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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1117

To deepen the peaceful business and cultural engagement of the United 

States and the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 25, 2005

Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. ALEXANDER) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL

To deepen the peaceful business and cultural engagement 

of the United States and the People’s Republic of China, 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘United States-People’s Republic of China Cultural En6 gagement Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings; purpose.
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TITLE I—CHINESE LANGUAGE INFRASTRUCTURE 

Sec. 101. Short title.

Sec. 102. Chinese language and cultural studies grants.

TITLE II—PUBLIC SCHOOL CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION 

Sec. 201. Short title.

Sec. 202. Definitions.

Sec. 203. Elementary school and middle school Chinese language and cultural 

studies instruction expansion.

Sec. 204. School language technology enhancement.

TITLE III—SECONDARY SCHOOL CHINESE LANGUAGE 

INSTRUCTION EXPANSION 

Sec. 301. Short title.

Sec. 302. Sense of Congress regarding benefit of exposure to Chinese language 

and culture.

Sec. 303. Programs for Chinese language and cultural studies instruction.

TITLE IV—POSTSECONDARY EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 

Sec. 401. Short title.

Sec. 402. United States-People’s Republic of China international consortia exchange program.

Sec. 403. Expansion of Asian international business education center programs.

Sec. 404. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE V—CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARENESS 

PROGRAMS 

Sec. 501. Short title.

Sec. 502. Cultural and entertainment awareness programs.

TITLE VI—EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

Sec. 601. Short title. 

Subtitle A—Exchange Programs 

Sec. 611. Definitions. 

Sec. 612. Physical and virtual exchanges. 

Sec. 613. Assistance to nongovernmental organizations. 

Sec. 614. Exchanges under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961. 

Sec. 615. Local government officials. 

Sec. 616. Rulemaking authority. 

Subtitle B—Report on United States-People’s Republic of China Friendship 

Volunteers 

Sec. 621. Report on United States-People’s Republic of China Friendship Volunteers in the People’s Republic of China. 

TITLE VII—POLICIES FOR TRAVEL BETWEEN THE UNITED 

STATES AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
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Sec. 701. Short title. 

Sec. 702. Definitions. 

Sec. 703. Sense of Congress regarding negotiating approved destination status. 

Sec. 704. Consular services in the People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 705. Information regarding visa procedures. 

Sec. 706. Feasibility study programs. 

Sec. 707. Visa requirements for secondary school exchanges. 

TITLE VIII—UNITED STATES-PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 

Sec. 801. Short title. 

Sec. 802. Commercial service staffing increase. 

Sec. 803. Export assistance center. 

Sec. 804. Trade outreach at Lead Small Business Development Centers. 

TITLE IX—UNITED STATES-PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY COUNCIL 

Sec. 901. United States-People’s Republic of China Engagement Strategy 

Council. 

Sec. 902. Duties of the Council. 

Sec. 903. Powers. 

Sec. 904. Council personnel matters. 

Sec. 905. Authorization of appropriations.

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find3 ings: 

4 (1) The relationship between the United States 

5 and the People’s Republic of China will dominate 

6 worldwide economic and noneconomic policies in the 

7 21st century. 

8 (2) The People’s Republic of China, having a 

9 vast consumer market and a productive, entrepre10 neurial labor force, offers the United States a 

11 unique investment opportunity to secure future eco12 nomic growth and world security. 

13 (3) It is in the best interests of the People’s Re14 public of China and the United States to increase 
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1 the number of economic and cultural exchanges be2 tween the countries for the purpose of maintaining 

3 a stable relationship and providing a greater oppor4 tunity for economic growth for both nations. 

5 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to expand 

6 academic, cultural, and business outreach activities to in7 crease the knowledge and expertise of Chinese language 

8 and culture so as to create a reservoir of individuals with 

9 the cultural erudition to constructively engage the People’s 

10 Republic of China as it becomes more influential in world 

11 affairs. The enactment of this Act will be the beginning 

12 of a stronger and more enduring friendship between the 

13 United States and the People’s Republic of China. 

14 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—This Act shall be adminis15 tered under the framework agreed to in the Joint Commu16 nique of the United States of America and the People’s 

17 Republic of China, issued at Shanghai February 28, 1972, 

18 the Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplo19 matic Relations Between the United States of America 

20 and the People’s Republic of China, issued January 1, 

21 1979, and the Joint Communique of the United States 

22 and the People’s Republic of China, issued August 17, 

23 1982. 

24 (d) BACKGROUND FOR INCLUDING THE NAMES OF

25 FAMOUS CHINESE TRAILBLAZERS IN SHORT TITLES.—
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1 The purpose in providing the short titles used in this Act 

2 is to honor famous Chinese and American individuals by 

3 naming the programs established by this Act after those 

4 individuals. The choice of these individuals is based on 

5 their importance to the history of the People’s Republic 

6 of China and its relationship with the United States. 

7 These individuals include the following: 

8 (1) DU FU.—Du Fu, who lived during the Tang 

9 Dynasty, is considered to be one of the greatest Chi10 nese poets. He was a keen observer of the political 

11 and social scene, a chronicler of everyday life, a hu12 manitarian and historian, a man with infinite love 

13 for humanity who criticized injustice wherever he 

14 found it. He wrote vivid and passionate portrayals of 

15 human suffering and expressed bitterness in the face 

16 of corruption. He championed other poverty-stricken 

17 scholars. He excelled in all verse forms, transcending 

18 all rules and regulations in prosody while conforming 

19 to and exploiting them. 

20 (2) WANG XIZHI.—Wang Xizhi is considered by 

21 many to be one of the greatest calligraphers in Chi22 nese history. Also known as the ‘‘Sage of Callig23 raphy’’, Wang is remembered for revolutionizing the 

24 art form. Born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty in 303, 

25 Wang started studying the most basic style of callig-
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1 raphy, zheng, at the age of seven. By the time he 

2 was 41, Wang had developed his own style of writing 

3 called xing calligraphy, which is characterized by its 

4 free-flowing and nontraditional nature. With his new 

5 style, Wang was able to more easily express his own 

6 emotions and moods through his writing. Wang is 

7 now considered a model of Chinese diligence and 

8 hard work. He is famous for being so absorbed by 

9 his work that he would often go for days without 

10 eating or sleeping. 

