Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, 
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. 
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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 
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 
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(C) have the option to live with a United 
States host family and experience life in a 
United States host community. 
(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. 
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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-
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 
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(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-
ular reports upon the request of such committees or their 
Members. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the President to carry out this Act such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years from 2007 
through 2017. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that not less than $6,000,000 in additional funding 
above the amount that is otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated for educational exchange programs should be made 
available for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2017 to 
carry out this Act, as follows: 
(1) $4,000,000 for the Shirley Chisholm United 
States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program 
administered by the Department of State under sec-
tion 6; and 
(2) $2,000,000 for Caribbean educational devel-
opment programs administered by the United States 
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Agency for International Development under section 
7. 
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