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.