I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2410 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace 
Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. BERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, 
to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 
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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Administration of Foreign Affairs. 
Sec. 102. International organizations. 
Sec. 103. International commissions. 
Sec. 104. Migration and refugee assistance. 
Sec. 105. Centers and foundations. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND 
ACTIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities 
Sec. 201. International Litigation Fund. 
Sec. 202. Actuarial valuations. 
Sec. 203. Special agents. 
Sec. 204. Repatriation loans. 
Subtitle B—Public Diplomacy at the Department of State 
Sec. 211. Concentration of public diplomacy responsibilities. 
Sec. 212. Establishment of Public Diplomacy Reserve Corps. 
Sec. 213. Enhancing United States public diplomacy outreach. 
Sec. 214. Public diplomacy resource centers. 
Sec. 215. Grants for international documentary exchange programs. 
Sec. 216. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. 
Sec. 217. Special Olympics. 
Sec. 218. Extension of program to provide grants to American-sponsored 
schools in predominantly Muslim countries to provide scholar-
ships. 
Sec. 219. Central Asia scholarship program for public policy internships. 
Sec. 220. United States-South Pacific Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 221. Scholarships for indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central and South 
America. 
Sec. 222. United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program. 
Sec. 223. Exchanges between Sri Lanka and the United States to promote dia-
logue among minority groups in Sri Lanka. 
Sec. 224. Exchanges between Liberia and the United States for women legisla-
tors. 
Sec. 225. Public diplomacy plan for Haiti. 
Sec. 226. Transfer of the Vietnam Education Foundation to the Department of 
State. 
Subtitle C—Consular Services and Related Matters 
Sec. 231. Permanent authority to assess passport surcharge. 
Sec. 232. Sense of Congress regarding additional consular services in Moldova. 
Sec. 233. Reforming refugee processing. 
Sec. 234. English language and cultural awareness training for approved ref-
ugee applicants. 
Sec. 235. Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons. 
Sec. 236. Videoconference interviews. 
Sec. 237. Tibet. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 
Subtitle A—Towards Modernizing the Department of State 
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Sec. 301. Towards a more modern and expeditionary Foreign Service. 
Sec. 302. Quadrennial review of diplomacy and development. 
Sec. 303. Establishment of the Lessons Learned Center. 
Sec. 304. Locally employed staff compensation. 
Subtitle B—Foreign Service Pay Equity and Death Gratuity 
Sec. 311. Short title. 
Sec. 312. Overseas comparability pay adjustment. 
Sec. 313. Death gratuity. 
Subtitle C—Other Organization and Personnel Matters 
Sec. 321. Transatlantic diplomatic fellowship program. 
Sec. 322. Security officers exchange program. 
Sec. 323. Suspension of Foreign Service members without pay. 
Sec. 324. Repeal of recertification requirement for Senior Foreign Service. 
Sec. 325. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service. 
Sec. 326. Compensatory time off for travel. 
Sec. 327. Reemployment of Foreign Service annuitants. 
Sec. 328. Personal services contractors. 
Sec. 329. Protection of intellectual property rights. 
Sec. 330. Department of State employment composition. 
Sec. 331. Contracting. 
Sec. 332. Legislative liaison office of the Department of State. 
Sec. 333. Discrimination related to sexual orientation. 
Sec. 334. Office for Global Women’s Issues. 
TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—International Leadership 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Promoting assignments to international organizations. 
Sec. 403. Implementation and establishment of office on multilateral negotia-
tions. 
Sec. 404. Synchronization of United States contributions to international orga-
nizations. 
Sec. 405. United States arrearages to the United Nations. 
Subtitle B—General Provisions 
Sec. 411. Organization of American States. 
Sec. 412. Peacekeeping operations contributions. 
Sec. 413. Pacific Islands Forum. 
Sec. 414. Review of activities of international commissions. 
Sec. 415. Enhancing nuclear safeguards. 
TITLE V—UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 
Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations for international broadcasting. 
Sec. 502. Personal services contracting program. 
Sec. 503. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty pay parity. 
Sec. 504. Employment for international broadcasting. 
Sec. 505. Domestic release of the Voice of America film entitled ‘‘A Fateful 
Harvest’’. 
Sec. 506. Establishing permanent authority for Radio Free Asia. 
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TITLE VI—PEACE CORPS 
Sec. 601. Findings; statement of policy. 
Sec. 602. Amendments to the Peace Corps Act. 
Sec. 603. Report. 
TITLE VII—SENATOR PAUL SIMON STUDY ABROAD FOUNDATION 
ACT OF 2009 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Findings. 
Sec. 703. Purposes. 
Sec. 704. Definitions. 
Sec. 705. Establishment and management of the Senator Paul Simon Study 
Abroad Foundation. 
Sec. 706. Establishment and operation of program. 
Sec. 707. Annual report. 
Sec. 708. Powers of the Foundation; related provisions. 
Sec. 709. General personnel authorities. 
Sec. 710. GAO review. 
