATIONAL 
              SECURITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations, 
the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on International 
Relations of the House of Representatives a report setting forth--
            (1) a strategy for meeting the immediate humanitarian needs 
        in sub-Saharan Africa;
            (2) an assessment of how a failure to meet these needs 
        would impact United States national security interests in the 
        region;
            (3) a description of how additional food aid will be 
        provided in coordination with other forms of assistance, 
        particularly agricultural development, food aid for development 
        purposes, and HIV/AIDS programs;
            (4) a description of how additional food aid and other 
        forms of assistance will be provided in consultation and 
        coordination with nongovernmental organizations;
            (5) the number of people at risk of immediate starvation in 
        sub-Saharan Africa, the number of metric tons of food needed to 
        prevent widespread starvation in the region and address 
        deteriorating malnutrition rates, and the minimum costs of 
        buying and delivering the aforementioned commodities; and
            (6) the amount of funds committed by the United States and 
        other donors for the purchase of food in fiscal years 2002, 
        2003, and 2004 to meet emergency needs in sub-Saharan Africa, 
        and the anticipated shortfall in funding, if any.

SEC. 105. COORDINATION OF FOOD AID AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--The President in consultation with the Secretary 
of Agriculture, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, is strongly urged 
to establish a task force responsible for--
            (1) designing a comprehensive strategy to deal with the 
        immediate needs of the humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan 
        Africa and addressing the long-term causes of food insecurity 
        in the region, including corruption within certain governments 
        of sub-Saharan Africa;
            (2) ensuring program and policy coordination among agencies 
        of the United States Government, other nations, international 
        organizations, and non-governmental organizations in carrying 
        out the policies set forth in this Act;
            (3) ensuring that the distribution of humanitarian 
        assistance provided in response to the current crisis is not 
        manipulated or politicized within the recipient countries; and
            (4) maintaining proper management, implementation, and 
        oversight by agencies responsible for executing programs 
        authorized in this Act.
    (b) Consultation.--In establishing the task force, the President 
should consult with the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, 
the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and 
the chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on 
International Relations of the House of Representatives.
    (c) Date.--The task force called for in subsection (a) should be 
established not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 106. INCREASING FOOD AID CONTRIBUTIONS AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN 
              ASSISTANCE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    The President shall instruct the United States permanent 
representative or executive director, as the case may be, to the United 
Nations, the World Food Programme, international financial 
institutions, and other appropriate international organizations to use 
the voice and vote of the United States to support additional food aid 
and other humanitarian assistance for sub-Saharan
Africa.

                  TITLE II--OTHER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

SEC. 201 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the President $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, for purposes 
        of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for 
        relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance for sub-
        Saharan Africa.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are in addition to amounts otherwise available 
        for such purposes and are authorized to remain available until 
        expended.
    (b) Emergency Designation.--The entire amount authorized under 
subsection (a) is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 202. EMERGENCY HIV/AIDS FAMILY SURVIVAL PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $100,000,000 
to carry out subsections (b) and (c) in sub-Saharan Africa.
    (b) Grants.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
and in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, is authorized to award grants to 
eligible administrative organizations to award subgrants to 
nongovernmental organizations to expand activities to prevent the 
mother-to-child transmission of HIV by providing treatment, medical 
care, and support services to HIV infected parents and their children.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.
    (d) Emergency Designation.--The entire amount authorized to be 
appropriated under subsection (a) is designated by Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      TITLE III--OTHER PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``sub-Saharan Africa'' has the meaning given 
the term in section 107 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 
U.S.C. 3706).

Africa Famine Relief Act of 2003 - Authorizes emergency appropriations to the emergency assistance program under title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to provide humanitarian assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.Urges the President to establish a task force responsible for designing a comprehensive strategy to deal with the immediate needs of the humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa and addressing the long-term causes of food insecurity in the region, including corruption within certain governments of sub-Saharan Africa. Directs the President to instruct the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, the World Food Programme, international organizations, and other appropriate international organizations to use the U.S. vote to support additional food aid and other humanitarian assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.Authorizes emergency appropriations for: (1) international disaster assistance for relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance for sub-Saharan Africa; and (2) the award of grants to eligible administrative organizations to award subgrants to nongovernmental organizations to expand activities to prevent the mother-to-child transmission of HIV by providing treatment, medical care, and support services to HIV-infected parents and their children.