Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act of 2000
Public Law 106-373 · H.R. 4002 · 106th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 27, 2000 · International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX-8)
Cosponsors (3): Rep. Jim Davis, Rep. Doug Bereuter,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise congressional declarations of policy with respect to famine prevention and freedom from hunger in developing countries.
(Sec. 2) Urges the United States, among other things, to: (1) generally engage the U.S. university community more extensively in the agricultural research, trade, and development initiatives undertaken outside the United States with the objectives of strengthening its capacity to carry out research, teaching, and extension activities for solving problems in food production, processing, marketing, and consumption in agriculturally developing nations, and for transforming progress in global agricultural research and development (R&D) into economic growth, trade, and trade benefits for aid recipient countries and U.S. communities and industries and for the wise use of natural resources; and (2) ensure that all federally funded support to universities and their public and private partners relating to the goals of this Act is periodically reviewed for its performance.
Includes Native American land-grant colleges within the definition of "universities".
(Sec. 3) Authorizes the President to provide U.S. foreign assistance for long-term program support for U.S. university global agricultural and related environmental collaborative research and learning opportunities for students, teachers, extension specialists, researchers, and the general public. Urges the involvement of multilateral banks and U.S. and foreign nongovernmental organizations supporting extension and other productivity-enhancing programs in the international network of agricultural science in order to help agriculturally developing countries in international agricultural problem-solving efforts to prevent famine and hunger in such countries.
Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to establish and carry out special programs as part of ongoing programs for child survival, democratization, development of free enterprise, environmental and natural resource management, and other related programs.
(Sec. 4) Revises the duties of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development to include: (1) improving agricultural production, trade, and natural resource management in developing countries; and (2) with private organizations seeking to increase agricultural production and trade, natural resources management, and household food security in developing and transition countries.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Oct 27, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-373.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 19, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 12, 2000Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Brady (TX) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
- Oct 4, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Oct 2, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Sep 27, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Jul 25, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Jul 24, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Bereuter moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 29, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Mar 16, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.