[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 1117 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1117

 To deepen the peaceful business and cultural engagement of the United 
   States and the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2005

Mr. Lieberman (for himself and Mr. Alexander) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To deepen the peaceful business and cultural engagement of the United 
   States and the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United States-
People's Republic of China Cultural Engagement Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; purpose. 
                TITLE I--CHINESE LANGUAGE INFRASTRUCTURE

Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Chinese language and cultural studies grants. 
          TITLE II--PUBLIC SCHOOL CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Elementary school and middle school Chinese language and 
                            cultural studies instruction expansion. 
Sec. 204. School language technology enhancement. 
   TITLE III--SECONDARY SCHOOL CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION EXPANSION

Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Sense of Congress regarding benefit of exposure to Chinese 
                            language and culture. 
Sec. 303. Programs for Chinese language and cultural studies 
                            instruction. 
               TITLE IV--POSTSECONDARY EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. United States-People's Republic of China international 
                            consortia exchange program. 
Sec. 403. Expansion of Asian international business education center 
                            programs. 
Sec. 404. Authorization of appropriations. 
         TITLE V--CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARENESS PROGRAMS

Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Cultural and entertainment awareness programs. 
TITLE VI--EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
                                OF CHINA

Sec. 601. Short title.
                     Subtitle A--Exchange Programs

Sec. 611. Definitions.
Sec. 612. Physical and virtual exchanges.
Sec. 613. Assistance to nongovernmental organizations.
Sec. 614. Exchanges under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
                            Act of 1961.
Sec. 615. Local government officials.
Sec. 616. Rulemaking authority.
    Subtitle B--Report on United States-People's Republic of China 
                         Friendship Volunteers

Sec. 621. Report on United States-People's Republic of China Friendship 
                            Volunteers in the People's Republic of 
                            China.
   TITLE VII--POLICIES FOR TRAVEL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE 
                       PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Definitions.
Sec. 703. Sense of Congress regarding negotiating approved destination 
                            status.
Sec. 704. Consular services in the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 705. Information regarding visa procedures.
Sec. 706. Feasibility study programs.
Sec. 707. Visa requirements for secondary school exchanges.
    TITLE VIII--UNITED STATES-PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA COMMERCIAL 
                           EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Commercial service staffing increase.
Sec. 803. Export assistance center.
Sec. 804. Trade outreach at Lead Small Business Development Centers.
TITLE IX--UNITED STATES-PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY 
                                COUNCIL

