In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

October 27, 2000.

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2943) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize additional assistance for international malaria control, and to provide for coordination and

consultation in providing assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENTS:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 TITLE I—ASSISTANCE FOR

2 INTERNATIONAL MALARIA

3 CONTROL

4 SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘International Malaria

6 Control Act of 2000’’.

7 SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

8 The Congress makes the following findings:

9 (1) The World Health Organization estimates

10 that there are 300,000,000 to 500,000,000 cases of

11 malaria each year.
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1 (2) According to the World Health Organization,

2 more than 1,000,000 persons are estimated to die due

3 to malaria each year.

4 (3) According to the National Institutes of

5 Health, about 40 percent of the world’s population is

6 at risk of becoming infected.

7 (4) About half of those who die each year from

8 malaria are children under 9 years of age.

9 (5) Malaria kills one child each 30 seconds.

10 (6) Although malaria is a public health problem

11 in more than 90 countries, more than 90 percent of

12 all malaria cases are in sub-Saharan Africa.

13 (7) In addition to Africa, large areas of Central

14 and South America, Haiti and the Dominican Re15 public, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and

16 the Middle East are high risk malaria areas.

17 (8) These high risk areas represent many of the

18 world’s poorest nations.

19 (9) Malaria is particularly dangerous during

20 pregnancy. The disease causes severe anemia and is

21 a major factor contributing to maternal deaths in

22 malaria endemic regions.

23 (10) ‘‘Airport malaria’’, the importing of ma24 laria by international aircraft and other conveyances,

25 is becoming more common, and the United Kingdom
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1 reported 2,364 cases of malaria in 1997, all of them

2 imported by travelers.

3 (11) In the United States, of the 1,400 cases of

4 malaria reported to the Centers for Disease Control

5 and Prevention in 1998, the vast majority were im6 ported.

7 (12) Between 1970 and 1997, the malaria infec8 tion rate in the United States increased by about 40

9 percent.

10 (13) Malaria is caused by a single-cell parasite

11 that is spread to humans by mosquitoes.

12 (14) No vaccine is available and treatment is

13 hampered by development of drug-resistant parasites

14 and insecticide-resistant mosquitoes.

15 SEC. 103. ASSISTANCE FOR MALARIA PREVENTION, TREAT16 MENT, CONTROL, AND ELIMINATION.

17 (a) ASSISTANCE.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the

19 United States Agency for International Development,

20 in coordination with the heads of other appropriate

21 Federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations,

22 shall provide assistance for the establishment and con23 duct of activities designed to prevent, treat, control,

24 and eliminate malaria in countries with a high per25 centage of malaria cases.
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1 (2) CONSIDERATION OF INTERACTION AMONG

2 EPIDEMICS.—In providing assistance pursuant to

3 paragraph (1), the Administrator should consider the

4 interaction among the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, ma5 laria, and tuberculosis.

6 (3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION REQUIRE7 MENT.—Activities referred to in paragraph (1) shall

8 include the dissemination of information relating to

9 the development of vaccines and therapeutic agents for

10 the prevention of malaria (including information re11 lating to participation in, and the results of, clinical

12 trials for such vaccines and agents conducted by

13 United States Government agencies) to appropriate

14 officials in such countries.

15 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap17 propriated to carry out subsection (a) $50,000,000 for

18 each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002.

19 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur20 suant to the authorization of appropriations under

21 paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available

22 until expended.
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1 TITLE II—POLICY OF THE

2 UNITED STATES WITH RE3 SPECT TO MACAU

4 SECTION 201. SHORT TITLE.

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Macau

6 Policy Act of 2000’’.

7 SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS; SENSE OF THE

8 CONGRESS.

9 (a) FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.—The Congress

10 makes the following findings and declarations:

11 (1) The continued economic prosperity of Macau

12 furthers United States interests in the People’s Re13 public of China and Asia.

14 (2) Support for democratization is a funda15 mental principle of United States foreign policy, and

16 as such, that principle naturally applies to United

17 States policy toward Macau.

18 (3) The human rights of the people of Macau are

19 of great importance to the United States and are di20 rectly relevant to United States interests in Macau.

