,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fdbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,b]a 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?  
,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate to submit a report on 
p>ticipation 9 educational & cultural   
ex*ange programs4  #a4 ,promot+ ,unit$  
,/ates educational & cultural ex*ange   
programs  7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ,congress     
recognizes ! critical role (            
int]national ex*ange & /udy abroad      
programs 9 advanc+ ,unit$ ,/ates        
national security int]e/s1 /r5g!n+      
diplomatic ties1 & fo/]+ global lead]%ip
 skills among em]g+ lead]s1 p>ticul>ly 9
 regions vital to ,unit$ ,/ates /rategic
 int]e/s2  7#b7 educational & cultural  
ex*ange programs are critical s(t p[]   
tools = build+ influ5ce ) ! next        
g5]ation ( lead]s 9 p>tn] nations2  7#c7
 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a is actively    

deploy+ su* programs to exp& its        
influ5ce2 &  7#d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/   
exp& & /r5g!n its own ex*ange programs  
to ma9ta9 & advance ,unit$ ,/ates       
/rategic int]e/s globally4  7b7 ,report+
 requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 & e #e ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate %all submit to ! appropriate    
congressional committees a report t     
includes-- 7,a7 a li/1 disaggregat$ by  
c\ntry1 ( ! numb] ( individuals :o      
p>ticipat$ 9 educational or cultural    
ex*ange programs sponsor$ or fund$ by ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 9 ! previ\s ye>2  
7,b7 a li/1 disaggregat$ by c\ntry1 ( ! 
numb] ( individuals :o p>ticipat$ 9 a   
program describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 9 !    
previ\s ye>2  7,c7 9 coord9ation ) !    
,monitor+1 ,evaluation1 ,le>n+1 &       
,innovation ,unit1 = ea* program        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 ! am\nt (
 funds provid$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !   
program2  7ii7 ! numb] ( p>ticipants 9 !
 program2  7iii7 ! numb] ( cohorts 9 !  

program2  7iv7 ! c\ntries ( orig9 ( !   
p>ticipants 9 ! program2  7v7 ! ages ( !
 p>ticipants 9 ! program2  7vi7 ! p]c5t 
( p>ticipants 9 ! program :o report$ a m
 favorable op9ion ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,gov]nm5t foll[+ p>ticipation 9 !       
program2  7vii7 ! p]c5t ( =eign         
p>ticipants :o travel$ to ! ,unit$      
,/ates = ! fir/ "t dur+ ! program2      
7viii7 ! p]c5t ( =eign p>ticipants :o   
report$ t !y are m likely to recomm5d ! 
,unit$ ,/ates z a good place to /udy    
foll[+ p>ticipation 9 ! program2  7ix7 !
 p]c5t ( =eign p>ticipants :o report$ a 
m favorable op9ion ( ,unit$ ,/ates      
citiz5s foll[+ p>ticipation 9 ! program2
  7x7 ! p]c5t ( =eign p>ticipants :o    
report$ an increas$ und]/&+ ( ,unit$    
,/ates culture & values z a result (    
p>ticipation 9 ! program2  7xi7 ! p]c5t 
( p>ticipants :o agre$ ) /atem5ts 9     
support ( democratic values foll[+      
p>ticipation 9 ! program2  7xii7 ! p]c5t
 ( =eign p>ticipants :o report$ an      
increas$ network ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s

 z a result ( p>ticipation 9 ! program2 
&  7xiii7 ! p]c5t ( p>ticipants :o      
report$ t !y und]/& t ! program !y      
p>ticipat$ 9 is a ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate     
program2  7,d7 an assessm5t ( tr5ds (   
p>ticipation 9 ! programs describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a7 & p>agraph 7#b7 & an   
analysis ( ! implications ( su* tr5ds = 
,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic & /rategic     
int]e/s2 &  7,e7 an analysis ( ! impact 
( su* programs on ! diplomatic /&+ &    
/rategic influ5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 9 ea* respective  
c\ntry4  7#b7 ,programs describ$ ,!     
programs describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph are !  
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,fulbright ,program4    
7,b7 ,! ,"y ,african ,lead]s            
,initiative1 includ+ ! ,m&ela ,wa%+ton  
,fell[%ip4  7,c7 ,! ,"y ,s\!a/ ,asian   
,lead]s ,initiative4  7,d7 ,!           
,k5n$y-,lug> ,y\? ,ex*ange & ,/udy      
,program4  7,e7 ,! ,future ,lead]s      
,ex*ange ,program4  7,f7 ,any           
educational or cultural ex*ange program 
sponsor$ or fund$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates t 0

 previ\sly includ$ 9 a report requir$ by
 p>agraph 7#a74  7,g7 ,9 ! case ( any   
report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 submitt$
 aft] ! fir/ su* report1 n few] ?an #aj 
educational or cultural ex*ange programs
 sponsor$ or fund$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates t 
h n be5 includ$ 9 a previ\s su* report4 
7#c7 ,=m ,! reports requir$ 9 ?is       
subsection %all be submitt$ 9 an        
unclassifi$ =m1 b may include a         
classifi$ annex4  7c7 ,appropriate      
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4