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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5199 

To expand the diplomatic infrastructure and economic competitiveness of 

the United States in the People’s Republic of China, and for the other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 26, 2006 

Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce 

and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To expand the diplomatic infrastructure and economic competitiveness of the United States in the People’s Republic 

of China, and for the 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-China Engagement Act of 2006’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE PEOPLE’S 

REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

Sec. 101. Public diplomacy in the PRC. 

TITLE II—UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN THE 

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

Sec. 201. Construction and staffing of one new United States consulate in the 

PRC. 

Sec. 202. Establishment of ten new United States diplomatic posts in the PRC. 

TITLE III—UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC 

ECONOMIC COOPERATION 

Sec. 301. United States participation in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. 

TITLE IV—CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL STUDIES 

INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS 

Sec. 401. Definitions. 

Sec. 402. Programs for Chinese language and cultural studies instruction. 

Sec. 403. School language technology enhancement. 

Sec. 404. Sense of Congress regarding benefit of exposure to chinese language 

and culture. 

TITLE V—POSTSECONDARY CHINESE BUSINESS EDUCATION AND 

EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 

Sec. 501. Chinese business education programs. 

Sec. 502. United States-People’s Republic of China International Consortia Exchange Program. 

TITLE VI—EXPORT PROMOTION PROGRAMS 

Sec. 601. Increase in number of Commercial Service Officers assigned to China. 

Sec. 602. Grants to States to establish and operate offices to promote exports 

to China. 

Sec. 603. Trade outreach at Office of International Trade of Small Business 

Administration. 

1 TITLE I—UNITED STATES PUB2 LIC DIPLOMACY IN THE PEO3 PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

4 SEC. 101. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE PRC. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec6 retary of State $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for public 

7 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 TITLE II—UNITED STATES DIP5 LOMATIC MISSIONS IN THE 

6 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

7 CHINA 

8 SEC. 201. CONSTRUCTION AND STAFFING OF ONE NEW 

9 UNITED STATES CONSULATE IN THE PRC. 

10 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec11 retary of State $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for the 

12 construction and staffing of one additional United States 

13 consulate in the People’s Republic of China (in addition 

14 to the number of such consulates in the PRC in existence 

15 on the date of the enactment of this Act). 

16 SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF TEN NEW UNITED STATES 

17 DIPLOMATIC POSTS IN THE PRC. 

18 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec19 retary of State $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for the 

20 establishment of ten additional United States diplomatic 

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

22 the number of such posts in the PRC in existence on the 

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1 ing at such additional posts, the hiring of local personnel 

2 and administrative support. 

3 TITLE III—UNITED STATES PAR4 TICIPATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC 

5 ECONOMIC COOPERATION 

6 SEC. 301. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC 

7 ECONOMIC COOPERATION. 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec9 retary of State $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for a 

10 United States financial contribution to Asia-Pacific Eco11 nomic Cooperation. 

12 TITLE IV—CHINESE LANGUAGE 

13 AND CULTURAL STUDIES IN14 STRUCTION IN SCHOOLS 

15 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this title: 

17 (1) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LOCAL EDU18 CATIONAL AGENCY, SECONDARY SCHOOL, STATE

19 EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The terms ‘‘elementary 

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

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

22 meanings given such terms in section 9101 of the 

23 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

24 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 


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

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

4 People’s Republic of China that requires inter5 national travel by one or more individuals involved 

6 in the exchange. 

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

8 the Secretary of Education. 

9 (4) VIRTUAL EXCHANGE.—The term ‘‘virtual 

10 exchange’’ means an academic, professional, or cul11 tural exchange between the United States and the 

12 People’s Republic of China that does not require 

13 international travel by one or more individuals in14 volved in the exchange. 

15 SEC. 402. PROGRAMS FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CUL16 TURAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION. 

17 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 

19 under subsection (e), the Secretary of Education 

20 shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to local 

21 educational agencies to carry out innovative model 

22 programs providing for the establishment, improve23 ment, or expansion of Chinese language and cultural 

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1 ondary school students in the schools served by such 

2 local educational agencies. 

3 (2) DURATION.—A grant under paragraph (1) 

4 shall be for a period of three years. 

5 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In awarding a grant under 

6 subsection (a) to a local educational agency, the Secretary 

7 shall support programs that— 

8 (1) demonstrate approaches that can be dis9 seminated and duplicated in other local educational 

10 agencies; and 

11 (2) may include a professional development 

12 component. 

13 (c) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not 

14 more than .05 percent of funds appropriated under sub15 section (e) to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs 

16 funded under this section. 

17 (d) APPLICATIONS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency 

19 desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 

20 application to the Secretary at such time, in such 

21 manner, and containing such information as the Sec22 retary may require. 