21 (4) A fully successful transition in the exercise of

22 sovereignty over Macau must continue to safeguard

23 human rights in and of themselves.

24 (5) Human rights also serve as a basis for

25 Macau’s continued economic prosperity, and the Con-
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1 gress takes note of Macau’s adherence to the Inter2 national Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and

3 the International Convention on Economic, Social,

4 and Cultural Rights.

5 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the

6 Congress that—

7 (1) the United States should play an active role

8 in maintaining Macau’s confidence and prosperity,

9 Macau’s unique cultural heritage, and the mutually

10 beneficial ties between the people of the United States

11 and the people of Macau;

12 (2) through its policies, the United States should

13 contribute to Macau’s ability to maintain a high de14 gree of autonomy in matters other than defense and

15 foreign affairs as promised by the People’s Republic

16 of China and the Republic of Portugal in the Joint

17 Declaration, particularly with respect to such matters

18 as trade, commerce, law enforcement, finance, mone19 tary policy, aviation, shipping, communications,

20 tourism, cultural affairs, sports, and participation in

21 international organizations, consistent with the na22 tional security and other interests of the United

23 States; and

24 (3) the United States should actively seek to es25 tablish and expand direct bilateral ties and agree-
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1 ments with Macau in economic, trade, financial,

2 monetary, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement,

3 communication, transportation, and other appro4 priate areas.

5 SEC. 203. CONTINUED APPLICATION OF UNITED STATES

6 LAW.

7 (a) CONTINUED APPLICATION.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any change

9 in the exercise of sovereignty over Macau, and subject

10 to subsections (b) and (c), the laws of the United

11 States shall continue to apply with respect to Macau

12 in the same manner as the laws of the United States

13 were applied with respect to Macau before December

14 20, 1999, unless otherwise expressly provided by law

15 or by Executive order issued pursuant to paragraph

16 (2).

17 (2) EXCEPTION.—Whenever the President deter18 mines that Macau is not sufficiently autonomous to

19 justify treatment under a particular law of the

20 United States, or any provision thereof, different from

21 that accorded the People’s Republic of China, the

22 President may issue an Executive order suspending

23 the application of paragraph (1) to such law or pro24 vision of law. The President shall promptly notify the

25 Committee on International Relations of the House of
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1 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela2 tions of the Senate concerning any such determina3 tion and shall publish the Executive order in the Fed4 eral Register.

5 (b) EXPORT CONTROLS.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The export control laws, regu7 lations, and practices of the United States shall apply

8 to Macau in the same manner and to the same extent

9 that such laws, regulations, and practices apply to the

10 People’s Republic of China, and in no case shall such

11 laws, regulations, and practices be applied less re12 strictively to exports to Macau than to exports to the

13 People’s Republic of China.

14 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraph (1)

15 shall not be construed as prohibiting the provision of

16 export control assistance to Macau.

17 (c) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b) and

19 paragraph (2), for all purposes, including actions in

20 any court of the United States, the Congress approves

21 of the continuation in force after December 20, 1999,

22 of all treaties and other international agreements, in23 cluding multilateral conventions, entered into before

24 such date between the United States and Macau, or

25 entered into force before such date between the United
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1 States and the Republic of Portugal and applied to

2 Macau, unless or until terminated in accordance with

3 law.

4 (2) EXCEPTION.—If, in carrying out this sub5 section, the President determines that Macau is not

6 legally competent to carry out its obligations under

7 any such treaty or other international agreement, or

8 that the continuation of Macau’s obligations or rights

9 under any such treaty or other international agree10 ment is not appropriate under the circumstances, the

11 President shall take appropriate action to modify or

12 terminate such treaty or other international agree13 ment. The President shall promptly notify the Com14 mittee on International Relations of the House of

15 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela16 tions of the Senate concerning such determination.

17 SEC. 204 REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the

19 date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than March

20 31 of each of the years 2001, 2002, and 2003, the Secretary

21 of State shall transmit to the Committee on International

22 Relations of the House of Representatives and the Com23 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on condi24 tions in Macau of interest to the United States. The report

25 shall describe—
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1 (1) significant developments in United States re2 lations with Macau, including any determination

3 made under section 203;

4 (2) significant developments related to the

5 change in the exercise of sovereignty over Macau af6 fecting United States interests in Macau or United

7 States relations with Macau and the People’s Repub8 lic of China;

9 (3) the development of democratic institutions in

10 Macau;

11 (4) compliance by the Government of the People’s

12 Republic of China and the Government of the Repub13 lic of Portugal with their obligations under the Joint

14 Declaration; and

15 (5) the nature and extent of Macau’s participa16 tion in multilateral forums.

