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Calendar No. 455 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2200 

To establish a United States-Poland parliamentary youth exchange program, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 26, 2006 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. FRIST, and Mr. HAGEL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

MAY 25, 2006 

Reported by Mr. LUGAR, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To establish a United States-Poland parliamentary youth 

exchange program, 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 ‘‘United States-Poland 

5 Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) The United States established diplomatic 

4 relations with the newly-formed Polish Republic in 

5 April 1919. 

6 (2) The United States and Poland have enjoyed 

7 close bilateral relations since 1989. 

8 (3) Poland became a member of the North At9 lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in March 1999. 

10 (4) Poland became a member of the European 

11 Union (EU) in May 2004. 

12 (5) Poland has been a strong supporter, both 

13 diplomatically and militarily, of efforts led by the 

14 United States to combat global terrorism and has 

15 contributed troops to the United States-led coalitions 

16 in both Afghanistan and Iraq. 

17 (6) Poland cooperates closely with the United 

18 States on such issues as democratization, nuclear 

19 proliferation, human rights, regional cooperation in 

20 Eastern Europe, and reform of the United Nations. 

21 (7) The United States and Poland seek to en22 sure enduring ties between both governments and 

23 societies. 

24 (8) It is important to invest in the youth of the 

25 United States and Poland in order to help ensure 

26 long-lasting ties between both societies. 


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1 (9) It is in the interest of the United States to 

2 preserve a United States presence in Europe and to 

3 continue to contribute to the development of trans4 atlantic relationships. 

5 (10) Poland for many years received inter6 national and United States financial assistance and 

7 is now determined to invest its own resources toward 

8 attaining its shared desire with the United States to 

9 develop international cooperation. 

10 SEC. 3. UNITED STATES-POLAND PARLIAMENTARY YOUTH 

11 EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 

12 (a) AUTHORITY.—The President, acting through the 

13 Secretary of State and Secretary of State, in cooperation 

14 with the Government of Poland, may establish and carry 

15 out a parliamentary exchange program for youth of the 

16 United States and Poland. 

17 (b) DESIGNATION.—The youth exchange program 

18 carried out under this subsection shall be known as the 

19 ‘‘United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange 

20 Program’’. 

21 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the youth exchange 

22 program is to demonstrate to the youth of the United 

23 States and Poland the benefits of friendly cooperation be24 tween the United States and Poland based on common po25 litical and cultural values. 


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1 (d) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—An individual is eligi2 ble for participation in the youth exchange program if the 

3 individual— 

4 (1) is a citizen or national of the United States 

5 or of Poland; 

6 (2) is under the age of 19 years; 

7 (3) is a student who is enrolled and in good 

8 standing at a secondary school in the United States 

9 or Poland; 

10 (4) has been accepted for up to one academic 

11 year of study in a program of study abroad approved 

12 for credit at such school; and 

13 (5) meets any other qualifications that the 

14 President Secretary of State may establish for pur15 poses of the program. 

16 (e) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Under the youth ex17 change program, eligible participants selected for partici18 pation in the program shall— 

19 (1) live in and attend a public secondary school 

20 in the host country for a period of one academic 

21 year; 

22 (2) while attending public school in the host 

23 country, undertake academic studies in the host 

24 country, with particular emphasis on the history, 


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1 constitution, and political development of the host 

2 country; 

3 (3) be eligible, either during or after the com4 pletion of such academic studies, for an internship 

5 in an appropriate position in the host country; and 

6 (4) engage in such other activities as the Presi7 dent considers appropriate to achieve the purpose of 

8 the program. 

9 (f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—The 

10 President may utilize the authorities and procedures set 

11 out in title VIII of the United States Information and 

12 Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471 et 

13 seq.) to establish and carry out the youth exchange pro14 gram. 

15 SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

16 The Secretary of State shall submit to Congress the 

17 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com18 mittee on International Relations of the House of Rep19 resentatives an annual report on the United States-Poland 

20 Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program established 

21 under this Act. Each annual report shall include— 

22 (1) information on the implementation of the 

23 Program during the preceding year: 

24 (2) the number of participants in the Program 

25 during such year; 


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1 (3) the names and locations of the secondary 

2 schools in the United States and Poland attended by 

3 such participants; 

4 (4) a description of the areas of study of such 

5 participants during their participation in the Pro6 gram; 

7 (5) a description of any internships taken by 

8 such participants during their participation in the 

9 Program; and 

10 (6) a description of any other activities such 

11 participants carried out during their participation in 

12 the Program. 

13 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro15 priated for the Department of State for fiscal year 2007 

16 such sums as may be necessary to carry out the youth 

17 exchange program authorized by this Act. 

18 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be appro19 priated by subsection (a) shall remain available until ex20 pended. 


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Calendar No. 455 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2200 

A BILL 

To establish a United States-Poland parliamentary 

youth exchange program, and for other purposes. 

MAY 25, 2006 

Reported with amendments 


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