(7) He worked every day of his life to ensure 
social justice and human dignity for all people. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) so that future generations will know his 
name and remember his service, it is fitting that the 
leadership and vision of Phillip Burton, especially as 
the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Territories 
and Insular Affairs, which indirectly impacted 
United States foreign policy in the South Pacific re-
gion, should be honored; and 
(2) the United States-South Pacific Scholarship 
Program should be renamed the Phillip Burton 
Scholarship Program for South Pacific Island Stu-
dents. 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated pursuant to section 101(4), such 
sums as may be necessary are authorized to be ap-
propriated for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to 
be made available for the United States-South Pa-
cific Scholarship Program. 
(2) NAME.—Scholarships awarded under the 
Program shall be referred to as ‘‘Burton Scholar-
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ships’’ and recipients of such scholarships shall be 
referred to as ‘‘Burton Scholars’’. 
SEC. 214. UNITED STATES-CARIBBEAN EDUCATIONAL EX-
CHANGE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(2) 
CARICOM 
COUNTRY.—The 
term 
‘‘CARICOM country’’ means a country that has 
been a full member country of the Caribbean Com-
munity (CARICOM) for at least five years or the 
Dominican Republic, but does not include— 
(A) a country having observer or associate 
status in CARICOM; 
(B) a country the government of which the 
Secretary of State has determined, for purposes 
of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act 
of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the 
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International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act), section 40 of the Arms Export Control 
Act, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, or any other provision of law, is a gov-
ernment that has repeatedly provided support 
for acts of international terrorism; or 
(C) a country that fails to adhere to 
human rights standards pursuant to sections 
116 and 502B(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n and 2304). 
(3) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State. 
(4) UNITED STATES COOPERATING AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘United States cooperating agency’’ 
means— 
(A) an institution of higher education (as 
such term is defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a))), including, to the maximum extent 
practicable, a historically Black college or uni-
versity that is a part B institution (as such 
term is defined in section 322(2) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1061(2))) or a Hispanic-serving in-
stitution (as such term is defined in section 
502(5) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(5))); 
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(B) a higher education association; 
(C) a nongovernmental organization incor-
porated in the United States; or 
(D) a consortium consisting of two or more 
such institutions, associations, or nongovern-
mental organizations. 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of State 
is authorized to establish an educational exchange pro-
gram between the United States and CARICOM countries, 
to be known as the ‘‘Shirley A. Chisholm United States- 
Caribbean Educational Exchange Program’’, under 
which— 
(1) secondary school students from CARICOM 
countries will— 
(A) attend a public or private secondary 
school in the United States; and 
(B) participate in activities designed to 
promote a greater understanding of the values 
and culture of the United States; and 
(2) undergraduate students, graduate students, 
post-graduate 
students, 
and 
scholars 
from 
CARICOM countries will— 
(A) attend a public or private college or 
university, including a community college, in 
the United States; and 
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(B) participate in activities designed to 
promote a greater understanding of the values 
and culture of the United States. 
(c) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The program author-
ized under subsection (b) shall meet the following require-
ments: 
(1) The program will offer scholarships to stu-
dents and scholars based on merit and need. It is 
the sense of Congress that scholarships should be of-
fered to students and scholars who evidence merit, 
achievement, and strong potential for the studies 
such students and scholars wish to undertake under 
the program and 60 percent of scholarships offered 
under the program should be based on financial 
need. 
(2) The program will seek to achieve gender 
equality in granting scholarships under the program. 
(3) Fields of study under the program will sup-
port the labor market and development needs of 
CARICOM countries, assuring a pool of technical 
experts to address such needs. 
(4) The program will limit participation to— 
(A) one year of study for secondary school 
students; 
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(B) two years of study for undergraduate 
students; and 
(C) 12 months of study for graduate stu-
dents, post-graduate students, and scholars. 
(5) For a period of time equal to the period of 
time of participation in the program, but not to ex-
ceed two years, the program will require participants 
who are students and scholars described in sub-
section (a)(2) to— 
(A) agree to return to live in a CARICOM 
country and maintain residence in such coun-
try, within six months of completion of aca-
demic studies; or 
(B) agree to obtain employment that di-
rectly benefits the growth, progress, and devel-
opment of one or more CARICOM countries 
and the people of such countries. 
