II 
Calendar No. 968 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 176 
[Report No. 110–463] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUGUST 1, 2007 
Received 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 
Reported by Mr. REID (for Mr. BIDEN), with amendments 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
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 20072008’’. 
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(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 sStatement 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’’— 
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(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 (as that term is defined in section 101(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a))), including, to the maximum extent 
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practicable, an historically Black college or uni-
versity that is a part B institution (as such 
term is defined in section 322(2) of the Higher 
Educationsuch 
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. 
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(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. 
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(9) From 2003 through 2005, 217 Caribbean 
leaders participated in exchange programs with the 
United States that focused on good governance, 
combating
drug
trafficking,
anti-corruption,
and 
other regional issues of concern. 
(10) The Department of State currently admin-
isters public outreach programs that include cul-
tural, academic, and citizen-exchange initiatives in 
CARICOM countries through the public affairs sec-
tions at United States embassies with support from 
the Office of Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of 
Western Hemisphere Affairs. 
(11) The Caribbean Center for Excellence in 
Teacher Training (C–CETT), a Presidential Initia-
tive funded by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and implemented by the Uni-
versity of the West Indies, works to improve the 
quality of reading instruction by training classroom 
and student teachers in seven countries of the 
English-speaking Caribbean. Belize, Jamaica, Gre-
nada, St. Lucia, Guyana, St. Vincent and the Gren-
adines, and Trinidad and Tobago have participated 
in the C–CETT as a means to reducing illiteracy in 
the most disadvantaged urban and remote rural 
areas. 
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