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,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjad ,ms4 
,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,engel1
 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new      
,york1 & ,ms4 ,slaught]7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide = ,unit$ ,/ates           
p>ticipation 9 ! ,int]-,p>liam5t>y      
,union1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,unit$   
,/ates p>ticipation 9 !                 
,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union  7a7 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union 7,,ipu71 f\nd$ 
9 #ahhi1 is ! _w organization ( national
 p>liam5ts compris+ ov] #afj p>liam5ts  
7includ+ all ! major allies ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates7 & work+ closely ) ! regional    
p>liam5t>y organizations on all         
cont95ts4  7#b7 ,! core mission ( !     
,,ipu is ! promotion ( p>liam5t>y       
democracy1 ! elaboration ( /&>ds &      
crit]ia = democratic p>liam5t>y         
practice1 ! protection ( human rights1 !

 political emp[]m5t ( wom51 & great]    
transp>5cy & acc\ntability at ! global  
level1 :i* are 9 l9e ) ,unit$ ,/ates    
int]e/s & priorities4  7#c7 ,congress 0 
a f\nd+ memb] ( ! ,,ipu1 & play$ an     
active & prom95t role = _m decades4     
7#d7 ,! ma9 conc]ns ( ,congress1 includ+
 ! s*$ul+ ( ma9 ,assembly & arre>s1 h   
be5 fully address$ by ! ,,ipu4  7#e7    
,?r\gh ! activities ( ! ,,ipu1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates c usefully promote its core      
values ( fre$om1 democracy1 & human     
rights1 & help build /rong] p>liam5ts   
ar\nd ! _w4  7b7 ,unit$ ,/ates          
p>ticipation 9 ! ,int]-,p>liam5t>y      
,union ,not)/&+ section #bejc ( ! ,=eign
 ,affairs ,re=m & ,re/ructur+ ,act (    
#aiih 7division ,g ( ,public ,law       
#aje-bgg7--  7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate is
 au?oriz$----  7,a7 to facilitate !     
readmission & p>ticipation ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates 9 ! ,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union2 &  
7,b7 to pay exp5ses to meet ! annual    
obligations ( memb]%ip 9 !              
,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union1 9 accordance )

 ! assessm5ts det]m9$ by ! ,gov]n+      
,c\ncil2 &  7#b7 ! majority lead] ( !   
,s5ate1 9 consultation ) ! m9ority lead]
 ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives1 9 consultation ) !     
m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives1 are au?oriz$ to        
designate ,memb]s ( ,congress to s]ve z 
delegates to ! ,assembly ( !            
,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union4