S.Amdt. 95

SA 95. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 313, line 14, strike the period and insert a colon and the following: “Provided, That, of the funds made available pursuant to this section, not less than $6,000,000 shall be made available for the United States Agency for International Development to use in support of programs that--

“(1) promote the inclusion of a significant number of women in future legislative bodies to ensure that women's full range of human rights are included and upheld in any constitution or legal structures of Afghanistan;

“(2) promote the continuation and strengthening of the Ministry for Women's Affairs as the Government of Afghanistan makes the transition to a long-term government structure, and encourage the appointment of women to high-level positions within the ministries of the Government of Afghanistan;

“(3) ensure that a significant portion of United States development, humanitarian, and relief assistance is channeled to local and United States-based Afghan women's organizations;

“(4) provide technical assistance, training, and capacity-building for local women-based organizations to ensure that United States funded efforts will be both effective and sustainable;

“(5) promote multiyear women-centered economic development programs, including programs to assist widows, female heads of household, women in rural areas, and disabled women;

“(6) increase women's access to or ownership of productive assets such as land, water, agricultural inputs, credit, and property;

“(7) provide long-term financial assistance for primary, secondary, higher, nontraditional, and vocational education for Afghan girls, women, boys, and men;

“(8) provide financial assistance to build the health infrastructure and to deliver high-quality comprehensive health care programs, including primary, maternal, child, reproductive, and mental health care; and

“(9) provide, in close consultation with women's organizations in Afghanistan, training for the military and police forces on the protection, rights, and the particular needs of women, and emphasize that violations of women's rights are intolerable and should be prosecuted:

“Provided further, That one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall submit a report to Congress that contains--

“(A) a detailed description of programs funded by the United States Agency for International Development that are carried out under the preceding proviso;

“(B) other programs of the United States Agency for International Development that directly or indirectly benefit women; and

“(C) barriers that remain for women in Afghanistan, specifically in the protection of basic human rights, education, reproductive health, legal rights, political participation, and economic opportunity, and what types of foreign assistance is necessary to ensure that these barriers might be eliminated.”.