Millennium Challenge Account, Peace Corps Expansion, and Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-1950
Sponsor: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2003-05-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Administration of justice
Administrative procedure
Advice and consent of the Senate
Aerospace industries
Afghanistan
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Agriculture and Food
Aircraft pilots
Aliens
Americans in foreign countries
Ammunition
Animals
Arab-Israeli conflict
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Arms control
Arms control agreements
Arms sales
Arrest
Art
Artillery
Artists
Arts, Culture, Religion
Asia
Auditing
Australia
Authorization
Ballistic missiles
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Boundaries
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Building construction
Burma
Business records
Canada
Capital cities
Capital investments
Caribbean area
Censorship
Central Americans
Central Asia
Charities
Child labor
Child sexual abuse
China
Civics education
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil service retirement
Civil-military relations
Claims
Classified defense information
Clothing
Colombia
Commerce
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congress and military policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Copyright
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against humanity
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Cuba
Cultural relations
Data banks
Defense industries
Delegation of powers
Democracy
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of State
Developing countries
Diplomacy
Diplomats
Directories
Disabled
Dissenters
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Due process of law
East Asia
East Timor
Eastern Europe
Economic assistance
Economic development
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational exchanges
Egypt
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Embargo
Embassies
Employee selection
Employee training
English language
Environmental Protection
Ethnic relations
Europe
Exchange of persons programs
Executive Office of the President
Executive reorganization
Export controls
Expropriation
Extradition
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Federal employees
Fees
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Fishery management
Food relief
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign exchange
Foreign service
Former Soviet states
Foundations
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Gaza Strip
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government lending
Government paperwork
Government publications
Government publicity
Government travel
Government trust funds
Haiti compilation
Harbors
Health
Higher education
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Human rights
Immigration
Import restrictions
India
Indigenous peoples
Indonesia
Infrastructure
Inspectors general
Insurgency
Intellectual property
International agencies
International broadcasting
International cooperation
International education
International environmental cooperation
International law
International military forces
International relief
Internet
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Islamic countries
Islamic fundamentalism
Israel
Japan
Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
Journalism
Journalistic ethics
Judges
Jurisdiction
Kazakhstan
Kidnapping
Kyrgyzstan
Labor and Employment
Latin America
Latin Americans
Law
Law enforcement officers
Leadership
Leave of absence
Legal education
Libraries
Licenses
Literacy programs
Maintenance and repair
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine terminals
Medical research
Mexicans
Mexico
Middle East and North Africa
Military agreements
Military airlift
Military and naval supplies
Military assistance
Military education
Military intervention
Military operations
Military research
Military training
Minesweeping
Minorities
Minorities in government
Missing children
Mozambique
Muslims
NATO countries
Nature conservation
Negotiations
Nepal
New Zealand
Nongovernmental organizations
North Korea
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear weapons
Oceania
Ombudsman
Opium
Ordnance
Paramilitary forces
Passports
Patrol ships
Peace
Peacekeeping forces
Planning-programming-budgeting
Police
Police training
Political parties
Political persecution
Political prisoners
President and foreign policy
Presidential appointments
Prosecution
Prostitution
Protection of officials
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public corruption
Public-private partnerships
Racial discrimination
Racial violence
Radio broadcasting
Rain forest conservation
Recognition (International law)
Recruiting of employees
Refugees
Religion
Religious liberty
Repatriation
Reporters and reporting
Research and development
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 - Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 and 2005 for: (1) the Department of State; and (2) U.S. international broadcasting activities.
 
Sets forth certain Department of State authorities and activities, including: (1) diplomatic and consular activities; and (2) educational and cultural activities. 
 
Sets forth certain requirements with respect to: (1) the organization and personnel of the Department of State; (2) international organizations; and (3) U.S. international broadcasting activities.
 
United States International Leadership Act of 2003 - Establishes a caucus of democratic countries that will help advance U.S. interests at international organizations and multilateral institutions.
 
Global Internet Freedom Act of 2003 - Establishes within the Broadcasting Board of Governors an Office of Global Internet Freedom to develop and implement a comprehensive global strategy to combat state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming and persecution of those who use the Internet.
 
Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to establish the United States International Broadcasting Agency as an independent agency of the executive branch (effectively abolishing the the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau).
 
International Free Media Act of 2003 - Establishes within the Department of State a Coordinator for International Free Media to coordinate U.S. government policies, programs, and projects that promote international press freedoms and free media.
 
Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) certain reporting requirements; and (2) human rights violations in certain countries.
 
