The supplemental bill also contains an additional $225 million in nonfood aid. mainly for projects to promote longterm recovery. It is vital that we link emergency aid to projects that promote a return to normal farm production. This recovery aid has four main components. First. $80 million for rehabilitation programs involving the health. water. and agricultural development needs of the poor. Second. $70 million for foreign disaster aid. such as shelter. blankets. and fertilizer. Third. $50 million for assisting refugees and displaced persons. Fourth. $25 million for overcoming the transportation and storage problems of regular food aid programs of the poorest Africans. Mr.
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