22 U.S.C. § 2452c — Program to provide grants to American-

Page 965 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2452c summarizing all such activities not later than 1 year after the closure of the pavilion or exhibit. (Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 204], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–420; Pub. L. 115–32, § 5(b), May 8, 2017, 131 Stat. 844.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 204] of div. B of Pub. L. 106–113. Subsec. (e) of sec- tion 204 of title II of section 1000(a)(7) of Pub. L. 106–113 repealed section 230 of Pub. L. 103–236 which was classi- fied as a note under section 2452 of this title. Section was enacted as part of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authoriza- tion Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, and not as part of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 2017—Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 115–32 inserted before period at end ‘‘, except that no employees of the De- partment of State may, in their official capacity, so- licit funds to pay expenses for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at any international exposition or world’s fair registered by the Bureau of Inter- national Expositions’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS In subsecs. (c) and (d), ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee on International Relations (now Committee on Foreign Affairs) of the House of Representatives and the Committee on For- eign Relations of the Senate, see section 1000(a)(7) [§ 3(1)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title. UNITED STATES COMPETITION FOR A WORLD EXPO Pub. L. 115–32, May 8, 2017, 131 Stat. 843, provided that: ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘U.S. Wants to Com- pete for a World Expo Act’. ‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS. ‘‘Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) The Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) is the organization responsible for governing World Fairs and International Expositions. ‘‘(2) Section 1(a) of Public Law 91–269 (22 U.S.C. 2801(a)) found that ‘international expositions . . . have a significant impact on the economic growth of the region surrounding the exposition and . . . are impor- tant instruments of national policy’. ‘‘(3) The United States has not been an active mem- ber of the BIE since 2001. ‘‘(4) State and local governments and private enti- ties in the United States have continued to partici- pate in international expositions held in foreign countries as a means of promoting United States ex- ports and creating jobs, but face significantly higher costs for such participation because the United States is not an active member. ‘‘(5) State and local governments and private enti- ties in the United States have expressed interest in an international exposition being hosted in the United States, but the bid of a United States city, re- gion, or State to host an international exposition is unlikely to be successful if the United States is not a member of the BIE. ‘‘SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. ‘‘It is the sense of Congress that— ‘‘(1) the United States should rejoin the BIE imme- diately to promote domestic job creation, global branding, and tourism to the United States; and ‘‘(2) the Secretary of State, in partnership with the Secretary of Commerce, State and local govern- ments, and private and non-profit entities, should take all necessary steps to facilitate the timely sub- mission of a request to rejoin the BIE. ‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is author- ized to take such actions as the Secretary determines necessary for the United States to rejoin and maintain membership in the BIE. ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT PRIVATE CONTRIBU- TIONS.—In addition to funds otherwise available to the Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary is authorized to accept contributions for such purpose. ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State shall no- tify the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropria- tions of the House of Representatives and the Commit- tees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate upon taking any action under subsection (a). ‘‘SEC. 5. CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR WORLD’S FAIR PA- VILIONS AND EXHIBITS. ‘‘(a) CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize any obligation or expenditure prohibited by section 204 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b) (relating to limitations on the obligation or ex- penditure of funds by the Department of State for a United States pavilion or exhibit at an international exposition or world’s fair registered by the BIE). ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.— [Amended this section.]’’ § 2452c. Program to provide grants to American- sponsored schools in predominantly Muslim countries to provide scholarships (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) During the 2003–2004 school year, the Of- fice of Overseas Schools of the Department of State is financially assisting 189 elementary and secondary schools in foreign countries. (2) United States-sponsored elementary and secondary schools are located in more than 20 countries with predominantly Muslim popu- lations in the Near East, Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, and East Asia. (3) United States-sponsored elementary and secondary schools provide an American-style education in English, with curricula that typi- cally include an emphasis on the development of critical thinking and analytical skills. (b) Statement of policy The United States has an interest in increas- ing the level of financial support provided to United States-sponsored elementary and sec- ondary schools in countries with predominantly Muslim populations in order to— (1) increase the number of students in such countries who attend such schools; (2) increase the number of young people who may thereby gain at any early age an appre- ciation for the