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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3957
To increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for teachers
in mathematics, science, and special education.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 2002
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. DEMINT, Mr.
NORWOOD, and Mr. HILLEARY) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To increase the amount of student loans that may be for-
given for teachers in mathematics, science, and special
education.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cancelling Loans to
Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers
Act’’.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNTS.
(a) FFEL LOANS.—Section 428J(c) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(c)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR TEACHERS IN
MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, OR SPECIAL EDUCATION.—
Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph
(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary shall
repay under this section shall not be more than
$17,500 in the case of—
‘‘(A) a secondary school teacher who—
‘‘(i) meets the requirements of sub-
section (b); and
‘‘(ii) is teaching mathematics or
science; and
‘‘(B) an elementary or secondary school
teacher who—
‘‘(i) meets the requirements of sub-
section (b), other than paragraphs (1)(B)
and (C);
‘‘(ii) is teaching special education; and
‘‘(iii) as certified by the chief adminis-
trative officer of the public or nonprofit
private elementary or secondary school in
which the borrower is employed, is teach-
ing children with disabilities that cor-
respond with the borrower’s training and
has demonstrated knowledge and teaching
skills in the content areas of the elemen-
tary or secondary school curriculum that
the borrower is teaching.’’.
(b) DIRECT LOANS.—Section 460(c) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR TEACHERS IN
MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, OR SPECIAL EDUCATION.—
Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph
(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary shall
repay under this section shall not be more than
$17,500 in the case of—
‘‘(A) a secondary school teacher who—
‘‘(i) meets the requirements of sub-
section (b)(1); and
‘‘(ii) is teaching mathematics or
science; and
‘‘(B) an elementary or secondary school
teacher who—
‘‘(i) meets the requirements of sub-
section (b)(1), other than subparagraphs
(A)(ii) and (iii);
‘‘(ii) is teaching special education; and
‘‘(iii) as certified by the chief adminis-
trative officer of the public or nonprofit
private elementary or secondary school in
which the borrower is employed, is teach-
ing children with disabilities that cor-
respond with the borrower’s training and
has demonstrated knowledge and teaching
skills in the content areas of the elemen-
tary or secondary school curriculum that
the borrower is teaching.’’.
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 2305 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Florida,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan
Post Office of West Melbourne, Florida’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan Post Office of West Melbourne,
Florida’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 395
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 2305 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Flor-
ida, as the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan Post Office of West
Melbourne, Florida’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 2305 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Florida,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan
Post Office of West Melbourne, Florida’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan Post Office of West Melbourne,
Florida’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 6,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 395
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2305 Minton
Road in West Melbourne, Florida, as the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan Post Office of
West Melbourne, Florida’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
2305 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Florida, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan Post Office of West
Melbourne, Florida’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Ronald
W. Reagan Post Office of West Melbourne, Florida’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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(Original Signature of Member)
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. ll
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. WELDON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
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A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 2305 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Flor-
ida, as the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan Post Office of West
Melbourne, Florida’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 2305 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Florida,
H.L.C.
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan
Post Office of West Melbourne, Florida’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the Ronald W. Reagan Post Office of West Melbourne,
Florida.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 395
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 7, 2001
Received
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 2305 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Flor-
ida, as the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan Post Office of West
Melbourne, Florida’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 395 RDS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 2305 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Florida,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan
Post Office of West Melbourne, Florida’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Ronald W. Reagan Post Office of West Melbourne,
Florida’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 6,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
(D) Failure on the part of any employee or contractor 
to cooperate with the Inspector General shall be grounds 
for appropriate administrative actions by the Director, in-
cluding loss of employment or the termination of an exist-
ing contractual relationship. 