17 (b) SEPARATE PART OF COUNTRY REPORTS.—When18 ever a report is transmitted to the Congress on a country19 by-country basis, there shall be included in such report,

20 where applicable, a separate subreport on Macau under the

21 heading of the country that exercises sovereignty over

22 Macau.

23 SEC. 205. DEFINITIONS.

24 In this title:
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1 (1) MACAU.—The term ‘‘Macau’’ means the ter2 ritory that prior to December 20, 1999, was the Por3 tuguese Dependent Territory of Macau and after De4 cember 20, 1999, became the Macau Special Adminis5 trative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

6 (2) JOINT DECLARATION.—The term ‘‘Joint Dec7 laration’’ means the Joint Declaration of the Govern8 ment of the People’s Republic of China and the Gov9 ernment of the Republic of Portugal on the Question

10 of Macau, dated April 13, 1987.

11 TITLE III—UNITED STATES-CAN12 ADA ALASKA RAIL COMMIS13 SION

14 SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE.

15 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rails to Resources Act

16 of 2000’’.

17 SEC. 302. FINDINGS.

18 Congress finds that—

19 (1) rail transportation is an essential component

20 of the North American intermodal transportation sys21 tem;

22 (2) the development of economically strong and

23 socially stable communities in the western United

24 States and Canada was encouraged significantly by

25 government policies promoting the development of in-
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1 tegrated transcontinental, interstate and interprovin2 cial rail systems in the states, territories and prov3 inces of the two countries;

4 (3) United States and Canadian federal support

5 for the completion of new elements of the trans6 continental, interstate and interprovincial rail sys7 tems was halted before rail connections were estab8 lished to the State of Alaska and the Yukon Territory;

9 (4) rail transportation in otherwise isolated

10 areas facilitates controlled access and may reduce

11 overall impact to environmentally sensitive areas;

12 (5) the extension of the continental rail system

13 through northern British Columbia and the Yukon

14 Territory to the current terminus of the Alaska Rail15 road would significantly benefit the United States

16 and Canadian visitor industries by facilitating the

17 comfortable movement of passengers over long dis18 tances while minimizing effects on the surrounding

19 areas; and

20 (6) ongoing research and development efforts in

21 the rail industry continue to increase the efficiency of

22 rail transportation, ensure safety, and decrease the

23 impact of rail service on the environment.
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1 SEC. 303. AGREEMENT FOR A UNITED STATES-CANADA BI2 LATERAL COMMISSION.

3 The President is authorized and urged to enter into

4 an agreement with the Government of Canada to establish

5 an independent joint commission to study the feasibility

6 and advisability of linking the rail system in Alaska to the

7 nearest appropriate point on the North American conti8 nental rail system.

9 SEC. 304. COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.

10 (a) MEMBERSHIP.—

11 (1) TOTAL MEMBERSHIP.—The Agreement should

12 provide for the Commission to be composed of 24

13 members, of which 12 members are appointed by the

14 President and 12 members are appointed by the Gov15 ernment of Canada.

16 (2) GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS.—The Agreement

17 should provide for the membership of the Commission,

18 to the maximum extent practicable, to be representa19 tive of—

20 (A) the interests of the local communities

21 (including the governments of the communities),

22 aboriginal peoples, and businesses that would be

23 affected by the connection of the rail system in

24 Alaska to the North American continental rail

25 system; and
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1 (B) a broad range of expertise in areas of

2 knowledge that are relevant to the significant

3 issues to be considered by the Commission, in4 cluding economics, engineering, management of

5 resources, social sciences, fish and game manage6 ment, environmental sciences, and transpor7 tation.

8 (b) UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP.—If the United

9 States and Canada enter into an agreement providing for

10 the establishment of the Commission, the President shall ap11 point the United States members of the Commission as fol12 lows:

13 (1) Two members from among persons who are

14 qualified to represent the interests of communities

15 and local governments of Alaska.

