HR 1950 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

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

Introduced May 5, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Henry J. Hyde R-IL

Latest action · Jul 17, 2003 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.

Progress

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IntroducedMay 5, 2003
Passed HouseJul 16, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Recorded votes 8

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Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 369	On Passage	Passed382–42	Jul 16, 2003

House 368	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Agreed to368–52	Jul 16, 2003

House 367	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Agreed to226–198	Jul 15, 2003

House 366	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Failed207–219	Jul 15, 2003

House 365	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Failed187–237	Jul 15, 2003

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Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 5, 2003.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Howard L. Berman	Original	May 5, 2003
D-CA	Tom Lantos	Original	May 5, 2003

Committees 4

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred May 5, 2003Markup May 8, 2003Reported May 16, 2003Reported Jun 12, 2003
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred May 16, 2003Markup Jun 26, 2003Reported Jun 30, 2003
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred May 16, 2003Markup Jul 9, 2003Reported Jul 11, 2003
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred May 16, 2003Discharged Jun 17, 2003

Actions 64

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 17, 2003Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
Jul 16, 2003Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6892-6903)
Jul 16, 2003The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Jul 16, 2003The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1950.
Jul 16, 2003The 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.

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In the Congressional Record 13

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E436	Mark Udall D-CO	Mar 24, 2004
Extensions	Debate and remarks E379	Joel Hefley R-CO	Mar 16, 2004
Extensions	Debate and remarks E82	Christopher H. Smith R-NJ	Jan 30, 2004
House	Debate and remarks H12835	Tom Lantos D-CA	Dec 8, 2003
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1613	Danny K. Davis D-IL	Jul 25, 2003

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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee reports

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 6

Jul 14, 2003H.R. 1950, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 9, 2003
Jul 14, 2003H.R. 1950, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 9, 2003
Jun 30, 2003H.R. 1950, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2004 and 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on June 26, 2003
Jun 30, 2003H.R. 1950, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2004 and 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on June 26, 2003
Jun 11, 2003H.R. 1950, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 16, 2003
Jun 11, 2003H.R. 1950, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 16, 2003

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 108-464	TRADE AND HUMAN RIGHTS: THE FUTURE OF U.S.-VIETNAMESE RELATIONSHIPS59 pages	Foreign Relations Committee	Feb 12, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-158	DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004340 pages	Appropriations Committee	Mar 6, 2003–Apr 10, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-158	DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 200448 pages	Appropriations Committee	Mar 6, 2003

CRS reports 7

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 7

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
RL33222	U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel: Overview and Developments since October 7, 2023	Report	May 28, 2025
R41410	The Millennium Development Goals: The September 2010 U.N. High-level Meeting Archived	Report	Dec 9, 2010
RL32001	HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean and Central America Archived	Report	Apr 30, 2008
RL32160	Caribbean Region: Issues in U.S. Relations Archived	Report	Oct 27, 2006
RL33000	Foreign Relations Authorization, FY2006 and FY2007: An Overview Archived	Report	Sep 15, 2005