Sec. 901. United States-People's Republic of China Engagement Strategy 
                            Council.
Sec. 902. Duties of the Council.
Sec. 903. Powers.
Sec. 904. Council personnel matters.
Sec. 905. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The relationship between the United States and the 
        People's Republic of China will dominate worldwide economic and 
        noneconomic policies in the 21st century.
            (2) The People's Republic of China, having a vast consumer 
        market and a productive, entrepreneurial labor force, offers 
        the United States a unique investment opportunity to secure 
        future economic growth and world security.
            (3) It is in the best interests of the People's Republic of 
        China and the United States to increase the number of economic 
        and cultural exchanges between the countries for the purpose of 
        maintaining a stable relationship and providing a greater 
        opportunity for economic growth for both nations.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to expand academic, 
cultural, and business outreach activities to increase the knowledge 
and expertise of Chinese language and culture so as to create a 
reservoir of individuals with the cultural erudition to constructively 
engage the People's Republic of China as it becomes more influential in 
world affairs. The enactment of this Act will be the beginning of a 
stronger and more enduring friendship between the United States and the 
People's Republic of China.
    (c) Implementation.--This Act shall be administered under the 
framework agreed to in the Joint Communique of the United States of 
America and the People's Republic of China, issued at Shanghai February 
28, 1972, the Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic 
Relations Between the United States of America and the People's 
Republic of China, issued January 1, 1979, and the Joint Communique of 
the United States and the People's Republic of China, issued August 17, 
1982.
    (d) Background for Including the Names of Famous Chinese 
Trailblazers in Short Titles.--The purpose in providing the short 
titles used in this Act is to honor famous Chinese and American 
individuals by naming the programs established by this Act after those 
individuals. The choice of these individuals is based on their 
importance to the history of the People's Republic of China and its 
relationship with the United States. These individuals include the 
following:
            (1) Du fu.--Du Fu, who lived during the Tang Dynasty, is 
        considered to be one of the greatest Chinese poets. He was a 
        keen observer of the political and social scene, a chronicler 
        of everyday life, a humanitarian and historian, a man with 
        infinite love for humanity who criticized injustice wherever he 
        found it. He wrote vivid and passionate portrayals of human 
        suffering and expressed bitterness in the face of corruption. 
        He championed other poverty-stricken scholars. He excelled in 
        all verse forms, transcending all rules and regulations in 
        prosody while conforming to and exploiting them.
            (2) Wang xizhi.--Wang Xizhi is considered by many to be one 
        of the greatest calligraphers in Chinese history. Also known as 
        the ``Sage of Calligraphy'', Wang is remembered for 
        revolutionizing the art form. Born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty 
        in 303, Wang started studying the most basic style of 
        calligraphy, zheng, at the age of seven. By the time he was 41, 
        Wang had developed his own style of writing called xing 
        calligraphy, which is characterized by its free-flowing and 
        nontraditional nature. With his new style, Wang was able to 
        more easily express his own emotions and moods through his 
        writing. Wang is now considered a model of Chinese diligence 
        and hard work. He is famous for being so absorbed by his work 
        that he would often go for days without eating or sleeping.
            (3) Zheng he.--Zheng He lived during the Ming Dynasty. 
        Zheng He sailed to 37 countries in the South Pacific, Indian 
        Ocean, Taiwan, Persian Gulf, and Africa in 7 epic voyages from 
        1405 to 1433, some 80 years before Columbus. He sailed around 
        the tip of Africa into the Atlantic with a fleet larger than 
        the combined fleets of all of Europe. He built more than 1,600 
        ships and commanded a fleet of 300 ships with nearly 40,000 
        sailors. His ``treasury ship'' was a 9-masted vessel 400 feet 
        long, 6 times the size of Columbus' largest ship. Zheng's 
        journeys also stimulated a number of important maritime 
        inventions, including central rudders, watertight compartments 
        and various new types of sails.
            (4) Sun yat-sen.--Sun Yat-Sen is recognized as the founder 
        of modern Chinese culture. Sun Yat-Sen was a physician, 
        revolutionary leader, and patriot. Born to a peasant family in 
        Southeast China in 1866, he lived in Hawaii, earned his medical 
        degree in Hong Kong, and was baptized as a Christian. He fought 
        the ruling Qing Dynasty, which failed to defend China against 
        foreign attack and occupation. He led several unsuccessful 
        insurrections against Qing's rule and lived in exile in Europe, 
        the United States, Canada, and Japan. When the Manchu Dynasty 
        finally collapsed in 1911, ending 5,000 years of imperial rule, 
        he was named the provisional President of the new Chinese 
        republic and established an elected National Assembly. Later he 
        was elected President of a national government in Guangdong 
        province in southern China. His 3 Principles of the People 
        focus on peace, freedom, and equality. He died in Beijing in 
        1925.
            (5) Zhou xinfang.--Zhou Xinfang was born in 1895. He was a 
        Lao Sheng player in the Beijing Opera and the founder of the Qi 
        Style. His stage name, Unicorn Boy Qiling Tong, which means 7-
        year-old, was given to him because he made his first stage 
        appearance at the age of 7. From then on he was the most famous 
        figure of the Beijing opera. He constantly upgraded his 
        performances by learning from other operas and developed a 
        style all his own that eventually won him a loyal following all 
        over China.
            (6) Cai lun.--Cai Lun lived around 105 A.D. and is regarded 
        as the inventor of paper. He was born in Guiyang during the 
        Eastern Han Dynasty, and became a paperwork secretary of 
        Emperor Hedi. For papermaking, he tried materials like bark, 
        hemp, and even fishing net. His invention immediately became 
        widely used in China. In 751, some Chinese paper makers were 
        captured by Arabs after Tang troops were annihilated in the 
        Battle of Talas River. The techniques of paper making then 
        finally spread to the West.
            (7) Ieoh ming pei.--Ieoh Ming Pei had a prestigious career 
        as an architect, built on the foundation of the beautiful, 
        inspiring, and practical structures he so effortlessly brought 
        to us. Pei was born in China in 1917. Once 17, he embarked on 
        his educational journey in the United States, receiving his 
        bachelor's degree in architecture from the Massachusetts 
        Institute of Technology. He received many awards and merits for 
        his outstanding work. Years after graduating from the Harvard 
        Graduate School of Design he founded the I. M. Pei & Associates 
        partnership. Pei won the 1983 International Pritzker 
        Architecture Prize, one of the most prestigious individual 
        awards for an architect. Pei has lent his talents to many 
        projects around the world including the East Building of the 
        National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Le Grand Louvre in 
        Paris, France, the Bank of China in Hong Kong, the John 
        Fitzgerald Kennedy Library near Boston, and the West Wing of 
        the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
            (8) Wang wei.--Wang Wei is known for his delicate poems, 
        calligraphy, and paintings. Wang Wei used many forms of art to 
        depict his views of nature and the path to enlightenment. Wang, 
        who lived from 699 to 759 during the Tang era, was the first 
        master and founder of Southern Chinese landscape art, which is 
        characterized by strong brushstrokes contrasted with light ink 
        washes. He typically did not include any human presence in his 
        works, which often take a Buddhist perspective. As he longed 
        for inner-tranquility, 2 images found commonly in his works are 
        water and mist. After his wife's death in 730, Wang established 
        a Buddhist monastery on his own lands.

                TITLE I--CHINESE LANGUAGE INFRASTRUCTURE

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Du Fu Chinese Language Education 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 102. CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL STUDIES GRANTS.

