[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3138 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3138

  To promote documentary films that convey a diversity of views about 
life in the United States and bring insightful foreign perspectives to 
                        United States audiences.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2010

  Mr. Cardin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To promote documentary films that convey a diversity of views about 
life in the United States and bring insightful foreign perspectives to 
                        United States audiences.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Documentary Exchange 
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Assistance.--The Secretary of State may award grants, on such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine, to United States 
film makers and nongovernmental organizations that use independently 
produced documentary films to promote better understanding of--
            (1) the United States among individuals in other countries; 
        and
            (2) global perspectives and other countries among 
        individuals in the United States.
    (b) Use of Grant Funds.--Grants awarded under subsection (a) shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, be used to fund, distribute, and 
promote documentary films that--
            (1) convey a diversity of views about life in the United 
        States to foreign audiences; and
            (2) bring insightful foreign perspectives to United States 
        audiences.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the Bureau of Education Exchanges (ECA) of the 
Department of State for public diplomacy programs, there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of State such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this 
section.
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