(3) The Inspector General is authorized to receive 
and investigate complaints or information from any person 
concerning the existence of an activity constituting a viola-
tion of laws, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, 
gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial 
and specific danger to the public health and safety. Once 
such complaint or information has been received from an 
employee of the Authority—
(A) the Inspector General shall not disclose the 
identity of the employee without the consent of the 
employee, unless the Inspector General determines 
that such disclosure is unavoidable during the course 
of the investigation or the disclosure is made to an 
official of the Department of Justice responsible for 
determining whether a prosecution should be under-
taken; and 
(B) no action constituting a reprisal, or threat 
of reprisal, for making such complaint or disclosing 
such information may be taken by any employee of 
the Authority in a position to take such actions, un-
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Of-
fice Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 3960
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3719 Highway
4 in Jay, Florida, as the ‘‘Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at
3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Joseph
W. Westmoreland Post Office Building’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3960
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, as the ‘‘Joseph W. Westmoreland
Post Office Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 2002
Mr. JEFF MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. BOYD, Ms. BROWN of Florida,
Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. MICA, Mr. KELLER,
Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. PUT-
NAM, Mr. DAN MILLER of Florida, Mr. GOSS, Mr. WELDON of Florida,
Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. WEXLER,
Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. HASTINGS of
Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Government Reform
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, as the ‘‘Jo-
seph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOSEPH W. WESTMORELAND POST OFFICE
BUILDING.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Joseph W. West-
moreland Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall
be deemed to be a reference to the Joseph W. Westmore-
land Post Office Building.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3960
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 17, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, as the ‘‘Jo-
seph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 3960 RFS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Of-
fice Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 398
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3960
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 17, 2002
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
MAY 23, 2002
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, as the ‘‘Jo-
seph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay, Florida, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Of-
fice Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building’’.
Calendar No. 398
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3960
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 3719 Highway 4 in Jay,
Florida, as the ‘‘Joseph W. Westmoreland Post
Office Building’’.
MAY 23, 2002
Reported without amendment
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3963
To repeal limitations under the Home Investment Partnerships Act on the
percentage of the operating budget of an organization receiving assistance
under such Act that may be funded under such Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 2002
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To repeal limitations under the Home Investment Partner-
ships Act on the percentage of the operating budget
of an organization receiving assistance under such Act
that may be funded under such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON HOME PROGRAM
ASSISTANCE AS PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING
BUDGET.
(a) HOUSING EDUCATION
AND ORGANIZATIONAL
SUPPORT.—Section 233(d) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12773(d)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘may not—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘may not’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of paragraph
(1) and all that follows through the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting a period.
(b) OTHER SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL HOUS-
ING STRATEGIES.—The first sentence of section 243(b) of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
(42 U.S.C. 12783(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and shall
provide not more than 20 percent of the operating budget
of the contracting organization in any one year’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3964
For the relief of Rudy Valente Jauregui.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 13, 2002
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Rudy Valente Jauregui.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR RUDY
VALENTE JAUREGUI.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, Rudy Valente Jauregui shall be eligible for issuance
of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant
visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of
status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF STATUS.—If Rudy Valente
Jauregui enters the United States before the filing dead-
line specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to
have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise
eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section
245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Rudy Valente Jauregui, the Secretary of State
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the
current or next following fiscal year, the total number of
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the
country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the
total number of immigrant visas that are made available
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
parents, brothers, and sisters of Rudy Valente Jauregui
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3965
To authorize the establishment of a Center for Plant Disease Control in
the Department of Agriculture.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 14, 2002
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To authorize the establishment of a Center for Plant Disease
Control in the Department of Agriculture.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CENTER FOR PLANT DISEASE CONTROL.
Section 422 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
7732) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 422. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND CENTER FOR
PLANT DISEASE CONTROL.
‘‘(a) INFORMATION COLLECTION
AND INVESTIGA-
TIVE AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may gather and com-
pile information and conduct any investigations the Sec-
(1) SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b).—The amend-
ments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply
to failures occurring on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(2) SUBSECTIONS (c) AND (d).—The amend-
ments made by subsections (c) and (d) shall take ef-
fect as if included in the amendments made by Pub-
lic Law 106–230.
