,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #e1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,van ,holl5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,romney7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !  
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,,u-,,asean ,c5t] to     
support ,unit$ ,/ates economic &        
cultural engagem5t ) ,s\!a/ ,asia4  #a4 
,,u-,,asean ,c5t]  7a7 ,def9$ t]m ,9 ?is
 ,act1 ! 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 ! ,,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 ( ,/ate consid]s 
necess>y to /r5g!n ties betwe5 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ,,asean c\ntries & a*ieve !    
objectives ( ! ,,u-,,asean ,c5t]4