     Part A of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1121 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 602(a), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Award for chinese centers.--From amounts appropriated 
        under section 610A(b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
        award not less than 10 grants to establish and maintain centers 
        described in paragraph (1) that focus on Chinese language 
        instruction.'';
            (2) in section 603, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Awards for Chinese Center.--From amounts appropriated under 
section 610A(b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award 1 grant to 
establish and maintain a center described in subsection (a) that 
focuses on Chinese language and Chinese cultural studies.'';
            (3) by redesignating section 610 as section 610A;
            (4) by inserting after section 609 the following:

``SEC. 610. CHINESE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--From amounts appropriated under section 
610A(b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities for the purpose of enabling the eligible entities to assist 
elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher 
education in the instruction of Chinese language and cultural studies.
    ``(b) Allotments.--The Secretary shall allot an equal amount of the 
funds appropriated under section 610A(b) for a fiscal year to each 
eligible entity that submits an application, as required under 
subsection (c), that is approved by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Application.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by such additional information as the 
Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Authorized Activities.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section may use the grant funds to carry out the following 
activities:
            ``(1) Locating and acquiring instructors for Chinese 
        language and cultural studies.
            ``(2) Devising course curricula and daily lesson plans for 
        studies in Chinese language and culture.
            ``(3) Providing other Chinese language and cultural studies 
        instructional assistance, materials, and information as 
        necessary.
    ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(f) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term `eligible entity' 
means a foreign language and area or international studies center 
supported under section 602(a) or a national language resource and 
training center supported under section 603.''; and
            (5) in section 610A (as redesignated by paragraph (3))--
                    (A) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are'';
                    (B) by striking ``this part'' and inserting ``this 
                part (other than sections 602(a)(5), 603(d), and 
                610)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Additional Authorizations of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Section 602(a)(5).--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out section 602(a)(5) $5,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2006, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $3,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2008, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 
        $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2011, and such sums as are necessary for each succeeding fiscal 
        year.
            ``(2) Section 603(d).--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out section 603(d) $2,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2006, $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2007, $1,600,000 for 
        fiscal year 2008, $1,400,000 for fiscal year 2009, $1,200,000 
        for fiscal year 2010, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and such 
        sums as are necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.
            ``(3) Section 610.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out section 610 $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
        $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $3,000,000 for each of the 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and such sums as are necessary 
        for each succeeding fiscal year.
            ``(4) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available 
        pursuant to an authorization of appropriation in this 
        subsection shall remain available until expended.''.

          TITLE II--PUBLIC SCHOOL CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Wang Xizhi Public School Chinese 
Language Instruction Improvement Act''.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) In general.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``local 
        educational agency'', ``secondary school'', and ``State 
        educational agency'' have the meanings given such terms in 
        section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (2) Physical exchange.--The term ``physical exchange'' 
        means an academic, professional, or cultural exchange between 
        the United States and the People's Republic of China that 
        involves international travel.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (4) Virtual exchange.--The term ``virtual exchange'' means 
        an academic, professional, or cultural exchange between the 
        United States and the People's Republic of China that does not 
        involve international travel.

SEC. 203. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHINESE LANGUAGE AND 
              CULTURAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION EXPANSION.

    (a) Program Authorized.--From amounts appropriated under subsection 
(e) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a 
competitive basis, to State educational agencies and local educational 
agencies to offer Chinese language and cultural studies for elementary 
school and middle school students in the schools served by the State 
educational agencies and local educational agencies.
    (b) Application.--Each State educational agency or local 
educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such additional information as the Secretary may 
require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--A State educational agency or local educational 
agency receiving a grant under this section shall use the funds to 
provide Chinese language and cultural studies for elementary school and 
middle school students in the schools served by the State educational 
agency or local educational agency.
    (d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
necessary to carry out this section.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
        $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $20,000,000 for each of the 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and such sums as are necessary 
        for each succeeding fiscal year.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available pursuant 
        to an authorization of appropriation in this subsection shall 
        remain available until expended.

SEC. 204. SCHOOL LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT.

    (a) Program Authorized.--From amounts appropriated under subsection 
(f) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
educational agencies to acquire communication technology or equipment 
to improve Chinese language instruction in middle schools or secondary 
schools through computer-assisted instruction, distance learning, and 
virtual exchanges.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``eligible educational 
agency'' means a State educational agency or local educational agency 
that has been awarded, for the same fiscal year, a grant under section 
203 enabling the State educational agency or local educational agency 
to offer middle school Chinese language and cultural studies.
    (c) Application.--Each eligible educational agency desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such additional information as 
the Secretary may require.
    (d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall give priority to eligible educational agencies that will use 
grant funds to acquire communication technology or equipment for the 
purpose of conducting virtual exchanges involving secondary school 
students served by the eligible educational agencies.
    (e) Use of Funds.--An eligible educational agency receiving a grant 
under this section shall use grant funds to acquire communication 
technology or equipment that shall be used primarily--
            (1) for collaborative ventures and to communicate with--
                    (A) foreign language and area or international 
                studies centers supported under section 602(a) of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1122(a)); or
                    (B) national language resource and training centers 
                supported under section 603 of the Higher Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1123); or
            (2) to conduct virtual exchanges with schools or other 
        educational institutions in the People's Republic of China.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
        $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010, 
        $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and such sums as are 
        necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available pursuant 
        to an authorization of appropriation in this subsection shall 
        remain available until expended.

