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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5063 

To authorize the use of funds appropriated to the Department of State 

for United States participation in international fairs and expositions, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To authorize the use of funds appropriated to the Department of State for United States participation in international fairs and expositions, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting U.S. En5 gagement in Expos Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AND EX7 POSITIONS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 204 of 

9 the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign 


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1 Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 

2 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), funds appropriated or otherwise made 

3 available for the Department of State in any fiscal year 

4 may be obligated and expended for United States partici5 pation in international fairs and expositions abroad, in6 cluding for construction and operation of United States 

7 pavilions or other major exhibits, subject to subsections 

8 (b), (c), (d), and (e). 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to the Depart11 ment for United States participation in international fairs 

12 and expositions abroad, including for construction and op13 eration of pavilions or other major exhibits. 

14 (c) LIMITATION ON SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.—Sen15 ior employees of the Department, in their official capacity, 

16 may not solicit funds to pay expenses for a United States 

17 pavilion or other major exhibit at any international expo18 sition or world’s fair registered by the Bureau of Inter19 national Expositions. 

20 (d) COST-SHARE REQUIREMENT.—Funds made 

21 available pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) to the De22 partment of State for a United States pavilion or other 

23 major exhibit at an international fair or exposition abroad 

24 shall be made available on a cost-matching basis, to the 


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1 maximum extent practicable, from sources other than the 

2 United States Government. 

3 (e) NOTIFICATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made 

5 available pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) to the 

6 Department of State for a United States pavilion or 

7 other major exhibit at an international fair or expo8 sition abroad may be obligated until— 

9 (A) the appropriate congressional commit10 tees have been notified of such intended obliga11 tion; and 

12 (B) a period of not fewer than 15 days has 

13 elapsed following such notification. 

14 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each notifi15 cation under paragraph (1) shall include the fol16 lowing: 

17 (A) A description of the source of such 

18 funds, including any funds reprogrammed or 

19 transferred by the Department of State to be 

20 made available for such pavilion or other major 

21 exhibit abroad. 

22 (B) An estimate of the amount of invest23 ment such pavilion or other major exhibit 

24 abroad could bring to the United States. 


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1 (C) A description of the strategy of the 

2 Department to identify and obtain such match3 ing funds from sources other than the United 

4 States Government, in accordance with sub5 section (d). 

6 SEC. 3. FINAL REPORT. 

7 Not later than 180 days after the date on which a 

8 United States pavilion or other major exhibit abroad is 

9 opened at an international fair or exposition as specified 

10 in this section, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

11 appropriate congressional committees a report that in12 cludes— 

13 (1) the number of United States businesses 

14 that participated in such pavilion or other major ex15 hibit; and 

16 (2) the dollar amount and source of any match17 ing funds obtained by the Department. 

18 SEC. 4. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE19 FINED. 

20 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com21 mittees’’ means the following: 

22 (1) The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

23 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep24 resentatives. 


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1 (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations and 

2 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

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