,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjbc,ms4    
,murk[ski 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4     
,graham1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,coons1     
,mrs4 ,%ahe51 & ,mr4 ,sullivan7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an  
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ! ,arctic        
,region4  #a4 ,ambassador-at-,l>ge = !  
,arctic ,region ,title ,i ( ! ,/ate     
,dep>tm5t ,basic ,au?orities ,act (     
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a et seq47 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
section3  #fd4 ,unit$ ,/ates            
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ! ,arctic ,region
  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is au?oriz$ )9 ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate an                    
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ! ,arctic        
,region1 appo9t$ "u subsection 7b74  7b7
 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,ambassador %all be      
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t1 by1 & ) ! advice
 & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate4  7c7 ,duties ,!   
,ambassador is au?oriz$ to repres5t !   

,unit$ ,/ates 9 matt]s & cases relevant 
to ,arctic affairs & %all be responsible
 to ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate = all matt]s1   
programs1 & relat$ activities p]ta9+ to 
! ,arctic region 9 ! conduct ( =eign    
policy by ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+1 z       
appropriate1 lead+ ! coord9ation (      
programs c>ri$ out by ,unit$ ,/ates     
,gov]nm5t ag5cies abroad1 & su* o!r     
relat$ duties z ! ,secret>y may f "t to 
"t designate4  7d7 ,areas (             
responsibility ,! ,ambassador-at-,l>ge =
 ! ,arctic ,region is au?oriz$ to ma9ta9
 cont9u\s obs]vation & coord9ation ( all
 matt]s indicat$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1
 includ+ ^? p]ta9+ to en]gy1 environm5t1
 trade1 & infra/ructure developm5t &    
ma9t5ance1 &1 9 consultation ) ! heads (
 o!r relevant dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 ^?   
p]ta9+ to law en=cem5t &                
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]s1 to ! ext5t direct$  

by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate3 7#a7 ,national  
security4  7#b7 ,/r5g!n+ coop]ation     
among ,arctic c\ntries4  7#c7 ,!        
promotion ( responsible natural res\rce 
managem5t & economic developm5t4  7#d7  
,protect+ ! ,arctic environm5t & cons]v+
 its biological res\rces4  7#e7 ,arctic 
indig5\s peoples1 includ+ by involv+ !m 
9 decisions t affect !m4  7#f7          
,sci5tific monitor+ & rese>*4  7e7      
,additional duties ,9 addition to !     
duties & responsibilities specifi$ 9    
subsections 7c7 & 7d71 !                
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ! ,arctic ,region
 %all also c>ry out su* o!r relevant    
duties z ! ,secret>y may assign4  7f7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,arctic
 region ,! t]m ,arctic region means--   
7,a7 ! geographic region nor? ( !       
#ff4efjhc p>allel latitude nor? ( !     
equator2  7,b7 all ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
t]ritory nor? & we/ ( ! b\nd>y =m$ by ! 
,porcup9e1 ,yukon1 & ,kuskokwim ,riv]s2 
7,c7 all contigu\s seas1 includ+ !      
,arctic ,ocean & ! ,beau=t1 ,b]+1 &     

,*uk*i ,seas2 &  7,d7 ! ,aleutian ,*a94 
7#b7 ,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