,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjai,ms4 ,kaptur introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to reauthorize the ,united     
,states-,poland ,parliamentary ,exchange
 ,program1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pawel ,adamowicz ,democratic       
,leadership ,exchange ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,reauthorization and modifications  
to the ,united ,states-,poland ,youth   
,parliamentary ,exchange ,program ,the  
,united ,states-,poland ,youth          
,parliamentary ,exchange ,program ,act  
of #bjjg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdeb note7 is  
amended as follows3  7#a7 ,in section   
#d-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding       
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting and the    
,pawel ,adamowicz ,democratic           
,leadership ,exchange ,program after the
 ,united ,states-,poland ,youth         
,parliamentary ,exchange ,program2  7,b7

 in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 by        
striking the ,program each place it     
appears and inserting each ,program2 and
  7,c7 in paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 and    
7#f71 by striking the ,program each     
place it appears and inserting either   
,program4  7#b7 ,in section #e7;a7--    
7,a7 by striking fiscal year #bjjh and  
inserting fiscal year #bjbj and each    
fiscal year thereafter2 and  7,b7 by    
striking the youth exchange program and 
inserting the programs4  7#c7 ,by       
redesignating sections #d and #e1 as so 
amended1 as sections #e and #f1         
respectively4  7#d7 ,by inserting after 
section #c the following new section3   
#d4 ,pawel ,adamowicz ,democratic       
,leadership ,exchange ,program  7a7     
,authority ,the ,secretary of ,state    
shall establish and carry out a         
parliamentary exchange for young and    
upcoming democratic leaders of the      
,united ,states and ,poland4  7b7       
,designation ,the exchange program      
carried out under this section shall be 

known as the 8,pawel ,adamowicz         
,democratic ,leadership ,exchange0      
,program4  7c7 ,purpose ,the purpose of 
the exchange program is to inspire and  
equip the next generation of ,american  
and ,polish democratic leaders with the 
skills and network needed to enhance    
democratic institutions and to          
strengthen the transatlantic            
relationship4  7d7 ,eligible            
participants ,an individual is eligible 
for participation in the exchange       
program if the individual-- 7#a7 is a   
citizen or national of the ,united      
,states or ,poland2  7#b7 is-- 7,a7 an  
elected official of either such country1
 such as a ,member of ,congress or      
,parliament1 or the head of a city or   
municipality2 or  7,b7 a representative 
of a non-governmental organization      
working to advance democracy and human  
rights whose participation the          
,secretary determines would advance the 
purposes of the program2 and  7#c7 meets
 any other qualifications that the      

,secretary of ,state may establish for  
purposes of the program4  7e7 ,program  
elements ,under the leadership exchange 
program1 eligible participants selected 
for participation in the program shall--
  7#a7 travel to the ,united ,states or 
,poland for #a-b weeks1 or a similar    
duration set by the discretion of the   
,secretary of ,state2  7#b7 attend      
meetings1 workshops1 conference1 and    
similar gatherings to gather skills and 
develop democratic networks2 and  7#c7  
partake in such other enriching         
activities the ,president determines to 
be appropriate to the purposes of the   
program4  4