To provide for the establishment of the Peace Corps Professional Consultant Program for Poland and Hungary.

Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to establish a Peace Corps Professional Consultant Program for Poland and Hungary to recruit individuals with certain professional or specialized technical skills to serve as Peace Corps volunteers in such countries.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994.

 
HR 3407 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3407
To provide for the establishment of the Peace Corps Professional Consultant
Program for Poland and Hungary.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 4, 1989
Mrs. KENNELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of the Peace Corps Professional Consultant
Program for Poland and Hungary.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. FINDINGS.
  The Congress finds that--
  (1) Poland and Hungary, which are at crossroads in history, lack the
  professional and specialized technical expertise needed to rebuild their
  economic systems and revitalize their economies;
  (2) the needs of Poland and Hungary for expertise are especially acute
  in areas such as agriculture, management of business enterprises, and
  environmental protection;
  (3) the American people have the professional and specialized technical
  skills which the people of Poland and Hungary need;
  (4) by establishing, and demonstrating its commitment to maintain, a
  program to help the people of Poland and Hungary acquire professional and
  specialized technical expertise, the United States can make clear to the
  people of Poland and Hungary the long-term support of the United States
  for their efforts to develop political and economic democracy;
  (5) a program that facilitates the sharing of United States professional
  and specialized technical expertise with the people of Poland and Hungary
  would serve United States economic and foreign policy interests, as well
  as the professional and humanitarian interests of individual Americans
  and the United States private sector;
  (6) the Peace Corps is uniquely qualified because of its mandate,
  reputation, and experience in 69 nations to develop and administer such
  a people-to-people program;
  (7) the experimental Associate Volunteer Program, established in 1987,
  has demonstrated the Peace Corp's capability to recruit highly qualified
  professionals as short term consultants; and
  (8) such a Peace Corps program in Poland and Hungary would serve as a
  model for an expansion of Peace Corps programs into other countries in
  Eastern Europe and into other more advanced developing countries.
SEC. 2. PEACE CORPS PROGRAMS IN POLAND AND HUNGARY.
  (a) PEACE CORPS PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT PROGRAM- In carrying out the Peace
  Corps Act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall establish a Peace Corps
  Professional Consultant Program for Poland and Hungary. This program shall
  recruit individuals with professional or specialized technical skills to
  serve as Peace Corps volunteers in Poland and Hungary for periods averaging
  6 to 12 months. The program shall emphasize the recruiting of nontraditional
  volunteers who--
  (1) have expertise in areas of particular need in Poland and Hungary such
  as environmental protection, agriculture, engineering, banking and finance,
  and private enterprise management; and
  (2) are on professional or academic sabbatical, are on short-term leave
  from their jobs, are retired, or are former Peace Corps volunteers.
  (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated
  $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990 through 1994 to establish
  and operate programs in Poland and Hungary under the Peace Corps Act,
  in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.