,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjag,mr4
 ,emm] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4
 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1  
,mr4 ,pauls51 ,mr4 ,lewis ( ,m9nesota1  
,mr4 ,walz1 & ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas7      
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 ,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  #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 & 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 ,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