PUBLIC LAW 107-327—DEC. 4, 2002 116 STAT. 2799 (3) to fight the production and flow of ilHcit narcotics, to control the flow of precursor chemicals used in the production of heroin, and to enhance and bolster the capacities of Afghan governmental authorities to control poppy cultivation and related activities; (4) to help achieve a broad-based, multi-ethnic, gendersensitive, and fully representative government in Afghanistan that is freely chosen by the people of Afghanistan and that respects the human rights of all Afghans, particularly women, including authorizing assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Afghanistan with a particular emphasis on meeting the educational, health, and sustenance needs of women and children to better enable their full participation in Afghan society; (5) to support the Government of Afghanistan in its development of the capacity to facilitate, organize, develop, and implement projects and activities that meet the needs of the Afghan people; (6) to foster the participation of civil society in the establishment of the new Afghan government in order to achieve a broad-based, multi-ethnic, gender-sensitive, fully representative government freely chosen by the Afghan people, without prejudice to any decisions which may be freely taken by the Afghan people about the precise form in which their government is to be organized in the future; (7) to support the reconstruction of Afghanistan through, among other things, programs that create jobs, facilitate clearance of landmines, and rebuild the agriculture sector, the health care system, and the educational system of Afghanistan; (8) to provide resources to the Ministry for Women's Affairs of Afghanistan to carry out its responsibilities for legal advocacy, education, vocational training, and women's health programs; and (9) to foster the growth of a pluralistic society that promotes and respects religious freedom. SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE. 22 USC 7513. (a) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding section 512 of Public Law 107-115 or any other similar provision of law, the President is authorized to provide assistance for Afghanistan for the following activities: (1) URGENT HUMANITARIAN NEEDS.— To assist in meeting the urgent humanitarian needs of the people of Afghanistan, including assistance such as— (A) emergency food, shelter, and medical assistance; (B) clean drinking water and sanitation; (C) preventative health care, including childhood vaccination, therapeutic feeding, maternal child health services, and infectious diseases surveillance and treatment; (D) family tracing and reunification services; and (E) clearance of landmines and other unexploded ordinance. (2) REPATRIATION AND RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS.— To assist refugees and internally displaced persons as they return to their home communities in Afghanistan and to support their reintegration into those communities, including assistance such as—
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