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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 20, 2001
Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics Sustainable Food Production Trust Fund Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into negotiations with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to establish an Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics Sustainable Food Production Trust Fund at the Bank to aid rural development in and create sustainable food production for Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Directs that grants from the Fund will go to assist nongovernmental organizations carrying out the following activities in those countries: (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.
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Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R–NE
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Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10948-10949)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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