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tember 11, 2001, had an adverse affect on the Car-
ibbean. 
(4) According to a 2005 World Bank Report on 
the Caribbean, unemployment, particularly youth 
unemployment, has severe implications on poverty 
and income distributions, as well as drug trafficking 
and addiction. 
(5) The World Bank Report also concludes that 
better synchronization is needed between current 
Caribbean curricula and the skills needed in an 
evolving job market and economy. 
(6) Many Caribbean leaders have linked the in-
crease in crime to a decrease in economic alter-
natives. Consequently, United States and Caribbean 
leaders have highlighted the need for increased edu-
cational opportunities for Caribbean students. 
(7) By enhancing United States cultural and 
educational exchange programs in the Caribbean, re-
gional security is improved by expanding human re-
sources and providing opportunities that promote 
economic growth. 
(8) Many Caribbean leaders studied at the un-
dergraduate or graduate level in the United States 
before returning to their respective countries to con-
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tribute towards the strengthening of democracy, the 
economy, or the provision of social services. 
(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 
Caribbean countries through the Embassy Public Af-
fairs Sections with support from the Office of Public 
Diplomacy in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere 
Affairs. 
(11) In some Caribbean countries, the United 
States Agency for International Development coordi-
nates the Center of Excellence for Teacher Training 
(CETT), a successful Presidential initiative that em-
phasizes teacher training as a key to the develop-
ment of a competitive work force. 
(12) In Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the 
Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Cayman Islands, 
the Dominican Republic, Dominica, Grenada, Guy-
ana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. 
Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, 
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and Trinidad and Tobago, the Bureau of Edu-
cational and Cultural Affairs sponsors educational 
advisors to promote study in the United States. 
(13) In the 2004–2005 academic year, approxi-
mately 14,000 Caribbean students were enrolled in 
United States universities. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to develop two comprehen-
sive educational initiatives targeted toward the Caribbean. 
The first will establish a system for United States-Carib-
bean educational exchange programs, and the second will 
develop a plan to enhance teacher training and community 
involvement in early education in the region. 
SEC. 5. AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION. 
The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary 
for Public Diplomacy, shall consult with the Administrator 
and the Secretary of Education to ensure that— 
(1) activities under this act are not duplicative 
of other efforts in the Caribbean; and 
(2) partner institutions in the Caribbean and 
United States cooperating agencies are creditable. 
SEC. 6. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM UNITED STATES-CARIBBEAN 
EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purpose of this 
section, the Secretary of State, acting through the Under 
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Secretary for Public Diplomacy, is authorized to establish 
a Caribbean international exchange visitor program, to be 
known as the ‘‘Shirley Chisholm United States-Caribbean 
Educational Exchange Program’’, under which— 
(1) secondary students from the Caribbean 
would— 
(A) attend a public equivalent school in the 
United States; 
(B) participate in activities designed to 
promote a greater understanding of United 
States values and culture; and 
(C) have the option to live with a United 
States host family and experience life in a 
United States host community; and 
(2) undergraduate, graduate students, and 
scholars from the Caribbean would— 
(A) attend a private or public college or 
university in the United States; 
(B) participate in activities designed to 
promote a greater understanding of United 
States values and culture; and 
(C) have the option to live with a United 
States host family and experience life in a 
United States host community. 
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(b) PERCENTAGE REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 75 
percent of Program participants may be from member 
countries of CARICOM. 
(c) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary shall collabo-
rate with Caribbean counterparts to establish similar ex-
change opportunities for United States secondary, under-
graduate, graduate students, and scholars. 
(d) COOPERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall cooper-
ate with United States cooperating agencies to de-
velop and implement the Program. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.—The 
cooperating agencies shall be eligible for Federal 
funds and may request assistance from other private 
donors to assist in the implementation of the Pro-
gram. 
(3) SCHOLARSHIPS.—The cooperating agencies 
may offer, on a merit and need-based basis, scholar-
ships to eligible United States and Caribbean par-
ticipants. 
SEC. 7. CARIBBEAN EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS. 
The Administrator, acting through the Assistant Ad-
ministrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, shall 
develop a comprehensive program that extends and ex-
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pands existing primary and secondary school initiatives in 
the Caribbean to provide— 
(1) teacher training methods; and 
(2) increased community involvement in school 
activities. 
SEC. 8. PUBLIC PRIVATE VENTURE. 
Where possible for the purposes of implementing sec-
tions 6 and 7, the Secretary, the Administrator, and co-
operating agencies are authorized to solicit funding from 
private sources. 
SEC. 9. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than three months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report setting forth plans to implement sections 6 and 
7. The report shall include— 
(1) an estimate of the number of participating 
students from each country; 
(2) an identification of United States cooper-
ating agencies; and 
(3) a schedule for implementation of the Shirley 
Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Ex-
change Program. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees reg-
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