   TITLE III--SECONDARY SCHOOL CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION EXPANSION

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Zheng He Chinese Language 
Instruction Act''.

SEC. 302. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BENEFIT OF EXPOSURE TO CHINESE 
              LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.

    It is the sense of Congress that an increase in the number of 
students who received substantial exposure to Chinese language and 
culture instruction before graduating from secondary school would be a 
great potential benefit to the United States.

SEC. 303. PROGRAMS FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL STUDIES 
              INSTRUCTION.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) In general.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``local 
        educational agency'', ``professional development'', ``secondary 
        school'', and ``State educational agency'' have the meanings 
        given such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (2) Physical exchange.--The term ``physical exchange'' 
        means an academic, professional, or cultural exchange between 
        the United States and the People's Republic of China that 
        involves international travel.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
    (b) Program Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
        grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies 
        or local educational agencies to carry out innovative model 
        programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or 
        expansion of Chinese language and cultural studies instruction 
        for elementary school and secondary school students.
            (2) Duration.--Each grant under paragraph (1) shall be 
        awarded for a period of 3 years.
    (c) Requirements.--
            (1) Grants to state educational agencies.--In awarding a 
        grant under subsection (b) to a State educational agency, the 
        Secretary shall support programs that promote systemic 
        approaches to improving Chinese language learning in the State.
            (2) Grants to local educational agencies.--In awarding a 
        grant under subsection (b) to a local educational agency, the 
        Secretary shall support programs that--
                    (A) demonstrate approaches that can be disseminated 
                and duplicated in other local educational agencies; and
                    (B) may include a professional development 
                component.
    (d) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than .05 
percent of funds made available under subsection (f) to evaluate the 
efficacy of the programs funded under this section.
    (e) Applications.--
            (1) In general.--Any State educational agency or local 
        educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall 
        submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
        manner, and accompanied by such additional information as the 
        Secretary may require.
            (2) Special consideration.--In awarding grants under this 
        section, the Secretary shall give special consideration to 
        applications describing programs that--
                    (A) include intensive summer Chinese language 
                programs for professional development, especially such 
                programs that include physical exchanges;
                    (B) link speakers in the community who are 
                bilingual in English and Chinese with the schools in 
                order to promote 2-way language learning;
                    (C) promote the sequential study of Chinese 
                language for students, beginning in elementary schools;
                    (D) make effective use of technology, such as 
                computer-assisted instruction, language laboratories, 
                or distance learning, to promote Chinese language 
                study;
                    (E) promote innovative activities, such as Chinese 
                language immersion, partial Chinese language immersion, 
                or content-based instruction; and
                    (F) are carried out through a consortium comprised 
                of the agency receiving the grant and an elementary 
                school or secondary school.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
        $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $25,000,000 for each of the 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and such sums as are necessary 
        for each succeeding fiscal year.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available pursuant 
        to an authorization of appropriation in this subsection shall 
        remain available until expended.

               TITLE IV--POSTSECONDARY EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Sun Yat-Sen Postsecondary Exchange 
Act''.

SEC. 402. UNITED STATES-PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA INTERNATIONAL 
              CONSORTIA EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

    Part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1138 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 745 as section 746;
            (2) by inserting after section 744 the following:

``SEC. 745. UNITED STATES-PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA INTERNATIONAL 
              CONSORTIA EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--From amounts appropriated under section 
746(b) for a fiscal year, the Director shall make grants to 
institutions of higher education, or consortia of institutions of 
higher education, to establish and maintain international consortia 
exchange programs between postsecondary educational institutions in the 
People's Republic of China and the United States.
    ``(b) Application.--Each institution of higher education or 
consortium desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such additional information as the Director may require.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--An institution of higher education or 
consortium receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant 
funds to foster exchanges with the People's Republic of China within 
the context of multilateral curricular development and training in a 
wide range of instructional disciplines.
    ``(d) Applicability of Regulations.--An institution of higher 
education or consortium receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to the same requirements and regulations that apply to 
recipients of grants under section 744 who carry out student exchange 
programs.
    ``(e) Goal.--The Director shall administer this section with the 
goal of having as many students enrolled in the exchange program under 
this section as the total number of students in all of the student 
exchange programs authorized under section 744.''; and
            (3) in section 746 (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
                    (A) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are'';
                    (B) by inserting ``(other than section 745)'' after 
                ``this part''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Section 745.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out section 745 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
        $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $7,000,000 for each of the 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and such sums as are necessary 
        for each succeeding fiscal year.
            ``(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available 
        pursuant to an authorization of appropriation in this 
        subsection shall remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 403. EXPANSION OF ASIAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDUCATION CENTER 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 612(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1130-
1(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Centers for asian business education.--Subject to 
        funds being made available through appropriation Acts, the 
        Secretary shall award grants under paragraph (1) to establish 
        and maintain not less than 100 centers, including 72 centers 
        for international business education that focus on commercial 
        connections with Asia.''.

SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 614(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1130b(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Education.--There are'' and inserting 
        ``Education.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are'';
            (2) by striking ``612.'' and inserting ``612 (other than 
        subsection (a)(3)).''; and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(2) Centers for asian business education.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to carry out the grants for centers for 
                Asian business education described in section 612(a)(3) 
                $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $6,000,000 for fiscal 
                year 2007, $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
                through 2011, and such sums as are necessary for each 
                succeeding fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Availability of funds.--Amounts made 
                available pursuant to an authorization of appropriation 
                in this paragraph shall remain available until 
                expended.''.

         TITLE V--CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARENESS PROGRAMS

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Zhou Xinfang Artists Awareness 
Act''.

SEC. 502. CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT AWARENESS PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State is authorized to establish, 
through the office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and 
Public Affairs and within the CultureConnect program, a program to 
allow individuals or organizations, from the United States or the 
People's Republic of China, to travel to the People's Republic of China 
or the United States (as the case may be) to study the culture of the 
country or to perform for entertainment purposes.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out this section 
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 
$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 
such sums as are necessary for each succeeding fiscal year. Amounts 
made available pursuant to an authorization of appropriation in this 
paragraph shall remain available until expended.

TITLE VI--EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
                                OF CHINA

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Cai Lun Exchange Program Act''.

                     Subtitle A--Exchange Programs

SEC. 611. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (2) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subtitle, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.

SEC. 612. PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL EXCHANGES.

    (a) Physical Exchanges.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to award grants 
        through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to 
        eligible students for physical student exchanges between the 
        United States and the People's Republic of China. Such 
        exchanges that permit a student in the United States to visit 
        the People's Republic of China shall be known as the S. Welles 
        Williams Exchange and such exchanges that permit a student in 
        the People's Republic of China to visit the United States shall 
        be known as the Xu Jiyu Exchange. Such exchanges shall--
                    (A) in the case of the S. Welles Williams Exchange, 
                be for a period not to exceed 1 year; and
                    (B) in the case of the Xu Jiyu Exchange, be for a 
                period not to exceed 90 days.
            (2) Eligible student.--A student is eligible to receive a 
        grant under paragraph (1) if the student--
                    (A) is a secondary school student; and
                    (B) is a citizen of--
                            (i) the United States; or
                            (ii) the People's Republic of China.
            (3) Coordination.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
        student exchanges authorized by paragraph (1) in coordination 
        with an international exchange facilitation organization or a 
        State educational agency.
            (4) Use of funds.--A grant awarded under paragraph (1) 
        shall be used to pay for the travel and educational expenses of 
        a student participating in a physical student exchange under 
        this section. The Secretary is authorized to limit the amount 
        of such grant that may be used to pay for the visa fees of a 
        student.
            (5) Award of grants.--The Secretary shall award grants 
        under paragraph (1) in a manner so that the number of students 
        in the United States who participate in a physical student 
        exchange is approximately equal to the number of students in 
        the People's Republic of China who participate in such an 
        exchange.
            (6) Preference for cost sharing.--The Secretary shall give 
        priority to awarding grants to individuals who have 
        contributions of non-Federal funds to use for the cost of such 
        individual's participation in the physical student exchange 
        under this section.
            (7) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    (A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
                subsection $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
                $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $25,000,000 for each 
                of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and such sums as 
                are necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.
                    (B) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available 
                pursuant to the authorization of appropriation in this 
                paragraph shall remain available until expended.
    (b) Virtual Exchanges.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to award grants 
        to organizations that facilitate virtual exchange programs.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of grants authorized in paragraph 
        (1) is to build relationships between students enrolled in 
        secondary schools in the United States or in the People's 
        Republic of China through academic or cultural exchanges that 
        do not involve international travel.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    (A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
                $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $20,000,000 for 
                each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and such 
                sums as are necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.
                    (B) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available 
                pursuant to the authorization of appropriation in this 
                paragraph shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 613. ASSISTANCE TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to provide, through the 
Office of Citizen Exchanges, assistance to nongovernmental 
organizations that facilitate academic, professional, or cultural 
exchanges between--
            (1) the United States and the People's Republic of China; 
        and
            (2) the People's Republic of China and organizations that 
        publish studies or reports on the national and international 
        political strategy of the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--The are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary to carry out this section $12,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2006, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $10,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2008, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $8,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2010, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and such 
        sums as are necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available pursuant 
        to the authorization of appropriation in this paragraph shall 
        remain available until expended.

