,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjai,ms4 ,kaptur introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
reau?orize ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,pol&        
,p>liam5t>y ,ex*ange ,program1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,pawel ,adam[icz           
,democratic ,lead]%ip ,ex*ange ,act (   
#bjai4  #b4 ,reau?orization &           
modifications to ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,pol&  
,y\? ,p>liam5t>y ,ex*ange ,program ,!   
,unit$ ,/ates-,pol& ,y\? ,p>liam5t>y    
,ex*ange ,program ,act ( #bjjg 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bdeb note7 is am5d$ z foll[s3
  7#a7 ,9 section #d-- 7,a7 9 ! matt]   
prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ & !     
,pawel ,adam[icz ,democratic ,lead]%ip  
,ex*ange ,program aft] ! ,unit$         
,/ates-,pol& ,y\? ,p>liam5t>y ,ex*ange  
,program2  7,b7 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71
 by /rik+ ! ,program ea* place x appe>s 
& ins]t+ ea* ,program2 &  7,c7 9        

p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f71 by /rik+ !
 ,program ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+   
ei!r ,program4  7#b7 ,9 section #e7;a7--
 7,a7 by /rik+ fiscal ye> #bjjh & ins]t+
 fiscal ye> #bjbj & ea* fiscal ye>      
!reaft]2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ ! y\? ex*ange 
program & ins]t+ ! programs4  7#c7 ,by  
r$esignat+ sections #d & #e1 z s am5d$1 
z sections #e & #f1 respectively4  7#d7 
,by ins]t+ aft] section #c ! foll[+ new 
section3  #d4 ,pawel ,adam[icz          
,democratic ,lead]%ip ,ex*ange ,program 
7a7 ,au?ority ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all 
e/abli% & c>ry out a p>liam5t>y ex*ange 
= "y & upcom+ democratic lead]s ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ,pol&4  7b7 ,designation
 ,! ex*ange program c>ri$ out "u ?is    
section %all be kn[n z ! 8,pawel        
,adam[icz ,democratic ,lead]%ip         
,ex*ange0 ,program4  7c7 ,purpose ,!    
purpose ( ! ex*ange program is to       
inspire & equip ! next g5]ation (       
,am]ican & ,poli% democratic lead]s ) ! 
skills & network ne$$ to enhance        
democratic in/itutions & to /r5g!n !    

transatlantic relation%ip4  7d7         
,eligible p>ticipants ,an individual is 
eligible = p>ticipation 9 ! ex*ange     
program if ! individual-- 7#a7 is a     
citiz5 or national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or 
,pol&2  7#b7 is-- 7,a7 an elect$ (ficial
 ( ei!r su* c\ntry1 su* z a ,memb] (    
,congress or ,p>liam5t1 or ! head ( a   
city or municipality2 or  7,b7 a        
repres5tative ( a non-gov]nm5tal        
organization work+ to advance democracy 
& human rights ^: p>ticipation !        
,secret>y det]m9es w\ld advance !       
purposes ( ! program2 &  7#c7 meets any 
o!r qualifications t ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 may e/abli% = purposes ( ! program4    
7e7 ,program elem5ts ,"u ! lead]%ip     
ex*ange program1 eligible p>ticipants   
select$ = p>ticipation 9 ! program      
%all--  7#a7 travel to ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
or ,pol& = #a-b weeks1 or a simil>      
duration set by ! discretion ( !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate2  7#b7 att5d meet+s1  
work%ops1 conf]5ce1 & simil> ga!r+s to  
ga!r skills & develop democratic        

networks2 &  7#c7 p>take 9 su* o!r      
enri*+ activities ! ,presid5t det]m9es  
to be appropriate to ! purposes ( !     
program4  4