Sec. 711. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VIII—EXPORT CONTROL REFORM AND SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE 
Subtitle A—Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2009 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Findings. 
Sec. 803. Strategic review and assessment of the United States export controls 
system. 
Sec. 804. Performance goals for processing of applications for licenses to export 
items on United States Munitions List. 
Sec. 805. Requirement to ensure adequate staff and resources for the Direc-
torate of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State. 
Sec. 806. Audit by Inspector General of the Department of State. 
Sec. 807. Increased flexibility for use of defense trade controls registration fees. 
Sec. 808. Review of International Traffic in Arms Regulations and United 
States Munitions List. 
Sec. 809. Special licensing authorization for certain exports to NATO member 
states, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, and South 
Korea. 
Sec. 810. Availability of information on the status of license applications under 
chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 811. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 812. Definitions. 
Sec. 813. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Provisions Relating to Export Licenses 
Sec. 821. Availability to Congress of Presidential directives regarding United 
States arms export policies, practices, and regulations. 
Sec. 822. Increase in value of defense articles and services for congressional re-
view and expediting congressional review for Israel. 
Sec. 823. Diplomatic efforts to strengthen national and international arms ex-
port controls. 
Sec. 824. Reporting requirement for unlicensed exports. 
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Sec. 825. Report on value of major defense equipment and defense articles ex-
ported under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 826. Authority to remove satellites and related components from the 
United States Munitions List. 
Sec. 827. Review and report of investigations of violations of section 3 of the 
Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 828. Report on self-financing options for export licensing functions of 
DDTC of the Department of State. 
Sec. 829. Clarification of certification requirement relating to Israel’s quali-
tative military edge. 
Sec. 830. Expediting congressional defense export review period for Israel. 
Sec. 831. Updating and conforming penalties for violations of sections 38 and 
39 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 841. Authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces. 
Sec. 842. Foreign Military Sales Stockpile Fund. 
Sec. 843. Annual estimate and justification for Foreign Military Sales program. 
Sec. 844. Sense of Congress on the global arms trade. 
Sec. 845. Report on United States’ commitments to the security of Israel. 
Sec. 846. War Reserves Stockpile. 
Sec. 847. Excess defense articles for Central and South European countries 
and certain other countries. 
TITLE IX—ACTIONS TO ENHANCE THE MERIDA INITIATIVE 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 901. Coordinator of United States Government activities to implement the 
Merida Initiative. 
Sec. 902. Adding the Caribbean to the Merida Initiative. 
Sec. 903. Merida Initiative monitoring and evaluation mechanism. 
Sec. 904. Merida Initiative defined. 
Subtitle B—Prevention of Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons 
Sec. 911. Task force on the prevention of illicit small arms trafficking in the 
Western Hemisphere. 
Sec. 912. Increase in penalties for illicit trafficking in small arms and light 
weapons to Mexico. 
Sec. 913. Department of State rewards program. 
Sec. 914. Statement of Congress supporting United States ratification of 
CIFTA. 
TITLE X—REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
Sec. 1001. Assessment of Special Court for Sierra Leone. 
Sec. 1002. Report on United States capacities to prevent genocide and mass 
atrocities. 
Sec. 1003. Reports relating to programs to encourage good governance. 
Sec. 1004. Reports on Hong Kong. 
Sec. 1005. Democracy in Georgia. 
Sec. 1006. Diplomatic relations with Israel. 
Sec. 1007. Police training report. 
Sec. 1008. Reports on humanitarian assistance in Gaza. 
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TITLE XI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 1101. Bilateral commission with Nigeria. 
Sec. 1102. Authorities relating to the Southern Africa Enterprise Development 
Fund. 
Sec. 1103. Diabetes treatment and prevention and safe water and sanitation for 
Pacific Island countries. 
Sec. 1104. Statelessness. 
Sec. 1105. Statement of Policy Regarding the Ecumenical Patriarchate. 
Sec. 1106. Transfer of liquidated assets of certain Enterprise Funds to legacy 
institutions. 
Sec. 1107. Limitation on assistance for hurricane preparedness and other 
weather cooperation activities to countries in the Americas. 
Sec. 1108. Statement of Congress regarding Afghan women. 
Sec. 1109. Global Peace Operations Initiative programs and activities. 
Sec. 1110. Freedom of the press. 
Sec. 1111. Information for Country Commercial Guides on business and invest-
ment climates. 
Sec. 1112. International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage. 
Sec. 1113. Statement of Congress regarding return of portraits of Holocaust 
victims to artist Dina Babbitt. 
Sec. 1114. Statement of policy regarding Somalia. 
Subtitle B—Sense of Congress Provisions 
Sec. 1121. Promoting democracy and human rights in Belarus. 
Sec. 1122. Sense of Congress on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. 
Sec. 1123. West Papua. 
Sec. 1124. Sense of Congress relating to Soviet nuclear tests and Kazakhstan’s 
commitment to nonproliferation. 