SEC. 614. EXCHANGES UNDER THE MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE 
              ACT OF 1961.

    (a) Increase in Existing Exchange Programs.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Requirement.--Subject to funds being made 
                available through appropriations Acts, the Secretary 
                shall provide assistance to students under the Mutual 
                Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 
                U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) for the purpose described in 
                paragraph (2).
                    (B) Students.--
                            (i) Numerical requirement.--The Secretary 
                        shall provide the assistance described in 
                        subparagraph (A) to a number of students that 
                        is not less than 110 percent of the number of 
                        student that received assistance from the 
                        Secretary under the Mutual Educational and 
                        Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 to participate in 
                        educational activities in the People's Republic 
                        of China during fiscal year 2004.
                            (ii) Citizenship requirement.--The 
                        Secretary shall provide the assistance 
                        described in subparagraph (A) to students who 
                        are United States citizens.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the assistance provided under 
        paragraph (1) is to assist students in participating in 
        educational activities in the People's Republic of China, with 
        a priority of providing such assistance to students who will 
        participate in educational activities related to the following 
        areas:
                    (A) Rule of law, including civil rights, tort, and 
                contract law.
                    (B) Extraction and utilization of energy resources.
                    (C) Environmental protection and hazardous waste 
                management.
                    (D) Financial services.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    (A) In general.--In addition to any amounts 
                otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be 
                appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
                subsection $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $8,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2007, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, 
                $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $10,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2010, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 
                such sums as are necessary for each succeeding fiscal 
                year.
                    (B) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available 
                pursuant to the authorization of appropriation in this 
                paragraph shall remain available until expended.
    (b) Chinese Doctoral Research Abroad Grant Program.--
            (1) Authority.--Section 102(b) of the Mutual Educational 
        and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(b)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) visits to, and study in, the People's Republic of 
        China by postgraduate students of a wide range of disciplines, 
        including journalism, law, hospital administration, health 
        care, medicine, environmental studies, political science, 
        education, art, science, farming, ranching, energy, banking, 
        finance, and intellectual property, from United States schools, 
        colleges, and universities.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Such section 
        102(b), as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon; and
                    (B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 105 of such 
        Act (22 U.S.C. 2455) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 102(b)(13) 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
$4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and such 
sums as are necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.
    ``(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriation in this subsection shall remain 
available until expended.''.

SEC. 615. LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to award grants for 
cultural exchange partnerships between local or provincial government 
officials of the United States and of the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2006, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $4,000,000 for each 
        of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011, and such sums as are 
        necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available pursuant 
        to the authorization of appropriation in this subsection shall 
        remain available until expended.

SEC. 616. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

    The Secretary may prescribe such regulations as the Secretary 
determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.

    Subtitle B--Report on United States-People's Republic of China 
                         Friendship Volunteers

SEC. 621. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FRIENDSHIP 
              VOLUNTEERS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Peace Corps shall submit to Congress a report on 
increasing the number of United States-People's Republic of China 
Friendship Volunteers serving in the People's Republic of China.

   TITLE VII--POLICIES FOR TRAVEL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE 
                       PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``I. M. Pei Travel Policy Act''.

SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Commercial service.--The term ``Commercial Service'' 
        has the meaning given that term under section 2301(j)(2) of the 
        Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(j)(2)).
            (2) Consular officer.--The term ``consular officer'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
            (3) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
        the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.

SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NEGOTIATING APPROVED DESTINATION 
              STATUS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the President should negotiate 
with the appropriate officials of the Government of the People's 
Republic of China to encourage such officials to award approved 
destination status to the United States in a manner that is consistent 
with the laws of the United States.

SEC. 704. CONSULAR SERVICES IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized--
            (1) to establish facilities, that meet the requirements for 
        personal safety and security, for an additional 2 United States 
        Consulates in locations in the People's Republic of China where 
        no consulates are located on the date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) to negotiate with the appropriate officials of the 
        Government of the People's Republic of China for the 
        establishment of such facilities; and
            (3) to hire additional consular officers to staff the new 
        consulates.
    (b) Appropriations.--Of the amounts appropriated to the Secretary 
for the administration of foreign affairs account, the following 
amounts may be made available to carry out the provisions of this 
section:
            (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
            (2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
            (3) $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
        2010.
            (4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
            (5) Such sums as are necessary for each succeeding fiscal 
        year.

SEC. 705. INFORMATION REGARDING VISA PROCEDURES.

    (a) Information Regarding Visa Procedures.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to increase the 
        number of individuals who respond to inquiries from individuals 
        in the People's Republic of China regarding the process for 
        obtaining a visa to enter the United States and is authorized 
        to charge a fee to persons making such visa inquiries.
            (2) Employees and contractors.--The Secretary may utilize 
        employees of the Department of State or individuals providing 
        services on a contract basis to carry out the authority 
        described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Authorization to Charge Visa Fees.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to use the fees, paid to 
the United States by individuals in the People's Republic of China for 
making visa inquiries and to pay any salaries or related expenses 
necessary to carry out the authority described in subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to any amounts made available 
        under subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated 
        to the Secretary to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each 
        of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011, and such sums as are 
        necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available pursuant 
        to the authorization of appropriation in this subsection shall 
        remain available until expended.

