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H.R.3994
Title: To authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and to authorize military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries.
Sponsor: Rep Hyde, Henry J. [IL-6] (introduced 3/19/2002)      Cosponsors: 9
Related Bills: H.RES.419, S.2712
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Note: For further action, see S. 2712, which became Public Law 107-327 on 12/4/2002.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
3/19/2002:
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
3/20/2002:
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
3/20/2002:
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
4/25/2002 12:16pm:
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 107-420.
4/25/2002 12:17pm:
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
5/15/2002 8:50am:
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 419 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3994 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.
5/15/2002 6:38pm:
Rule H. Res. 419 passed House.
5/21/2002 2:29pm:
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 419. (consideration: CR H2748-2778; text of title I as reported in House: CR H2758-2760; text of title II as reported in House: CR H2760-2761)
5/21/2002 2:30pm:
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 419 and Rule XXIII.
5/21/2002 2:30pm:
The Speaker designated the Honorable Judy Biggert to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
5/21/2002 3:43pm:
H.AMDT.484 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Hyde. (consideration: CR H2761-2762; text: CR H2761)
Amendment makes technical modifications to the bill; deletes language which earmarked $15 million in counternarcotics funds; provides for a $300 million authorization of assistance under the bill; and states that U.S. assistance programs in Afghanistan should utilize research conducted by US land grant colleges and universities and the technical expertise of professionals within those institutions, particularly in the areas of agriculture and rural development.
5/21/2002 3:53pm:
H.AMDT.484 On agreeing to the Hyde amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
5/21/2002 3:53pm:
H.AMDT.485 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Lantos. (consideration: CR H2762-2769, H2775-2776; text: CR H2762-2763)
Amendment declares that it should be the policy of the United States to support measures to meet the immediate security needs of Afghanistan and requires the President to submit a strategy for meeting the immediate security needs in Afghanistan.
5/21/2002 4:45pm:
H.AMDT.486 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Hoeffel. (consideration: CR H2769; text: CR H2769)
An amendment to mandate the appointment of a Coordinator for Afghan Aid and to require that such an appointment be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
5/21/2002 4:49pm:
H.AMDT.486 By unanimous consent, the Hoeffel amendment was withdrawn.
5/21/2002 4:50pm:
H.AMDT.487 Amendments (A004) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX). (consideration: CR H2770; text: CR H2770)
Amendments add language which states that attention should be paid to providing health care and basic education to children and children who are orphans in Afghanistan.
5/21/2002 4:57pm:
H.AMDT.487 On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendments (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
5/21/2002 4:57pm:
H.AMDT.488 Amendments (A005) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX). (consideration: CR H2770-2773, H2776; text: CR H2770-2771)
Amendment, as modified, adds language to prohibit the use of children in Afghanistan as soldiers or combatants.
5/21/2002 5:05pm:
H.AMDT.488 Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A005) modified by unanimous consent. The modification seeks to remove the provisions of amendment number 6, as offered, and retain amendment number 5. (text as modified: CR H2772)
5/21/2002 5:06pm:
H.AMDT.489 Amendment (A006) offered by Ms. Waters. (consideration: CR H2773-2774, H2776-2777; text: CR H2773)
Amendment, as modified, prohibits U.S. participation in poppy cultivation or illicit narcotics growth, production, or trafficking and requires a report concerning the Government of Afghanistan's progress in the eradication of poppy cultivation, the disruption of heroin production, and the reduction of the overall supply and demand for illicit narcotics in Afghanistan.
5/21/2002 5:15pm:
H.AMDT.489 Waters amendment (A006) modified by unanimous consent. The modification changes the provisions for prohibition on United States involvement in poppy cultivation or illicit narcotics growth, production, or trafficking. (text as modified: CR H2774)
5/21/2002 5:46pm:
H.AMDT.485 On agreeing to the Lantos amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 407 - 4 (Roll no. 179).
5/21/2002 5:54pm:
H.AMDT.488 On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendments (A005) as modified Agreed to by recorded vote: 413 - 0 (Roll no. 180).
5/21/2002 6:03pm:
H.AMDT.489 On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A006) as modified Agreed to by recorded vote: 412 - 0 (Roll no. 181).
5/21/2002 6:04pm:
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3994.
5/21/2002 6:04pm:
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
5/21/2002 6:23pm:
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 390 - 22 (Roll no. 182).
5/21/2002 6:23pm:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5/21/2002 6:23pm:
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3394.
5/22/2002:
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
COMMITTEE(S):
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AMENDMENT(S):

1. H.AMDT.484 to H.R.3994 Amendment makes technical modifications to the bill; deletes language which earmarked $15 million in counternarcotics funds; provides for a $300 million authorization of assistance under the bill; and states that U.S. assistance programs in Afghanistan should utilize research conducted by US land grant colleges and universities and the technical expertise of professionals within those institutions, particularly in the areas of agriculture and rural development.
Sponsor: Rep Hyde, Henry J. [IL-6] (introduced 5/21/2002)      Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2002 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Hyde amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.

2. H.AMDT.485 to H.R.3994 Amendment declares that it should be the policy of the United States to support measures to meet the immediate security needs of Afghanistan and requires the President to submit a strategy for meeting the immediate security needs in Afghanistan.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 5/21/2002)      Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2002 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Lantos amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 407 - 4 (Roll no. 179).