23 (2) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In awarding 

24 grants under this section, the Secretary shall give 


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1 special consideration to applications describing pro2 grams that— 

3 (A) include intensive summer Chinese lan4 guage instruction programs for professional de5 velopment, with particular regard to such pro6 grams that include physical exchanges; 

7 (B) link speakers in the community who 

8 are bilingual in English and Chinese with ele9 mentary and secondary schools in order to pro10 mote two-way language learning; 

11 (C) promote the sequential study of Chi12 nese language for students, beginning in ele13 mentary school; 

14 (D) make effective use of technology, such 

15 as computer-assisted instruction, language lab16 oratories, or distance learning, to promote Chi17 nese language study; 

18 (E) promote innovative activities, such as 

19 Chinese language immersion, partial Chinese 

20 language immersion, or content-based instruc21 tion; and 

22 (F) promote a comprehensive approach to 

23 learning Chinese, which includes programs on 

24 the history and culture of China. 

25 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 


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

2 appropriated to the Secretary carry out this section 

3 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $25,000,000 for 

4 each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and 

5 such sums as are necessary for each succeeding fis6 cal year. 

7 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appro8 priated under this subsection are authorized to re9 main available until expended. 

10 SEC. 403. SCHOOL LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCE11 MENT. 

12 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appro13 priated under subsection (f) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 

14 shall award grants to local educational agencies in order 

15 for such agencies to acquire communications technologies 

16 or equipment to improve Chinese language instruction in 

17 elementary schools and secondary schools through com18 puter-assisted instruction, distance learning, and virtual 

19 exchanges. 

20 (b) APPLICATION.—Each local educational agency 

21 desiring a grant under this section shall submit an appli22 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

23 containing such information as the Secretary may require. 

24 (c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec25 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to local educational 


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1 agencies that commit use the grant funds to acquire com2 munications technologies or equipment for the purpose of 

3 conducting virtual exchanges involving elementary school 

4 students and secondary school students served by the local 

5 educational agencies. 

6 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—A local educational agency re7 ceiving a grant under this section shall use the grant to 

8 acquire communications technologies or equipment that— 

9 (1) may be used for collaborative ventures 

10 with— 

11 (A) foreign language and area or inter12 national studies centers supported under section 

13 602(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

14 (20 U.S.C. 1122(a)); or 

15 (B) national language resource and train16 ing centers supported under section 603 of the 

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

18 1123); and 

19 (2) shall be used to conduct virtual exchanges 

20 with schools or other educational institutions in the 

21 People’s Republic of China. 

22 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

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1 through 2010, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

2 such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding 

3 fiscal year. 

4 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appro5 priated under this subsection are authorized to re6 main available until expended. 

7 SEC. 404. 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 receive substantial exposure to 

12 Chinese language and cultural studies before graduating 

13 from secondary school will enhance the global economic 

14 competitiveness of the United States in the 21st century. 

15 TITLE V—POSTSECONDARY CHI16 NESE BUSINESS EDUCATION 

17 AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 

18 SEC. 501. CHINESE BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

19 Part B of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 

20 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1130 et seq.) is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating section 614 as section 615; 

22 (2) by inserting after section 613 the following 

23 new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 614. CHINESE BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

2 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au3 thorized to make grants to institutions of higher edu4 cation, or combinations of such institutions, to pay the 

5 Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and 

6 operating Chinese business education programs to— 

7 ‘‘(1) develop and enhance student skills, aware8 ness, and expertise relating to Chinese business; and 

9 ‘‘(2) prepare students to promote the competi10 tiveness of and opportunities for American busi11 nesses and firms in the People’s Republic of China. 

12 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Each grant made 

13 under this section shall be used to plan, establish, and op14 erate academic programs of study relating to Chinese 

15 business, including undergraduate and graduate level de16 grees, courses, or seminars on— 

17 ‘‘(1) the economy of the People’s Republic of 

18 China; 

19 ‘‘(2) Chinese trade and commerce; 

20 ‘‘(3) new and expanding export opportunities 

21 for American businesses and firms in China; and 

22 ‘‘(4) the economic, commerce, and trade rela23 tions between the United States and China. 

24 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each eligible recipient desiring 

25 a grant under this section shall submit an application at 


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1 such time, in such manner, and containing such informa2 tion as the Secretary may require. 

3 ‘‘(d) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Grants under this sec4 tion shall be for a period of not more than 2 years. Such 

5 grants shall be renewable by the Secretary for additional 

6 2-year periods. 

7 ‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

9 the cost of a Chinese business education program 

10 under this section shall be not more than 50 percent 

11 of the cost of such program. 