SEC. 706. FEASIBILITY STUDY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Feasibility Study for Expedited Visa Processing.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall undertake a study as 
        to the feasibility of establishing a program in which an 
        eligible individual in the People's Republic of China seeking 
        admission to the United States--
                    (A) shall be presumed to be seeking admission to 
                the United States on a temporary basis; and
                    (B) may be interviewed by an employee of the United 
                States who is not a member of the Foreign Service, if 
                an interview is required for such individual to enter 
                the United States.
            (2) Eligible individual.--An individual is eligible to 
        participate in the program described in paragraph (1) if the 
        individual--
                    (A) is a citizen of the People's Republic of China; 
                and
                    (B) is a scientist.
            (3) Schedule.--The feasibility study described in paragraph 
        (1) shall be completed not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
    (b) Feasibility Study To Exempt Nationals of the People's Republic 
of China From H1B Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall undertake a study as 
        to the feasibility of establishing a program in which the 
        numerical limitations contained in section 214(g)(1)(A) of such 
        Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(A)) shall not apply to an alien who is 
        a national of the People's Republic of China and who is seeking 
        a visa or otherwise seeking status under section 
        101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)).
            (2) Schedule.--The feasibility study described in paragraph 
        (1) shall be implemented not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
feasibility studies established under subsections (a) and (b) are 
concluded, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
results of the studies.

SEC. 707. VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EXCHANGES.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(J) an alien having a residence in a foreign country 
        which the alien has no intention of abandoning who is a bona 
        fide student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research 
        assistant, specialist, or leader in a field of specialized 
        knowledge or skill, or other person of similar description, who 
        is coming temporarily to the United States as a participant--
                    ``(i) in a program designated by the Secretary of 
                State, for the purpose of teaching, instructing or 
                lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, 
                consulting, demonstrating special skills, or receiving 
                training and who, if the alien is coming to the United 
                States to participate in a program under which the 
                alien will receive graduate medical education or 
                training, also meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) 
                and (2) of section 212(j), and the alien spouse and 
                minor children of the alien if accompanying or 
                following to join the alien; or
                    ``(ii) in a secondary school exchange program 
                between the United States and the People's Republic of 
                China and who also meets the requirements of paragraph 
                (4) of section 212(j);''.
    (b) Requirements for Secondary School Exchanges.--
            (1) In general.--Section 212(j) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(j)) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The additional requirements referred to in section 
101(a)(15)(J)(ii) for an alien who is coming to the United States under 
a secondary school exchange program are as follows:
            ``(A) The alien is enrolled in a school that is the 
        academic equivalent of a secondary school (as that term in 
        defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)).
            ``(B) The alien is a dependent minor under the age of 20.
            ``(C) The alien may not seek or acquire employment in the 
        United States while admitted to the United States under section 
        101(a)(15)(J)(ii).
            ``(D) The alien may not apply for any other visa 
        classification, immigration status, or extension while admitted 
        to the United States under such section.
            ``(E) The alien may not remain in the United States for a 
        secondary school exchange program for a period of more than 90 
        days.''.
            (2) Technical amendment.--Section 212(j)(1) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(j)(1)) is 
        amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
        ``101(a)(15)(J)'' and inserting ``101(a)(15)(J)(i)''.
    (c) Expedited Procedure and Report to Congress.--The Secretary of 
State is authorized to establish such procedures as are necessary to 
expedite approval of visas of students applying for visas pursuant to 
section 212(j)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(j)(4)), as added by subsection (b), and shall submit a report to 
Congress, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, on the procedures the Secretary has implemented to expedite 
approval of those visas.

    TITLE VIII--UNITED STATES-PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA COMMERCIAL 
                           EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Wang Wei Commercial Exchange 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 802. COMMERCIAL SERVICE STAFFING INCREASE.

    (a) Increase in Commercial Service Officers.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, in addition to the full-time employees assigned 
to the Commercial Service on the date of enactment of this Act at the 
locations listed in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary of Commerce 
is authorized to assign an additional 35 full-time employees to the 
Commercial Service. Each additional employee shall be assigned to 1 of 
the following:
            (1) The United States Embassy in the People's Republic of 
        China.
            (2) A United States Consulate in the People's Republic of 
        China that is in existence on the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
            (3) A consular facility established pursuant to section 
        704(a)(1).
    (b) Commercial Service.--In this section, the term ``Commercial 
Service'' has the meaning given that term under section 2301(j)(2) of 
the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721(j)(2)).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary of Commerce to carry out this section including 
        to hire support staff, and to procure materials, the following 
        sums:
                    (A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
                    (B) $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 
                through 2011.
                    (C) Such sums as are necessary for each succeeding 
                fiscal year.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available pursuant 
        to an authorization of appropriations in this subsection shall 
        remain available until expended.

