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HR 2311 111th Congress House

United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009

Official title: To provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic engagement with the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: May 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Area studies and international educationAsiaChinaComputers and information technology
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Cultural exchanges and relationsDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationLanguage artsRule of law and government transparencyStudent aid and college costs
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May 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 7, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1105)
May 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 7, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 - Authorizes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) public diplomacy programming, hiring of additional local public diplomacy personnel, and public diplomacy information technology infrastructure in the People's Republic of China (PRC); (2) construction of one additional U.S. consulate in the PRC (in addition to the number in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act); (3) 10 additional U.S. diplomatic posts in the PRC (in addition to the number in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act); (4) a U.S. financial contribution to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; (5) rule of law initiatives in the PRC; and (6) specified Chinese language exchanges.
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 7, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2311: United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2311/
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"H.R. 2311: United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2311/.
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H.R. 2311, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2311/.
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