Sec. 1125. Sense of Congress on Holocaust-era property restitution and com-
pensation. 
SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administra-
tion of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of foreign 
affairs of the United States, and for other purposes au-
thorized by law: 
(1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’ $7,312,016,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011. 
(B) 
WORLDWIDE
SECURITY
PROTEC-
TION.—In addition to the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by subparagraph (A), 
$1,648,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 
are authorized to be appropriated for worldwide 
security protection. 
(C) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under subpara-
graph (A), $500,278,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
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and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011 are authorized to be appropriated for 
pubic diplomacy. 
(D) BUREAU
OF
DEMOCRACY, 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS, AND LABOR.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under subparagraph 
(A), $20,659,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 
are authorized to be appropriated for the Bu-
reau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 
(2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Cap-
ital Investment Fund’’, $160,000,000 for fiscal year 
2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011. 
(3) EMBASSY
SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION
AND 
MAINTENANCE.—For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construc-
tion and Maintenance’’, $1,815,050,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011. 
(4) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE 
PROGRAMS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Programs’’, $633,243,000 for fiscal 
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year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2011. 
(B) TIBETAN
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.— 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a), $750,000 for fiscal year 
2010 and $800,000 for fiscal year 2011 are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out the Ti-
betan scholarship program established under 
section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, Ref-
ugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–319; 22 U.S.C. 
2151 note). 
(C) NGAWANG CHOEPEL EXCHANGE PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated under subsection (a), such sums are 
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal 
years 2010 and 2011 are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the ‘‘Ngawang Choepel Exchange 
Programs’’ (formerly known as ‘‘programs of 
educational and cultural exchange between the 
United States and the people of Tibet’’) under 
section 103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee, 
and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104–319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 
note). 
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(5) CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE.—For 
‘‘Civilian Stabilization Initiative’’, $323,272,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2011. 
(6) 
REPRESENTATION
ALLOWANCES.—For 
‘‘Representation Allowances’’, $8,175,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011. 
(7) PROTECTION
OF
FOREIGN
MISSIONS
AND 
OFFICIALS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For Protection of Foreign Missions 
and Officials, $27,159,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011. 
(B) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
PAST
EX-
PENSES
OWED
BY
THE
UNITED
STATES.—In 
addition to the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under subparagraph (A), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated $21,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2010 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
2011 for ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions and 
Officials’’ to be used only to reimburse State 
and local governments for necessary expenses 
incurred since 1998 for the protection of for-
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eign missions and officials and recognized by 
the United States. 
(8) EMERGENCIES
IN
THE
DIPLOMATIC
AND 
CONSULAR SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Dip-
lomatic and Consular Service’’, $10,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2011. 
(9) REPATRIATION LOANS.—For ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans’’, $1,450,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(10) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE 
IN TAIWAN.—For ‘‘Payment to the American Insti-
tute in Taiwan’’, $21,174,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2011. 
(11) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(B) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR 
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under subparagraph 
(A), $30,000,000 is authorized to be for the 
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Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruc-
tion. 
(C) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR 
AFGHANISTAN
RECONSTRUCTION.—Of 
the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subparagraph (A), $23,000,000 is authorized to 
be for the Special Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction. 
SEC. 102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for ‘‘Contributions to International Organiza-
tions’’, $1,797,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011, for the 
Department of State to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the for-
eign affairs of the United States with respect to inter-
national organizations and to carry out other authorities 
in law consistent with such purposes. 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE-
KEEPING ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities’’, $2,260,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011, for the 
Department of State to carry out the authorities, func-
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tions, duties, and responsibilities of the United States with 
respect to international peacekeeping activities and to 
carry out other authorities in law consistent with such 
purposes. 
(c) FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES.—In ad-
dition to amounts authorized to be appropriated by sub-
section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
and 2011 to offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency 
exchange rates. Amounts appropriated under this sub-
section shall be available for obligation and expenditure 
only to the extent that the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget determines and certifies to Congress 
that such amounts are necessary due to such fluctuations. 
SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS. 
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the De-
partment of State to carry out the authorities, functions, 
duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
affairs of the United States and for other purposes author-
ized by law: 
(1) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
AND
WATER 
COMMISSION, UNITED
STATES
AND
MEXICO.—For 
‘‘International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico’’— 
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(A) 
for 
‘‘Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’, 
$33,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
(B) for ‘‘Construction’’, $43,250,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2011. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—For ‘‘International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’, 
$2,385,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—For 
‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $7,974,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2011. 
(4) 
INTERNATIONAL
FISHERIES
COMMIS-
SIONS.—For ‘‘International Fisheries Commissions’’, 
$12,608,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ for authorized activities $1,577,500,000 
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for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2011. 
(b) REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN ISRAEL.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), 
there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011 for resettlement of refugees in Israel. 
SEC. 105. CENTERS AND FOUNDATIONS. 
