3.0.0 2441 2023-01-15T17:19:16Z 2023-01-15T17:19:16Z House H HR 2003-06-12 108 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Reported by 2003-07-14T21:47:57Z Referred to 2003-06-12T14:00:05Z Markup by 2003-06-12T13:54:09Z H. Rept. 108-205 2003-07-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 112. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00112 2003-07-14 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 108-205. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2003-07-14 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 108-205. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2003-06-12 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2003-06-12 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 4. Committee 2003-06-12 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2003-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001022 Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] HENRY HYDE R IL J. 6 N L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2003-06-12 True G000545 Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] MARK GREEN R WI 8 2003-06-12 True H001035 Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] Katherine Harris R FL 13 2003-06-12 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2003-06-12 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2003-06-12 True L000552 Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] RAY LAHOOD R IL 18 2003-06-12 True J000286 Rep. Janklow, William J. [R-SD-At Large] William Janklow R SD J. 0 2003-06-12 True B000403 Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] DOUGLAS BEREUTER R NE K. 1 2003-06-23 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2003-06-26 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2003-06-26 False S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2003-06-26 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2003-06-26 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2003-06-26 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2003-06-26 False L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2003-06-26 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2003-06-26 False B000013 Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] SPENCER BACHUS R AL 6 2003-07-14 False L000169 Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2] JIM LEACH R IA 2 2003-07-14 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2003-07-14 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2003-07-14 False O000163 Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] MICHAEL OXLEY R OH G. 4 2003-07-14 False W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2003-07-14 False S001152 Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] ROB SIMMONS R CT 2 2003-07-14 False P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 2003-07-14 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2003-07-14 False M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2003-07-14 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2003-07-14 False U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2003-07-14 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2003-07-14 False B000104 Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] CASS BALLENGER R NC 10 2003-07-14 False T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 2003-07-14 False N000051 Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] GEORGE NETHERCUTT R WA 5 2003-07-14 False W000789 Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] HEATHER WILSON R NM 1 2003-07-14 False J000285 Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] TIMOTHY JOHNSON R IL V. 15 2003-07-14 False I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2003-07-14 False N000143 Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3] ANNE NORTHUP R KY M. 3 2003-07-14 False R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2003-07-14 False H000814 Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-29] AMO HOUGHTON R NY 29 2003-07-14 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2003-07-14 False A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2003-07-14 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2003-07-14 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2003-07-14 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2003-07-14 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2003-07-14 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2003-07-14 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2003-07-14 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2003-07-14 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2003-07-14 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2003-07-14 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2003-07-14 False U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2003-07-14 False F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2003-07-14 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2003-07-14 False W000273 Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] GERALD WELLER R IL C. 11 2003-07-14 False L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2003-07-14 False F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2003-07-14 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2003-07-14 False B001241 Rep. Bell, Chris [D-TX-25] Chris Bell D TX 25 2003-07-14 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2003-07-14 False S000672 Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] VICTOR SNYDER D AR F. 2 2003-07-14 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2003-07-14 False B001238 Rep. Ballance, Frank W., Jr. [D-NC-1] Frank Ballance D NC W. 1 2003-07-14 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2003-07-14 False R000572 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] Mike Rogers R MI 8 2003-07-14 False D000355 Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] JOHN DINGELL D MI D. 15 2003-07-14 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2003-07-14 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2003-07-14 False B001228 Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-45] Mary Bono R CA 45 2003-07-14 False R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2003-07-14 False 2003-06-17T04:00:00Z H.R. 2441, Millennium Challenge Account Authorization and Peace Corps Expansion Act of 2003 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14537 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on June 12, 2003</p> 2003-06-17T04:00:00Z H.R. 2441, Millennium Challenge Account Authorization and Peace Corps Expansion Act of 2003 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14537 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on June 12, 2003 International Affairs AIDS (Disease) Access to health care Administration of justice Advice and consent of the Senate Africa (Sub-Saharan) Agriculture and Food Americans in foreign countries Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Arts, Culture, Religion Asia Auditing Authorization Bribery Child health Children's rights Citizen participation Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Communicable diseases Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional investigations Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Cooperative societies Corporation for National and Community Service Cost accounting Coups d'etat Credit unions Crime and Law Enforcement Curricula Delegation of powers Democracy Developing countries Diplomacy Disaster relief Drug abuse Drug law enforcement East Asia Economic assistance Economic development Economic growth Economic statistics Economics and Public Finance Education Educational technology Electronic government information Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Employee rights Environmental Protection Executive Office of the President Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Finance and Financial Sector Financial planning Food supply Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign banks and banking Foreign investments Free enterprise Freedom of information Freedom of the press Geography and mapping Gifts Government Operations and Politics Government corporations Government publicity Government regulation Government statistics Grants-in-aid Health Health education Higher education Human immunodeficiency viruses Human rights Hunger Immigration Import restrictions Income statistics Infant mortality Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Inspectors general International agencies International cooperation International education International environmental cooperation International relief Internet Joint ventures Labor and Employment Labor unions Language and languages Law Libraries Malaria Maternal health services Medical screening Medical tests Military assistance Minorities Minority business enterprises Minority employment Monetary policy Muslims National service Nongovernmental organizations Nonprofit organizations Nuclear nonproliferation Overhead costs Peace Peace Corps Pluralism (Social sciences) Poverty President and foreign policy Presidential appointments Preventive medicine Public Lands and Natural Resources Public corruption Quality of care Recruiting of employees Refugees Refuse and refuse disposal Religion Right of property Rule of law Salaries Sanctions (International law) Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Severance pay Sierra Leone Small business Social Welfare Sound recording and reproducing Student loan funds Sunset legislation Sustainable development Tax exemption Taxation Teachers Teaching materials Terrorism Textbooks Trade agreements Trade associations Treaties Tuberculosis United Nations Video tape recording Volunteer workers War relief Water Resources Development Water supply Weapons of mass destruction Web sites Western Hemisphere Women Women's education Women's health Women's rights World health International Affairs 00 2003-06-12 Introduced in House 2004-03-05T20:14:18Z Millennium Challenge Account Authorization and Peace Corps Expansion Act of 2003 - Authorizes the President, acting through the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, to provide assistance to eligible low income and lower middle income countries to support policies and programs that advance their progress in: (1) achieving lasting economic growth and poverty reduction; and (2) promoting specified objectives fostering democratic societies, human rights, the rule of law, investment in education and health infrastructure and systems, economic freedom, broad-based economic growth, and free market systems.

