,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bifg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #g1 #bjba,ms4  
,murk[ski 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4     
,cram]1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 &  
,ms4 ,hassan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a     
,,bill  ,to e/abli% an ,assi/ant        
,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,arctic ,affairs4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,arctic ,diplomacy ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,arctic   
,affairs ,section #a7;c7 ( ! ,/ate      
,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities ,act (     
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7c77 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ n
 m ?an #bd ,assi/ant ,secret>ies ( ,/ate
 & ins]t+ n m ?an #be ,assi/ant         
,secret>ies ( ,/ate2  7#b7 by r$esignat+
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by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+   
new p>agraph3  7#d7 ,assi/ant ,secret>y 
( ,/ate = ,arctic ,affairs  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be 9 !        

,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate an ,assi/ant ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate = ,arctic ,affairs1 :o %all be 
responsible to ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !  
,"u ,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,political      
,affairs = all matt]s1 programs1 &      
relat$ activities p]ta9+ to ! ,arctic   
region 9 ! conduct ( =eign policy by !  
,dep>tm5t1 includ+1 z appropriate1 lead+
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,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ag5cies abroad1 
& su* o!r relat$ duties z ! ,secret>y   
may f "t to "t designate4  7,b7 ,areas (
 responsibility ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (
 ,/ate = ,arctic ,affairs %all ma9ta9   
cont9u\s obs]vation & coord9ation ( all 
matt]s p]ta9+ to en]gy1 environm5t1     
trade1 infra/ructure developm5t &       
ma9t5ance1 law en=cem5t1 &              
political-milit>y affairs 9 ! conduct ( 
=eign policy 9 ! ,arctic1 includ+       
programs c>ri$ out by o!r ,unit$ ,/ates 
,gov]nm5t ag5cies :5 su* programs p]ta9 
to ! foll[+ matt]s3 7i7 ,national       
security4  7ii7 ,/r5g!n+ coop]ation     
among ,arctic c\ntries4  7iii7 ,!       

promotion ( responsible natural res\rce 
managem5t & economic developm5t4  7iv7  
,protect+ ! ,arctic environm5t & cons]v+
 its biological res\rces4  7v7 ,arctic  
indig5\s peoples1 includ+ by involv+ !m 
9 decisions t affect !m4  7vi7          
,sci5tific monitor+ & rese>*4  7,c7     
,additional duties ,9 addition to !     
responsibilities specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,b71 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,arctic   
,affairs %all also c>ry out su* o!r     
relevant duties z ! ,secret>y may       
assign4  7,d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
p>agraph3 7i7 ,arctic region ,! t]m     
,arctic region means-- 7,i7 ! geographic
 region nor? ( ! #ff4efjhc p>allel      
latitude nor? ( ! equator2  7,,ii7 all !
 ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritory nor? & we/ ( !  
b\nd>y =m$ by ! ,porcup9e1 ,yukon1 &    
,kuskokwim ,riv]s2  7,,iii7 all         
contigu\s seas1 includ+ ! ,arctic ,ocean
 & ! ,beau=t1 ,b]+1 & ,*uk*i ,seas2 &   
7,,iv7 ! ,aleutian ,*a94  7ii7 ,arctic  
c\ntries ,! t]m ,arctic ,c\ntries means 
! p]man5t memb]s ( ! ,arctic ,c\ncil1   

namely ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,canada1 ,d5m>k1
 ,icel&1 ,norway1 ,sw$51 ,f9l&1 &       
,russia4  4