(a) ASIA FOUNDATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated for ‘‘The Asia Foundation’’ for authorized 
activities, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
$23,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
(b) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT
FOR DEMOCRACY.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the ‘‘National 
Endowment for Democracy’’ for authorized activities, 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(c) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTER-
CHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated for the ‘‘Center for Cultural and 
Technical Interchange Between East and West’’ for au-
thorized activities, such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 
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TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and 
Activities 
SEC. 201. INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION FUND. 
Section 38(d)(3) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘by the Department of State from another 
agency of the United States Government or pursuant to’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by the Department of State as a result of 
a decision of an international tribunal, from another agen-
cy of the United States Government, or pursuant to’’. 
SEC. 202. ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS. 
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended— 
(1) in section 818 (22 U.S.C. 4058)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Treasury’’ and inserting instead 
‘‘Secretary of State’’; and 
(B) by amending the second sentence to 
read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary of State is au-
thorized to expend from money to the credit of 
the Fund such sums as may be necessary to ad-
minister the provisions of this chapter, includ-
ing actuarial advice, but only to the extent and 
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in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
appropriations acts.’’; 
(2) in section 819 (22 U.S.C. 4059), in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ 
the second place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
of State’’; 
(3) in section 825(b) (22 U.S.C. 4065(b)), by 
striking ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ and inserting 
instead ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and 
(4) section 859(c) (22 U.S.C. 4071h(c))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Treas-
ury’’ and inserting instead ‘‘Secretary of 
State’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and shall advise the Sec-
retary of State of’’ and inserting instead ‘‘that 
will provide’’. 
SEC. 203. SPECIAL AGENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 37(a) of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) conduct investigations concerning— 
‘‘(A) illegal passport or visa issuance or 
use; 
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‘‘(B) identity theft or document fraud af-
fecting or relating to the programs, functions, 
and authorities of the Department of State; and 
‘‘(C) Federal offenses committed within 
the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction 
of the United States as defined in paragraph 
(9) of section 7 of title 18, United States Code, 
except as that jurisdiction relates to the prem-
ises of United States military missions and re-
lated residences;’’. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in para-
graph (1) of such section 37(a) (as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section) shall be construed to limit the inves-
tigative authority of any other Federal department or 
agency. 
SEC. 204. REPATRIATION LOANS. 
Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) Under such regulations as the Secretary of State 
may prescribe, the Secretary is authorized to waive in 
whole or part the recovery of a repatriation loan under 
subsection (d) if it is shown that such recovery would be 
against equity and good conscience or against the public 
interest.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Public Diplomacy at 
the Department of State 
SEC. 211. CONCENTRATION OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SPONSIBILITIES. 
Section 60 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2732) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘in ac-
cordance with subsection (e),’’ before ‘‘coordinate’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) CONCENTRATION OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall, subject to the direction of the President, have 
primary responsibility for the coordination described 
in subsection (b)(1), and shall make every effort to 
establish and present to foreign publics unified 
United States public diplomacy activities. 
‘‘(2) QUARTERLY
MEETINGS
AND
ONGOING 
CONSULTATIONS AND COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
subject to the direction of the President, estab-
lish a working group of the heads of the Fed-
eral agencies referred to in subsection (b)(1) 
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and should seek to convene such group not less 
often than once every three months to carry out 
the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) CHAIR AND ROTATING VICE CHAIR.— 
The Secretary shall serve as the permanent 
chair of the quarterly meetings required under 
subparagraph (A). Each head of a Federal 
agency referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall 
serve on a rotating basis as the vice chair of 
each such quarterly meeting. 
‘‘(C) INITIAL MEETING.—The initial meet-
ing of the working group established under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be not later than the date 
that is six months after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection. 
‘‘(D) ONGOING CONSULTATIONS AND CO-
ORDINATION.—The Secretary and each head of 
the Federal agencies referred to in subsection 
(b)(1) shall designate a representative of each 
respective agency to consult and coordinate with 
such other representatives on an ongoing basis 
beginning not later than 30 days after the ini-
tial meeting of the working group under sub-
paragraph (C) to carry out the requirement 
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specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
The designee of the Secretary shall have pri-
mary responsibility for such ongoing consulta-
tions and coordination. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (D), each head of a Federal 
agency referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall an-
nually submit to the President a report on the 
public diplomacy activities of each such agency 
in the preceding year. 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Presi-
dent shall make available to the Secretary the 
reports submitted pursuant to subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(C) INITIAL SUBMISSIONS.—The first an-
nual reports required under subparagraph (A) 
shall be submitted not later than the date that 
is one year after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(D) 
LIMITATION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
shall not apply with respect to activities carried 
out pursuant to section 167 of title 10, United 
States Code.’’. 