11 (3) ZHENG HE.—Zheng He lived during the 

12 Ming Dynasty. Zheng He sailed to 37 countries in 

13 the South Pacific, Indian Ocean, Taiwan, Persian 

14 Gulf, and Africa in 7 epic voyages from 1405 to 

15 1433, some 80 years before Columbus. He sailed 

16 around the tip of Africa into the Atlantic with a 

17 fleet larger than the combined fleets of all of Eu18 rope. He built more than 1,600 ships and com19 manded a fleet of 300 ships with nearly 40,000 sail20 ors. His ‘‘treasury ship’’ was a 9-masted vessel 400 

21 feet long, 6 times the size of Columbus’ largest ship. 

22 Zheng’s journeys also stimulated a number of impor23 tant maritime inventions, including central rudders, 

24 watertight compartments and various new types of 

25 sails. 
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1 (4) SUN YAT-SEN.—Sun Yat-Sen is recognized 

2 as the founder of modern Chinese culture. Sun Yat3 Sen was a physician, revolutionary leader, and pa4 triot. Born to a peasant family in Southeast China 

5 in 1866, he lived in Hawaii, earned his medical de6 gree in Hong Kong, and was baptized as a Chris7 tian. He fought the ruling Qing Dynasty, which 

8 failed to defend China against foreign attack and oc9 cupation. He led several unsuccessful insurrections 

10 against Qing’s rule and lived in exile in Europe, the 

11 United States, Canada, and Japan. When the 

12 Manchu Dynasty finally collapsed in 1911, ending 

13 5,000 years of imperial rule, he was named the pro14 visional President of the new Chinese republic and 

15 established an elected National Assembly. Later he 

16 was elected President of a national government in 

17 Guangdong province in southern China. His 3 Prin18 ciples of the People focus on peace, freedom, and 

19 equality. He died in Beijing in 1925. 

20 (5) ZHOU XINFANG.—Zhou Xinfang was born 

21 in 1895. He was a Lao Sheng player in the Beijing 

22 Opera and the founder of the Qi Style. His stage 

23 name, Unicorn Boy Qiling Tong, which means 7-

24 year-old, was given to him because he made his first 

25 stage appearance at the age of 7. From then on he 
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1 was the most famous figure of the Beijing opera. He 

2 constantly upgraded his performances by learning 

3 from other operas and developed a style all his own 

4 that eventually won him a loyal following all over 

5 China. 

6 (6) CAI LUN.—Cai Lun lived around 105 A.D. 

7 and is regarded as the inventor of paper. He was 

8 born in Guiyang during the Eastern Han Dynasty, 

9 and became a paperwork secretary of Emperor Hedi. 

10 For papermaking, he tried materials like bark, 

11 hemp, and even fishing net. His invention imme12 diately became widely used in China. In 751, some 

13 Chinese paper makers were captured by Arabs after 

14 Tang troops were annihilated in the Battle of Talas 

15 River. The techniques of paper making then finally 

16 spread to the West. 

17 (7) IEOH MING PEI.—Ieoh Ming Pei had a pres18 tigious career as an architect, built on the founda19 tion of the beautiful, inspiring, and practical struc20 tures he so effortlessly brought to us. Pei was born 

21 in China in 1917. Once 17, he embarked on his edu22 cational journey in the United States, receiving his 

23 bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Massachu24 setts Institute of Technology. He received many 

25 awards and merits for his outstanding work. Years 
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1 after graduating from the Harvard Graduate School 

2 of Design he founded the I. M. Pei & Associates 

3 partnership. Pei won the 1983 International 

4 Pritzker Architecture Prize, one of the most pres5 tigious individual awards for an architect. Pei has 

6 lent his talents to many projects around the world 

7 including the East Building of the National Gallery 

8 of Art, Washington, D.C., Le Grand Louvre in 

9 Paris, France, the Bank of China in Hong Kong, 

10 the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library near Boston, 

11 and the West Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts, 

12 Boston. 

13 (8) WANG WEI.—Wang Wei is known for his 

14 delicate poems, calligraphy, and paintings. Wang 

15 Wei used many forms of art to depict his views of 

16 nature and the path to enlightenment. Wang, who 

17 lived from 699 to 759 during the Tang era, was the 

18 first master and founder of Southern Chinese land19 scape art, which is characterized by strong brush20 strokes contrasted with light ink washes. He typi21 cally did not include any human presence in his 

22 works, which often take a Buddhist perspective. As 

23 he longed for inner-tranquility, 2 images found com24 monly in his works are water and mist. After his 
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1 wife’s death in 730, Wang established a Buddhist 

2 monastery on his own lands. 

3 TITLE I—CHINESE LANGUAGE 

4 INFRASTRUCTURE 

5 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Du Fu Chinese Lan7 guage Education Enhancement Act’’. 

8 SEC. 102. CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL STUDIES 

9 GRANTS. 

10 Part A of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 

11 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) is amended— 

12 (1) in section 602(a), by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(5) AWARD FOR CHINESE CENTERS.—From 

15 amounts appropriated under section 610A(b) for a 

16 fiscal year, the Secretary shall award not less than 

17 10 grants to establish and maintain centers de18 scribed in paragraph (1) that focus on Chinese lan19 guage instruction.’’; 

20 (2) in section 603, by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(d) AWARDS FOR CHINESE CENTER.—From 

23 amounts appropriated under section 610A(b) for a fiscal 

24 year, the Secretary shall award 1 grant to establish and 
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1 maintain a center described in subsection (a) that focuses 

2 on Chinese language and Chinese cultural studies.’’; 

3 (3) by redesignating section 610 as section 

4 610A; 

5 (4) by inserting after section 609 the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 610. CHINESE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION. 

7 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts ap8 propriated under section 610A(b) for a fiscal year, the 

9 Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities for the 

10 purpose of enabling the eligible entities to assist elemen11 tary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher 

12 education in the instruction of Chinese language and cul13 tural studies. 

