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Federal system established by the Con-
stitution of the United States;
‘‘(iii) to provide materials and meth-
ods of instruction, including teacher train-
ing, that utilize the latest advancements in
educational technology; and
‘‘(iv) to provide civic education mate-
rials and services to address specific prob-
lems such as the prevention of school vio-
lence and the abuse of drugs and alcohol.
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAM.—As a condi-
tion of receipt of funds under grants or contracts
under section 2204(1), the Secretary shall require
the Center for Civic Education to make the edu-
cation program authorized under this subsection
available to public and private middle schools, in-
cluding Bureau-funded schools, in each of the 50
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.
‘‘(d) BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOL DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘Bureau-funded school’ has the meaning
given such term in section 1146 of the Education Amend-
ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026).
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‘‘SEC. 2206. COOPERATIVE CIVIC EDUCATION AND ECO-
NOMIC EDUCATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) USE OF FUNDS.—The Center for Civic Edu-
cation and the National Council on Economic Education
may use funds made available under grants or contracts
under section 2204(2) only to carry out cooperative edu-
cation exchange programs that—
‘‘(1) make available to educators from eligible
countries exemplary curriculum and teacher training
programs in civics and government education, and
economics education, developed in the United States;
‘‘(2) assist eligible countries in the adaptation,
implementation, and institutionalization of programs
described in paragraph (1);
‘‘(3) create and implement programs for civics
and government education, and economic education,
for students that draw upon the experiences of the
participating eligible countries;
‘‘(4) provide means for the exchange of ideas
and experiences in civics and government education,
and economic education, among political, edu-
cational, governmental, and private sector leaders of
participating eligible countries; and
‘‘(5) provide support for—
‘‘(A) independent research and evaluation
to determine the effects of educational pro-
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grams on students’ development of the knowl-
edge, skills, and traits of character essential for
the preservation and improvement of constitu-
tional democracy; and
‘‘(B) effective participation in and the
preservation and improvement of an efficient
market economy.
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the cooperative
education exchange programs assisted under this section,
the Center for Civic Education and the National Council
on Economic Education shall—
‘‘(1) provide to the participants from eligible
countries—
‘‘(A) seminars on the basic principles of
United States constitutional democracy and
economic system, including seminars on the
major governmental and economic institutions
and systems in the United States, and visits to
such institutions;
‘‘(B) visits to school systems, institutions
of higher education, and nonprofit organizations
conducting exemplary programs in civics and
government education, and economic education,
in the United States;
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‘‘(C) translations and adaptations with re-
spect to United States civics and government
education, and economic education, curricular
programs for students and teachers, and in the
case of training programs for teachers trans-
lations and adaptations into forms useful in
schools in eligible countries, and joint research
projects in such areas; and
‘‘(D) independent research and evaluation
assistance—
‘‘(i) to determine the effects of the co-
operative education exchange programs on
students’ development of the knowledge,
skills, and traits of character essential for
the preservation and improvement of con-
stitutional democracy; and
‘‘(ii) to identify effective participation
in and the preservation and improvement
of an efficient market economy;
‘‘(2) provide to the participants from the
United States—
‘‘(A) seminars on the histories, economies,
and systems of government of eligible countries;
‘‘(B) visits to school systems, institutions
of higher education, and organizations con-
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ducting exemplary programs in civics and gov-
ernment education, and economic education, lo-
cated in eligible countries;
‘‘(C) assistance from educators and schol-
ars in eligible countries in the development of
curricular materials on the history, government,
and economy of such countries that are useful
in United States classrooms;
‘‘(D) opportunities to provide onsite dem-
onstrations of United States curricula and ped-
agogy for educational leaders in eligible coun-
tries; and
‘‘(E) independent research and evaluation
assistance to determine—
‘‘(i) the effects of the cooperative edu-
cation exchange programs assisted under
this section on students’ development of
the knowledge, skills, and traits of char-
acter essential for the preservation and im-
provement of constitutional democracy;
and
‘‘(ii) effective participation in and im-
provement of an efficient market economy;
and
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‘‘(3) assist participants from eligible countries
and the United States to participate in international
conferences on civics and government education, and
economic education, for educational leaders, teacher
trainers, scholars in related disciplines, and edu-
cational policymakers.
‘‘(c) PARTICIPANTS.—The primary participants in
the cooperative education exchange programs assisted
under this section shall be educational leaders in the areas
of civics and government education, and economic edu-
cation, including teachers, curriculum and teacher train-
ing specialists, scholars in relevant disciplines, and edu-
cational policymakers, and government and private sector
leaders from the United States and eligible countries.
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary may make a
grant, or enter into a contract, under section 2204(2) only
if the Secretary of State concurs with the Secretary that
such grant, or contract, is consistent with the foreign pol-
icy of the United States.
‘‘(e) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—With the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary shall en-
sure that—
‘‘(1) the activities carried out under the pro-
grams assisted under this section are not duplicative