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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2949 
To authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Mr. ACKERMAN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
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-
ferred to as the ‘‘Foundation’’), which is not an 
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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 
change, equitable economic growth, and cooperative 
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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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