,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dech  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,sensenbrenner 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,young of  
,alaska1 and ,ms4 ,mc,collum7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,state         
,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of 
#aief to establish a ,united ,states    
,ambassador at ,large for ,arctic       
,affairs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,united ,states ,ambassador at      
,large for ,arctic ,affairs ,act of     
#bjad4  #b4 ,united ,states ,ambassador 
at ,large for ,arctic ,affairs ,title ,i
 of the ,state ,department ,basic       
,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a et seq47 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
section3  #fc4 ,united ,states          
,ambassador at ,large for ,arctic       
,affairs  7a7 ,establishment ,there is  

established within the ,department of   
,state an ,ambassador at ,large for     
,arctic ,affairs 7referred to in this   
section as the ,ambassador71 appointed  
in accordance with subsection 7b74  7b7 
,appointment ,the ,ambassador shall be  
appointed by the ,president1 by and with
 the advice and consent of the ,senate4 
7c7 ,duties  7#a7 ,diplomatic           
representation ,subject to the direction
 of the ,president and the ,secretary of
 ,state1 the ,ambassador is authorized  
to represent the ,united ,states in     
matters and cases relevant to ,arctic   
affairs in--  7,a7 contacts with foreign
 governments1 intergovernmental         
organizations1 and specialized agencies 
of the ,united ,nations1 the ,arctic    
,council1 and other international       
organizations of which the ,united      
,states is a member2 and  7,b7          
multilateral conferences and meetings   
relating to ,arctic affairs4  7#b7      
,chair of the ,arctic ,council ,the     
,ambassador shall serve as the ,chair of

 the ,arctic ,council when the ,united  
,states holds the ,chairmanship of the  
,arctic ,council from #bjae through     
#bjag4  7#c7 ,policies and procedures   
,the ,ambassador shall coordinate       
,united ,states ,arctic policies4  4