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retary considers necessary for the administration and en-
forcement of this title.
‘‘(b) EVALUATION OF NEED FOR CENTER.—The Sec-
retary shall evaluate the feasibility and desirability of es-
tablishing a Center for Plant Disease Control in the De-
partment of Agriculture that—
‘‘(1) would facilitate the gathering and com-
piling of information and the conducting of inves-
tigations, as authorized by subsection (a), related to
plant pests that can directly or indirectly injure,
cause damage to, or cause disease in plants or plant
products; and
‘‘(2) could act as a first responder in the event
of an accidental or deliberate introduction or use of
a plant pest.
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER.—If the results of
the evaluation conducted under subsection (b) support the
need for a Center for Plant Disease Control in the Depart-
ment, the Secretary may establish the Center and assign
to it the specific functions referred to subsections (b) and
(d) and such other duties as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate.
‘‘(d) CENTER FUNCTIONS.—The Center for Plant
Disease Control, if established by the Secretary, may be
used to perform and support the following activities:
‘‘(1) Development of new tools for rapid detec-
tion and diagnosis of plant diseases, including by re-
mote sensing.
‘‘(2) Expansion of research on genomics and
plant biotechnology as the foundation for more rapid
and effective development of crop plants with resist-
ance to pathogens that are potential threat agents.
‘‘(3) Expansion of research on genomics and
plant biotechnology that can be used for detection
of, forensics related to, or recovery from a bioter-
rorist attack on plants or plant products.
‘‘(4) Ongoing identification, risk assessment,
and updating of threat agents to plants.
‘‘(5) Development of a database and new or ac-
quired collections of foreign and domestic pathogens,
and methods for their rapid diagnosis.
‘‘(e) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate
the activities of the Center for Plant Disease Control with
other Federal and State agencies, in particular the Office
of Homeland Security, and appropriate experts in the area
of plant pest control at public and private research institu-
tions.
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated for a fis-
cal year pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
in section 441, the Secretary may use up to $5,000,000
to support the activities of the Center for Plant Disease
Control.’’.
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nent of such entities, under any statute, reorganization
plan, Executive order, or other provision of law, are trans-
ferred to the Agency established under this title effective
on that date.
(b) DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.—If
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall
make any determination of the functions that are trans-
ferred under this title.
(c) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.—
(1) EXERCISE
OF
AUTHORITIES.—Except as
otherwise provided by law, the Board of Governors
may, for purposes of performing a function that is
transferred to the Agency by this title, exercise all
authorities under any other provision of law that
were available with respect to the performance of
that function to the official responsible for the per-
formance of that function on the day before the ef-
fective date specified in section 310.
(2) AUTHORITIES TO WIND UP AFFAIRS.—
(A) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget may take such actions as the
Director of the Office of Management and
Budget considers necessary to wind up any out-
standing affairs of the Broadcasting Board of
Governors and the International Broadcasting
HR 3969 RFS
United States. The Secretary shall endeavor to articulate
the importance in American foreign policy of the guiding
principles and doctrines of the United States, particularly
freedom and democracy. The Secretary, in coordination
with the Board of Governors of the United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Agency, shall develop and articulate
long-term measurable objectives for United States public
diplomacy. The Secretary is authorized to produce and
distribute public diplomacy programming for distribution
abroad in order to achieve public diplomacy objectives, in-
cluding through satellite communication, the Internet, and
other established and emerging communications tech-
nologies.
‘‘(b) INFORMATION CONCERNING UNITED STATES
ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE.—In co-
operation with the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development (USAID) and other public
and private assistance organizations and agencies,
the Secretary shall ensure that information con-
cerning foreign assistance provided by the United
States Government, United States nongovernmental
organizations and private entities, and the American
people is disseminated widely and prominently, par-
ticularly, to the extent practicable, within countries