I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6364 
To authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2006 
Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. WEXLER, 
and Mr. ACKERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eurasia Foundation 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 
(1) there has been established in the District of 
Columbia a private, nonprofit corporation known as 
the Eurasia Foundation (hereafter in this Act re-
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ferred to as the ‘‘Foundation’’), which is not an 
agency or establishment of the United States Gov-
ernment; 
(2) in recognition of the valuable contributions 
of the Foundation to long-range United States for-
eign policy interests, the United States Government 
has, through the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the Department of State, 
provided financial support for the Foundation; and 
(3) it is in the interest of the United States, 
and the further strengthening of cooperation with 
the nations of the region, to establish a more perma-
nent mechanism for United States Government fi-
nancial support for the ongoing activities of the 
Foundation, while preserving the independent char-
acter of the Foundation. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation 
are— 
(1) to promote civil society, private enterprise, 
and sound public administration and policy in the 
former Soviet Union and in lending encouragement 
and assistance to local citizens in their own efforts 
to develop more open, just, and democratic societies; 
(2) to strengthen indigenous institutions that 
foster national development, constructive social 
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change, equitable economic growth, and cooperative 
international relationships that are fully consistent 
with and supportive of long-term United States in-
terests in Eurasia; and 
(3) to conduct programs in response to initia-
tives in the region that would be difficult or impos-
sible for an official United States entity, and, as a 
result of its position in the Eurasia region, to re-
spond quickly and flexibly to meet new opportuni-
ties. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS TO THE FOUNDATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall make 
an annual grant to the Foundation to enable the Founda-
tion to carry out its purposes as specified in section 2(b). 
Such grants shall be made with funds specifically appro-
priated for grants to the Foundation. Such grants shall 
be made pursuant to a grant agreement between the Sec-
retary and the Foundation which requires that grant 
funds will only be used for activities the Board of Direc-
tors of the Foundation determines are consistent with the 
purposes described in section 2(b), and that the Founda-
tion will otherwise comply with the requirements of this 
Act. The grant agreement may not require the Foundation 
to comply with requirements other than those specified in 
this Act. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds so granted may be used 
by the Foundation to carry out the purposes described in 
section 2(b), and otherwise applicable limitations on the 
purposes for which funds appropriated to the Department 
of State may be used shall not apply to funds granted 
to the Foundation. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to make the Foundation an agency or 
establishment of the United States Government or to 
make the members of the Board of Directors of the Foun-
dation, or the officers or employees of the Foundation, of-
ficers or employees of the United States. 
(d) OVERSIGHT.—The Foundation and its grantees 
shall be subject to the appropriate oversight procedures 
of the Congress. 
(e) OTHER FUNDING.—The Foundation shall have 
authority to accept funding from non-United States Gov-
ernment sources to complement United States Govern-
ment funding. 
SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF THE FOUNDATION FOR GRANTS. 
(a) COMPLIANCE
WITH
STATUTORY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Grants may be made to the Foundation under 
this Act only if the Foundation agrees to comply with the 
requirements specified in this section and elsewhere in this 
Act. 
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(b) FUNDING FOR COVERED PROGRAMS ONLY.—The 
Foundation may provide funding only for programs that 
are consistent with the purposes set forth in section 2(b). 
(c) COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
OF THE FOUNDATION.—If an individual who is an officer 
or employee of the United States Government serves as 
a member of the Board of Directors or as an officer or 
employee of the Foundation, that individual may not re-
ceive any compensation or travel expenses in connection 
with service performed for the Foundation. 
(d) PROHIBITION RESPECTING FINANCIAL MAT-
TERS.—The Foundation shall not issue any shares of 
stock or declare or pay any dividends. No part of the as-
sets of the Foundation shall inure to the benefit of any 
member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation, any 
officer or employee of the Foundation, or any other indi-
vidual, except as salary or reasonable compensation for ex-
penses incurred in the performance of duties to the Foun-
dation. 
(e) AUDIT
OF ACCOUNTS; REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.—The accounts of the 
Foundation shall be audited annually in accordance 
with generally accepted auditing standards by inde-
pendent certified public accountants or independent 
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