text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  
      (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Shirley A. 
  Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2009''.
      (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
  follows:
  
  Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
  Sec. 2. Definitions.
  Sec. 3. Statement of purpose.
  Sec. 4. Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational 
                              Exchange Program.
  Sec. 5. Program to provide educational development assistance for 
                              CARICOM countries.
  Sec. 6. Administrative provisions.
  Sec. 7. Reporting requirements.
  Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Administrator.--Except as otherwise provided, the term 
          ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the United States 
          Agency for International Development.
              (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
          ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                      (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
                  Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                  Representatives; and
                      (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                  Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
              (3) CARICOM country.--The term ``CARICOM country''--
                      (A) means a member country of the Caribbean 
                  Community (CARICOM); but
                      (B) does not include--
                              (i) a country having observer status in 
                          CARICOM; or
                              (ii) a country the government of which the 
                          Secretary of State has determined, for purposes 
                          of section 6(j) of the Export Administration 
                          Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to 
                          the International Emergency Economic Powers 
                          Act), section 40 of the Arms Export Control 
                          Act, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
                          of 1961, or any other provision of law, is a 
                          government that has repeatedly provided support 
                          for acts of international terrorism.
              (4) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term 
          ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
              (5) United states cooperating agency.--The term ``United 
          States cooperating agency'' means--
                      (A) an institution of higher education (as such 
                  term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
                  Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), including, 
                  to the maximum extent practicable, an historically 
                  Black college or university that is a part B 
                  institution (as such term is defined in section 322(2) 
                  of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1061(2))) or an Hispanic-serving 
                  institution (as such term is defined in section 502(5) 
                  of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(5)));
                      (B) a higher education association;
                      (C) a nongovernmental organization incorporated in 
                  the United States; or
                      (D) a consortium consisting of two or more such 
                  institutions, associations, or nongovernmental 
                  organizations.
  
  SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
  
      The purpose of this Act is to establish--
              (1) an educational exchange program between the United 
          States and CARICOM countries, to be known as the ``Shirley A. 
          Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange 
          Program'', pursuant to section 4 to assist in educating 
          promising students and scholars from communities demonstrating 
          the greatest need within CARICOM countries who will invest the 
          knowledge and experiences they gain in the United States back 
          into the community of CARICOM countries; and
              (2) a program to provide educational development assistance 
          for communities demonstrating the greatest need within CARICOM 
          countries pursuant to section 5.
  
  SEC. 4. SHIRLEY A. CHISHOLM UNITED STATES-CARIBBEAN EDUCATIONAL 
                EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
  
      (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
  establish an educational exchange program between the United States and 
  CARICOM countries, to be known as the ``Shirley A. Chisholm United 
  States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program,'' under which--
              (1) secondary school students from CARICOM countries will--
                      (A) attend a public or private secondary school in 
                  the United States; and
                      (B) participate in activities designed to promote a 
                  greater understanding of the values and culture of the 
                  United States; and
              (2) undergraduate students, graduate students, post-
          graduate students, and scholars from CARICOM countries will--
                      (A) attend a public or private college or 
                  university, including a community college, in the 
                  United States; and
                      (B) participate in activities designed to promote a 
                  greater understanding of the values and culture of the 
                  United States.
      (b) Elements of Program.--The program authorized under subsection 
  (a) shall meet the following requirements:
              (1) The program will offer scholarships to students and 
          scholars based on merit and need. It is the sense of Congress 
          that scholarships should be offered to students and scholars 
          who evidence merit, achievement, and strong potential for the 
          studies such students and scholars wish to undertake under the 
          program and 60 percent of scholarships offered under the 
          program should be based on financial need.
              (2) The program will seek to achieve gender equality in 
          granting scholarships under the program.
              (3) Fields of study under the program will support the 
          labor market and development needs of CARICOM countries, 
          assuring a pool of technical experts to address such needs.
              (4) The program will limit participation to--
                      (A) one year of study for secondary school 
                  students;
                      (B) two years of study for undergraduate students; 
                  and
                      (C) 12 months of study for graduate students, post-
                  graduate students, and scholars.
              (5) For a period of time equal to the period of time of 
          participation in the program, but not to exceed 2 years, the 
          program will require participants who are students and scholars 
          described in subsection (a)(2) to--
                      (A) agree to return to live in a CARICOM country 
                  and maintain residence in such country, within 6 months 
                  of completion of academic studies; or
                      (B) agree to obtain employment that directly 
                  benefits the growth, progress, and development of one 
                  or more CARICOM countries and the people of such 
                  countries.
              (6) The Secretary may waive, shorten the duration, or 
          otherwise alter the requirements of paragraph (4) in limited 
          circumstances of hardship, humanitarian needs, for specific 
          educational purposes, or in furtherance of the national 
          interests of the United States.
      (c) Role of United States Cooperating Agencies.--The Secretary 
  shall consult with United States cooperating agencies in developing the 
  program authorized under subsection (a). The Secretary is authorized to 
  provide grants to United States cooperating agencies in carrying out 
  the program authorized under subsection (a).
      (d) Monitoring and Evaluation of Program.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary shall monitor and evaluate 
          the effectiveness and efficiency of the program authorized 
          under subsection (a). In so doing, the Secretary shall, among 
          other things, evaluate the program's positive or negative 
          effects on brain drain from the participating CARICOM countries 
          and suggest ways in which the program may be improved to 
          promote the basic goal of alleviating brain drain from the 
          participating CARICOM countries.
              (2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
          Secretary shall review on a regular basis--
                      (A) financial information relating to the program;
                      (B) budget plans for the program;
                      (C) adjustments to plans established for the 
                  program;
                      (D) graduation rates of participants in the 
                  program;
                      (E) the percentage of participants who are students 
                  described in subsection (a)(1) who pursue higher 
                  education;
                      (F) the percentage of participants who return to 
                  their home country or another CARICOM country;
                      (G) the types of careers pursued by participants in 
                  the program and the extent to which such careers are 
                  linked to the political, economic, and social 
                  development needs of CARICOM countries; and
                      (H) the impact of gender, country of origin, 
                  financial need of students, and other relevant factors 
                  on the data collected under subparagraphs (D) through 
                  (G).
  
