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[S. 2998 Referred in House (RFH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2998


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2000

          Referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 AN ACT


 
To designate a fellowship program of the Peace Corps promoting the work 
of returning Peace Corps volunteers in underserved American communities 
             as the ``Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program 
Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Paul D. Coverdell was elected to the George State 
        Senate in 1970 and later became Minority Leader of the Georgia 
        State Senate, a post he held for 15 years.
            (2) Paul D. Coverdell served with distinction as the 11th 
        Director of the Peace Corps from 1989 to 1991, where he 
        promoted a fellowship program that was composed of returning 
        Peace Corps volunteers who agreed to work in underserved 
        American communities while they pursued educational degrees.
            (3) Paul D. Coverdell served in the United States Senate 
        from the State of Georgia from 1993 until his sudden death on 
        July 18, 2000.
            (4) Senator Paul D. Coverdell was beloved by his colleagues 
        for his civility, bipartisan efforts, and his dedication to 
        public service.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF PAUL D. COVERDELL FELLOWS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the program under section 18 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2517) 
referred to before such date as the ``Peace Corps Fellows/USA Program'' 
is redesignated as the ``Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program''.
    (b) References.--Any reference before the date of enactment of this 
Act in any law, regulation, order, document, record, or other paper of 
the United States to the Peace Corps Fellows/USA Program shall, on and 
after such date, be considered to refer to the Paul D. Coverdell 
Fellows Program.

            Passed the Senate July 27, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.