14 ‘‘(b) ALLOTMENTS.—The Secretary shall allot an 

15 equal amount of the funds appropriated under section 

16 610A(b) for a fiscal year to each eligible entity that sub17 mits an application, as required under subsection (c), that 

18 is approved by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a 

20 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

21 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 

22 by such additional information as the Secretary may re23 quire. 
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1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity 

2 receiving a grant under this section may use the grant 

3 funds to carry out the following activities: 

4 ‘‘(1) Locating and acquiring instructors for 

5 Chinese language and cultural studies. 

6 ‘‘(2) Devising course curricula and daily lesson 

7 plans for studies in Chinese language and culture. 

8 ‘‘(3) Providing other Chinese language and cul9 tural studies instructional assistance, materials, and 

10 information as necessary. 

11 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 

12 regulations necessary to carry out this section. 

13 ‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘el14 igible entity’ means a foreign language and area or inter15 national studies center supported under section 602(a) or 

16 a national language resource and training center sup17 ported under section 603.’’; and 

18 (5) in section 610A (as redesignated by para19 graph (3))— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘There are’’ and inserting 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are’’; 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘this part’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘this part (other than sections 602(a)(5), 

25 603(d), and 610)’’; and 
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA3 TIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) SECTION 602(a)(5).—There are authorized 

5 to be appropriated to carry out section 602(a)(5) 

6 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $4,000,000 for fis7 cal year 2007, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 

8 $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $1,000,000 for fis9 cal year 2010, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

10 such sums as are necessary for each succeeding fis11 cal year. 

12 ‘‘(2) SECTION 603(d).—There are authorized to 

13 be appropriated to carry out section 603(d) 

14 $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $1,800,000 for fis15 cal year 2007, $1,600,000 for fiscal year 2008, 

16 $1,400,000 for fiscal year 2009, $1,200,000 for fis17 cal year 2010, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

18 such sums as are necessary for each succeeding fis19 cal year. 

20 ‘‘(3) SECTION 610.—There are authorized to be 

21 appropriated to carry out section 610 $1,000,000 

22 for fiscal year 2006, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 

23 2007, $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

24 through 2011, and such sums as are necessary for 

25 each succeeding fiscal year. 
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1 ‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

2 available pursuant to an authorization of appropria3 tion in this subsection shall remain available until 

4 expended.’’. 

5 TITLE II—PUBLIC SCHOOL CHI6 NESE LANGUAGE INSTRUC7 TION 

8 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Wang Xizhi Public 

10 School Chinese Language Instruction Improvement Act’’. 

11 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this title: 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘elementary 

14 school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary 

15 school’’, and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have the 

16 meanings given such terms in section 9101 of the 

17 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

18 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

19 (2) PHYSICAL EXCHANGE.—The term ‘‘physical 

20 exchange’’ means an academic, professional, or cul21 tural exchange between the United States and the 

22 People’s Republic of China that involves inter23 national travel. 

24 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

25 the Secretary of Education. 
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1 (4) VIRTUAL EXCHANGE.—The term ‘‘virtual 

2 exchange’’ means an academic, professional, or cul3 tural exchange between the United States and the 

4 People’s Republic of China that does not involve 

5 international travel. 

6 SEC. 203. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHI7 NESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL STUDIES 

8 INSTRUCTION EXPANSION. 

9 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appro10 priated under subsection (e) for a fiscal year, the Sec11 retary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to State 

12 educational agencies and local educational agencies to 

13 offer Chinese language and cultural studies for elementary 

14 school and middle school students in the schools served 

15 by the State educational agencies and local educational 

16 agencies. 

17 (b) APPLICATION.—Each State educational agency or 

18 local educational agency desiring a grant under this sec19 tion shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 

20 time, in such manner, and accompanied by such additional 

21 information as the Secretary may require. 

22 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State educational agency or 

23 local educational agency receiving a grant under this sec24 tion shall use the funds to provide Chinese language and 

25 cultural studies for elementary school and middle school 
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1 students in the schools served by the State educational 

2 agency or local educational agency. 

3 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 

4 regulations necessary to carry out this section. 

5 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

7 appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 

8 for fiscal year 2006, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 

9 2007, $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

10 through 2011, and such sums as are necessary for 

11 each succeeding fiscal year. 

12 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

13 available pursuant to an authorization of appropria14 tion in this subsection shall remain available until 

15 expended. 

16 SEC. 204. SCHOOL LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCE17 MENT. 

18 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appro19 priated under subsection (f) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 

20 shall award grants to eligible educational agencies to ac21 quire communication technology or equipment to improve 

22 Chinese language instruction in middle schools or sec23 ondary schools through computer-assisted instruction, dis24 tance learning, and virtual exchanges. 
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1 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 

2 educational agency’’ means a State educational agency or 

3 local educational agency that has been awarded, for the 

4 same fiscal year, a grant under section 203 enabling the 

5 State educational agency or local educational agency to 

6 offer middle school Chinese language and cultural studies. 

7 (c) APPLICATION.—Each eligible educational agency 

8 desiring a grant under this section shall submit an appli9 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

10 accompanied by such additional information as the Sec11 retary may require. 

12 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec13 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible edu14 cational agencies that will use grant funds to acquire com15 munication technology or equipment for the purpose of 

16 conducting virtual exchanges involving secondary school 

17 students served by the eligible educational agencies. 

18 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible educational agency 

19 receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds 

20 to acquire communication technology or equipment that 

21 shall be used primarily— 

22 (1) for collaborative ventures and to commu23 nicate with— 

24 (A) foreign language and area or inter25 national studies centers supported under section 
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1 602(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

2 (20 U.S.C. 1122(a)); or 

3 (B) national language resource and train4 ing centers supported under section 603 of the 

5 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

6 1123); or 

7 (2) to conduct virtual exchanges with schools or 

8 other educational institutions in the People’s Repub9 lic of China. 

10 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

12 appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 

13 for fiscal year 2006, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 

14 years 2007 through 2010, $10,000,000 for fiscal 

15 year 2011, and such sums as are necessary for each 

16 succeeding fiscal year. 

17 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

18 available pursuant to an authorization of appropria19 tion in this subsection shall remain available until 

20 expended. 
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1 TITLE III—SECONDARY SCHOOL 

2 CHINESE LANGUAGE IN3 STRUCTION EXPANSION 

4 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Zheng He Chinese 

6 Language Instruction Act’’. 

7 SEC. 302. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BENEFIT OF 

8 EXPOSURE TO CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CUL9 TURE. 

10 It is the sense of Congress that an increase in the 

11 number of students who received substantial exposure to 

12 Chinese language and culture instruction before grad13 uating from secondary school would be a great potential 

14 benefit to the United States. 

