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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2311 

To provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic engagement 

with the People’s Republic of China. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2009 

Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 

and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic 

engagement with the People’s Republic of China. 

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 ‘‘United States-China 

5 Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 

7 OF CHINA. 

8 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec9 retary of State $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 for public 

10 diplomacy programming, the hiring of additional local 


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1 public diplomacy personnel, and public diplomacy informa2 tion technology infrastructure in the People’s Republic of 

3 China. 

4 SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION OF ONE NEW UNITED STATES CON5 SULATE IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

6 CHINA. 

7 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec8 retary of State $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 for the 

9 construction of one additional United States consulate in 

10 the People’s Republic of China (in addition to the number 

11 of such consulates in the People’s Republic of China in 

12 existence on the date of the enactment of this Act). 

13 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF TEN NEW UNITED STATES DIP14 LOMATIC POSTS IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 

15 OF CHINA. 

16 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec17 retary of State $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 for the 

18 establishment of ten additional United States diplomatic 

19 posts in the People’s Republic of China (in addition to 

20 the number of such posts in the People’s Republic of 

21 China in existence on the date of the enactment of this 

22 Act), including facility rental, necessary and appropriate 

23 Foreign Service officer posting at such additional posts, 

24 the hiring of local personnel and administrative support. 


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1 SEC. 5. CHINESE LANGUAGE EXCHANGES. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec3 retary of State for fiscal year 2010— 

4 (1) $2,000,000 for Chinese language teacher 

5 exchanges with the People’s Republic of China; 

6 (2) $2,000,000 for Chinese Fulbright Language 

7 Teaching Assistants; 

8 (3) $2,000,000 for Fulbright Critical Language 

9 Scholarships in Chinese language; 

10 (4) $1,000,000 for the Gilman Critical Lan11 guage Scholarships in Chinese language; and 

12 (5) $3,000,000 for Intensive Language Summer 

13 Institutes in the People’s Republic of China. 

14 SEC. 6. RULE OF LAW. 

15 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec16 retary of State for fiscal year 2010 $2,000,000 for rule 

17 of law initiatives in the People’s Republic of China. 

18 SEC. 7. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC 

19 ECONOMIC COOPERATION. 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec21 retary of State $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 for a 

22 United States financial contribution to Asia-Pacific Eco23 nomic Cooperation. 

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