(6) The Secretary may waive, shorten the dura-
tion, or otherwise alter the requirements of para-
graph (4) in limited circumstances of hardship, hu-
manitarian needs, for specific educational purposes, 
or in furtherance of the national interests of the 
United States. 
(d) ROLE OF UNITED STATES COOPERATING AGEN-
CIES.—The Secretary shall consult with United States co-
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operating agencies in developing the program authorized 
under subsection (b). The Secretary is authorized to pro-
vide grants to United States cooperating agencies in car-
rying out the program authorized under subsection (b). 
(e) MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall monitor 
and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the 
program authorized under subsection (b). In so 
doing, the Secretary shall, among other things, 
evaluate the program’s positive or negative effects 
on ‘‘brain drain’’ from the participating CARICOM 
countries and suggest ways in which the program 
may be improved to promote the basic goal of alle-
viating 
brain 
drain 
from 
the 
participating 
CARICOM countries. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall review on a regular 
basis— 
(A) financial information relating to the 
program; 
(B) budget plans for the program; 
(C) adjustments to plans established for 
the program; 
(D) graduation rates of participants in the 
program; 
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(E) the percentage of participants who are 
students described in subsection (b)(1) who 
pursue higher education; 
(F) the percentage of participants who re-
turn to their home country or another 
CARICOM country; 
(G) the types of careers pursued by par-
ticipants in the program and the extent to 
which such careers are linked to the political, 
economic, and social development needs of 
CARICOM countries; and 
(H) the impact of gender, country of ori-
gin, financial need of students, and other rel-
evant factors on the data collected under sub-
paragraphs (D) through (G). 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on plans to 
implement the program authorized under this sec-
tion. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by paragraph (1) shall include— 
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(A) a plan for selecting participants in the 
program, including an estimate of the number 
of secondary school students, undergraduate 
students, graduate students, post-graduate stu-
dents, and scholars from each country, by edu-
cational level, who will be selected as partici-
pants in the program for each fiscal year; 
(B) a timeline for selecting United States 
cooperating agencies that will assist in imple-
menting the program; 
(C) a financial plan that— 
(i) identifies budget plans for each 
educational level under the program; and 
(ii) identifies plans or systems to en-
sure that the costs to public school, college, 
and university education under the pro-
gram and the costs to private school, col-
lege, and university education under the 
program are reasonably allocated; and 
(D) a plan to provide outreach to and link-
ages with schools, colleges and universities, and 
nongovernmental organizations in both the 
United States and CARICOM countries for im-
plementation of the program. 
(3) UPDATES OF REPORT.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees updates of the report required by para-
graph (1) for each fiscal year for which 
amounts are appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations under subsection 
(g). 
(B) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—Such 
updates shall include the following: 
(i) Information on United States co-
operating agencies that are selected to as-
sist in implementing the programs author-
ized under this section. 
(ii) An analysis of the positive and 
negative impacts the program authorized 
under this section will have or is having on 
‘‘brain drain’’ from the participating 
CARICOM countries. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to sec-
tion 101(4), there are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
and 2011 to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 215. EXCHANGES BETWEEN LIBERIA AND THE UNITED 
STATES FOR WOMEN LEGISLATORS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
provide financial assistance to— 
(1) establish an exchange program for Liberian 
women legislators and women staff members of the 
Liberian Congress; 
(2) expand Liberian participation in exchange 
programs of the Department of State; and 
(3) promote the advancement of women in the 
field of politics, with the aim of eventually reducing 
the rates of domestic abuse, illiteracy, and sexism in 
Liberia. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of State shall estab-
lish an exchange program in cooperation with the Wom-
en’s Legislative Caucus in Liberia to provide scholarships 
to fund exchanges to enable Liberian women legislators 
and exceptional women Liberian Congressional staffers to 
encourage more women to participate in, and continue to 
be active in, politics and the democratic process in Liberia. 
(c) SCHOLARSHIP DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘scholarship’’ means an amount to be used for full 
or partial support of living expenses in the United States 
for a participant in the exchange program established 
under subsection (b), including travel expenses to, from, 
and within the United States. 
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SEC. 216. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PLAN FOR HAITI. 