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Amendments 16

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 235	An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-206 to strike the Crowley amendment on UNFPA and returns the underlying legislation to a neutral position on UNFPA; and to eliminate the additional $25 million in funding for UNFPA.	Christopher H. Smith R-NJ	On agreeing to the Smith (NJ) amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 216 - 211 (Roll no. 362).
HAmdt 236	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-206 to authorize the establishment of a new program of foreign assistance for countries that meet and maintain certain eligibility criteria; authorize and expand the Peace Corps; and authorize funds for the Millenium Challenge Authorization Act.	Henry J. Hyde R-IL	On agreeing to the Hyde amendment (A002) as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 368 - 52 (Roll no. 368).
HAmdt 237	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-206 to clarify that both public and private sector expenditures should be taken into account when considering eligibility for the Millenium Challenge Account, not solely government spending.	Mark R. Kennedy R-MN	By unanimous consent, the Kennedy (MN) amendment was withdrawn.
HAmdt 238	An amendment to accelerate when lower middle income countries could be eligible for Millenium Challenge Account appropriations, subject to same overal limitation requirement, and to permit lower middle income countries to receive funding in the next fiscal year.	Jim Kolbe R-AZ	On agreeing to the Kolbe amendment (A004) as modified Failed by recorded vote: 110 - 313 (Roll no. 363).
HAmdt 239	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 108-206 to make technical and clarifying changes.	Jim Kolbe R-AZ	On agreeing to the Kolbe amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 240	An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-206 to prohibit funds from being authorized to be used to pay any U.S. contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations.	Ron Paul R-TX	On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A006) Failed by recorded vote: 74 - 350 (Roll no. 364).
HAmdt 241	An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 108-206 to limit the U.S. contribution to the U.N. regular budget (contributions to other U.N. programs would not be affected) to an amount no greater than that paid by any other permanent Security Council member.	Steve King R-IA	On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 237 (Roll no. 365).
HAmdt 242	An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 108-206 to allow exporters of commercial communications satellites to share marketing information with prospective customers in NATO countries, and in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Would not allow the transfer of any sensitive encryption and/or source code data, detailed design data, engineering analysis, or manufacturing know-how.	Ellen O. Tauscher D-CA	On agreeing to the Tauscher amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 207 - 219 (Roll no. 366).
HAmdt 243	An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 108-206 to prohibit foreign assistance to support energy-related projects in the State of Tamil Nadu, India.	Robert Menendez D-NJ	On agreeing to the Menendez amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 244	An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 108-206 to provide that funds to Moldova shall not be made available unless the President of the United States determines that the government of Moldova has met its obligations with respect to investments made by United States citizens in the Aroma factory in Moldova.	Curt Weldon R-PA	By unanimous consent, the Weldon (PA) amendment was withdrawn.
HAmdt 245	Amendments numbered 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, as modified, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, as modified, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 38, as modified, 30, 40, and 42 printed in House Report 108-206.	Henry J. Hyde R-IL	On agreeing to the Hyde amendments (A011) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 246	An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 108-206 to provide the Secretary of State with the authority to regulate the issuance of consular identification cards by foreign missions in the United States. Directs the Secretary of State to issue regulations requiring foreign missions to: issue consular identification cards only to bona fide nations of the issuing country; maintain accurate records of all such cards issued; require recipients of such cards to notify the mission of address changes; notify the Secretary of each such card issued in the United States, including the recipient's name and address; and make records of such cards issued available for audit and review by the State Department at the Secretary's request.	John N. Hostettler R-IN	On agreeing to the Hostettler amendment (A012) Agreed to by recorded vote: 226 - 198 (Roll no. 367).
HAmdt 247	An amendement numbered 32 printed in House Report 108-206 to allow the addition of Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad, and Tobago, and the Dominican Republic to the list of countries eligible for assistance from the HIV/AIDS Global Fund.	Charles B. Rangel D-NY	On agreeing to the Rangel amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 248	An amendment numbered 33 printed in House Report 108-206 to declare that it is the policy of the U.S. that there be a free and fully democratic government in Iran.	Brad Sherman D-CA	On agreeing to the Sherman amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 249	An amendment numbered 37 printed in House Report 108-206 to express the sense of Congress that the Executive Branch of the Mexican Government should work closely with the Mexican Supreme Court in order to persuade the court to reconsider its October 2001 ruling so that the possibility of a life imprisonment sentence would not interfere with the timely extradition of criminal suspects from Mexico to the United States.	Howard P. "Buck" McKeon R-CA	On agreeing to the McKeon amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 250	An amendment numbered 41 printed in House Report 108-206 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit annual reports that describe the progress made in modifying the Enhanced HIPC Initiative to provide deeper debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries.	Maxine Waters D-CA	On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 316	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1950) to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, and for other purposes.	Procedurally related	Jul 15, 2003
S 925	Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2004	Companion bill	Nov 11, 2003
HR 2673	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004	Related bill	Jan 23, 2004
HR 2800	Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004	Related bill	Jan 22, 2004

Titles 21

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, and for other purposes.
Official Titles as Amended by House: To establish the Millennium Challenge Account to provide increased support for certain developing countries; to authorize the expansion of the Peace Corps; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2004 and 2005; and to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2004 and 2005.
Short Titles as Introduced: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005
Short Titles as Passed House: Millennium Challenge Account, Peace Corps Expansion, and Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 2003
Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill: Global Internet Freedom Act of 2003; International Free Media Act of 2003; United States International Leadership Act of 2003; Defense Trade and Security Assistance Reform Act of 2003; Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005; Missile Threat Reduction Act of 2003
Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Enhancement Act of 2003; Access for Afghan Women Act of 2003; Missile Threat Reduction Act of 2003; Defense Trade and Security Assistance Reform Act of 2003; International Free Media Act of 2003; Global Internet Freedom Act of 2003; United States International Leadership Act of 2003; Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005; Peace Corps Expansion Act of 2003; Millennium Challenge Account Act of 2003
Popular Titles: State Department FY2004-2005 Authorizations bill

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