[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16726-16727]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  PAUL D. COVERDELL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2998 introduced 
earlier today by Senator Hutchison and others.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2998) 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 Fellowship Program.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
bill be read the third time and passed, the

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motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements 
relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2998) was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2998

       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 17, 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.

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