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SEC. 212. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SERVE CORPS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that currently a short-
age of trained public diplomacy Foreign Service officers 
at the mid-career level threatens the effectiveness of 
United States outreach to publics abroad. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Foreign Service should recruit individ-
uals with professional experience relevant to public 
diplomacy, and provide training and mentoring to 
cultivate their skills in order to build up the corps 
of professionals in the public diplomacy cone; and 
(2) apart from the public diplomacy cone, train-
ing of all Foreign Service officers should include 
more information on techniques of public diplomacy. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SERVE CORPS.—Section 301 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SERVE CORPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to establish in the Foreign Service a Pub-
lic Diplomacy Reserve Corps consisting of mid- and 
senior-level former Foreign Service officers and 
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other individuals with experience in the private or 
public sector relevant to public diplomacy, to serve 
for a period of six months to two years in postings 
abroad. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.— 
While actively serving with the Reserve Corps, indi-
viduals may not engage in activities directly or indi-
rectly intended to influence public opinion within the 
United States in the same manner and to the same 
extent that employees of the Department of State 
engaged in public diplomacy are so prohibited.’’. 
SEC. 213. ENHANCING UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
OUTREACH. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The platform strategy for United States 
public diplomacy programs has changed dramatically 
with events of the past decade. The United States 
Government used to operate hundreds of free-stand-
ing facilities around the world, known as ‘‘American 
Centers’’ or ‘‘America Houses’’, that offered venues 
for cultural and educational events as well as access 
to books, magazines, films, and other selected mate-
rials about the United States. The consolidation of 
the United States Information Agency (USIA) into 
the Department of State accelerated the post-Cold 
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War process of closing these facilities, and the dead-
ly attacks on United States embassies in Tanzania 
and Kenya prompted the imposition of security re-
quirements under law that included co-locating 
United States Government employees in hardened 
embassy compounds. 
(2) Information Resource Centers, which offer 
library services and space for public events, that are 
now located in embassy compounds allow limited ac-
cess—and in some cases, none whatsoever—by the 
public, and half of them operate on a ‘‘by appoint-
ment only’’ basis. ‘‘American Corner’’ facilities, op-
erated by local contacts in university or public li-
braries in some countries, are no substitute for a 
designated venue recognized as a resource for infor-
mation on United States culture and education 
staffed by a knowledgeable representative of the em-
bassy. 
(b) PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS TO FURTHER 
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND OUTREACH.—Recognizing the 
security challenges of maintaining free-standing public di-
plomacy facilities outside of embassy compounds, the Sec-
retary of State shall consider new partnership arrange-
ments with local or regional entities in foreign countries 
that can operate free-standing American Centers in areas 
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well-trafficked by a cross-section of people in such coun-
tries, including in downtown storefronts, health care clin-
ics, and other locations that reach beyond library patrons 
and university students. Where such partnership arrange-
ments currently exist, the Secretary shall evaluate the effi-
cacy of such partnership arrangements and determine 
whether such partnership arrangements can provide a 
model for public diplomacy facilities outside of embassy 
and consulate compounds elsewhere. Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
on the evaluation and determinations described in the pre-
ceding sentence. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN PUBLIC DIPLO-
MACY FACILITIES.—After taking into account relevant se-
curity needs, the Secretary of State shall consider placing 
United States public diplomacy facilities at locations that 
maximize the role of such facilities in the educational and 
cultural life of the cities in which such facilities are lo-
cated, and help build a growing constituency for such fa-
cilities, in accordance with the authority given to the Sec-
retary under section 606(a)(2)(B) of the Secure Embassy 
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 
U.S.C. 4865(a)(2)(B)) to waive certain requirements of 
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that Act with respect to the location of certain United 
States diplomatic facilities in foreign countries. 
SEC. 214. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCE CENTERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND MAINTENANCE
OF LI-
BRARIES.—Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) provide for the establishment of new 
and the maintenance of existing libraries and 
resource centers at or in connection with United 
States diplomatic and consular missions.’’. 
(b) OPERATION OF LIBRARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
ensure that libraries and resource centers estab-
lished and maintained in accordance with subpara-
graph (F) of section 1(b)(3) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by 
subsection (a)(3) of this section) are open to the 
general public to the greatest extent practicable, 
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subject to policies and procedures established by the 
Secretary to ensure the safety and security of 
United States diplomatic and consular missions and 
of United States officers, employees, and personnel 
posted at such missions at which such libraries are 
located. 
(2) SHOWINGS OF UNITED STATES FILMS.—To 
the extent practicable, the Secretary of State shall 
ensure that such libraries and resource centers 
schedule public showings of United States films that 
showcase United States culture, society, values, and 
history. 
(c) ADVISORY
COMMISSION
ON
PUBLIC
DIPLO-
MACY.—Not later than one year after the date of the en-
actment of this section, the Advisory Commission on Pub-
lic Diplomacy (authorized under section 1334 of the For-
eign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6553)) shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report con-
taining an evaluation of the functions and effectiveness of 
the libraries and resource centers that are authorized 
under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—From 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for Diplomatic and 
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Consular Programs pursuant to section 101(1)(A), there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2010 and 2011 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 215. GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY 
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since September 11, 2001, a distorted per-
ception of the United States has grown abroad, even 
as many Americans struggle to understand the in-
creasingly complex world beyond the borders of the 
United States. 