16 (2) One member representing the State of Alaska,

17 to be nominated by the Governor of Alaska.

18 (3) One member from among persons who are

19 qualified to represent the interests of Native Alaskans

20 residing in the area of Alaska that would be affected

21 by the extension of rail service.

22 (4) Three members from among persons involved

23 in commercial activities in Alaska who are qualified

24 to represent commercial interests in Alaska, of which
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1 one shall be a representative of the Alaska Railroad

2 Corporation.

3 (5) One member representing United States

4 Class I rail carriers and one member representing

5 United States rail labor.

6 (6) Three members with relevant expertise, at

7 least one of whom shall be an engineer with expertise

8 in subarctic transportation and at least one of whom

9 shall have expertise on the environmental impact of

10 such transportation.

11 (c) CANADIAN MEMBERSHIP.—The Agreement should

12 provide for the Canadian membership of the Commission

13 to be representative of broad categories of interests of Can14 ada as the Government of Canada determines appropriate,

15 consistent with subsection (a)(2).

16 SEC. 305. GOVERNANCE AND STAFFING OF COMMISSION.

17 (a) CHAIRMAN.—The Agreement should provide for the

18 Chairman of the Commission to be elected from among the

19 members of the Commission by a majority vote of the mem20 bers.

21 (b) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF UNITED

22 STATES MEMBERS.—

23 (1) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the Com24 mission appointed by the President who is not an of25 ficer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
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1 compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent

2 of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV

3 of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title

4 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel

5 time) during which such member is engaged in the

6 performance of the duties of the Commission. Each

7 such member who is an officer or employee of the

8 United States shall serve without compensation in ad9 dition to that received for services as an officer or em10 ployee of the United States.

11 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the

12 Commission appointed by the President shall be al13 lowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of

14 subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agen15 cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,

16 United States Code, while away from their homes or

17 regular places of business in the performance of serv18 ices for the Commission.

19 (c) STAFF.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Agreement should provide

21 for the appointment of a staff and an executive direc22 tor to be the head of the staff.

23 (2) COMPENSATION.—Funds made available for

24 the Commission by the United States may be used to

25 pay the compensation of the executive director and
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1 other personnel at rates fixed by the Commission that

2 are not in excess of the rate payable for level V of the

3 Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5,

4 United States Code.

5 (d) OFFICE.—The Agreement should provide for the of6 fice of the Commission to be located in a mutually agreed

7 location within the impacted areas of Alaska, the Yukon

8 Territory, and northern British Columbia.

9 (e) MEETINGS.—The Agreement should provide for the

10 Commission to meet at least biannually to review progress

11 and to provide guidance to staff and others, and to hold,

12 in locations within the affected areas of Alaska, the Yukon

13 Territory and northern British Columbia, such additional

14 informational or public meetings as the Commission deems

15 necessary to the conduct of its business.

16 (f) PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES.—The Agreement

17 should authorize and encourage the Commission to procure

18 by contract, to the maximum extent practicable, the services

19 (including any temporary and intermittent services) that

20 the Commission determines necessary for carrying out the

21 duties of the Commission. In the case of any contract for

22 the services of an individual, funds made available for the

23 Commission by the United States may not be used to pay

24 for the services of the individual at a rate that exceeds the

25 daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
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1 for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316

2 of title 5, United States Code.

3 SEC. 306. DUTIES.

4 (a) STUDY.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Agreement should provide

6 for the Commission to study and assess, on the basis

7 of all available relevant information, the feasibility

8 and advisability of linking the rail system in Alaska

9 to the North American continental rail system

10 through the continuation of the rail system in Alaska

11 from its northeastern terminus to a connection with

12 the continental rail system in Canada.

13 (2) SPECIFIC ISSUES.—The Agreement should

14 provide for the study and assessment to include the

15 consideration of the following issues:

16 (A) Railroad engineering.

17 (B) Land ownership.

18 (C) Geology.

19 (D) Proximity to mineral, timber, tourist,

20 and other resources.

21 (E) Market outlook.

22 (F) Environmental considerations.

23 (G) Social effects, including changes in the

24 use or availability of natural resources.

