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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 669

To amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years

2000 through 2003 to carry out that Act, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 10, 1999

Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. BEREUTER,

Mr. BONIOR, Mr. PORTER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. BERMAN,

Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. FARR of

California, Mr. WALSH, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. PETRI, Mr. CONYERS,

Mr. LEACH, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. POMEROY, Mr.

HOUGHTON, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mrs. JONES of

Ohio, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. TIERNEY,

Ms. LEE, and Mr. MARTINEZ) introduced the following bill; which was

referred to the Committee on International Relations

A BILL

To amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations

for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry out that

Act, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

2 FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 TO CARRY

3 OUT THE PEACE CORPS ACT.

4 Section 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C.

5 2502(b)) is amended to read as follows:

6 ‘‘(b)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to

7 carry out the purposes of this Act $270,000,000 for fiscal

8 year 2000, $298,000,000 for fiscal year 2001,

9 $327,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $365,000,000 for

10 fiscal year 2003.

11 ‘‘(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under

12 paragraph (1) for a fiscal year are authorized to remain

13 available for that fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal

14 year.’’.

15 SEC. 2. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE PEACE

16 CORPS ACT.

17 (a) INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.—Section 15(d) of such

18 Act (22 U.S.C. 2514(d)) is amended—

19 (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

20 end;

21 (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at

22 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

23 (3) by adding at the end the following:

24 ‘‘(13) the transportation of Peace Corps em25 ployees, Peace Corps volunteers, dependents of such

26 employees and volunteers, and accompanying bag-
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1 gage, by a foreign air carrier when the transpor2 tation is between two places outside the United

3 States without regard to section 40118 of title 49,

4 United States Code.’’.

5 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section

6 5(f)(1)(B) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(f)(1)(B)) is

7 amended by striking ‘‘Civil Service Commission’’ and in8 serting ‘‘Office of Personnel Management’’.

9 (2) Section 5(h) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(h)) is

10 amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Voting Assistance Act

11 of 1955 (5 U.S.C. 2171 et seq.)’’ and all that follows

12 through ‘‘(31 U.S.C. 492a),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3342

13 of title 31, United States Code, section 5732 and’’.

14 (3) Section 5(j) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(j)) is

15 amended by striking ‘‘section 1757 of the Revised Statutes

16 of the United States’’ and all that follows and inserting

17 ‘‘section 3331 of title 5, United States Code.’’.

18 (4) Section 10(a)(4) of such Act (22 U.S.C.

19 2509(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘31 U.S.C. 665(b)’’

20 and inserting ‘‘section 1342 of title 31, United States

21 Code’’.

22 (5) Section 15(c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2514(c))

23 is amended by striking ‘‘Public Law 84–918 (7 U.S.C.

24 1881 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘subchapter VI of chapter

25 33 of title 5, United States Code’’.
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1 (6) Section 15(d)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C.

2 2514(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 9 of Public

3 Law 60–328 (31 U.S.C. 673)’’ and inserting ‘‘section

4 1346 of title 31, United States Code’’.

5 (7) Section 15(d)(6) of such Act (22 U.S.C.

6 2514(d)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘without regard to

7 section 3561 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 543)’’.

8 (8) Section 15(d)(11) of such Act (22 U.S.C.

9 2514(d)(11)), as amended by this section, is further

10 amended by striking ‘‘Foreign Service Act of 1946, as

11 amended (22 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign

12 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)’’.

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