(2) This public diplomacy crisis poses an ongo-
ing threat to United States security, diplomatic rela-
tions, commerce, and citizen-to-citizen relationships 
between the United States and other countries. 
(3) Independently produced documentary films 
have proven to be an effective means of commu-
nicating United States ideas and values to popu-
lations of other countries. 
(4) It is in the interest of the United States to 
provide assistance to United States nongovernmental 
organizations that produce and distribute independ-
ently produced documentary films. 
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(b) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State is author-
ized to make grants, on such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may determine, to United States nongovern-
mental organizations that use independently produced 
documentary films to promote better understanding of the 
United States abroad and better understanding of global 
perspectives and other countries in the United States. 
(c) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Grants provided under 
subsection (b) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
be used to carry out the following activities: 
(1) Fund, distribute, and promote documentary 
films that convey a diversity of views about life in 
the United States to foreign audiences and bring in-
sightful foreign perspectives to United States audi-
ences. 
(2) Support documentaries described in para-
graph (1) that are made by independent foreign and 
domestic producers, selected through a peer review 
process. 
(3) Develop a network of overseas partners to 
produce, distribute, and broadcast such documen-
taries. 
(d) SPECIAL FACTORS.—In making the grants de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to nongovernmental organizations that— 
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(1) provide at least 35 percent of the total 
project cost in matching funds from non-Federal 
sources; and 
(2) have prior experience supporting independ-
ently produced documentary films that have been 
broadcast on public television in the United States. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that contains a detailed description 
of the implementation of this section for the prior year. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Programs pursuant to section 
101(4), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
and 2011 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 216. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES ADVI-
SORY
COMMISSION
ON
PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.—Section 
1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended by striking ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2011’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 604(c)(2) of the 
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act 
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of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469(c)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2)(A) Not less often than once every two 
years, the Commission shall undertake an in-depth 
review of United States public diplomacy programs, 
policies, and activities. Each study shall assess the 
effectiveness of the various mechanisms of United 
States public diplomacy in light of several factors, 
including public and media attitudes around the 
world toward the United States, United States citi-
zens, and United States foreign policy, and make ap-
propriate recommendations. 
‘‘(B) The Commission shall submit to the Sec-
retary and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a comprehensive re-
port of each study required under subparagraph (A). 
At the discretion of the Commission, any report 
under this subsection may be submitted in classified 
form or with a classified appendix. 
‘‘(C) Upon request of the Commission, the Sec-
retary, the Chair of the Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors, and the head of any other Federal agency 
that conducts public diplomacy or strategic commu-
nications activities shall provide to the Commission 
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information to assist the Commission in carrying out 
its responsibilities under this paragraph.’’. 
(c) ENHANCING THE EXPERTISE OF THE UNITED 
STATES
ADVISORY
COMMISSION
ON
PUBLIC
DIPLO-
MACY.— 
(1) QUALIFICATIONS
OF
MEMBERS.—Section 
604(a)(2) of the United States Information and 
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 
1469(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentences: ‘‘At least four members 
shall have substantial experience in the conduct of 
public diplomacy or comparable activities in the pri-
vate sector. No member may be an officer or em-
ployee of the United States.’’. 
(2) 
APPLICATION
OF
AMENDMENT.—The 
amendment made by paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to individuals who are members of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 217. SPECIAL OLYMPICS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Special Olympics International has been 
recognized for more than four decades as the world 
leader in providing life-changing sports training and 
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competition experiences for persons with intellectual 
disabilities at all levels of severity. 
(2) While Special Olympics sports programming 
is widely respected around the world, less well-known 
are a number of supporting initiatives targeted to 
changing attitudes toward people with intellectual 
disabilities, developing leaders among the intellectual 
disability population, supporting families of people 
with these disabilities, improving access to health 
services, and enhancing government policies and pro-
grams for people with intellectual disabilities. 
(3) Special Olympics has documented the chal-
lenge of ignorance and poor attitudes toward intel-
lectual disability worldwide and its capacity to 
change discriminatory attitudes to understanding, 
acceptance, and advocacy for people with intellectual 
disabilities. It does so through an array of edu-
cational and attitude change activities that affect 
multiple levels of society. These activities have re-
ceived financial support from the Bureau of Edu-
cational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the Depart-
ment of State, among other sources. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 3(b) of 
the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–406) is amended, in the matter 
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preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of State’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State, acting through the As-
sistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs’’. 
SEC. 218. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS 
TO AMERICAN-SPONSORED SCHOOLS IN PRE-
DOMINANTLY MUSLIM COUNTRIES TO PRO-
VIDE SCHOLARSHIPS. 
Section 7113 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 22 
U.S.C. 2452c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Committee on Inter-
national Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee 
on Foreign Affairs’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘April 15, 2006, and April 
15, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘June 15, 2010, and 
June 15, 2011’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2007 and 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 and 2011’’. 
