,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbe,mr4  
,res*5?al] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 &  
,mr4 ,issa7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's exclusive regulatory
 au?ority ov] ! au pair cultural ex*ange
 program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,mod]nize ! ,au ,pair ,program ,act (   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,congress au?oriz$ 9 !    
,mutual ,educational & ,cultural        
,ex*ange ,act ( #aifa1 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bdea et4 seq4 7kn[n z !                
,fulbright-,hays ,act77 ! creation (    
int]national educational & cultural     
ex*ange programs pursu$ ?r\gh           
private-public p>tn]%ips betwe5 ! ,f$]al
 ag5cy responsible = =eign affairs      
7initially ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,in=mation   
,ag5cy or ,,usia7 & designat$ sponsor+  
organizations4  7#b7 ,9 #aihf1 ! ,,usia 

laun*$ a pilot program ref]r$ to z !    
,f$]al au pair ex*ange program1 :]eby "y
 =eign /ud5ts w\ld travel to ! ,unit$   
,/ates to live ) & provide *ildc>e to an
 ,am]ican family1 imm]se !mselves 9     
,am]ican culture1 & pursue academic     
cr$its at an accr$it$ in/itution4  7#c7 
,9 #aiid1 ,congress am5d$ ! ,eis5h[]    
,ex*ange ,fell[%ip ,act ( #aiij 7,public
 ,law #ajc-dae1 #ajh ,/at4 #dbii        
7#aiid77 to cl>ify t ! ,,usia %\ld      
cont9ue to adm9i/] ! ,f$]al au pair     
program consi/5t ) =eign affairs        
purposes ( ! ,fulbright-,hays ,act4     
7#d7 ,! ,,usia ex]cis$ its regulatory   
au?ority ov] ! program to promulgate    
compreh5sive regulations t set          
requirem5ts = ! educational compon5t ( !
 program1 specifi$ ! eligibility crit]ia
 = au pairs1 & craft$ a nationally uni=m
 weekly /ip5d =mula = ho/ families to   
provide to _! au pairs t 0 bas$ on an   
assum$ numb] ( weekly h\rs ( *ildc>e1   
index$ on ! ,f$]al m9imum wage1 &       
reflect$ a #dj p]c5t cr$it = ! provid$  

room & bo>d4  7#e7 ,9 #aiig1 ,congress  
au?oriz$ ! ,f$]al au pair program on a  
p]man5t basis 7,public ,law #aje-dh1    
#aaa ,/at4 #aafe 7#aiig774  7#f7 ,9     
#aiii1 ! ,,usia disb&$ & ,congress      
transf]r$ regulatory au?ority = ! au    
pair program to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4    
7#g7 ,! au pair program is an important 
public diplomacy tool t fur!rs =eign    
policy objectives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7#h7 ,! au pair program provides a      
critical s\rce ( af=dable *ildc>e = t5s 
( ?\s&s ( ,am]ican families at a "t :5 !
 lack ( access to su* c>e co/s ! economy
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates an e/imat$           
#abb1jjj1jjj1jjj annually 9 lo/ e>n+s1  
productivity1 & rev5ue4  7#i7 ,/udies h 
%[n t ov] #aj p]c5t ( au pair ho/       
families are active duty milit>y        
p]sonnel1 & additionally ! au pair      
program has become an ess5tial s\rce (  
*ildc>e = families ( fir/ respond]s1    
s+le p>5ts1 & %ift work]s & o!rs )      
non-traditional "w s*$ules4  7#aj7 ,any 
& all ,f$]al regulations p]ta9+ to ! au 

pair program mu/ reta9 ! national       
uni=mity & af=dability integral to all[+
 ,am]ican work+ families to cont9ue _!  
p>ticipation 9 ! program4  7#aa7        
,am]ican families p>ticipat+ 9 ! au pair
 program mu/ h cl>ity & confid5ce 9 :at 
laws & regulations are applicable to !  
program4  7#ab7 ,x is cle> t1 consi/5t )
 congressional int5t1 ! au pair program 
mu/ be exclusively regulat$ by ,f$]al   
law to successfully s]ve a =eign affairs
 purpose4  #c4 ,cl>ification ( exclusive
 ,f$]al regulatory au?ority ,a ,/ate or 
political subdivision ( a ,/ate may n   
enact or en=ce a law1 regulation1 or o!r
 provision hav+ ! =ce or effect ( law   
relat$ to ! au pair program adm9i/]$ by 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  #d4 ,revis$       
propos$ rule on au pair program ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all      
submit to ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,managem5t & ,budget a propos$ rule t   
%all--  7#a7 provide a uni=m national   
modification to ! /ip5d & ! educational 

/ip5d provid$ by a ho/ family to an au  
pair1 9 a mann] t does n make ! program 
prohibitively exp5sive = & reflects !   
room1 bo>d1 & o!r programmatic co/s     
borne by a ho/ family2  7#b7 enhance    
flexibility 9 ! au pair program1 to     
accommodate unique "w & family s*$ul+   
ne$s ( milit>y families1 fir/ respond]s1
 s+le p>5ts1 %ift work]s1 & o!r ho/     
families ) non-traditional "w s*$ules2 &
  7#c7 promote ! imm]sion ( an au pair  
into ! family life ( _! ho/ family1     
consi/5t ) ! cultural ex*ange purposes (
 ! au pair program4