SEC. 803. EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTER.

    (a) Establishment of State Export Center.--There is established 
within the Department of Commerce a State Foreign Export Center Grant 
Program (in this section referred to as the ``Program''). The Program 
shall be administered by the Secretary of Commerce through the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service. The purpose of the Program shall 
be to provide grants to States in an amount that does not exceed 33 
percent of the start-up costs for constructing, operating, and 
maintaining State offices that can provide export assistance and 
outreach to United States businesses in the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall promulgate such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out the Program.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Department of Commerce to carry out this section the 
        following sums:
                    (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
                    (B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
                    (C) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
                    (D) $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
                through 2011.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available pursuant 
        to an authorization of appropriations in this subsection shall 
        remain available until expended.

SEC. 804. TRADE OUTREACH AT LEAD SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

    (a) Increase in Small Business International Trade Staff.--The 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration is authorized to 
facilitate the hiring of 1 additional full-time export development 
specialist in each of the 63 Lead Small Business Development Centers of 
the Small Business Administration to--
            (1) help carry out the export promotion efforts described 
        in section 22 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649); and
            (2) perform outreach services and help provide strategic 
        guidance to each Small Business Development Center with respect 
        to exporting services and products to the People's Republic of 
        China.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Small Business Administration to carry out this section the 
        following sums:
                    (A) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
                    (B) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
                    (C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
                    (D) $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
                through 2011.
                    (E) Such sums as are necessary for each succeeding 
                fiscal year.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts made available pursuant 
        to an authorization of appropriations in this subsection shall 
        remain available until expended.

TITLE IX--UNITED STATES-PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY 
                                COUNCIL

SEC. 901. UNITED STATES-PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY 
              COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the United States-People's 
Republic of China Engagement Strategy Council (referred to in this 
title as the ``Council'').
    (b) Membership.--The Council shall be composed of the following 
members:
            (1) The Secretary of State, or the designee of the 
        Secretary of State.
            (2) The Secretary of Education, or the designee of the 
        Secretary of Education.
            (3) The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee of the 
        Secretary of Commerce.
    (c) Chairperson.--
            (1) Initial chairperson.--The Secretary of State or the 
        Secretary of State's designee on the Council (as the case may 
        be) shall serve as the chairperson of the Council for the 1 
        year period following the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Rotating basis.--After the period described in 
        paragraph (1), each of the individuals described in subsection 
        (b) shall serve as chairperson of the Council on a rotating 
        basis for a period not to exceed 1 year.
    (d) Meetings.--
            (1) Frequency.--The Council shall meet--
                    (A) not less than 6 times during the first year 
                after the date of enactment of this Act;
                    (B) not less than 4 times during the subsequent 2 
                year period; and
                    (C) not less than 1 time during each subsequent 
                year.
            (2) Date and Agenda.--The Secretary of State or the 
        designee of the Secretary of State (as the case may be) shall, 
        with input from the other members of the Council, establish the 
        date of, and agenda for, each meeting of the Council.

SEC. 902. DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.

    (a) In General.--The Council shall--
            (1) formulate a strategy for the coordination and 
        implementation of the programs and grants authorized pursuant 
        to this Act; and
            (2) oversee the implementation of such strategy.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Council 
        shall report to Congress on the strategy of the Council to 
        implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the 
        progress of the Council to implement such strategy.
            (2) One-time report.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Council shall submit to the 
        President and Congress a report that contains--
                    (A) a detailed statement of the findings and 
                conclusions of the Council; and
                    (B) the recommendations of the Council for such 
                legislation and administrative actions as the Council 
                considers appropriate.

SEC. 903. POWERS.

    (a) Information From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The Council may secure directly from a 
        Federal agency such information as the Council considers 
        necessary to carry out this Act.
            (2) Provision of information.--On request of the Council, 
        the head of the agency shall provide the information to the 
        Council.
    (b) Postal Services.--The Council may use the United States mails 
in the same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of 
the Federal Government.
    (c) Gifts.--The Council may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.

SEC. 904. COUNCIL PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--All members of the Council shall 
serve without compensation in addition to that received for their 
services as officers or employees of the United States.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--A member of the Council shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular 
place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Council.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Council may, without regard to the 
        civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
        executive director and such other additional personnel as may 
        be necessary to enable the Council to perform its duties. The 
        employment of an executive director shall be subject to 
        confirmation by the Council.
            (2) Compensation.--The Council may fix the compensation of 
        the executive director and other personnel without regard to 
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
        States Code, relating to classification of positions and 
        General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the 
        executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate 
        payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
        5316 of such title.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
employee may be detailed to the Council without reimbursement, and such 
detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or 
privilege.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Council may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals which 
do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
such title.

SEC. 905. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011 
and such sums as are necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts made available pursuant to an 
authorization of appropriations in this section shall remain available 
until expended.
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