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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 9524 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9524
To enhance subnational diplomacy efforts within the Department of
State, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 2024
Mr. Lieu (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Meeks)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To enhance subnational diplomacy efforts within the Department of
State, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Subnational Diplomacy
Act''.
SEC. 2. SUBNATIONAL DIPLOMACY UNIT AUTHORITIES.
To enable its work with states, counties, cities and other
municipalities in the United States, the State Department is authorized
to provide assistance to elected officials at the state, county and
city level in the United States (including their staff) to participate
in international activities that the Secretary determines align with
the United States government's interests in promoting subnational
engagement in foreign policy, including providing assistance in
attracting or bidding for hosting of major international events,
capacity building around internationally-oriented staff, funding travel
of United States elected officials at the state, county and city level
in the United States to participate in meetings, conferences, workshops
and other gatherings with foreign officials, and funding the costs
associated with memberships in United States and internationally based
organizations.
SEC. 3. GRANT ASSISTANCE.
The Secretary of State may, in consultation with the heads of
relevant agencies, award grants to eligible subnational United States
government entities to carry out technical assistance, public
diplomacy, and commercial diplomacy projects in collaboration with
interagency partners to better augment United States government service
delivery and/or support United States foreign policy goals.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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