25 (H) Potential financing mechanisms.
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1 (3) ROUTE.—The Agreement should provide for

2 the Commission, upon finding that it is feasible and

3 advisable to link the rail system in Alaska as de4 scribed in paragraph (1), to determine one or more

5 recommended routes for the rail segment that estab6 lishes the linkage, taking into consideration cost, dis7 tance, access to potential freight markets, environ8 mental matters, existing corridors that are already

9 used for ground transportation, the route surveyed by

10 the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II

11 and such other factors as the Commission determines

12 relevant.

13 (4) COMBINED CORRIDOR EVALUATION.—The

14 Agreement should also provide for the Commission to

15 consider whether it would be feasible and advisable to

16 combine the power transmission infrastructure and

17 petroleum product pipelines of other utilities into one

18 corridor with a rail extension of the rail system of

19 Alaska.

20 (b) REPORT.—The Agreement should require the Com21 mission to submit to Congress and the Secretary of Trans22 portation and to the Minister of Transport of the Govern23 ment of Canada, not later than 3 years after the Commis24 sion commencement date, a report on the results of the

25 study, including the Commission’s findings regarding the
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1 feasibility and advisability of linking the rail system in

2 Alaska as described in subsection (a)(1) and the Commis3 sion’s recommendations regarding the preferred route and

4 any alternative routes for the rail segment establishing the

5 linkage.

6 SEC. 307. COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION OF COMMIS7 SION.

8 (a) COMMENCEMENT.—The Agreement should provide

9 for the Commission to begin to function on the date on

10 which all members are appointed to the Commission as pro11 vided for in the Agreement.

12 (b) TERMINATION.—The Commission should be termi13 nated 90 days after the date on which the Commission sub14 mits its report under section 306.

15 SEC. 308. FUNDING.

16 (a) RAILS TO RESOURCES FUND.—The Agreement

17 should provide for the following:

18 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The establishment of an

19 interest-bearing account to be known as the ‘‘Rails to

20 Resources Fund’’.

21 (2) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The contribution by the

22 United States and the Government of Canada to the

23 Fund of amounts that are sufficient for the Commis24 sion to carry out its duties.
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1 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The availability of amounts

2 in the Fund to pay the costs of Commission activities.

3 (4) DISSOLUTION.—Dissolution of the Fund

4 upon the termination of the Commission and dis5 tribution of the amounts remaining in the Fund be6 tween the United States and the Government of Can7 ada.

8 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

9 authorized to be appropriated to any fund established for

10 use by the Commission as described in subsection (a)(1)

11 $6,000,000, to remain available until expended.

12 SEC. 309. DEFINITIONS.

13 In this title:

14 (1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means

15 an agreement described in section 303.

16 (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’

17 means a commission established pursuant to any

18 Agreement.

19 TITLE IV—PACIFIC CHARTER

20 COMMISSION ACT OF 2000

21 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

22 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Pacific Charter Com23 mission Act of 2000’’.

24 SEC. 402. PURPOSES.

25 The purposes of this title are—
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1 (1) to promote a consistent and coordinated for2 eign policy of the United States to ensure economic

3 and military security in the Asia-Pacific region;

4 (2) to support democratization, the rule of law,

5 and human rights in the Asia-Pacific region;

6 (3) to promote United States exports to the Asia7 Pacific region by advancing economic cooperation;

8 (4) to combat terrorism and the spread of illicit

9 narcotics in the Asia-Pacific region; and

10 (5) to advocate an active role for the United

11 States Government in diplomacy, security, and the

12 furtherance of good governance and the rule of law in

13 the Asia-Pacific region.

14 SEC. 403. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

15 There is established a commission to be known as the

16 Pacific Charter Commission (hereafter in this title referred

17 to as the ‘‘Commission’’).

18 SEC. 404. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

19 (a) DUTIES.—The Commission shall establish and

20 carry out, either directly or through nongovernmental orga21 nizations, programs, projects, and activities to achieve the

22 purposes described in section 402, including research and

23 educational or legislative exchanges between the United

24 States and countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
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1 (b) MONITORING OF DEVELOPMENTS.—The Commis2 sion shall monitor developments in countries of the Asia3 Pacific region with respect to United States foreign policy

4 toward such countries, the status of democratization, the

5 rule of law and human rights in the region, economic rela6 tions among the United States and such countries, and ac7 tivities related to terrorism and the illicit narcotics trade.

