,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ae1 #bjai,ms4
 ,lee ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
= ,unit$ ,/ates p>ticipation 9 !        
,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,unit$ ,/ates            
p>ticipation 9 ! ,int]-,p>liam5t>y      
,union  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union
 7,,ipu71 f\nd$ 9 #ahhi1 is ! _w        
organization ( national p>liam5ts       
compris+ #agj p>liam5ts 7includ+ all !  
major allies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates7 & work+ 
closely ) ! regional p>liam5t>y         
organizations on all cont95ts4  7#b7 ,! 
core mission ( ! ,,ipu is ! promotion ( 
p>liam5t>y democracy1 ! elaboration (   
/&>ds & crit]ia = democratic p>liam5t>y 
practice1 ! protection ( human rights1  
int]national peace & security1 !        
political emp[]m5t ( wom51 su/a9able    
int]national developm5t1 & great]       

transp>5cy & acc\ntability at ! global  
level1 :i* are 9 l9e ) ,unit$ ,/ates    
int]e/s & priorities4  7#c7 ,congress 0 
a f\nd+ memb] ( ! ,,ipu1 & play$ an     
active & prom95t role = _m decades4     
7#d7 ,! ma9 conc]ns ( ,congress1 includ+
 ! s*$ul+ ( ma9 assembly & arre>s1 h be5
 fully address$ by ! ,,ipu4  7#e7 ,?r\gh
 ! activities ( ! ,,ipu1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 c usefully promote its core values (   
fre$om1 democracy1 & human rights1 &    
help build /rong] p>liam5ts ar\nd ! _w4 
7b7 ,unit$ ,/ates p>ticipation 9 !      
,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union ,not)/&+       
section #bejc ( ! ,=eign ,affairs ,re=m 
& ,re/ructur+ ,act ( #aiih 7division ,g 
( ,public ,law #aje-bgg2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bgf note7--  7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
is au?oriz$ to-- 7,a7 facilitate !      
readmission & p>ticipation ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates 9 ! ,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union2 &  
7,b7 pay exp5ses to meet ! annual       
obligations ( memb]%ip 9 !              
,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union1 9 accordance )
 ! assessm5ts det]m9$ by ! ,gov]n+      

,c\ncil2 &  7#b7 ! majority lead] ( !   
,s5ate1 9 consultation ) ! m9ority lead]
 ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives1 9 consultation ) !     
m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives1 are au?oriz$ to        
designate ,memb]s ( ,congress to s]ve z 
delegates to ! ,assembly ( !            
,int]-,p>liam5t>y ,union4