Requires recipient contries to enter into a Millenium Challenge Compact with the United States establishing a multi-year plan for achieving shared development objectives.

Specifies conditions for suspension or termination of assistance.

Establishes the Millenium Challenge Corporation to carry out such assistance program, and a Millenium Challenge Advisory Council.

Sets forth elements of a framework for U.S. economic assistance.

Reauthorizes the Peace Corps through FY 2007. Makes the Peace Corps responsible for recruiting all of its volunteers.

Urges the Director to utilize the services of returned Peace Corps volunteers and former Peace Corps staff who have relevant language and cultural experience and may have served previously in countries with substantial Muslim populations, in order to open or reopen Peace Corps programs in such countries.

Requires the Director to expand the training program for Peace Corps volunteers in the areas of education, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases prevalent in host countries in order to ensure that the Peace Corps increases its contribution to the global campaign against such diseases. Urges the Director to designate a Peace Corps officer or employee located in the United States to coordinate all HIV/AIDS activities within the Peace Corps.

]]> 17 2003-07-14 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2004-04-01T22:33:55Z Millennium Challenge Account Authorization and Peace Corps Expansion Act of 2003 - Division A: Millennium Challenge Account - Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Sets forth definitions and the sunset date of this Act, October 1, 2007.

Title II: Millennium Challenge Assistance - (Sec. 201) Declares the policy of the United States to support a new compact for global development that: (1) increases support by donor countries to those developing countries that are fostering democracy and the rule of law, investing in their people, and promoting economic freedom for all their people; (2) recognizes, however, that it is the developing countries themselves that are primarily responsible for the achievement of those goals; (3) seeks to coordinate the disparate development assistance policies of donor countries, and to harmonize the trade and finance policies of donor countries with their respective development assistance programs; and (4) aims to reduce poverty by significantly increasing the economic growth trajectory of beneficiary countries through investing in the productive potential of the people of such countries.

(Sec. 202) Authorizes the President, acting through the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, to provide assistance to eligible low income and lower middle income countries to support policies and programs that advance their progress in: (1) achieving lasting economic growth and poverty reduction; and (2) promoting specified objectives fostering democratic societies, human rights, the rule of law, investment in education and health infrastructure and systems, economic freedom, broad-based economic growth, and free market systems.

(Sec. 203) Prescribes eligibility criteria for low income countries for FY 2004 through 2006 and for lower middle income countries for FY 2006. Prescribes specified criteria for FY 2004 through 2006 for any country to receive special assistance solely for the purpose of becoming eligible to receive low income country assistance.

