text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Afghanistan and Central Asian 
  Republics Sustainable Food Production Act of 2001''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      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 toward humanitarian 
          assistance needs in Afghanistan, millions of people remain at 
          risk of severe malnutrition 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, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan will 
          receive an additional $320,000,000 humanitarian assistance 
          package for emergency food and refugee assistance to address 
          the region's immediate needs during the war on terrorism; and
              (6) in addition to addressing short-term emergency 
          assistance needs in Afghanistan and the mountainous regions of 
          the Central Asian Republics, addressing the long-term food 
          production and rural development issues in region will be 
          critical to attaining some stability in the region.
  
  SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE.
  
      (a) Assistance.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
  International Development shall provide assistance in accordance with 
  the provisions of this Act to develop sustainable food production for 
  Afghanistan and the mountainous regions of other countries of Central 
  Asia through restocking 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.
      (b) Program Objectives.--
              (1) In general.--In providing assistance under subsection 
          (a), the Administrator shall 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 
                  Administrator may provide grants shall be--
                              (i) procurement of seed for local food 
                          production;
                              (ii) replacement of breeding livestock;
                              (iii) restoration of basic irrigation 
                          systems;
                              (iv) establishment of access to credit for 
                          food production, processing, or marketing 
                          enterprises through rural microenterprise loan 
                          programs; and
                              (v) providing technical assistance.
                      (B) Limitation.--Amounts received under a grant 
                  shall not be used to carry out activities related to 
                  emergencies or disasters.
              (3) Applications.--A nongovernmental organization that 
          desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
          application for the grant to the Administrator. The application 
          should be developed 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 objectives.--In carrying out 
          the objectives of paragraph (1), the Administrator shall--
                      (A) coordinate the activities with governments of 
                  other countries authorized to receive grants under this 
                  section, local and regional governments of such 
                  countries, nongovernmental organizations operating in 
                  such countries, and private donors;
                      (B) provide minimal supplementary grants for 
                  associated administrative costs to the national and 
                  regional governments of the country for which grants to 
                  nongovernmental organizations are approved under this 
                  section;
                      (C) provide oversight of grants disbursed under 
                  this section, including procedures under which a 
                  nongovernmental organization that misuses grant funds 
                  or otherwise fails to adequately carry out the 
                  activities described in paragraph (2) should be 
                  disqualified from receiving additional grants under 
                  this section for not less than 1 year; and
                      (D) coordinate efforts with national, regional, and 
                  local government officials to conduct an annual review 
                  of disbursement of grant funds and the effectiveness of 
                  activities carried out with grant funds.
      (c) Restriction Relating to the Use of United States Funds in 
  Afghanistan.--Funds made available under this Act shall not be used 
  during a fiscal year for any activity in Afghanistan which is described 
  in subsection (b)(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 Afghanistan that meets the following 
  requirements:
              (1) The government includes broad representation 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 production of opium-producing 
          poppies.
              (4) The government meets the conditions outlined in the 
          United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  
  SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.
  
      It is the sense of the Congress that the Administrator should 
  establish--
              (1) criteria for the selection of projects to receive 
          support under this Act;
              (2) standards and criteria regarding qualifications of 
          recipients of such support;
              (3) such rules and procedures as may be necessary for 
          projects that receive support under this Act;
              (4) such rules and procedures as may be necessary to ensure 
          transparency and accountability in the grant-making process; 
          and
              (5) criteria for an annual review process for all projects 
          receiving grants.
  
  SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
  
      (a) Annual Reports by Administrator.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
          the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
          subsequent 4 fiscal years, the Administrator shall submit to 
          the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
          implementation of this Act.
              (2) Report elements.--The report shall include a 
          description of--
                      (A) the programs, projects, and activities 
                  supported by grants made under this Act;
                      (B) the criteria that have been established that 
                  are used to determine the programs and activities that 
                  should be assisted by grants made under this Act;
                      (C) an assessment regarding the extent to which the 
                  Government of Afghanistan does or does not meet the 
                  requirements of section 3(c) for that fiscal year; and
                      (D) with respect to a fiscal year for which 
                  Afghanistan is eligible to receive a grant under 
                  section 3, the impact of programming on food production 
                  and rural development in Afghanistan.
      (b) GAO Report on Effectiveness.--Not later than 2 years after the 
  date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
  United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
  report evaluating the effectiveness of grants made under this Act, 
  including the effectiveness of the programs, projects, and activities 
  described in subsection (a)(2)(A) in building sustainable food 
  production and rural microenterprise loans in the countries authorized 
  to receive grants under this section.
  
  SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      In addition to any other funds authorized to be appropriated for 
  bilateral programs related to sustainable food production and 
  microenterprise systems, there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Administrator $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and $50,000,000 for each 
  of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006 to carry out this Act. Of the 
  amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
  under the preceding sentence for a fiscal year 60 percent should be 
  designated for grants for Afghanistan.
  
  SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
          Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
          Development.
              (2) Appropriate committees.--The term ``appropriate 
          committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
          Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 
          International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
          the House of Representatives.
              (3) Other countries of central asia.--The term ``other 
          countries of Central Asia'' means Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, 
          Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
target: Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics Sustainable Food Production Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to provide financial assistance to nongovernmental organizations carrying out rural developmental activities in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Stipulates the aid shall be used for: (1) restocking seed; (2) replacing breeding livestock; (3) restoring basic irrigation systems; (4) providing access to credit for food production, processing or marketing enterprises through rural microenterprise loan programs; and (5) technical assistance. Places human rights and other conditions on the government of Afghanistan for projects to be funded in Afghanistan.
feat_title: To provide assistance to address long-term food production and rural development needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics.