H. R. 669

One Hundred Sixth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,

the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine

An Act

To amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS

2000 THROUGH 2003 TO CARRY OUT THE PEACE CORPS

ACT.

Section 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)) is

amended to read as follows:

‘‘(b)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

the purposes of this Act $270,000,000 for fiscal year 2000,

$298,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $327,000,000 for fiscal year 2002,

and $365,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

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

(1) for a fiscal year are authorized to remain available for that

fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year.’’.

SEC. 2. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE PEACE CORPS ACT.

(a) INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.—Section 15(d) of such Act (22

U.S.C. 2514(d)) is amended—

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

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

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(13) the transportation of Peace Corps employees, Peace

Corps volunteers, dependents of such employees and volunteers,

and accompanying baggage, by a foreign air carrier when the

transportation is between two places outside the United States

without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code.’’.

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 5(f )(1)(B) of such

Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(f )(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘Civil Service

Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Personnel Management’’.

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

by striking ‘‘the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 (5 U.S.C.

2171 et seq.)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(31 U.S.C. 492a),’’

and inserting ‘‘section 3342 of title 31, United States Code, section

5732 and’’.

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

by striking ‘‘section 1757 of the Revised Statutes of the United

States’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘section 3331 of title

5, United States Code.’’.
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(4) Section 10(a)(4) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2509(a)(4)) is

amended by striking ‘‘31 U.S.C. 665(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1342

of title 31, United States Code’’.

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

by striking ‘‘Public Law 84–918 (7 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.)’’ and

inserting ‘‘subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States

Code’’.

(6) Section 15(d)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2514(d)(2)) is

amended by striking ‘‘section 9 of Public Law 60–328 (31 U.S.C.

673)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1346 of title 31, United States Code’’.

(7) Section 15(d)(6) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2514(d)(6)) is

amended by striking ‘‘without regard to section 3561 of the Revised

Statutes (31 U.S.C. 543)’’.

(8) Section 15(d)(11) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2514(d)(11)), as

amended by this section, is further amended by striking ‘‘Foreign

Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)’’ and

inserting ‘‘Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.