15 SEC. 303. PROGRAMS FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CUL16 TURAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘elementary 

19 school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘professional 

20 development’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘State edu21 cational agency’’ have the meanings given such 

22 terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec23 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

24 (2) PHYSICAL EXCHANGE.—The term ‘‘physical 

25 exchange’’ means an academic, professional, or cul-
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1 tural exchange between the United States and the 

2 People’s Republic of China that involves inter3 national travel. 

4 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of Education. 

6 (b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

8 to make grants, on a competitive basis, to State edu9 cational agencies or local educational agencies to 

10 carry out innovative model programs providing for 

11 the establishment, improvement, or expansion of 

12 Chinese language and cultural studies instruction for 

13 elementary school and secondary school students. 

14 (2) DURATION.—Each grant under paragraph 

15 (1) shall be awarded for a period of 3 years. 

16 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—

17 (1) GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGEN18 CIES.—In awarding a grant under subsection (b) to 

19 a State educational agency, the Secretary shall sup20 port programs that promote systemic approaches to 

21 improving Chinese language learning in the State. 

22 (2) GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN23 CIES.—In awarding a grant under subsection (b) to 

24 a local educational agency, the Secretary shall sup25 port programs that—
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1 (A) demonstrate approaches that can be 

2 disseminated and duplicated in other local edu3 cational agencies; and 

4 (B) may include a professional develop5 ment component. 

6 (d) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not 

7 more than .05 percent of funds made available under sub8 section (f) to evaluate the efficacy of the programs funded 

9 under this section. 

10 (e) APPLICATIONS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any State educational agen12 cy or local educational agency desiring a grant under 

13 this section shall submit an application to the Sec14 retary at such time, in such manner, and accom15 panied by such additional information as the Sec16 retary may require. 

17 (2) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In awarding 

18 grants under this section, the Secretary shall give 

19 special consideration to applications describing pro20 grams that—

21 (A) include intensive summer Chinese lan22 guage programs for professional development, 

23 especially such programs that include physical 

24 exchanges; 
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1 (B) link speakers in the community who 

2 are bilingual in English and Chinese with the 

3 schools in order to promote 2-way language 

4 learning; 

5 (C) promote the sequential study of Chi6 nese language for students, beginning in ele7 mentary schools; 

8 (D) make effective use of technology, such 

9 as computer-assisted instruction, language lab10 oratories, or distance learning, to promote Chi11 nese language study; 

12 (E) promote innovative activities, such as 

13 Chinese language immersion, partial Chinese 

14 language immersion, or content-based instruc15 tion; and 

16 (F) are carried out through a consortium 

17 comprised of the agency receiving the grant and 

18 an elementary school or secondary school. 

19 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

21 appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 

22 for fiscal year 2006, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 

23 2007, $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

24 through 2011, and such sums as are necessary for 

25 each succeeding fiscal year. 
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1 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

2 available pursuant to an authorization of appropria3 tion in this subsection shall remain available until 

4 expended. 

5 TITLE IV—POSTSECONDARY 

6 EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 

7 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sun Yat-Sen Postsec9 ondary Exchange Act’’. 

10 SEC. 402. UNITED STATES-PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

11 INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIA EXCHANGE 

12 PROGRAM. 

13 Part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 

14 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1138 et seq.) is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating section 745 as section 746; 

16 (2) by inserting after section 744 the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 745. UNITED STATES-PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

18 INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIA EXCHANGE 

19 PROGRAM. 

20 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts ap21 propriated under section 746(b) for a fiscal year, the Di22 rector shall make grants to institutions of higher edu23 cation, or consortia of institutions of higher education, to 

24 establish and maintain international consortia exchange 
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1 programs between postsecondary educational institutions 

2 in the People’s Republic of China and the United States. 

3 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—Each institution of higher edu4 cation or consortium desiring a grant under this section 

5 shall submit an application to the Director at such time, 

6 in such manner, and accompanied by such additional in7 formation as the Director may require. 

8 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher edu9 cation or consortium receiving a grant under this section 

10 shall use the grant funds to foster exchanges with the Peo11 ple’s Republic of China within the context of multilateral 

12 curricular development and training in a wide range of 

13 instructional disciplines. 

14 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS.—An institu15 tion of higher education or consortium receiving a grant 

16 under subsection (a) shall be subject to the same require17 ments and regulations that apply to recipients of grants 

18 under section 744 who carry out student exchange pro19 grams. 

20 ‘‘(e) GOAL.—The Director shall administer this sec21 tion with the goal of having as many students enrolled 

22 in the exchange program under this section as the total 

23 number of students in all of the student exchange pro24 grams authorized under section 744.’’; and 
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1 (3) in section 746 (as redesignated by para2 graph (1))— 

3 (A) by striking ‘‘There are’’ and inserting 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are’’; 

6 (B) by inserting ‘‘(other than section 

7 745)’’ after ‘‘this part’’; and 

8 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(b) SECTION 745.—

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

11 appropriated to carry out section 745 $5,000,000 

12 for fiscal year 2006, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 

13 2007, $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

14 through 2011, and such sums as are necessary for 

15 each succeeding fiscal year. 

16 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

17 available pursuant to an authorization of appropria18 tion in this subsection shall remain available until 

19 expended.’’. 

20 SEC. 403. EXPANSION OF ASIAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 

21 EDUCATION CENTER PROGRAMS. 

22 Section 612(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

23 (20 U.S.C. 1130–1(a)) is amended by adding at the end 

24 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(3) CENTERS FOR ASIAN BUSINESS EDU2 CATION.—Subject to funds being made available 

3 through appropriation Acts, the Secretary shall 

4 award grants under paragraph (1) to establish and 

5 maintain not less than 100 centers, including 72 

6 centers for international business education that 

7 focus on commercial connections with Asia.’’. 

