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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2311 
To provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic engagement 
with the People’s Republic of China. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2009 
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 
and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic 
engagement with the People’s Republic of China. 
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 ‘‘United States-China 
Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 for public 
diplomacy programming, the hiring of additional local 
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public diplomacy personnel, and public diplomacy informa-
tion technology infrastructure in the People’s Republic of 
China. 
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION OF ONE NEW UNITED STATES CON-
SULATE IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 for the 
construction of one additional United States consulate in 
the People’s Republic of China (in addition to the number 
of such consulates in the People’s Republic of China in 
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act). 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF TEN NEW UNITED STATES DIP-
LOMATIC POSTS IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 for the 
establishment of ten additional United States diplomatic 
posts in the People’s Republic of China (in addition to 
the number of such posts in the People’s Republic of 
China in existence on the date of the enactment of this 
Act), including facility rental, necessary and appropriate 
Foreign Service officer posting at such additional posts, 
the hiring of local personnel and administrative support. 
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SEC. 5. CHINESE LANGUAGE EXCHANGES. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State for fiscal year 2010— 
(1) $2,000,000 for Chinese language teacher 
exchanges with the People’s Republic of China; 
(2) $2,000,000 for Chinese Fulbright Language 
Teaching Assistants; 
(3) $2,000,000 for Fulbright Critical Language 
Scholarships in Chinese language; 
(4) $1,000,000 for the Gilman Critical Lan-
guage Scholarships in Chinese language; and 
(5) $3,000,000 for Intensive Language Summer 
Institutes in the People’s Republic of China. 
SEC. 6. RULE OF LAW. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State for fiscal year 2010 $2,000,000 for rule 
of law initiatives in the People’s Republic of China. 
SEC. 7. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC 
ECONOMIC COOPERATION. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 for a 
United States financial contribution to Asia-Pacific Eco-
nomic Cooperation. 
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