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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''AIDS Orphans Relief Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) By the end of 2000, 10,400,000 children in Sub-Saharan
Africa will have lost their mother, or both parents, to
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
(2) In the next decade, 40,000,000 children will become
orphans as a result of the AIDS pandemic, most of them located
in Sub-Saharan Africa.
(3) Over the next 20 years, AIDS threatens to reduce
substantially economic progress in the nations of Sub-Saharan
Africa.
(4) Success or failure in fighting the AIDS pandemic will
effect the spread of the disease to India, Asia, and the states
of the former Soviet Union.
(5) By 2005, more than 100,000,000 people worldwide will
have been infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the
precursor to AIDS.
(6) Effective assistance for children orphaned by AIDS, and
for those caring for such children, must strengthen the
surviving families.
(7) The development and expansion of sustainable
microfinance institutions that provide access to credit,
savings, and other financial services to the very poor,
especially women, are critical components in a global strategy
to address the devastating economic and social effects of AIDS.
(8) Microfinance programs are particularly effective in
helping those left to care for AIDS orphans by providing the
caregivers the means of pursuing a livelihood.
(9) Microfinance programs have been shown to be
particularly effective in permitting individuals with AIDS to
have access to services and credit not otherwise available to
such individuals, including health insurance, life insurance,
counseling, and group support.
(10) Food aid can be a critical component in mitigating the
impact of AIDS on communities by addressing the nutritional
needs of individuals with AIDS and assisting households left
destitute by AIDS, and as a part of a larger, comprehensive
effort to strengthen and restore sustainable livelihood
strategies for households and communities affected by AIDS.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to make microfinance programs an important component of
United States policy in fighting the effects of the Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) pandemic worldwide; and
(2) to encourage targeted use of food and food-related
assistance for humanitarian purposes and for sustainable
development in communities affected by AIDS.

SEC. 4. MICROCREDIT PROGRAMS.

Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

''SEC. 131. ASSISTANCE FOR MICROCREDIT PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITIES
AFFECTED BY AIDS.

''(a) In General.--In addition to any other funds authorized to be
appropriated by this chapter for micro-enterprise activities or
activities relating to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), there is authorized to be
appropriated each fiscal year, $50,000,000 for purposes of assisting
microcredit programs that serve the very poor, especially women, in
communities heavily affected by AIDS.
''(b) Program Elements.--(1) The maximum amount of credit provided
an individual under a microcredit program under subsection (a) may not
exceed $600 and (b) the average loan size for a program receiving
resources under this section may not exceed $300.
''(2) To the maximum extent practicable, amounts shall be provided
under subsection (a) for programs that--
''(A) provide HIV prevention or AIDS care and support,
whether directly or through linkages with other programs;
''(B) employ best practices for assisting the very poor;
and
''(C) operate in a sustainable manner.''.

SEC. 5. FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

Title IV of the Agricultural Trade and Development Assistance Act
of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1731 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

''SEC. 416. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY AIDS.

''(a) In General.--The President may provide food assistance under
this Act to developing countries in order to assist such countries in
mitigating the effects of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on
communities in such countries, including--
''(1) assistance to address the nutritional needs of
individuals in such communities who have AIDS;
''(2) assistance for households affected by AIDS; and
''(3) assistance as part of other aid or assistance
designed to create or restore sustainable livelihood strategies
in communities affected by AIDS.
''(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
''(1) Authorization.--There is authorized to appropriated
each fiscal year, $50,000,000 for purposes of providing
assistance under this section.
''(2) Relationship to other authorizations.--Amounts
authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year by paragraph
(1) are in addition to any other amounts authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for such fiscal year.''.
Output:
Amends the Agricultural Trade and Development Assistance Act of 1954 to authorize the President to provide food assistance to developing countries in order to assist them in mitigating the effects of AIDS. Authorizes appropriations.