110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 176 
AN ACT 
To authorize the establishment of educational exchange and 
development programs for member countries of the Car-
ibbean Community (CARICOM). 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Findings and statement of purpose. 
Sec. 4. Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange 
Program. 
Sec. 5. Program to provide educational development assistance for CARICOM 
countries. 
Sec. 6. Administrative provisions. 
Sec. 7. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate.
(3) 
CARICOM 
COUNTRY.—The 
term 
‘‘CARICOM country’’— 
(A) means a member country of the Carib-
bean Community (CARICOM); but 
(B) does not include— 
(i) a country having observer status in 
CARICOM; or 
(ii) a country the government of which 
the Secretary of State has determined, for 
purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979 (as continued in 
effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act), section 40 of 
the Arms Export Control Act, section 
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, or any other provision of law, is a 
government that has repeatedly provided 
support for acts of international terrorism. 
(4) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State. 
(5) UNITED STATES COOPERATING AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘United States cooperating agency’’ 
means— 
(A) an accredited institution of higher edu-
cation, including, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, an historically Black college or univer-
sity that is a part B institution (as such term 
is defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2))) or an 
Hispanic-serving institution (as such term is 
defined in section 502(5) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1101a(5))); 
(B) a higher education association; 
(C) a nongovernmental organization incor-
porated in the United States; or 
(D) a consortium consisting of two or more 
such institutions, associations, or nongovern-
mental organizations. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States and CARICOM countries 
have enjoyed long-standing friendly relations. 
(2) As an important regional partner for trade 
and democratic values, the Caribbean region con-
stitutes a ‘‘Third Border’’ of the United States. 
(3) The decrease in tourism revenue in the 
aftermath of the tragic terrorist attacks on Sep-
tember 11, 2001, had an adverse affect on the Car-
ibbean region.
(4) According to a 2005 World Bank Report on 
the Caribbean region, high rates of unemployment, 
particularly youth unemployment, have had severe 
implications on poverty and income distributions, as 
well as drug trafficking and addiction. 
(5) The 2005 World Bank Report also con-
cludes that better synchronization is needed between 
curricula in CARICOM countries and the skills 
needed in evolving national and regional job markets 
and economies. 
(6) Caribbean leaders have highlighted the need 
for increased educational opportunities for Carib-
bean students in fields that will contribute to and 
support an increasingly competitive regional econ-
omy. 
(7) Enhancing United States cultural and edu-
cational exchange programs in CARICOM countries 
will expand human resources, provide opportunities 
that promote economic growth, and improve regional 
security. 
(8) Many Caribbean leaders studied at the un-
dergraduate or graduate level in the United States 
before returning to their respective countries to con-
tribute toward the strengthening of democracy, the 
economy, or the provision of social services.