3. H.AMDT.486 to H.R.3994 An amendment to mandate the appointment of a Coordinator for Afghan Aid and to require that such an appointment be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
Sponsor: Rep Hoeffel, Joseph M. [PA-13] (introduced 5/21/2002)      Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2002 By unanimous consent, the Hoeffel amendment was withdrawn.

4. H.AMDT.487 to H.R.3994 Amendments add language which states that attention should be paid to providing health care and basic education to children and children who are orphans in Afghanistan.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 5/21/2002)      Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2002 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendments (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.

5. H.AMDT.488 to H.R.3994 Amendment, as modified, adds language to prohibit the use of children in Afghanistan as soldiers or combatants.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 5/21/2002)      Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2002 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendments (A005) as modified Agreed to by recorded vote: 413 - 0 (Roll no. 180).

6. H.AMDT.489 to H.R.3994 Amendment, as modified, prohibits U.S. participation in poppy cultivation or illicit narcotics growth, production, or trafficking and requires a report concerning the Government of Afghanistan's progress in the eradication of poppy cultivation, the disruption of heroin production, and the reduction of the overall supply and demand for illicit narcotics in Afghanistan.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 5/21/2002)      Cosponsors: (none)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2002 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A006) as modified Agreed to by recorded vote: 412 - 0 (Roll no. 181).

COSPONSORS(9), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Ackerman, Gary L. - 3/19/2002 [NY-5] Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. - 4/25/2002 [AS]
Rep Gilman, Benjamin A. - 3/19/2002 [NY-20] Rep Hoeffel, Joseph M. - 4/25/2002 [PA-13]
Rep Lantos, Tom - 3/19/2002 [CA-12] Rep Menendez, Robert - 4/25/2002 [NJ-13]
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. - 4/25/2002 [CA-34] Rep Payne, Donald M. - 4/25/2002 [NJ-10]
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana - 4/25/2002 [CA-45]

SUMMARY AS OF:
4/25/2002--Reported to House, amended.    (There is 1 other summary)

Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 - Title I: Economic and Democratic Development Assistance for Afghanistan - Sets forth principles governing the provision of assistance for Afghanistan, including reducing terrorism and narcotics control, the participation of women, Afghan self-reliance, stability, and coordination of international donors.

(Sec. 104) Authorizes the President to provide assistance for Afghanistan for the following activities: (1) urgent humanitarian needs; (2) repatriation and resettlement of refugees and internally displaced persons; (3) counternarcotics efforts; (4) reestablishment of food security, rehabilitation of the agriculture sector, improvement in health conditions, and the reconstruction of basic infrastructure; (5) reestablishment of Afghanistan as a viable nation-state through support for the development and expansion of democratic and market-based institutions; and (6) support for the establishment of a market economy, private financial institutions, the development of a telecommunications infrastructure, and trade and commercial links. Conditions certain assistance, initially, on the convention of a Loya Jirga (traditional Afghan assembly), and later, on substantial progress toward a constitution and democratically elected government, unless the President certifies to Congress that the vital national interests of the United States require otherwise.

(Sec. 105) Earmarks funds for assistance in the major opium producing regions, including areas within the Badakshan, Helmand, and Qandahar provinces, with the goal of eliminating poppy cultivation. Denies such assistance to regions where the Afghan Government does not actively, effectively, and vigorously participate in illicit narcotics suppression activities or where production is more than de minimis, unless the President certifies to Congress that the vital national interests of the United States require otherwise.

(Sec. 106) Urges the President to: (1) designate within the Department of State a coordinator (with the advice and consent of the Senate) to design an overall strategy for coordinating such assistance and advancing U.S. interests in Afghanistan; and (2) utilize the expertise of Afghan-Americans. Declares that the administrative provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to the same extent as they apply to certain other economic assistance. Requires the Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development to monitor and audit expenditures. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 through FY 2005.

Title II: Military Assistance for Afghanistan and Certain Other Foreign Countries and International Organizations - Expresses the sense of Congress that, during the transition to broad-based, multi-ethnic, gender-sensitive fully representative government, the U.S. should support: (1) the development of a civilian-controlled and centrally-governed standing Afghanistan army that respects human rights; (2) the creation and training of a professional civilian police force that respects human rights; and (3) a multinational security force in Afghanistan.

(Sec. 202) Authorizes the President to provide and direct the drawdown of defense articles and services and military education to the Government of Afghanistan. Permits the provision of counter-narcotics, crime control, police training services, and other specified support.

(Sec. 203) Makes other foreign countries or international organizations eligible for such assistance if they are participating in certain military, peacekeeping, or policing operations in Afghanistan.

(Sec. 204) Declares that such articles, services, and military education and training shall be made available to the Department of Defense without reimbursement except to the extent that funds are appropriated to the President for such purpose. Authorizes appropriations to the President of sums necessary to reimburse the applicable appropriation, fund, or account for such assistance.

(Sec. 205) Authorizes the President to provide assistance under this title to an eligible foreign country or international organization notwithstanding any other provision of law upon notifying the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States.

(Sec. 206) Terminates authority under this title on December 31, 2004.