3.0.0 1550 2019-11-15T21:07:40Z 2019-11-15T21:07:40Z House H HR 2005-04-12 109 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-04-12T16:32:45Z 2005-04-12 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2005-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001022 Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] HENRY HYDE R IL J. 6 N L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2005-04-12 True M000639 Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] Robert Menendez D NJ 13 2005-04-12 True International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Agricultural assistance Agriculture and Food American investments Armed Forces and National Security Auditing Authorization Bribery Bridges Building construction Child abuse Child health Child labor Child sexual abuse Child welfare Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil War Clinics Commerce Communicable diseases Community centers Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Developing countries Development credit institutions Disabled Disaster relief East Asia Economic assistance Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Environmental Protection Executive Office of the President Executive reorganization Families Family services Federal officials Federally-guaranteed loans Fisheries Food relief Forced labor Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government lending Health Health surveys Hospitals Housing and Community Development Housing finance Human rights Immigration Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Inspectors general International agencies International relief Investment guaranty insurance Labor and Employment Maternal health services Mental health services Military assistance Military civic action Misconduct in office Missing persons Nongovernmental organizations Orphans Performance measurement Planning Potable water Preventive medicine Prostitution Public corruption Public-private partnerships Refugees Refuse and refuse disposal Risk Road construction School buildings Science, Technology, Communications Shelters for the homeless Slavery Small business Social Welfare South Asia Southeast Asia Teachers Technical assistance Tourism Transportation and Public Works Transportation engineering Tsunamis United Nations Vaccination Victims Water Resources Development Women World health International Affairs 00 2005-04-12 Introduced in House 2005-04-27T20:38:57Z Indian Ocean Tsunami Relief, Recovery, and Reconstruction Act of 2005 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance for humanitarian and medium- and long-term recovery and reconstruction needs of the people and communities in countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Directs the President to provide assistance to children who are orphaned or currently unaccompanied as a result of the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Authorizes FY 2005 and 2006 appropriations from certain Department of State authorizations for U.S. contributions to Interpol for its disaster victim identification efforts relating to the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) should increase efforts to support U.S.-sponsored private investment in countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Authorizes the President to provide assistance for regional and international programs, including providing such assistance through the United Nation's (UN) International Early Warning Program, to establish all-hazard event public warning systems in foreign countries.

Authorizes appropriations to replenish funds expended for specified assistance provided in the immediate aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Directs: (1) the President to designate a senior U.S. official to coordinate assistance under this Act; (2) the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to have primary responsibility for providing such assistance; and (3) the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to monitor the provision of such assistance.

]]> Indian Ocean Tsunami Relief, Recovery, and Reconstruction Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Indian Ocean Tsunami Relief, Recovery, and Reconstruction Act of 2005 Display Title Indian Ocean Tsunami Relief, Recovery, and Reconstruction Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To authorize assistance for the relief of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami and for the recovery and reconstruction of tsunami-affected countries. Introduced in House 2005-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr1550ih/xml/BILLS-109hr1550ih.xml 2005-04-12 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.