The Secretary of State shall develop a public diplo-
macy plan to be implemented in the event that Temporary 
Protected Status (TPS) is extended to Haitian nationals 
in the United States to effectively inform Haitians living 
in Haiti that— 
(1) TPS only permits people already in the 
United States as of a specifically designated date to 
remain in the United States; 
(2) there are extraordinary dangers of travel by 
sea to the United States in unsafe, overcrowded ves-
sels; 
(3) any Haitian interdicted at sea traveling to 
the United States will be repatriated to Haiti; and 
(4) the United States will continue its large as-
sistance program to help the people of Haiti recover 
from recent hurricanes, restore stability, and pro-
mote economic growth. 
Subtitle C—Consular Services and 
Related Matters 
SEC. 231. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSESS PASSPORT 
SURCHARGE. 
Section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 
U.S.C. 214), is amended in subsection (b)(2) by striking 
‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
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SEC. 232. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL AWARENESS 
TRAINING FOR APPROVED REFUGEE APPLI-
CANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State should es-
tablish formal training programs in five overseas refugee 
processing regions to provide English as a second lan-
guage, cultural orientation, and work orientation training 
for refugees who have been approved for admission to the 
United States before their departure for the United 
States. 
(b) DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION.—In designing 
and implementing the training programs referred to in 
subsection (a), the Secretary should ensure that non-
governmental organizations with direct ties to the United 
States refugee resettlement program are utilized in such 
training programs. 
(c) IMPACT ON PROCESSING TIMES.—The Secretary 
should ensure that such training programs occur within 
current processing times and do not unduly delay the de-
parture for the United States of refugees who have been 
approved for admission to the United States. 
(d) TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND REPORT 
TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) TIMELINE
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.—It is 
the sense of Congress that not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, such 
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training programs should be operating in at least 
one overseas refugee processing region, and not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, such training programs should be operating 
in each of the five overseas refugee processing re-
gions. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the implementa-
tion of this section. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require that a refugee partici-
pate in such a training program as a precondition for the 
admission to the United States of such refugee. 
SEC. 233. TIBET. 
(a) TIBET NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 613(a) of the 
Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–228; 22 
U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘and should coordinate 
with other governments in multilateral efforts to-
ward this goal’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) POLICY
COORDINATION.—The President 
shall direct the National Security Council to ensure 
that, in accordance with this Act, United States pol-
icy on Tibet is coordinated and communicated with 
all Executive Branch agencies in contact with the 
Government of China.’’. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 616 of the Ti-
betan Policy Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.—The President 
shall provide grants to nongovernmental organizations to 
support sustainable economic development, cultural and 
historical preservation, health care, education, and envi-
ronmental sustainability projects for Tibetan communities 
in the Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan 
communities in China, in accordance with the principles 
specified in subsection (e) and subject to the review and 
approval of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues 
under section 621(d).’’. 
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(c) SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR TIBETAN ISSUES.— 
Section 621 of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) review and approve all projects carried out 
pursuant to section 616(d);’’. 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall assign dedi-
cated personnel to the Office of the Special Coordinator 
for Tibetan Issues sufficient to assist in the management 
of the responsibilities of this section and section 
616(d)(2).’’. 
(d) DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION RELATING
TO 
TIBET.— 
(1) UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN BEIJING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
is authorized to establish a Tibet Section within 
the United States Embassy in Beijing, People’s 
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embassies or other diplomatic missions. The 10 appoint-
ments shall be in addition to personnel serving, on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, in the capacity of intel-
lectual property attache´s from any department or agency 
of the United States at United States embassies or other 
diplomatic missions. 
(c) PRIORITY ASSIGNMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 
designating the embassies or other missions to which 
attache´s are assigned under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of State shall give priority to those countries 
where the activities of an attache´ may be carried out 
with the greatest potential benefit to reducing coun-
terfeit and pirated products in the United States 
market, to protecting the intellectual property rights 
of United States persons and their licensees, and to 
protecting the interests of United States persons 
otherwise harmed by violations of intellectual prop-
erty rights in those countries. 
(2) ASSIGNMENTS TO PRIORITY COUNTRIES.— 
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
State shall consider assigning intellectual property 
attache´s— 
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