,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,may #d1 #bjag4  ,amendment3  ,that the 
bill from the ,house of ,representatives
 7,h4,r4 #ecd7 entitled ,an ,act to     
require the ,secretary of ,state to take
 such actions as may be necessary for   
the ,united ,states to rejoin the       
,bureau of ,international ,expositions1 
and for other purposes41 do pass with   
the following ,strike out all after the 
enacting clause and insert3 #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,u4,s4 ,wants to ,compete for a ,world  
,expo ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress    
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,bureau  
of ,international ,expositions 7,,bie7  
is the organization responsible for     
governing ,world ,fairs and             
,international ,expositions4  7#b7      
,section #a7;a7 of ,public ,law #ia-bfi 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja7;a77 found that    
international expositions 4 4 4 have a  
significant impact on the economic      
growth of the region surrounding the    
exposition and 4 4 4 are important      

instruments of national policy4  7#c7   
,the ,united ,states has not been an    
active member of the ,,bie since #bjja4 
7#d7 ,state and local governments and   
private entities in the ,united ,states 
have continued to participate in        
international expositions held in       
foreign countries as a means of         
promoting ,united ,states exports and   
creating jobs1 but face significantly   
higher costs for such participation     
because the ,united ,states is not an   
active member4  7#e7 ,state and local   
governments and private entities in the 
,united ,states have expressed interest 
in an international exposition being    
hosted in the ,united ,states1 but the  
bid of a ,united ,states city1 region1  
or ,state to host an international      
exposition is unlikely to be successful 
if the ,united ,states is not a member  
of the ,,bie4  #c4 ,sense of ,congress  
,it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 the ,united ,states should rejoin  
the ,,bie immediately to promote        

domestic job creation1 global branding1 
and tourism to the ,united ,states2 and 
7#b7 the ,secretary of ,state1 in       
partnership with the ,secretary of      
,commerce1 ,state and local governments1
 and private and non-profit entities1   
should take all necessary steps to      
facilitate the timely submission of a   
request to rejoin the ,,bie4  #d4       
,authorization  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary of ,state is authorized to   
take such actions as the ,secretary     
determines necessary for the ,united    
,states to rejoin and maintain          
membership in the ,,bie4  7b7           
,authorization ,to accept private       
contributions ,in addition to funds     
otherwise available to the ,secretary to
 carry out this section1 the ,secretary 
is authorized to accept contributions   
for such purpose4  7c7 ,notification    
,the ,secretary of ,state shall notify  
the ,committees on ,foreign ,affairs and
 ,appropriations of the ,house of       
,representatives and the ,committees on 

,foreign ,relations and ,appropriations 
of the ,senate upon taking any action   
under subsection 7a74  #e4 ,continuation
 of prohibition on use of ,federal funds
 for world's fair pavilions and exhibits
  7a7 ,continuation of prohibition      
,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
to authorize any obligation or          
expenditure prohibited by section #bjd  
of the ,admiral ,james ,w4 ,nance and   
,meg ,donovan ,foreign ,relations       
,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years     
#bjjj and #bjja 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdeb;b7 
7relating to limitations on the         
obligation or expenditure of funds by   
the ,department of ,state for a ,united 
,states pavilion or exhibit at an       
international exposition or world's fair
 registered by the ,,bie74  7b7         
,prohibition on solicitation of funds   
,section #bjd7;b77#a77;,c7 of the       
,admiral ,james ,w4 ,nance and ,meg     
,donovan ,foreign ,relations            
,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years     
#bjjj and #bjja 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4          

#bdeb;b7b77#a77;,c77 is amended by      
inserting after expositions the         
following3 1 except that no employees of
 the ,department of ,state may1 in their
 official capacity1 solicit funds to pay
 expenses for a ,united ,states pavilion
 or other major exhibit at any          
international exposition or world's fair
 registered by the ,bureau of           
,international ,expositions4  ,secretary