8 SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 Section 614(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

10 (20 U.S.C. 1130b(a)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘EDUCATION.—There are’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘EDUCATION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘612.’’ and inserting ‘‘612 

15 (other than subsection (a)(3)).’’; and 

16 (3) by inserting at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) CENTERS FOR ASIAN BUSINESS EDU18 CATION.—

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 

20 to be appropriated to carry out the grants for 

21 centers for Asian business education described 

22 in section 612(a)(3) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 

23 2006, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 

24 $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
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1 through 2011, and such sums as are necessary 

2 for each succeeding fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts 

4 made available pursuant to an authorization of 

5 appropriation in this paragraph shall remain 

6 available until expended.’’. 

7 TITLE V—CULTURAL AND EN8 TERTAINMENT AWARENESS 

9 PROGRAMS 

10 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Zhou Xinfang Artists 

12 Awareness Act’’. 

13 SEC. 502. CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARENESS 

14 PROGRAMS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is author16 ized to establish, through the office of the Under Secretary 

17 for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and within the 

18 CultureConnect program, a program to allow individuals 

19 or organizations, from the United States or the People’s 

20 Republic of China, to travel to the People’s Republic of 

21 China or the United States (as the case may be) to study 

22 the culture of the country or to perform for entertainment 

23 purposes. 

24 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

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1 to carry out this section $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 

2 $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 

3 2008, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $12,000,000 for 

4 fiscal year 2010, $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

5 such sums as are necessary for each succeeding fiscal year. 

6 Amounts made available pursuant to an authorization of 

7 appropriation in this paragraph shall remain available 

8 until expended. 

9 TITLE VI—EXCHANGES BE10 TWEEN THE UNITED STATES 

11 AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUB12 LIC OF CHINA 

13 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

14 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Cai Lun Exchange 

15 Program Act’’. 

16 Subtitle A—Exchange Programs 

17 SEC. 611. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this subtitle: 

19 (1) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec20 ondary school’’ has the meaning given that term in 

21 section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu22 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

23 (2) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided 

24 in this subtitle, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec25 retary of State. 
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1 SEC. 612. PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL EXCHANGES. 

2 (a) PHYSICAL EXCHANGES.—

3 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized 

4 to award grants through the Bureau of Educational 

5 and Cultural Affairs to eligible students for physical 

6 student exchanges between the United States and 

7 the People’s Republic of China. Such exchanges that 

8 permit a student in the United States to visit the 

9 People’s Republic of China shall be known as the S. 

10 Welles Williams Exchange and such exchanges that 

11 permit a student in the People’s Republic of China 

12 to visit the United States shall be known as the Xu 

13 Jiyu Exchange. Such exchanges shall—

14 (A) in the case of the S. Welles Williams 

15 Exchange, be for a period not to exceed 1 year; 

16 and 

17 (B) in the case of the Xu Jiyu Exchange, 

18 be for a period not to exceed 90 days. 

19 (2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—A student is eligible 

20 to receive a grant under paragraph (1) if the stu21 dent—

22 (A) is a secondary school student; and 

23 (B) is a citizen of—

24 (i) the United States; or 

25 (ii) the People’s Republic of China. 
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1 (3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry 

2 out the student exchanges authorized by paragraph 

3 (1) in coordination with an international exchange 

4 facilitation organization or a State educational agen5 cy. 

6 (4) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under 

7 paragraph (1) shall be used to pay for the travel and 

8 educational expenses of a student participating in a 

9 physical student exchange under this section. The 

10 Secretary is authorized to limit the amount of such 

11 grant that may be used to pay for the visa fees of 

12 a student. 

13 (5) AWARD OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 

14 award grants under paragraph (1) in a manner so 

15 that the number of students in the United States 

16 who participate in a physical student exchange is ap17 proximately equal to the number of students in the 

18 People’s Republic of China who participate in such 

19 an exchange. 

20 (6) PREFERENCE FOR COST SHARING.—The 

21 Secretary shall give priority to awarding grants to 

22 individuals who have contributions of non-Federal 

23 funds to use for the cost of such individual’s partici24 pation in the physical student exchange under this 

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1 (7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to 

3 be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

4 this subsection $10,000,000 for fiscal year 

5 2006, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 

6 $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

7 through 2011, and such sums as are necessary 

8 for each succeeding fiscal year. 

9 (B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts 

10 made available pursuant to the authorization of 

11 appropriation in this paragraph shall remain 

12 available until expended. 

13 (b) VIRTUAL EXCHANGES.—

14 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized 

15 to award grants to organizations that facilitate vir16 tual exchange programs. 

17 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of grants author18 ized in paragraph (1) is to build relationships be19 tween students enrolled in secondary schools in the 

20 United States or in the People’s Republic of China 

21 through academic or cultural exchanges that do not 

22 involve international travel. 

23 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to 

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1 this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 

2 and $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

3 2007 through 2011, and such sums as are nec4 essary for each succeeding fiscal year. 

5 (B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts 

6 made available pursuant to the authorization of 

7 appropriation in this paragraph shall remain 

8 available until expended. 

9 SEC. 613. ASSISTANCE TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA10 TIONS. 

11 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to pro12 vide, through the Office of Citizen Exchanges, assistance 

13 to nongovernmental organizations that facilitate academic, 

14 professional, or cultural exchanges between—

15 (1) the United States and the People’s Republic 

16 of China; and 

17 (2) the People’s Republic of China and organi18 zations that publish studies or reports on the na19 tional and international political strategy of the Peo20 ple’s Republic of China. 

21 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The are authorized to be ap23 propriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 

24 $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $10,000,000 for 

25 fiscal year 2007, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
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1 $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $8,000,000 for fis2 cal year 2010, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

3 such sums as are necessary for each succeeding fis4 cal year. 

5 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

6 available pursuant to the authorization of appropria7 tion in this paragraph shall remain available until 

8 expended. 

9 SEC. 614. EXCHANGES UNDER THE MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL 

10 AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACT OF 1961. 

11 (a) INCREASE IN EXISTING EXCHANGE PRO12 GRAMS.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—

14 (A) REQUIREMENT.—Subject to funds 

15 being made available through appropriations 

16 Acts, the Secretary shall provide assistance to 

17 students under the Mutual Educational and 

18 Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

19 2451 et seq.) for the purpose described in para20 graph (2). 