(Sec. 204) Requires recipient countries to enter into a Millennium Challenge Compact with the United States establishing a multi-year plan for achieving shared development objectives. Prescribes the elements of such a compact, taking into consideration the country's national development strategy.

(Sec. 205) Specifies conditions for suspension or termination of assistance, as well as reinstatement.

(Sec. 207) Directs the President, acting through the CEO, to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that U.S. small, minority-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises fully participate in the provision of goods and services financed with funds made available under this title.

(Sec. 208) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2006.

Title III: Millennium Challenge Corporation - Establishes in the executive branch the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), headed by a CEO, to carry out such assistance program.

(Sec. 307) Authorizes agency heads, upon CEO request, to detail employees to the MCC on a reimbursable basis.

(Sec. 308) Establishes a Millennium Challenge Advisory Council to advise the MCC.

(Sec. 309) Authorizes the CEO to provide assistance (seed grants) in support of nongovernmental organizations (including universities and independent foundations and other organizations) in low income and lower middle income countries, which are undertaking research, education, and advocacy efforts aimed at promoting democratic societies, human rights, the rule of law, improved educational opportunities and health conditions, particularly for women and children, and economic freedom.

Title IV: Provisions Relating to United States Economic Assistance - (Sec. 402) Declares the sense of Congress that a coherent framework for U.S. bilateral economic assistance should be established, including specified elements.

Declares that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the Secretary of State's direction and foreign policy guidance, should be responsible for: (1) providing assistance to countries that face natural and man-made disasters in order to provide humanitarian relief to their peoples, in coordination with State Department refugee programs; (2) providing assistance to countries suffering from conflicts or in post-conflict situations in order to provide humanitarian relief, transition assistance, and reconstruction assistance; (3) providing assistance to help moderate-to-poorly performing countries achieve development progress in certain areas, and to promote international health worldwide, as well as assisting in the development of country and regional development strategies; (4) addressing transnational problems, such as environmental degradation, food insecurity, and health problems; and (5) assisting other Federal departments and agencies, including the MCC, to carry out assistance activities abroad.

Declares that the MCC should provide assistance to countries that have demonstrated a commitment to bolstering democracy, good governance, and the rule of law, to investing in the health and education of their people, and to promoting sound economic policies that foster economic opportunity for their people.

Declares that the State Department should be responsible for allocating security assistance to support U.S. key foreign policy objectives. Requires the State Department to administer assistance in such areas as nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, counter-narcotics, and relief for refugees.

Declares that other Federal agencies with expertise in international development-related activities should provide expertise in specific technical areas. Requires them to provide assistance, including assistance provided with funds made available from the MCC to assist U.S. Government international development activities.

(Sec. 403) Requires the President to report to Congress triennially, on a country-by-country basis, on the impact and effectiveness of U.S. bilateral assistance furnished under such framework.

Division B: Reauthorization and Expansion of the Peace Corps - Title X: General Provisions - (Sec. 1001) Sets forth definitions and findings.

Title XI: Amendments to Peace Corps Act; Related Provisions - (Sec. 1101) Amends the Peace Corps Act to make the Peace Corps, as an independent agency, responsible for recruiting all of its volunteers.

Requires any presidential detail or assignment of Peace Corps personnel to other Federal agencies to further the fulfillment of Peace Corps' development and public diplomacy goals.

(Sec. 1102) Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to report annually to Congress on: (1) efforts undertaken to improve coordination of Peace Corps activities with activities of international voluntary service organizations; (2) any major new initiatives that the Peace Corps has under review for the upcoming fiscal year, and any undertaken in the previous fiscal year not previously reported on; (3) plans to have 14,000 volunteers in service by 2007 while maintaining the quality of the volunteer experience, and ensuring the safety and security of all volunteers; and (4) standard security procedures for any country in which the Peace Corps operates programs or is considering doing so, including an assessment of whether security conditions would be enhanced by co-locating volunteers with international or local nongovernmental organizations, or with the placement of multiple volunteers in one location.

Requires the Director to consult with the appropriate congressional committees on any major new initiatives not previously discussed in the latest annual report or budget request to Congress.

Requires the Director to report to the appropriate congressional committees on: (1) the student loan forgiveness programs currently available to Peace Corps volunteers upon completion of their service, recommending any additional such programs which could attract more applications from low- and middle-income individuals carrying considerable student-loan debt burdens; (2) progress in recruiting historically underrepresented groups; (3) the medical screening procedures and standards of the Peace Corps Office of Medical Services/Screening Unit to determine whether an applicant has worldwide clearance, limited clearance, a deferral period, or is not medically, including psychologically, qualified to serve in the Peace Corps as a volunteer; and (4) procedures and criteria for matching applicants for Peace Corps service with a host country to ensure that the applicant can complete at least two years of volunteer service without interruption to host country national projects due to foreseeable medical conditions.

