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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 377 

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

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 24, 2007 

Mr. LUGAR introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

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 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) The United States established diplomatic 

9 relations with the newly-formed Polish Republic in 

10 April 1919. 

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1 (2) The United States and Poland have enjoyed 

2 close bilateral relations since 1989. 

3 (3) Poland became a member of the North At4 lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in March 1999. 

5 (4) Poland became a member of the European 

6 Union (EU) in May 2004. 

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

8 diplomatically and militarily, of efforts led by the 

9 United States to combat global terrorism and has 

10 contributed troops to the United States-led coalitions 

11 in both Afghanistan and Iraq. 

12 (6) Poland cooperates closely with the United 

13 States on such issues as democratization, nuclear 

14 proliferation, human rights, regional cooperation in 

15 Eastern Europe, and reform of the United Nations. 

16 (7) The United States and Poland seek to en17 sure enduring ties between both governments and 

18 societies. 

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

20 United States and Poland in order to help ensure 

21 long-lasting ties between both societies. 

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

23 preserve a United States presence in Europe and to 

24 continue to contribute to the development of trans25 atlantic relationships. 

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1 (10) Poland for many years received inter2 national and United States financial assistance and 

3 is now determined to invest its own resources toward 

4 attaining its shared desire with the United States to 

5 develop international cooperation. 

6 SEC. 3. UNITED STATES-POLAND PARLIAMENTARY YOUTH 

7 EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 

8 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in coopera9 tion with the Government of Poland, may establish and 

10 carry out a parliamentary exchange program for youth of 

11 the United States and Poland. 

12 (b) DESIGNATION.—The youth exchange program 

13 carried out under this subsection shall be known as the 

14 ‘‘United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange 

15 Program’’. 

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

17 program is to demonstrate to the youth of the United 

18 States and Poland the benefits of friendly cooperation be19 tween the United States and Poland based on common po20 litical and cultural values. 

21 (d) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—An individual is eligi22 ble for participation in the youth exchange program if the 

23 individual— 

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

25 or of Poland; 

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

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

3 standing at a secondary school in the United States 

4 or Poland; 

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

6 year of study in a program of study abroad approved 

7 for credit at such school; and 

8 (5) meets any other qualifications that the Sec9 retary of State may establish for purposes of the 

10 program. 

11 (e) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Under the youth ex12 change program, eligible participants selected for partici13 pation in the program shall— 

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

15 in the host country for a period of one academic 

16 year; 

17 (2) while attending public school in the host 

18 country, undertake academic studies in the host 

19 country, with particular emphasis on the history, 

20 constitution, and political development of the host 

21 country; 

22 (3) be eligible, either during or after the com23 pletion of such academic studies, for an internship 

24 in an appropriate position in the host country; and 

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1 (4) engage in such other activities as the Presi2 dent considers appropriate to achieve the purpose of 

3 the program. 

4 SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

5 The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee 

6 on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 

7 on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives an an8 nual report on the United States-Poland Parliamentary 

9 Youth Exchange Program established under this Act. 

10 Each annual report shall include— 

11 (1) information on the implementation of the 

12 Program during the preceding year: 

13 (2) the number of participants in the Program 

14 during such year; 

15 (3) the names and locations of the secondary 

16 schools in the United States and Poland attended by 

17 such participants; 

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

19 participants during their participation in the Pro20 gram; 

21 (5) a description of any internships taken by 

22 such participants during their participation in the 

23 Program; and 

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1 (6) a description of any other activities such 

2 participants carried out during their participation in 

3 the Program. 

4 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro6 priated for the Department of State for fiscal year 2008 

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

8 exchange program authorized by this Act. 

9 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be appro10 priated by subsection (a) shall remain available until ex11 pended. 

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