21 (B) STUDENTS.—

22 (i) NUMERICAL REQUIREMENT.—The 

23 Secretary shall provide the assistance de24 scribed in subparagraph (A) to a number 

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1 cent of the number of student that received 

2 assistance from the Secretary under the 

3 Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex4 change Act of 1961 to participate in edu5 cational activities in the People’s Republic 

6 of China during fiscal year 2004. 

7 (ii) CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT.—

8 The Secretary shall provide the assistance 

9 described in subparagraph (A) to students 

10 who are United States citizens. 

11 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the assistance 

12 provided under paragraph (1) is to assist students in 

13 participating in educational activities in the People’s 

14 Republic of China, with a priority of providing such 

15 assistance to students who will participate in edu16 cational activities related to the following areas: 

17 (A) Rule of law, including civil rights, tort, 

18 and contract law. 

19 (B) Extraction and utilization of energy 

20 resources. 

21 (C) Environmental protection and haz22 ardous waste management. 

23 (D) Financial services. 

24 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 

2 amounts otherwise appropriated, there are au3 thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 

4 carry out this subsection $7,000,000 for fiscal 

5 year 2006, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 

6 $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $10,000,000 

7 for fiscal year 2009, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 

8 2010, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

9 such sums as are necessary for each succeeding 

10 fiscal year. 

11 (B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts 

12 made available pursuant to the authorization of 

13 appropriation in this paragraph shall remain 

14 available until expended. 

15 (b) CHINESE DOCTORAL RESEARCH ABROAD GRANT

16 PROGRAM.—

17 (1) AUTHORITY.—Section 102(b) of the Mutual 

18 Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 

19 U.S.C. 2452(b)) is amended by adding at the end 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(13) visits to, and study in, the People’s Re22 public of China by postgraduate students of a wide 

23 range of disciplines, including journalism, law, hos24 pital administration, health care, medicine, environ25 mental studies, political science, education, art, 
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1 science, farming, ranching, energy, banking, finance, 

2 and intellectual property, from United States 

3 schools, colleges, and universities.’’. 

4 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND5 MENTS.—Such section 102(b), as amended by para6 graph (1), is further amended—

7 (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

8 after the semicolon; and 

9 (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the pe10 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 

11 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

12 Section 105 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2455) is amend13 ed by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

15 Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

16 section 102(b)(13) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 

17 $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $4,000,000 for each of 

18 the fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and such sums as are 

19 necessary for each succeeding fiscal year. 

20 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

21 available pursuant to the authorization of appropriation 

22 in this subsection shall remain available until expended.’’. 

23 SEC. 615. LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. 

24 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to 

25 award grants for cultural exchange partnerships between 
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1 local or provincial government officials of the United 

2 States and of the People’s Republic of China. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

5 appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this sec6 tion $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $3,000,000 for 

7 fiscal year 2007, $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

8 years 2008 through 2011, and such sums as are 

9 necessary for each succeeding fiscal year. 

10 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

11 available pursuant to the authorization of appropria12 tion in this subsection shall remain available until 

13 expended. 

14 SEC. 616. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. 

15 The Secretary may prescribe such regulations as the 

16 Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the provi17 sions of this subtitle. 

18 Subtitle B—Report on United 

19 States-People’s Republic of 

20 China Friendship Volunteers 

21 SEC. 621. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 

22 OF CHINA FRIENDSHIP VOLUNTEERS IN THE 

23 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

24 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

25 of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall submit 
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1 to Congress a report on increasing the number of United 

2 States-People’s Republic of China Friendship Volunteers 

3 serving in the People’s Republic of China. 

4 TITLE VII—POLICIES FOR TRAV5 EL BETWEEN THE UNITED 

6 STATES AND THE PEOPLE’S 

7 REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

8 SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘I. M. Pei Travel Policy 

10 Act’’. 

11 SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this title: 

13 (1) COMMERCIAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Com14 mercial Service’’ has the meaning given that term 

15 under section 2301(j)(2) of the Export Enhance16 ment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(j)(2)). 

17 (2) CONSULAR OFFICER.—The term ‘‘consular 

18 officer’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

19 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

20 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 

21 (3) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided 

22 in this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec23 retary of State. 
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1 SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NEGOTIATING 

2 APPROVED DESTINATION STATUS. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that the President should 

4 negotiate with the appropriate officials of the Government 

5 of the People’s Republic of China to encourage such offi6 cials to award approved destination status to the United 

7 States in a manner that is consistent with the laws of the 

8 United States. 

9 SEC. 704. CONSULAR SERVICES IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUB10 LIC OF CHINA. 

11 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized—

12 (1) to establish facilities, that meet the require13 ments for personal safety and security, for an addi14 tional 2 United States Consulates in locations in the 

15 People’s Republic of China where no consulates are 

16 located on the date of enactment of this Act; 

17 (2) to negotiate with the appropriate officials of 

18 the Government of the People’s Republic of China 

19 for the establishment of such facilities; and 

20 (3) to hire additional consular officers to staff 

21 the new consulates. 

22 (b) APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the amounts appropriated 

23 to the Secretary for the administration of foreign affairs 

24 account, the following amounts may be made available to 

25 carry out the provisions of this section: 

26 (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 
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1 (2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

2 (3) $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

3 2008 through 2010. 

4 (4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 

5 (5) Such sums as are necessary for each suc6 ceeding fiscal year. 

7 SEC. 705. INFORMATION REGARDING VISA PROCEDURES. 

8 (a) INFORMATION REGARDING VISA PROCEDURES.—

9 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized 

10 to increase the number of individuals who respond to 

11 inquiries from individuals in the People’s Republic of 

12 China regarding the process for obtaining a visa to 

13 enter the United States and is authorized to charge 

14 a fee to persons making such visa inquiries. 

15 (2) EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS.—The Sec16 retary may utilize employees of the Department of 

17 State or individuals providing services on a contract 

18 basis to carry out the authority described in para19 graph (1). 

20 (b) AUTHORIZATION TO CHARGE VISA FEES.—Not21 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is 

22 authorized to use the fees, paid to the United States by 

23 individuals in the People’s Republic of China for making 

24 visa inquiries and to pay any salaries or related expenses 
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1 necessary to carry out the authority described in sub2 section (a)(1). 

