,9 ! ,s5ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  ,may #d1
 #bjag4  ,am5dm5t3  ,t ! bill f ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives 7,h4,r4 #ecd7 entitl$ 
,an ,act to require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
to take su* actions z may be necess>y = 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to rejo9 ! ,bureau (    
,int]national ,expositions1 & = o!r     
purposes41 d pass ) ! foll[+ ,/rike out 
all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t3 #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 ! organization  
responsible = gov]n+ ,_w ,fairs &       
,int]national ,expositions4  7#b7       
,section #a7;a7 ( ,public ,law #ia-bfi  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja7;a77 f\nd t        
int]national expositions 4 4 4 h a      
significant impact on ! economic gr[? ( 
! region surr\nd+ ! exposition & 4 4 4  
are important in/rum5ts ( national      
policy4  7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has n be5
 an active memb] ( ! ,,bie s9ce #bjja4  
7#d7 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts & private  

entities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h cont9u$ to 
p>ticipate 9 int]national expositions   
held 9 =eign c\ntries z a means (       
promot+ ,unit$ ,/ates exports & creat+  
jobs1 b face significantly high] co/s = 
su* p>ticipation because ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 is n an active memb]4  7#e7 ,/ate &    
local gov]nm5ts & private entities 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates h express$ int]e/ 9 an    
int]national exposition be+ ho/$ 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 b ! 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] ( ! ,,bie4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress 
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 !     
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld rejo9 ! ,,bie        
imm$iately to promote dome/ic job       
creation1 global br&+1 & t\rism to !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 ! ,secret>y (    
,/ate1 9 p>tn]%ip ) ! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce1 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 &    
private & non-pr(it entities1 %\ld take 
all necess>y /eps to facilitate ! timely
 submission ( a reque/ to rejo9 ! ,,bie4

  #d4 ,au?orization  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y ( ,/ate is au?oriz$ to take   
su* actions z ! ,secret>y det]m9es      
necess>y = ! ,unit$ ,/ates to rejo9 &   
ma9ta9 memb]%ip 9 ! ,,bie4  7b7         
,au?orization ,to accept private        
contributions ,9 addition to funds      
o!rwise available to ! ,secret>y to c>ry
 out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y is        
au?oriz$ to accept contributions = su*  
purpose4  7c7 ,notification ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate %all notify ! ,committees on   
,=eign ,affairs & ,appropriations ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committees 
on ,=eign ,relations & ,appropriations (
 ! ,s5ate ^u tak+ any action "u         
subsection 7a74  #e4 ,cont9uation (     
prohibition on use ( ,f$]al funds = _w's
 fair pavilions & exhibits  7a7         
,cont9uation ( prohibition ,no?+ 9 ?is  
,act may be con/ru$ to au?orize any     
obligation or exp5diture prohibit$ by   
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 7relat+
 to limitations on ! obligation or      
exp5diture ( funds by ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate = a ,unit$ ,/ates pavilion or     
exhibit at an int]national exposition or
 _w's fair regi/]$ by ! ,,bie74  7b7    
,prohibition on solicitation ( funds    
,section #bjd7;b77#a77;,c7 ( ! ,admiral 
,james ,w4 ,nance & ,meg ,donovan ,=eign
 ,relations ,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal 
,ye>s #bjjj & #bjja 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdeb;b7b77#a77;,c77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] expositions ! foll[+3 1 except t no
 employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate may1 9 
_! (ficial capacity1 solicit funds to   
pay exp5ses = a ,unit$ ,/ates pavilion  
or o!r major exhibit at any int]national
 exposition or _w's fair regi/]$ by !   
,bureau ( ,int]national ,expositions4   
,secret>y