SEC. 219. CENTRAL ASIA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR 
PUBLIC POLICY INTERNSHIPS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—As part of the 
educational and cultural exchange programs of the De-
partment of State, the Secretary of State shall establish 
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a pilot program for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to award 
scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students from 
Central Asia for public policy internships in the United 
States. Subject to the availability of appropriations, for 
each fiscal year not more than 50 students may partici-
pate in the program established under this section. 
(b) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, the program established pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be carried out under ap-
plicable provisions of the United States Information 
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 
1431 et seq.) and the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et 
seq.; also referred to as the ‘‘Fulbright-Hays Act’’). 
(2) 
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In addition to such other requirements as 
may be established by the Secretary of State, a 
scholarship recipient under this section— 
(A) shall be proficient in the English lan-
guage; 
(B) shall be a student at an undergraduate 
or graduate school level at an accredited insti-
tution of higher education with a record of out-
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standing academic achievement and dem-
onstrated intellectual abilities; 
(C) may not have received an academic 
scholarship or grant from the United States 
Government in the three years preceding the 
award of a scholarship under this section; and 
(D) may not be or have been a member of 
a foreign terrorist organization (as designated 
by the Secretary of State in accordance with 
section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a))) or involved in or-
ganized crime. 
(3) INTERNSHIPS.—Internships under this sec-
tion shall be for periods of not more than six 
months. 
(4) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—In the award 
of internships under this section, the Secretary of 
State shall give priority consideration to students 
who are underprivileged or members of ethnic, reli-
gious, or cultural minorities. 
(5) CENTRAL
ASIA
DEFINED.—For the pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘Central Asia’’ means 
the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to sec-
tion 101(4), there is authorized to be appropriated 
$600,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 220. UNITED STATES-SOUTH PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States-South Pacific Scholar-
ship Program (USSP), authorized by Congress and 
funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs of the Department of State, is a competitive, 
merit-based scholarship program that ensures that 
Pacific Islanders have an opportunity to pursue 
higher education in the United States and to obtain 
first-hand knowledge of United States institutions. 
(2) It is expected that these students will one 
day assume leadership roles in their countries. 
(3) As the Chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Territories and Insular Affairs, the late Congress-
man Phillip Burton was a voice for Pacific Island 
populations. 
(4) He was also a voice for workers, the poor, 
and the elderly. 
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(5) Congressman Burton was one of the most 
brilliant and productive legislators in United States 
politics. 
(6) He served in Congress from 1964 to 1983. 
(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), 
$750,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each 
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to be made available 
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for the United States-South Pacific Scholarship Pro-
gram. 
(2) NAME.—Scholarships awarded under the 
Program shall be referred to as ‘‘Burton Scholar-
ships’’ and recipients of such scholarships shall be 
referred to as ‘‘Burton Scholars’’. 
SEC. 221. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF 
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursu-
ant to section 101(4), $400,000 for each of fiscal years 
2010 and 2011 is authorized to be appropriated for schol-
arships for secondary and post-secondary education in the 
United States for students from Mexico and the countries 
of Central and South America who are from the indige-
nous peoples of the region. 
SEC. 222. 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 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(2) 
CARICOM 
COUNTRY.—The 
term 
‘‘CARICOM country’’— 
(A) means a member country of the Carib-
bean Community (CARICOM); but 
(B) does not include— 
(i) a country having observer status in 
CARICOM; or 
(ii) a country the government of which 
the Secretary of State has determined, for 
purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979 (as continued in 
effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency 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 
government that has repeatedly provided 
support for acts of international terrorism. 
(3) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State. 
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(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))); 
(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— 
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(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 
(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 
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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; 
(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 
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(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-
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-
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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; 
(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-
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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— 
(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 
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(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.— 
(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. 
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(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. 
SEC. 223. EXCHANGES BETWEEN SRI LANKA AND THE 
UNITED STATES TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE 
AMONG MINORITY GROUPS IN SRI LANKA. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
provide financial assistance to— 
(1) establish an exchange program for Sri 
Lankan students currently pursuing a high school 
degree to participate in dialogue and understanding 
workshops in the United States; 
(2) expand Sri Lankan participation in ex-
change programs of the Department of State; and 
(3) promote dialogue between young adults 
from various ethnic, religious, linguistic, and other 
minority groups in Sri Lanka. 
(b) PROGRAM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish an exchange program to provide scholar-
ships to fund exchanges to enable Sri Lankan high 
school students from various ethnic, religious, lin-
guistic, and other minority groups to participate in 
post-conflict resolution, understanding, and dialogue 
promotion workshops. 
(2) DIALOGUE
WORKSHOPS.—The exchange 
program established under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude a dialogue workshop located in the United 
States for participants in such program. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of 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. 
SEC. 224. 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; 
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(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. 
SEC. 225. 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— 
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(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. 
SEC. 226. TRANSFER OF THE VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUN-
DATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204 of the Vietnam Edu-
cation Foundation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–554) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT. 