3 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts 

5 made available under subsection (b), there are au6 thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

7 out this section $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

8 years 2006 through 2011, and such sums as are 

9 necessary for each succeeding fiscal year. 

10 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

11 available pursuant to the authorization of appropria12 tion in this subsection shall remain available until 

13 expended. 

14 SEC. 706. FEASIBILITY STUDY PROGRAMS. 

15 (a) FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR EXPEDITED VISA

16 PROCESSING.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall under18 take a study as to the feasibility of establishing a 

19 program in which an eligible individual in the Peo20 ple’s Republic of China seeking admission to the 

21 United States—

22 (A) shall be presumed to be seeking admis23 sion to the United States on a temporary basis; 

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1 (B) may be interviewed by an employee of 

2 the United States who is not a member of the 

3 Foreign Service, if an interview is required for 

4 such individual to enter the United States. 

5 (2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—An individual is el6 igible to participate in the program described in 

7 paragraph (1) if the individual—

8 (A) is a citizen of the People’s Republic of 

9 China; and 

10 (B) is a scientist. 

11 (3) SCHEDULE.—The feasibility study described 

12 in paragraph (1) shall be completed not later than 

13 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

14 (b) FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EXEMPT NATIONALS OF

15 THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FROM H1B LIMITA16 TIONS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall under18 take a study as to the feasibility of establishing a 

19 program in which the numerical limitations con20 tained in section 214(g)(1)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

21 1184(g)(1)(A)) shall not apply to an alien who is a 

22 national of the People’s Republic of China and who 

23 is seeking a visa or otherwise seeking status under 

24 section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

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1 (2) SCHEDULE.—The feasibility study described 

2 in paragraph (1) shall be implemented not later than 

3 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

5 on which the feasibility studies established under sub6 sections (a) and (b) are concluded, the Secretary shall sub7 mit to Congress a report on the results of the studies. 

8 SEC. 707. VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL 

9 EXCHANGES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Im11 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)) 

12 is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(J) an alien having a residence in a foreign 

14 country which the alien has no intention of aban15 doning who is a bona fide student, scholar, trainee, 

16 teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist, or 

17 leader in a field of specialized knowledge or skill, or 

18 other person of similar description, who is coming 

19 temporarily to the United States as a participant—

20 ‘‘(i) in a program designated by the Sec21 retary of State, for the purpose of teaching, in22 structing or lecturing, studying, observing, con23 ducting research, consulting, demonstrating 

24 special skills, or receiving training and who, if 

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1 ticipate in a program under which the alien will 

2 receive graduate medical education or training, 

3 also meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) 

4 and (2) of section 212(j), and the alien spouse 

5 and minor children of the alien if accompanying 

6 or following to join the alien; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) in a secondary school exchange pro8 gram between the United States and the Peo9 ple’s Republic of China and who also meets the 

10 requirements of paragraph (4) of section 

11 212(j);’’. 

12 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EX13 CHANGES.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(j) of the Immi15 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(j)) is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following new 

17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(4) The additional requirements referred to in sec19 tion 101(a)(15)(J)(ii) for an alien who is coming to the 

20 United States under a secondary school exchange program 

21 are as follows: 

22 ‘‘(A) The alien is enrolled in a school that is the 

23 academic equivalent of a secondary school (as that 

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1 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 7801)). 

3 ‘‘(B) The alien is a dependent minor under the 

4 age of 20. 

5 ‘‘(C) The alien may not seek or acquire employ6 ment in the United States while admitted to the 

7 United States under section 101(a)(15)(J)(ii). 

8 ‘‘(D) The alien may not apply for any other 

9 visa classification, immigration status, or extension 

10 while admitted to the United States under such sec11 tion. 

12 ‘‘(E) The alien may not remain in the United 

13 States for a secondary school exchange program for 

14 a period of more than 90 days.’’. 

15 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 

16 212(j)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

17 U.S.C. 1182(j)(1)) is amended in the matter pre18 ceding subparagraph (A) by striking 

19 ‘‘101(a)(15)(J)’’ and inserting ‘‘101(a)(15)(J)(i)’’. 

20 (c) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE AND REPORT TO CON21 GRESS.—The Secretary of State is authorized to establish 

22 such procedures as are necessary to expedite approval of 

23 visas of students applying for visas pursuant to section 

24 212(j)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

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1 submit a report to Congress, not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, on the procedures the 

3 Secretary has implemented to expedite approval of those 

4 visas. 

5 TITLE VIII—UNITED STATES6 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

7 CHINA COMMERCIAL EX8 CHANGE PROGRAMS 

9 SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 

10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Wang Wei Commercial 

11 Exchange Improvement Act’’. 

12 SEC. 802. COMMERCIAL SERVICE STAFFING INCREASE. 

13 (a) INCREASE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICE OFFI14 CERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in ad15 dition to the full-time employees assigned to the Commer16 cial Service on the date of enactment of this Act at the 

17 locations listed in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary 

18 of Commerce is authorized to assign an additional 35 full19 time employees to the Commercial Service. Each addi20 tional employee shall be assigned to 1 of the following: 

21 (1) The United States Embassy in the People’s 

22 Republic of China. 

23 (2) A United States Consulate in the People’s 

24 Republic of China that is in existence on the date 

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1 (3) A consular facility established pursuant to 

2 section 704(a)(1). 

3 (b) COMMERCIAL SERVICE.—In this section, the term 

4 ‘‘Commercial Service’’ has the meaning given that term 

5 under section 2301(j)(2) of the Export Enhancement Act 

6 of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(j)(2)). 

7 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

9 appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry 

10 out this section including to hire support staff, and 

11 to procure materials, the following sums: 

12 (A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 

13 (B) $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

14 years 2007 through 2011. 

15 (C) Such sums as are necessary for each 

16 succeeding fiscal year. 

17 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

18 available pursuant to an authorization of appropria19 tions in this subsection shall remain available until 

20 expended. 