8 (c) POLICY REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—In car9 rying out this section, the Commission shall evaluate

10 United States Government policies toward countries of the

11 Asia-Pacific region and recommend options for policies of

12 the United States Government with respect to such coun13 tries, with a particular emphasis on countries that are of

14 importance to the foreign policy, economic, and military

15 interests of the United States.

16 (d) CONTACTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES.—In per17 forming the functions described in subsections (a) through

18 (c), the Commission shall, as appropriate, seek out and

19 maintain contacts with nongovernmental organizations,

20 international organizations, and representatives of indus21 try, including receiving reports and updates from such or22 ganizations and evaluating such reports.

23 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than

25 the end of each 12-month period thereafter, the Commission
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1 shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress

2 a report that contains the findings of the Commission dur3 ing the preceding 12-month period. Each such report shall

4 contain—

5 (1) recommendations for legislative, executive, or

6 other actions resulting from the evaluation of policies

7 described in subsection (c);

8 (2) a description of programs, projects, and ac9 tivities of the Commission for the prior year; and

10 (3) a complete accounting of the expenditures

11 made by the Commission during the prior year.

12 (f) CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON ANNUAL RE13 PORT.—The Committee on International Relations of the

14 House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Re15 lations of the Senate, shall, not later than 45 days after

16 the receipt by the Congress of the report referred to in sub17 section (c), hold hearings on the report, including any rec18 ommendations contained therein.

19 (g) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Commission may

20 establish such advisory committees as the Commission de21 termines to be necessary to advise the Commission on policy

22 matters relating to the Asia-Pacific region and to otherwise

23 carry out this title.
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1 SEC. 405. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

2 (a) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be com3 posed of seven members all of whom—

4 (1) shall be citizens of the United States who are

5 not officers or employees of any government, except to

6 the extent they are considered such officers or employ7 ees by virtue of their membership on the Commission;

8 and

9 (2) shall have interest and expertise in issues re10 lating to the Asia-Pacific region.

11 (b) APPOINTMENT.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The individuals referred to in

13 subsection (a) shall be appointed—

14 (A) by the President, after consultation with

15 the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House

16 of Representatives, the Chairman and ranking

17 member of the Committee on International Rela18 tions of the House of Representatives, the Major19 ity Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate,

20 and the Chairman and ranking member of the

21 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

22 and

23 (B) by and with the advice and consent of

24 the Senate.
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1 (2) POLITICAL AFFILIATION.—Not more than

2 four of the individuals appointed under paragraph

3 (1) may be affiliated with the same political party.

4 (c) TERM.—Each member of the Commission shall be

5 appointed for a term of 6 years.

6 (d) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall

7 be filled in the same manner in which the original appoint8 ment was made.

9 (e) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Presi10 dent shall designate a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson

11 of the Commission from among the members of the Commis12 sion.

13 (f) COMPENSATION.—

14 (1) RATES OF PAY.—Except as provided in

15 paragraph (2), members of the Commission shall serve

16 without pay.

17 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the

18 Commission may receive travel expenses, including

19 per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with

20 sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

21 (g) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the call

22 of the Chairperson.

23 (h) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Com24 mission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of

25 members may hold hearings.
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1 (i) AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATIONS.—An affirmative

2 vote by a majority of the members of the Commission shall

3 be required for any affirmative determination by the Com4 mission under section 404.

5 SEC. 406. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

6 (a) HEARINGS AND INVESTIGATIONS.—The Commis7 sion may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and

8 places, take such testimony and receive such evidence, and

9 conduct such investigations as the Commission considers

10 advisable to carry out this title.

11 (b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The

12 Commission may secure directly from any Federal depart13 ment or agency such information as the Commission con14 siders necessary to carry out this title. Upon request of the

15 Chairperson of the Commission, the head of any such de16 partment agency shall furnish such information to the Com17 mission as expeditiously as possible.

