HR 3272 IH
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3272
To provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic engagement with the People's Republic of China.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 2007
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. ISRAEL, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Mr. BOUSTANY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic engagement with the People's Republic of China.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 for public diplomacy programming, the hiring of additional local public diplomacy personnel, and public diplomacy information technology infrastructure in the People's Republic of China.
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION OF ONE NEW UNITED STATES CONSULATE IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 for the construction of one additional United States consulate in the People's Republic of China (in addition to the number of such consulates in the People's Republic of China in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act).
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF TEN NEW UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC POSTS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 for the establishment of ten additional United States diplomatic posts in the People's Republic of China (in addition to the number of such posts in the People's Republic of China in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act), including facility rental, necessary and appropriate Foreign Service officer posting at such additional posts, the hiring of local personnel and administrative support.
SEC. 5. UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN BEIJING, CHINA.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government should retain possession of the United States Embassy compound located in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China, after the completion and opening of the new United States Embassy compound in Liang Ma He, Beijing, China.
SEC. 6. CHINESE LANGUAGE EXCHANGES.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2008--
(1) $2,000,000 for Chinese language teacher exchanges with the People's Republic of China;
(2) $2,000,000 for Chinese Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants;
(3) $2,000,000 for Fulbright Critical Language Scholarships in Chinese language;
(4) $1,000,000 for the Gilman Critical Language Scholarships in Chinese language; and
(5) $3,000,000 for Intensive Language Summer Institutes in the People's Republic of China.
SEC. 7. RULE OF LAW.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2008 $2,000,000 for rule of law initiatives in the People's Republic of China.
SEC. 8. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 for a United States financial contribution to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.3272 as Introduced in House United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007
