,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #faha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #b1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,ca/ro ( ,texas 7= himself & ,mr4      
,issa7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,/ate to support !          
e/abli%m5t ( an ,,asean ,c5t] 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,u4,s4-,,asean ,c5t] ,act4  #b4         
,e/abli%m5t ( an ,,asean ,c5t]  7a7     
,def9$ t]m ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,,asean
 means ! ,association ( ,s\!a/ ,asian   
,nations4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate is au?oriz$ to ent] into a      
public-private p>tn]%ip = ! purposes (  
e/abli%+ a ,,u-,,asean ,c5t] 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to support ,unit$ ,/ates economic
 & cultural engagem5t ) ,s\!a/ ,asia4   
7c7 ,functions ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !  
,,u-,,asean ,c5t] e/abli%$ pursuant to  
subsection 7b7 may-- 7#a7 provide grants

 = rese>* to support & elevate !        
importance ( ! ,,u-,,asean p>tn]%ip2    
7#b7 facilitate activities to /r5g!n    
,,u-,,asean trade & inve/m5t2  7#c7 exp&
 economic & te*nological relation%ips   
betwe5 ,,asean c\ntries & ! ,unit$      
,/ates into new areas ( coop]ation2     
7#d7 provide tra9+ to ,unit$ ,/ates     
citiz5s & citiz5s ( ,,asean c\ntries t  
improve p-to-p ties2  7#e7 develop      
educational programs to increase aw>5ess
 = ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,,asean c\ntries on
 ! importance ( relations betwe5 !      
,unit$ ,/ates & ,,asean c\ntries2 &     
7#f7 c>ry out o!r activities ! ,secret>y
 consid]s necess>y to /r5g!n ties betwe5
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,,asean c\ntries &   
a*ieve ! objectives ( ! ,,u-,,asean     
,c5t]4  7d7 ,au?ority ,?is section may  
be c>ri$ out us+ any am\nts au?oriz$ to 
be appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1  
includ+ am\nts au?oriz$ to c>ry out     
*apt] #d ( "p ,,ii ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance
 ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdf et   
seq474  7e7 ,p>amet]s ,9 c>ry+ out ?is  

section1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t !    
activities ( ! ,,u-,,asean ,c5t] d n    
duplicate curr5t l9es ( ef=t be+        
conduct$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t or
 its grantees4