21 SEC. 803. EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTER. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE EXPORT CENTER.—

23 There is established within the Department of Commerce 

24 a State Foreign Export Center Grant Program (in this 

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1 be administered by the Secretary of Commerce through 

2 the United States and Foreign Commercial Service. The 

3 purpose of the Program shall be to provide grants to 

4 States in an amount that does not exceed 33 percent of 

5 the start-up costs for constructing, operating, and main6 taining State offices that can provide export assistance 

7 and outreach to United States businesses in the People’s 

8 Republic of China. 

9 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 270 days after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com11 merce shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary 

12 to carry out the Program. 

13 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

15 appropriated to the Department of Commerce to 

16 carry out this section the following sums: 

17 (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 

18 (B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

19 (C) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

20 (D) $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

21 years 2009 through 2011. 

22 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

23 available pursuant to an authorization of appropria24 tions in this subsection shall remain available until 

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1 SEC. 804. TRADE OUTREACH AT LEAD SMALL BUSINESS DE2 VELOPMENT CENTERS. 

3 (a) INCREASE IN SMALL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL

4 TRADE STAFF.—The Administrator of the Small Business 

5 Administration is authorized to facilitate the hiring of 1 

6 additional full-time export development specialist in each 

7 of the 63 Lead Small Business Development Centers of 

8 the Small Business Administration to—

9 (1) help carry out the export promotion efforts 

10 described in section 22 of the Small Business Act 

11 (15 U.S.C. 649); and 

12 (2) perform outreach services and help provide 

13 strategic guidance to each Small Business Develop14 ment Center with respect to exporting services and 

15 products to the People’s Republic of China. 

16 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

18 appropriated to the Small Business Administration 

19 to carry out this section the following sums: 

20 (A) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 

21 (B) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

22 (C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

23 (D) $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

24 2009 through 2011. 

25 (E) Such sums as are necessary for each 

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1 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

2 available pursuant to an authorization of appropria3 tions in this subsection shall remain available until 

4 expended. 

5 TITLE IX—UNITED STATES-PEO6 PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

7 ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY 

8 COUNCIL 

9 SEC. 901. UNITED STATES-PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

10 ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY COUNCIL. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

12 United States-People’s Republic of China Engagement 

13 Strategy Council (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Coun14 cil’’). 

15 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be composed of 

16 the following members: 

17 (1) The Secretary of State, or the designee of 

18 the Secretary of State. 

19 (2) The Secretary of Education, or the designee 

20 of the Secretary of Education. 

21 (3) The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee 

22 of the Secretary of Commerce. 

23 (c) CHAIRPERSON.—

24 (1) INITIAL CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of 

25 State or the Secretary of State’s designee on the 
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1 Council (as the case may be) shall serve as the 

2 chairperson of the Council for the 1 year period fol3 lowing the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 (2) ROTATING BASIS.—After the period de5 scribed in paragraph (1), each of the individuals de6 scribed in subsection (b) shall serve as chairperson 

7 of the Council on a rotating basis for a period not 

8 to exceed 1 year. 

9 (d) MEETINGS.—

10 (1) FREQUENCY.—The Council shall meet—

11 (A) not less than 6 times during the first 

12 year after the date of enactment of this Act; 

13 (B) not less than 4 times during the subse14 quent 2 year period; and 

15 (C) not less than 1 time during each sub16 sequent year. 

17 (2) DATE AND AGENDA.—The Secretary of 

18 State or the designee of the Secretary of State (as 

19 the case may be) shall, with input from the other 

20 members of the Council, establish the date of, and 

21 agenda for, each meeting of the Council. 

22 SEC. 902. DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall—
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1 (1) formulate a strategy for the coordination 

2 and implementation of the programs and grants au3 thorized pursuant to this Act; and 

4 (2) oversee the implementation of such strategy. 

5 (b) REPORT.—

6 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

8 thereafter, the Council shall report to Congress on 

9 the strategy of the Council to implement this Act 

10 and the amendments made by this Act, and the 

11 progress of the Council to implement such strategy. 

12 (2) ONE-TIME REPORT.—Not later than 3 years 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council 

14 shall submit to the President and Congress a report 

15 that contains—

16 (A) a detailed statement of the findings 

17 and conclusions of the Council; and 

18 (B) the recommendations of the Council 

19 for such legislation and administrative actions 

20 as the Council considers appropriate. 

21 SEC. 903. POWERS. 

22 (a) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council may secure di24 rectly from a Federal agency such information as 
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1 the Council considers necessary to carry out this 

2 Act. 

3 (2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—On request 

4 of the Council, the head of the agency shall provide 

5 the information to the Council. 

6 (b) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Council may use the 

7 United States mails in the same manner and under the 

8 same conditions as other agencies of the Federal Govern9 ment. 

10 (c) GIFTS.—The Council may accept, use, and dis11 pose of gifts or donations of services or property. 

12 SEC. 904. COUNCIL PERSONNEL MATTERS. 

13 (a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—All members of 

14 the Council shall serve without compensation in addition 

15 to that received for their services as officers or employees 

16 of the United States. 

17 (b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Council 

18 shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 

19 of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an 

20 agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 

21 States Code, while away from the home or regular place 

22 of business of the member in the performance of the duties 

23 of the Council. 

24 (c) STAFF.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council may, without 

2 regard to the civil service laws and regulations, ap3 point and terminate an executive director and such 

4 other additional personnel as may be necessary to 

5 enable the Council to perform its duties. The em6 ployment of an executive director shall be subject to 

7 confirmation by the Council. 

8 (2) COMPENSATION.—The Council may fix the 

9 compensation of the executive director and other 

10 personnel without regard to chapter 51 and sub11 chapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 

12 Code, relating to classification of positions and Gen13 eral Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay 

14 for the executive director and other personnel may 

15 not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Execu16 tive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 

17 (d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any 

18 Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 

19 Council without reimbursement, and such detail shall be 

20 without interruption or loss of civil service status or privi21 lege. 

22 (e) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT23 TENT SERVICES.—The Council may procure temporary 

24 and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 

25 United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not 
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1 exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 

2 prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under sec3 tion 5316 of such title. 

4 SEC. 905. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro6 priated to carry out this Act $4,000,000 for each of the 

7 fiscal years 2006 through 2011 and such sums as are nec8 essary for each succeeding fiscal year. 

9 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail10 able pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this 

11 section shall remain available until expended.

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