Defense Trade and Security Assistance Reform Act of 2003 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to set forth requirements: (1) prohibiting a foreign country from transferring U.S. defense articles and services to a terrorist-supporting country; (2) authorizing the President to control the transfer of defense articles (other than firearms) and defense services to foreign persons within the United States; (3) urging establishment of new license exemptions with respect to the export of defense articles and services only after careful coordination with appropriate U.S. law enforcement agencies; (4) developing mechanisms to identify in connection with the export licensing process persons who have been convicted of violating laws relating to the financing of terrorism; and (5) prohibiting the sale or transfer to the military, police, or intelligence services of a foreign country in which the United States has imposed an arms embargo.
 
Sets forth requirements imposing stringent controls on all items on the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex.
 
Authorizes appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the Security Assistance Act of 2000 with respect to foreign military sales and financing, international military education and training (IMET), security assistance for Israel and Egypt, demining and related activities, the Cooperative Development Program, maritime interdiction patrol boats for Mozambique, East Timor, democracy-building efforts in Cuba, the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) program, combating piracy of U.S. copyrighted materials, and nonproliferation and disarmament activities.
 
Missile Threat Reduction Act of 2003 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to increase the duration of existing sanctions against foreign persons who violate U.S. export controls with respect to the transfer of missile equipment and technology on the MTCR Annex. Requires sanctions imposed under the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Adminsitration Act of 1979 to extend to governmental entities and other entities, including transactions involving third parties.
 
Authorizes foreign assistance and technical assistance to countries that agree to destroy their ballistic missiles.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-17
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1950.
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 382 - 42 (Roll no. 369).
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 382 - 42 (Roll no. 369).
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1950.
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2003-07-16
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6892-6903)
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1950 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKeon amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherman amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rangel amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Hostettler amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Menendez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hostettler amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Hyde en bloc amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Weldon (PA) amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Menendez amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Tauscher amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Tauscher demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tauscher amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King (IA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Paul amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lantos demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Paul amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kolbe amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Kolbe amendment, as modified, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kolbe demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Kolbe amendment, as modified.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kennedy (MN) amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Hyde amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith (NJ) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Crowley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Smith (NJ) amendment.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1950.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Jack Quinn to act as Chairman of the Committee.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 316 and Rule XXIII.
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1950 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill modified by the amendments recommended by the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce also printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute as modified. Specified amendments are in order. Makes in order only those amendments printed in H.Rept. 108-206 and en bloc amendments as described in section 2. Provides that amendments shall be considered only in ...
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 316. (consideration: CR H6725-6824; text of measure as reported in House: CR H6733-6765)
action_date: 2003-07-15
text: Rule H. Res. 316 passed House.
action_date: 2003-07-14
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 316 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1950 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill modified by the amendments recommended by the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce also printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute as modified. Specified amendments are in order. Makes in order only those amendments printed in H.Rept. 108-206 and en bloc amendments as described in section 2. Provides that amendments shall be considered only in ...
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 105.
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 108-105, Part IV.
action_date: 2003-07-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 108-105, Part IV.
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-07-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-06-30
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 108-105, Part III.
action_date: 2003-06-30
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 108-105, Part III.
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-06-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-06-16
text: House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 11, 2003.
action_date: 2003-06-16
text: House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 11, 2003.
action_date: 2003-06-16
text: Committee on Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2003-06-16
text: Committee on Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2003-06-12
text: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on International Relations, H. Rept. 108-105, Part II.
action_date: 2003-06-12
text: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on International Relations, H. Rept. 108-105, Part II.
action_date: 2003-06-12
text: PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT - Mr. Pence asked unanimous consent to file a supplemental report from the Committee on International Relations to accompany the bill H.R. 1950, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005.
action_date: 2003-06-09
text: House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than June 16, 2003.
action_date: 2003-06-09
text: House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than June 16, 2003.
action_date: 2003-06-09
text: House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than June 16, 2003.
action_date: 2003-05-16
text: Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on the Judiciary for a period ending not later than June 13, 2003 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1 of rule X.
action_date: 2003-05-16
text: Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for a period ending not later than June 13, 2003 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1 of rule X.
action_date: 2003-05-16
text: Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Armed Services for a period ending not later than June 13, 2003 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1 of rule X.
action_date: 2003-05-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 108-105, Part I.
action_date: 2003-05-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 108-105, Part I.
action_date: 2003-05-15
text: Mr. DeLay asked unanimous consent that the Committee on International Relations have until midnight on May 16 to file a report on H.R. 1950. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-05-08
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 3.
action_date: 2003-05-08
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-05-05
text: Introduced in House