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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Limpopo River Debt Relief and
Reconstruction Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) Beginning on February 9, 2000, the southern African
countries of Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, South
Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe began to experience
severe flooding caused by days of heavy rain and cyclones, and
the Republic of Mozambique bore the brunt of these torrential
rains and experienced the worst flooding in 50 years.
(2) Flooding along the Limpopo River in Mozambique is
particularly severe.
(3) The extent of the death and destruction caused by these
floods is still unknown.
(4) Because of the floods, there are hundreds of thousands
of homeless people living in camps in these countries. These
displaced people are in desperate need of food, clean water,
medicine, blankets and tents.
(5) Many of these countries' roads and bridges have been
completely washed out, and their infrastructure has been
severely damaged.
(6) These countries need long-term economic and technical
assistance for the repair and reconstruction of roads and
bridges, schools and hospitals, energy infrastructure,
telecommunications facilities and other essential
infrastructure.
(7) The governments of these countries cannot adequately
address the immediate needs of displaced people or invest in
long-term development while continuing to make debt payments to
foreign governments.
(8) Debt cancellation and reconstruction assistance are
essential to allow these countries to provide for the needs of
their people, repair their damaged infrastructure and rebuild
their economies.

TITLE I--DEBT RELIEF

SEC. 101. BILATERAL DEBT FORGIVENESS.

(a) Cancellation of Debt.--Subject to amounts provided in advance
in appropriations Acts, the President shall cancel all amounts owed to
the United States (or any agency of the United States) by eligible
countries (as defined in section 301) as a result of concessional and
nonconcessional loans made, guarantees or insurance issued, or credits
extended under any provision of law.
(b) Special Provisions.--
(1) Cancellation of debt not considered to be assistance.--
Except as the President may otherwise determine for reasons of
national security, a cancellation of debt under subsection (a)
shall not be considered to be assistance for purposes of any
provision of law limiting assistance to a country.
(2) Inapplicability of certain prohibitions relating to
cancellation of debt.--The authority to provide for
cancellation of debt under subsection (a) may be exercised
notwithstanding section 620(r) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 or any similar provision of law.
(3) Other debt cancellation authorities.--The authority to
cancel debt under subsection (a) is in addition to the
authority to cancel debt under any other provision of law and
does not in any way limit or otherwise affect such other
authority.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the cost (as defined in
section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) of the
cancellation of any debt under subsection (a), there are authorized to
be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002.

SEC. 102. DEBT FORGIVENESS BY PARIS CLUB MEMBERS.

The Congress urges the President to use the influence of the United
States within the Paris Club of Official Creditors to urge each nation
that is a member of the Paris Club of Official Creditors to cancel all
debt owed to the nation by the government of any eligible country.

SEC. 103. DEBT FORGIVENESS BY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Executive Directors at the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the International Monetary Fund, the African Development
Bank, and the African Development Fund to use the voice, vote, and
influence of the United States to urge their respective institutions to
cancel all debt owed to the institution by the government of any
eligible country.

TITLE II--RECONSTRUCTION AID

SEC. 201. BILATERAL AID.

Chapter 9 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2292 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 495L. Southern Africa Relief and Reconstruction
Assistance.--
''(a) Authorization of Assistance.--The President is authorized to
provide assistance for relief, reconstruction, and related recovery
activities in southern Africa as a result of the severe flooding that
began on February 9, 2000, in the southern African nations of Botswana,
Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and
Zimbabwe. Assistance under this subsection shall be provided on a grant
basis.
''(b) Policies and Authorities To Be Applied.--Assistance under
subsection (a) shall be furnished in accordance with the policies and
general authorities contained in section 491.
''(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts
otherwise available for carrying out subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002.''.

SEC. 202. AID BY PARIS CLUB MEMBERS.

The Congress urges the President to use the influence of the United
States within the Paris Club of Official Creditors to urge each country
that is a member of the Paris Club of Official Creditors to provide
grants to the government of each eligible country for the repair and
reconstruction of the infrastructure of the country that has been
damaged or destroyed by the flooding in southern Africa that began on
February 9, 2000.

SEC. 203. AID BY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Executive Directors at the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the International Monetary Fund, the African Development
Bank, and the African Development Fund to use the voice, vote, and
influence of the United States to urge their respective institutions to
provide grants to the government of each eligible country for the
repair and reconstruction of the infrastructure of the country that has
been damaged or destroyed by the flooding in southern Africa that began
on February 9, 2000.

TITLE III--ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES

SEC. 301. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE COUNTRY.

In this Act, the term ''eligible country'' means Botswana, Lesotho,
Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Solution:
(Sec. 101) Provides that cancellation of debt shall not be considered to be assistance for purposes of any law limiting assistance to a country.
Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 102) Urges the President to use U.S. influence within the Paris Club of Official Creditors to urge each nation that is a member to the Club to cancel all debt owed to the nation by an eligible country.
(Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at specified international financial institutions to use the U.S. vote to urge such institutions to cancel all debt owed to it by any eligible country.
Title II: Reconstruction Aid
- Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide grant assistance for relief, reconstruction, and related recovery activities in southern Africa, in particular the eligible countries, as a result of the severe flooding that began on February 9, 2000.
(Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 202) Urges the President to use U.S. influence within the Paris Club of Official Creditors to urge each country that is a member of the Club to provide grants to each eligible country for the repair and reconstruction of the infrastructure of the country that has been damaged or destroyed by the flooding in southern Africa that began on February 9, 2000.
(Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at specified international financial institutions to use the U.S. vote to urge such institutions to provide grants to each eligible country for the repair and reconstruction of the infrastructure of the country that has been damaged or destroyed by the flooding in southern Africa that began on February 9, 2000.
Title III: Eligible Countries
- Defines "eligible country" to mean Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.