,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #e1 #bjaf,mr4   
,emm] ( ,m9nesota 7= himself & ,ms4     
,mc,collum7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate to take su* actions z 
may be necess>y = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
rejo9 ! ,bureau ( ,int]national         
,expositions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,u4,s4 ,wants to ,compete = a ,_w ,expo 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,bureau ( ,int]national
 ,expositions 7,,bie7 is a treaty-bas$  
organization1 ) #afi memb]-/ates1       
responsible = gov]n+ ,_w ,fairs &       
,int]national ,expositions s9ce ! sign+ 
( ! ,conv5tion ,conc]n+ ,int]national   
,expositions on ,novemb] #bb1 #aibh4 ,! 
,unit$ ,/ates is a p>ty to ! ,conv5tion4
  7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates )drew f memb]%ip
 9 ! ,,bie 9 #bjja 9 response to        
congressional limitations on !          

exp5diture ( funds = ,unit$ ,/ates      
p>ticipation4  7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
o!r non-memb]s ( ! ,,bie face           
significantly high] co/s to ho/ & to    
p>ticipate 9 int]national expositions   
because ( _! non-memb] /atus4  7#d7 ,!  
bid ( a ,unit$ ,/ates city1 region1 or  
,/ate to ho/ an int]national exposition 
is unlikely to be successful if ! ,unit$
 ,/ates is n a memb] ( ! ,,bie1 because 
,,bie rules require t memb]s receive a  
pref]5ce ov] non-memb]s = all su* bids4 
7#e7 ,s9ce ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 previ\sly a
 memb] ( ! ,,bie1 & has already acc$$ to
 ! ,conv5tion1 no =mal congressional    
action is necess>y = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
rejo9 ! ,,bie4  7#f7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates   
regul>ly ent]s into int]national legal  
agreem5ts ) o!r c\ntries or int]national
 organizations1 t are b9d+ on ! ,unit$  
,/ates z a matt] ( int]national law4 ,"u
 ,unit$ ,/ates law1 su* agreem5ts may   
take ! =m ( treaties or executive       
agreem5ts4  7#g7 ,! ,presid5t may ent]  
into an int]national agreem5t on matt]s 

)9 8 con/itutional au?ority to ! ext5t t
 ! agreem5t is n inconsi/5t ) enact$    
legislation4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is        
curr5tly a p>ty to approximately #ijj   
treaties & #e1jjj executive agreem5ts4  
7#h7 ,section #a7;a7 ( ,public ,law     
#ia-bfi 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja7;a77 f\nd t
 int]national expositions ''' h a       
significant impact on ! economic gr[? ( 
! region surr\nd+ ! exposition & ''' are
 important in/rum5ts ( national policy4 
7#i7 ,al?\gh section #bjd ( ! ,admiral  
,james ,w4 ,nance & ,meg ,donovan ,=eign
 ,relations ,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal 
,ye>s #bjjj & #bjja 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdeb;b7 prohibits ! exp5diture ( funds 
appropriat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate = a  
,unit$ ,/ates pavilion or o!r major     
exhibit at any int]national exposition  
or _w's fair regi/]$ by ! ,bureau (     
,int]national ,expositions 9 excess (   
am\nts expressly au?oriz$ & appropriat$ 
= su* purposes1 ! section nei!r         
prohibits nor re/ricts ! ,unit$ ,/ates f
 be+ a memb] ( ! ,,bie4  #c4 ,s5se (    

,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 !re are no /atutory provisions t   
prohibit ! ,unit$ ,/ates f rejo9+ !     
,,bie2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld rejo9 
! ,,bie imm$iately to promote public    
diplomacy1 global br&+1 & t\rism to !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 ! ,secret>y (    
,/ate1 9 p>tn]%ip ) ! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce1 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 &    
private & nonpr(it entities1 %\ld take  
all necess>y /eps to facilitate ! timely
 submission ( a reque/ to rejo9 ! ,,bie4
  #d4 ,au?orization  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all take su* actions z may be necess>y
 = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to rejo9 ! ,,bie1    
not)/&+ any prohibitions "u section #bjd
 ( ! ,admiral ,james ,w4 ,nance & ,meg  
,donovan ,=eign ,relations ,au?orization
 ,act1 ,fiscal ,ye>s #bjjj & #bjja 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bdeb;b74  7b7 ,report ,!     
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all in=m ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,=eign

 ,relations ( ! ,s5ate ^u submitt+ a    
reque/ to rejo9 ! ,,bie4