12 ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

13 share of the cost of a Chinese business education 

14 program under this section may be provided either 

15 in cash or in kind.’’; and 

16 (3) at the end of section 615, as redesignated 

17 by paragraph (1) of this section, add the following 

18 new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(c) CHINESE BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 

20 There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for 

21 fiscal year 2007, and $5,000,000 for each of the 5 suc22 ceeding fiscal years, to carry out the provisions of section 

23 614. ’’. 


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1 SEC. 502. UNITED STATES-PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

2 INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIA EXCHANGE 

3 PROGRAM. 

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

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1138 et seq.) is amended— 

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

7 (2) by inserting after section 744 the following 

8 new section: 

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

10 INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIA EXCHANGE 

11 PROGRAM. 

12 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts ap13 propriated under section 746(b) for a fiscal year, the Di14 rector shall make grants to institutions of higher edu15 cation, or consortia of institutions of higher education, to 

16 establish and maintain international consortia exchange 

17 programs between postsecondary educational institutions 

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

19 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—Each institution of higher edu20 cation or consortium desiring a grant under this section 

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

22 in such manner, and accompanied by such additional in23 formation as the Director may require. 

24 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher edu25 cation or consortium receiving a grant under this section 

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1 ple’s Republic of China within the context of multilateral 

2 curricular development and training in a wide range of 

3 instructional disciplines. 

4 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS.—An institu5 tion of higher education or consortium receiving a grant 

6 under this section shall be subject to the same require7 ments and regulations that apply to recipients of grants 

8 who carry out student exchange programs under section 

9 744 . 

10 ‘‘(e) GOAL.—The Director shall administer this sec11 tion with the goal of having as many students enrolled 

12 in the exchange program under this section as the total 

13 number of students in all of the student exchange pro14 grams authorized under section 744.’’; and 

15 (3) in section 746 (as redesignated by para16 graph (1))— 

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

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are’’; 

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

21 745)’’ after ‘‘this part’’; and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following sub23 section: 

24 ‘‘(b) SECTION 745.— 


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

2 appropriated to carry out section 745— 

3 ‘‘(A) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

4 ‘‘(B) $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

5 years 2008 through 2011; and 

6 ‘‘(C) such sums as may be necessary for 

7 each succeeding fiscal year. 

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

9 available pursuant to an authorization of appropria10 tion in this subsection are authorized to remain 

11 available until expended.’’. 

12 TITLE VI—EXPORT PROMOTION 

13 PROGRAMS 

14 SEC. 601. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE 

15 OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO CHINA. 

16 (a) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE

17 OFFICERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

19 provision of law, in addition to the total number of 

20 full-time employees assigned to the United States 

21 and Foreign Commercial Service as of the date of 

22 the enactment of this Act at the United States Em23 bassy in the People’s Republic of China and each 

24 United States consulate in China, the Secretary of 

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1 tional 17 Commercial Service Officers as the Sec2 retary considers necessary and appropriate. 

3 (2) ASSIGNMENT.—Each such Commercial 

4 Service Officer shall be assigned to the United 

5 States Embassy in the People’s Republic of China or 

6 a United States consulate in China, including the 

7 consular facility established pursuant to section 201 

8 of this Act. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

11 appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry 

12 out this section— 

13 (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 

14 (B) $4,250,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 

15 each subsequent fiscal year. 

16 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur17 suant to the authorization of appropriations under 

18 paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 

19 until expended. 

20 SEC. 602. GRANTS TO STATES TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE 

21 OFFICES TO PROMOTE EXPORTS TO CHINA. 

22 (a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Commerce, acting 

23 through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Direc24 tor General of the United States and Foreign Commercial 

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1 erate State offices to provide assistance to United States 

2 exporters for the promotion of exports to the People’s Re3 public of China. 

4 (b) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant under sub5 section (a) shall not exceed 33 percent of the total costs 

6 to establish and operate a State office described in such 

7 subsection. 

8 (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 270 days after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

10 Commerce shall promulgate such regulations as may be 

11 necessary to carry out this section. 

12 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean14 ing given the term in section 2301(j)(5) of the Ex15 port Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 

16 4721(j)(5)). 

17 (2) UNITED STATES EXPORTER.—The term 

18 ‘‘United States exporter’’ has the meaning given the 

19 term in section 2301(j)(3) of the Export Enhance20 ment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(j)(3)). 

21 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

23 appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry 

24 out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

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1 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur2 suant to the authorization of appropriations under 

3 paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 

4 until expended. 

5 SEC. 603. TRADE OUTREACH AT OFFICE OF INTER6 NATIONAL TRADE OF SMALL BUSINESS AD7 MINISTRATION. 

8 Section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649) 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub10 section: 

11 ‘‘(h) PROMOTION OF EXPORTS TO CHINA.—The Of12 fice shall provide strategic guidance to small business con13 cerns with respect to exporting services and products to 

14 the People’s Republic of China.’’. 

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