According to UN studies. a large percentage of Afghans. including farmers. laborers. traffickers. war lords. insurgents. and officials participate in and benefit from illegal poppy trade. Congress first addressed the issue aiding Afghanistan by passing the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002. which established a reconstruction program. mandated a relief coordinator. provided support to the NATOled international security forces. and gave new security assistance authority to our President. In addition to food aid. refugee relief and other forms of emergency disaster assistance. the United States implemented a wideranging assistance program for Afghanistan. including aid for schools. hospitals and farms. and support to reestablish the participation of women and girls in society. education and the workplace. The legislation the House will take up today. H.R. 2446. reauthorizes programs created by the original Afghanistan Freedom Support Act. creates a new focus on counternarcotics efforts. and provides for stronger and more enhanced oversight of U.S. strategic goals and performance in Afghanistan.