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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1270 

To reauthorize the United States–Poland Parliamentary Exchange Program, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2019 

Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the United States–Poland Parliamentary 

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 ‘‘Pawel Adamowicz 

5 Democratic Leadership Exchange Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE 

2 UNITED STATES–POLAND YOUTH PAR3 LIAMENTARY EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 

4 The United States–Poland Youth Parliamentary Ex5 change Program Act of 2007 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is 

6 amended as follows: 

7 (1) In section 4— 

8 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

9 by inserting ‘‘and the Pawel Adamowicz Demo10 cratic Leadership Exchange Program’’ after 

11 ‘‘the United States–Poland Youth Parliamen12 tary Exchange Program’’; 

13 (B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 

14 ‘‘the Program’’ each place it appears and in15 serting ‘‘each Program’’; and 

16 (C) in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), by 

17 striking ‘‘the Program’’ each place it appears 

18 and inserting ‘‘either Program’’. 

19 (2) In section 5(a)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2008’’ and in21 serting ‘‘fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year 

22 thereafter’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘the youth exchange pro24 gram’’ and inserting ‘‘the programs’’. 

25 (3) By redesignating sections 4 and 5, as so 

26 amended, as sections 5 and 6, respectively. 


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1 (4) By inserting after section 3 the following 

2 new section: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 4. PAWEL ADAMOWICZ DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP 

4 EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 

5 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State shall es6 tablish and carry out a parliamentary exchange for young 

7 and upcoming democratic leaders of the United States and 

8 Poland. 

9 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATION.—The exchange program carried 

10 out under this section shall be known as the ‘‘Pawel 

11 Adamowicz Democratic Leadership Exchange’’ Program. 

12 ‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the exchange pro13 gram is to inspire and equip the next generation of Amer14 ican and Polish democratic leaders with the skills and net15 work needed to enhance democratic institutions and to 

16 strengthen the transatlantic relationship. 

17 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—An individual is eli18 gible for participation in the exchange program if the indi19 vidual— 

20 ‘‘(1) is a citizen or national of the United 

21 States or Poland; 

22 ‘‘(2) is— 

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1 liament, or the head of a city or municipality; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(B) a representative of a non-govern4 mental organization working to advance democ5 racy and human rights whose participation the 

6 Secretary determines would advance the pur7 poses of the program; and 

8 ‘‘(3) meets any other qualifications that the 

9 Secretary of State may establish for purposes of the 

10 program. 

11 ‘‘(e) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Under the leadership 

12 exchange program, eligible participants selected for par13 ticipation in the program shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) travel to the United States or Poland for 

15 1–2 weeks, or a similar duration set by the discre16 tion of the Secretary of State; 

17 ‘‘(2) attend meetings, workshops, conference, 

18 and similar gatherings to gather skills and develop 

19 democratic networks; and 

20 ‘‘(3) partake in such other enriching activities 

21 the President determines to be appropriate to the 

22 purposes of the program.’’. 

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