culture, society, and history of the United States; and (3) increase the number of young people who may thereby improve their proficiency in the English language. (c) Program The Secretary of State, acting through the Di- rector of the Office of Overseas Schools of the Department of State, may conduct a program to Page 966 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2453 1 See References in Text note below. make grants to United States-sponsored elemen- tary and secondary schools in countries with predominantly Muslim populations for the pur- pose of providing full or partial merit-based scholarships to students from lower-income and middle-income families of such countries to at- tend such schools. (d) Determination of eligible students For purposes of the program, a United States- sponsored elementary and secondary school that receives a grant under the program may estab- lish criteria to be implemented by such school to determine what constitutes lower-income and middle-income families in the country (or re- gion of the country, if regional variations in in- come levels in the country are significant) in which such school is located. (e) Restriction on use of funds Amounts appropriated to the Secretary of State pursuant to the authorization of appro- priations in subsection (h) shall be used for the sole purpose of making grants under this sec- tion, and may not be used for the administration of the Office of Overseas Schools of the Depart- ment of State or for any other activity of the Office. (f) Voluntary participation Nothing in this section shall be construed to require participation in the program by a United States-sponsored elementary or secondary school in a predominantly Muslim country. (g) Report Not later than April 15, 2006, and April 15, 2008, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com- mittee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on For- eign Relations of the Senate a report on the pro- gram. The report shall assess the success of the program, examine any obstacles encountered in its implementation, and address whether it should be continued, and if so, provide rec- ommendations to increase its effectiveness. (h) Funding There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008, unless otherwise authorized by Congress, such sums as necessary to implement the program under this section. (Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7113, Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3797; Pub. L. 110–53, title XX, § 2014(b)(1), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 512.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly set out as a note under section 2452 of this title. Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Re- form and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and also as part of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004, and not as part of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 2007—Pub. L. 110–53, § 2014(b)(1)(A), struck out ‘‘Pilot’’ before ‘‘Program’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–53, § 2014(b)(1)(B), struck out ‘‘Pilot’’ before ‘‘Program’’ in heading and ‘‘pilot’’ be- fore ‘‘program’’ in text. Subsecs. (d), (f). Pub. L. 110–53, § 2014(b)(1)(C), (D), struck out ‘‘pilot’’ before ‘‘program’’ wherever appear- ing. Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 110–53, § 2014(b)(1)(E), inserted ‘‘and April 15, 2008,’’ before ‘‘the Secretary’’ and struck out ‘‘pilot’’ before ‘‘program’’. Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 110–53, § 2014(b)(1)(F), substituted ‘‘2007 and 2008’’ for ‘‘2005 and 2006’’ and struck out ‘‘pilot’’ before ‘‘program’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Af- fairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. FINDINGS Pub. L. 110–53, title XX, § 2014(a), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 512, provided that: ‘‘Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) Section 7113 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note [now 22 U.S.C. 2452c]) authorized the establishment of a pilot program to provide grants to American-sponsored schools in predomi- nantly Muslim countries so that such schools could provide scholarships to young people from lower-in- come and middle-income families in such countries to attend such schools, where they could improve their English and be exposed to a modern education. ‘‘(2) Since the date of the enactment of that section [Dec. 17, 2004], the Middle East Partnership Initiative has pursued implementation of that program.’’ § 2453. Agreements with foreign governments and international organizations (a) Authorization The Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized to enter into agreements with foreign governments and international or- ganizations, in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. In such agreements the Director of the United States Information Agency is au- thorized, when he deems it in the public inter- est, to seek the agreement of the other govern- ments concerned to cooperate and assist, includ- ing making use of funds placed in special ac- counts pursuant to agreements concluded in ac- cordance with section 1513(b)(6) 1 of this title, or any similar agreements, in providing for the ac- tivities authorized in section 2452 of this title, and particularly those authorized in subsection (a)(1) of said section 2452, with respect to the ex- penses of international transportation of their own citizens and nationals and of activities in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter car- ried on within the borders of such other nations. (b) Creation or continuation of binational or multinational educational and cultural foun- dations and commissions Such agreements may also provide for the cre- ation or continuation of binational or multi- national educational and cultural foundations and commissions for the purpose of admin- istering programs in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. (c) United States participation in programs In such agreements with international organi- zations, the Director of the United States Infor-