‘‘There is established, within the Bureau of Edu-
cational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, 
the Vietnam Education Foundation (referred to in this 
title as the ‘Foundation’).’’. 
(b) REPLACEMENT OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 205 of such Act is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 205. VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Viet-
nam Education Foundation Advisory Committee (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Advisory Com-
mittee’), which shall provide advice to the Secretary 
and the Assistant Secretary for Educational and 
Cultural Affairs regarding the Foundation’s activi-
ties. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 
shall be composed of seven members, of whom— 
‘‘(A) three shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(B) one shall be appointed by the major-
ity leader of the Senate; 
‘‘(C) one shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the Senate; 
‘‘(D) one shall be appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(E) one shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT MEMBERS 
OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—Members appointed to 
the Advisory Committee under paragraph (2) may 
include individuals who were members of the Board 
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of Directors of the Foundation on the date imme-
diately preceding the date of the enactment of the 
Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 
2008. 
‘‘(b) SUPERVISION.—The Foundation shall be subject 
to the supervision and direction of the Secretary, working 
through the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs, and in consultation with the Advisory Com-
mittee established under subsection (a).’’. 
(c) APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Sub-
section (a) of section 208 of such Act is amended, in the 
first sentence, by striking ‘‘shall be appointed’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘may be appointed’’. 
(d) SERVICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE.—Such subsection is further amended, in the 
second sentence, by striking ‘‘Foundation and shall carry 
out’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation, serve the Advisory Com-
mittee, and carry out’’. 
(e) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is 
amended— 
(1) in section 203— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of State.’’; 
(2) in section 208— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘BOARD’’ and inserting ‘‘SECRETARY’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Board’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(3) in section 209(b), by striking ‘‘Board’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(f) MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL
AND CULTURAL EX-
CHANGE ACT OF 1961.—Section 112(a) of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2460(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(10) programs administered by the Vietnam 
Education Foundation.’’. 
(g) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All functions and 
assets of the Vietnam Education Foundation are trans-
ferred to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs 
of the Department of State. The Assistant Secretary for 
Educational and Cultural Affairs may hire personnel who 
were employed by the Vietnam Education Foundation on 
the date before the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
such other personnel as may be necessary to support the 
Foundation, in accordance with part III of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(h) SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN 
VIETNAM.— 
(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
State, acting through the Assistant Secretary for 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, is authorized to 
award 1 or more grants to institutions of higher 
education (as defined in section 101(a) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), 
which shall be used to implement graduate-level aca-
demic management programs in Vietnam. Such pro-
grams shall— 
(A) respond to pressing needs of Viet-
namese society; 
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(B) feature both teaching and research 
components; 
(C) promote the development of institu-
tional capacity in Vietnam; 
(D) operate according to core principles of 
good governance; and 
(E) enjoy legal autonomy from the Viet-
namese government. 
(2) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each institution of 
higher education desiring the grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary of State at such time, in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require. 
(B) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Each grant au-
thorized under subsection (a) shall be awarded 
on a competitive basis. 
(3) SOURCE OF GRANT FUNDS.—The Secretary 
of State may use funds made available to the Viet-
nam Education Foundation under section 207(c) of 
the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 2452 note) for the grant awarded under this 
section. 
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147 
‘‘(5) The annual salary rate for personal serv-
ices contractors may not exceed the rate for level IV 
of the Executive Schedule.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 503. RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY PAY PAR-
ITY. 
Section 308(h)(1)(C) of the United States Inter-
national 
Broadcasting 
Act 
of 
1994 
(22 
U.S.C. 
6207(h)(1)(C)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and one employee abroad’’ 
after ‘‘D.C.’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘III’’ and inserting ‘‘II’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘5314’’ and inserting ‘‘5313’’. 
SEC. 504. EMPLOYMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL BROAD-
CASTING. 
Section 804(1) of the United States Information and 
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474(1)) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘suitably qualified United 
States citizens’’ the following: ‘‘(for purposes of this para-
graph, the term ‘suitably qualified United States citizens’ 
means those United States citizen applicants who are 
equally or better qualified than non-United States citizen 
applicants)’’. 
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SEC. 842. FOREIGN MILITARY SALES STOCKPILE FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51(a) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Special De-
fense Acquisition Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign 
Military Sales Stockpile Fund’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘building the 
capacity of recipient countries and’’ before ‘‘nar-
cotics control purposes’’. 
(b) CONTENTS OF FUND.—Section 51(b) of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) collections from leases made pursuant to 
section 61 of this Act,’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading 
of section 51 of the Arms Export Control Act is amended 
by striking ‘‘SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND’’ and 
inserting ‘‘FOREIGN MILITARY SALES STOCKPILE FUND’’. 
(2) The heading of chapter 5 of the Arms Export 
Control Act is amended by striking ‘‘SPECIAL DE-
FENSE ACQUISITION FUND’’ and inserting 
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