,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iebd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,lieu 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wilson
 ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,meeks7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to enhance subnational         
diplomacy ef=ts )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,enhanc+           
,subnational ,diplomacy ,act4  #b4      
,subnational ,diplomacy ,unit           
,au?orities ,to enable its "w ) /ates1  
c\nties1 cities & o!r municipalities 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,/ate ,dep>tm5t is    
au?oriz$ to provide assi/ance to elect$ 
(ficials at ! /ate1 c\nty & city level 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7includ+ _! /aff7 to   
p>ticipate 9 int]national activities t !
 ,secret>y det]m9es align ) ! ,unit$    
,/ates gov]nm5t's int]e/s 9 promot+     
subnational engagem5t 9 =eign policy1   
includ+ provid+ assi/ance 9 attract+ or 
bidd+ = ho/+ ( major int]national ev5ts1

 capacity build+ ar\nd                  
int]nationally-ori5t$ /aff1 fund+ travel
 ( ,unit$ ,/ates elect$ (ficials at !   
/ate1 c\nty & city level 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates to p>ticipate 9 meet+s1          
conf]5ces1 work%ops & o!r ga!r+s ) =eign
 (ficials1 & fund+ ! co/s associat$ )   
memb]%ips 9 ,unit$ ,/ates &             
int]nationally bas$ organizations4  #c4 
,grant ,assi/ance ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
may1 9 consultation ) ! heads ( relevant
 ag5cies1 aw>d grants to eligible       
subnational ,unit$ ,/ates gov]nm5t      
entities to c>ry out te*nical assi/ance1
 public diplomacy1 & comm]cial diplomacy
 projects 9 collaboration ) int]ag5cy   
p>tn]s to bett] augm5t ,unit$ ,/ates    
gov]nm5t s]vice deliv]y &_/or support   
,unit$ ,/ates =eign policy goals4