Skip to main content
HR 4091 106th Congress House

Limpopo River Debt Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2000

Official title: To provide debt relief and reconstruction aid to Mozambique and the other countries severely damaged by the recent flooding in southern Africa.

Introduced: March 23, 2000 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan)American economic assistanceBotswanaDebt relief
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Developing countriesDisaster reliefEconomic assistanceEmergency ManagementFloodsForeign Trade and International FinanceForeign loansInfrastructureInfrastructure (Economics)International reliefLesothoMadagascarMozambiqueMultilateral development banksSouth AfricaWater Resources DevelopmentZambiaZimbabwe
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Mar 23, 2000
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 23, 2000
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action March 23, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Limpopo River Debt Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2000 - Title I: Debt Relief - Directs the President, subject to authorization of appropriations, to cancel all amounts owed to the United States by eligible countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) as a result of concessional and nonconcessional loans made, guarantees or insurance issued, or credits extended under any provision of law.

(Sec. 101) Provides that cancellation of debt shall not be considered to be assistance for purposes of any law limiting assistance to a country.

Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 102) Urges the President to use U.S. influence within the Paris Club of Official Creditors to urge each nation that is a member to the Club to cancel all debt owed to the nation by an eligible country.

(Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at specified international financial institutions to use the U.S. vote to urge such institutions to cancel all debt owed to it by any eligible country.

Title II: Reconstruction Aid - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide grant assistance for relief, reconstruction, and related recovery activities in southern Africa, in particular the eligible countries, as a result of the severe flooding that began on February 9, 2000.

(Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 202) Urges the President to use U.S. influence within the Paris Club of Official Creditors to urge each country that is a member of the Club to provide grants to each eligible country for the repair and reconstruction of the infrastructure of the country that has been damaged or destroyed by the flooding in southern Africa that began on February 9, 2000.

(Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors at specified international financial institutions to use the U.S. vote to urge such institutions to provide grants to each eligible country for the repair and reconstruction of the infrastructure of the country that has been damaged or destroyed by the flooding in southern Africa that began on February 9, 2000.

Title III: Eligible Countries - Defines "eligible country" to mean Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4091: Limpopo River Debt Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4091/
MLA
"H.R. 4091: Limpopo River Debt Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4091/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4091, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4091/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4091: Limpopo River Debt Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2000](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4091/)
Report a problem