18 (c) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Commission may accept,

19 use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or

20 property, both real and personal, for the purpose of assist21 ing or facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts, be22 quests, or devises of money and proceeds from sales of other

23 property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be depos24 ited in the Treasury and shall be available for disbursement

25 upon order of the Commission.
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1 (d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United

2 States mails in the same manner and under the same condi3 tions as other departments and agencies of the United

4 States.

5 SEC. 407. STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES OF COMMISSION.

6 (a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall

7 have an executive director appointed by the Commission

8 after consultation with the Speaker and Minority Leader

9 of the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader

10 and Minority Leader of the Senate. The executive director

11 shall serve the Commission under such terms and conditions

12 as the Commission determines to be appropriate.

13 (b) STAFF.—The Commission may appoint and fix the

14 pay of such additional personnel, not to exceed 10 individ15 uals, as it considers appropriate.

16 (c) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request of

17 the chairperson of the Commission, the head of any Federal

18 agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of the

19 personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist the

20 Commission in carrying out its duties under this title.

21 (d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The chairperson of

22 the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent

23 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
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1 SEC. 409. TERMINATION.

2 The Commission shall terminate not later than 5 years

3 after the date of the enactment of this Act.

4 SEC. 410. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro6 priated to carry out this title $2,500,000 for each of the

7 fiscal years 2001 and 2002.

8 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant

9 to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a)

10 are authorized to remain available until expended.

11 SEC. 411. EFFECTIVE DATE.

12 This title shall take effect on February 1, 2001.

13 TITLE V—PAUL D. COVERDELL

14 WORLD WISE SCHOOLS ACT

15 OF 2000

16 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

17 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Paul D. Coverdell World

18 Wise Schools Act of 2000’’.

19 SEC. 502. FINDINGS.

20 Congress makes the following findings:

21 (1) Paul D. Coverdell was elected to the Georgia

22 State Senate in 1970 and later became Minority

23 Leader of the Georgia State Senate, a post he held for

24 15 years.

25 (2) As the 11th Director of the Peace Corps from

26 1989 to 1991, Paul Coverdell’s dedication to the ideals
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1 of peace and understanding helped to shape today’s

2 Peace Corps.

3 (3) Paul D. Coverdell believed that Peace Corps

4 volunteers could not only make a difference in the

5 countries where they served but that the greatest ben6 efit could be felt at home.

7 (4) In 1989, Paul D. Coverdell founded the Peace

8 Corps World Wise Schools Program to help fulfill the

9 Third Goal of the Peace Corps, ‘‘to promote a better

10 understanding of the people served among people of

11 the United States’’.

12 (5) The World Wise Schools Program is an inno13 vative education program that seeks to engage learn14 ers in an inquiry about the world, themselves, and

15 others in order to broaden perspectives; promote cul16 tural awareness; appreciate global connections; and

17 encourage service.

18 (6) In a world that is increasingly inter19 dependent and ever changing, the World Wise Schools

20 Program pays tribute to Paul D. Coverdell’s foresight

21 and leadership. In the words of one World Wise

22 Schools teacher, ‘‘It’s a teacher’s job to touch the fu23 ture of a child; it’s the Peace Corps’ job to touch the

24 future of the world. What more perfect partnership.’’.
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1 (7) Paul D. Coverdell served in the United States

2 Senate from the State of Georgia from 1993 until his

3 sudden death on July 18, 2000.

4 (8) Senator Paul D. Coverdell was beloved by his

5 colleagues for his civility, bipartisan efforts, and his

6 dedication to public service.

7 SEC. 503. DESIGNATION OF PAUL D. COVERDELL WORLD

8 WISE SCHOOLS PROGRAM.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of enactment

10 of this Act, the program under section 18 of the Peace Corps

11 Act (22 U.S.C. 2517) referred to before such date as the

12 ‘‘World Wise Schools Program’’ is redesignated as the ‘‘Paul

13 D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program’’.

14 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference before the date of en15 actment of this Act in any law, regulation, order, document,

16 record, or other paper of the United States to the Peace

17 Corps World Wise Schools Program shall, on and after such

18 date, be considered to refer to the Paul D. Coverdell World

19 Wise Schools Program.
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Amend the title so as to read ‘‘An Act to authorize

additional assistance for international malaria control,

and for other purposes.’’.

Attest:

Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2943

AMENDMENTS