[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1437 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1437

              To eradicate the poppy plant in Afghanistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2005

 Mr. Rohrabacher introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
              To eradicate the poppy plant in Afghanistan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Afghan Poppy Eradication and 
Prosperity Act of 2005.''

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the 
        United States recommended that the United States make a long-
        term commitment to the security and stability of Afghanistan.
            (2) Afghanistan has become the source of nearly 90 percent 
        of the illicit opium and its derivatives in the world, making 
        it is the biggest global producer of this drug.
            (3) The opium output of Afghanistan measured an estimated 
        4,600 metric tons in 2004.
            (4) Opium harvested from the poppy plant in Afghanistan is 
        converted to heroin, morphine, and other deadly drugs.
            (5) The newly created Ministry of Counter Narcotics of 
        Afghanistan is in need of financial, diplomatic, and moral 
        support.
            (6) Approximately 3,000,000 people are directly involved in 
        the opium economy in Afghanistan.
            (7) The agricultural sector of the economy of Afghanistan 
        is in need of the ability to provide alternative livelihoods to 
        these people.

SEC. 3. ERADICATION.

    (a) Authority.--The United States Federal Government and its 
agencies, including the United States Agency for International 
Development, the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and 
the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice, in 
cooperation with the Government of Afghanistan, including the Ministry 
of Counter Narcotics, shall seek to eradicate the poppy plant in 
Afghanistan.
    (b) Pilot Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Administrator of the United States 
        Agency for International Development shall establish and 
        administer a two-year pilot program in Afghanistan to be known 
        as the ``Afghan Poppy Eradication and Prosperity Program''.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Program shall be to--
                    (A) coordinate the eradication of the poppy plant 
                in Afghanistan; and
                    (B) assist the approximately 3,000,000 people who 
                are directly involved in the opium economy in 
                Afghanistan to develop alternative livelihoods.
    (c) Disbursement.--Every Afghan laborer who participates in the 
Program shall receive $10.00 per day from funds appropriated for the 
Program under subsection (e).
    (d) Annual Report.--The Administrator shall annually submit to 
Congress a report concerning the progress related to--
            (1) the eradication in Afghanistan of the poppy plant; and
            (2) the development of alternative livelihoods for the 
        approximately 3,000,000 people who are directly involved in the 
        opium economy in Afghanistan.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator $1,000,000,000 to carry out this 
section.
    (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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