(Sec. 1103) Requires the Director to report to the appropriate congressional committees on: (1) recruitment strategies for recruiting and training volunteers with the appropriate language skills and interest in serving in host countries; and (2) the countries that should be priorities for special recruitment and placement of Peace Corps volunteers.

Authorizes and urges the Director to utilize the services of returned Peace Corps volunteers and former Peace Corps staff who have relevant language and cultural experience and may have served previously in countries with substantial Muslim populations, in order to open or reopen Peace Corps programs in such countries.

(Sec. 1104) Requires the Director to expand the training program for Peace Corps volunteers in the areas of education, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria) prevalent in host countries in order to ensure that the Peace Corps increases its contribution to the global campaign against such diseases.

Urges the Director to designate: (1) a Peace Corps officer or employee located in the United States to coordinate all HIV/AIDS activities within the Peace Corps; and (2) an individual within each country in sub-Saharan Africa, the Western Hemisphere, and Asia in which Peace Corps volunteers carry out HIV/AIDS activities to coordinate all such activities of the Peace Corps in such countries.

(Sec. 1105) Amends the Peace Corps Act to revise requirements for the Peace Corps National Advisory Council.

Reduces the number of Council members from 15 to 11, eliminating the requirement that they be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires that they be appointed by the Director.

Requires six of the members to be former Peace Corps volunteers, at least one of whom shall have been a former staff member abroad or in the Washington headquarters. Limits to six the number of members of the same political party.

Eliminates the position of Vice Chair. Limits the term of Chair to two years, renewable by the Director.

(Sec. 1106) Increases the readjustment allowance from $125 to $275 for each month of satisfactory service during FY 2004 and $300 for each such month afterwards.

(Sec. 1107) Authorizes the Director (or designee) to: (1) award grants on a competitive basis to private nonprofit corporations to enable returned Peace Corps volunteers to use their knowledge and expertise to develop and carry out the programs and projects to promote the objectives of the Peace Corps Act; and (2) transfer funds for such purpose to the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Permits such programs and projects to include: (1) educational programs designed to enrich the knowledge and interest of elementary school and secondary school students in the geography and cultures of other countries where the volunteers have served; (2) projects that involve partnerships with local libraries to enhance community knowledge about other peoples and countries; and (3) audiovisual projects that utilize materials collected by the volunteers during their service that would be of educational value to communities.

Limits the grant eligibility of private nonprofit corporations to those with a board of directors composed of returned Peace Corps volunteers and former Peace Corps staff with a background in community service, education, or health.

Limits grant amounts to an individual program or project to $50,000.

Authorizes appropriations for such grant program in addition to those made available to the Peace Corps under this division.

Declares that the Crisis Corps has been an effective tool in harnessing the skills and talents of returned Peace Corps volunteers. Requires the Director to increase the number of available Crisis Corps assignments for returned Peace Corps volunteers to at least 120 assignments in FY 2004, 140 assignments in FY 2005, 160 assignments in FY 2006, and 165 assignments in FY 2007.

(Sec. 1108) Declares the support of Congress for the goal announced by President Bush of doubling the number of Peace Corps volunteers to 14,000 by 2007 and for the funding levels necessary to accomplish this growth.

(Sec. 1109) Declares the sense of Congress that the Peace Corps should return its program to Sierra Leone as soon as security conditions are consistent with the safety and security of its volunteers.

(Sec. 1110) Amends the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for FY 2004 through 2007.

]]> Millennium Challenge Account Authorization and Peace Corps Expansion Act of 2003 Display Title Millennium Challenge Account Authorization and Peace Corps Expansion Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To establish the Millennium Challenge Account to provide increased support for developing countries that have fostered democracy and the rule of law, invested in their citizens, and promoted economic freedom; to assess the impact and effectiveness of United States economic assistance; to authorize the expansion of the Peace Corps, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Millennium Challenge Account Authorization and Peace Corps Expansion Act of 2003 Short Titles as Reported to House Millennium Challenge Account Authorization and Peace Corps Expansion Act of 2003 H House Reported in House 2003-07-14T04:00:00Z Introduced in House 2003-06-12T04:00:00Z 2003-07-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 112. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.