  SEC. 5. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
                CARICOM COUNTRIES.
  
      (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of State, acting through the 
  Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
  Development, is authorized to establish a program to provide 
  educational development assistance for CARICOM countries.
      (b) Purpose of Program.--The purpose of the program authorized 
  under subsection (a) is to improve primary and secondary education in 
  CARICOM countries by enhancing teacher training, strengthening 
  curriculum and instructional materials, and assisting improvements in 
  school management and public administration of education.
      (c) Elements of Program.--The program authorized under subsection 
  (a) shall extend and expand upon existing primary and secondary school 
  programs in CARICOM countries to provide--
              (1) teacher-training methods and training in subject area 
          studies;
              (2) classroom and school management;
              (3) development and modernization of curriculum and 
          instructional materials;
              (4) increased community involvement in school activities; 
          and
              (5) local, regional, and national government policy 
          planning on the elements described in paragraphs (1) through 
          (4).
      (d) Role of United States Cooperating Agencies.--The Secretary 
  shall consult with the Secretary of Education, officials of United 
  States cooperating agencies, and officials of CARICOM countries in 
  developing the program authorized under subsection (a). The Secretary 
  is authorized to make grants to United States cooperating agencies in 
  carrying out the program authorized under subsection (a).
      (e) Monitoring and Evaluation of Program.--The Secretary shall 
  monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the program 
  authorized under subsection (a).
  
  SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
  
      (a) Funding From Private Sources and Partnerships With Other 
  Appropriate Entities.--To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary 
  of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
  International Development should implement the programs authorized 
  under sections 4 and 5 through utilization of funding from private 
  sources to maximize the impact of United States funds under this Act, 
  and through partnerships with appropriate United States organizations, 
  institutions, and corporations.
      (b) Avoidance of Duplication.--The Secretary and the Administrator 
  shall consult with the Secretary of Education to ensure that--
              (1) activities under the programs authorized under sections 
          4 and 5 are not duplicative of other United States educational 
          programs for CARICOM countries; and
              (2) United States cooperating agencies and partner 
          institutions in CARICOM countries are accredited by national or 
          regional accrediting bodies.
      (c) Reporting Under SEVIS.--To the extent necessary, the Secretary 
  shall provide support to United States cooperating agencies that are 
  participating in the program authorized under section 4 in order to 
  fulfill the requirements for student data reporting under the Student 
  and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).
  
  SEC. 7. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
  
      (a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
  appropriate congressional committees a report on plans to implement the 
  programs authorized under sections 4 and 5.
      (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) 
  shall include--
              (1) with respect to implementation of the program 
          authorized under section 4--
                      (A) a plan for selecting participants in the 
                  program, including an estimate of the number of 
                  secondary school students, undergraduate students, 
                  graduate students, post-graduate students, and scholars 
                  from each country, by educational level, who will be 
                  selected as participants in the program for each fiscal 
                  year;
                      (B) a timeline for selecting United States 
                  cooperating agencies that will assist in implementing 
                  the program;
                      (C) a financial plan that--
                              (i) identifies budget plans for each 
                          educational level under the program; and
                              (ii) identifies plans or systems to ensure 
                          that the costs to public school, college, and 
                          university education under the program and the 
                          costs to private school, college, and 
                          university education under the program are 
                          reasonably allocated; and
                      (D) a plan to provide outreach to and linkages with 
                  schools, colleges and universities, and nongovernmental 
                  organizations in both the United States and CARICOM 
                  countries for implementation of the program; and
              (2) a plan outlining implementation of the program 
          authorized under section 5, identifying the initial countries 
          in which the program will be implemented and a timeline for 
          implementation.
      (c) Updates of Report.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
          appropriate congressional committees updates of the report 
          required by subsection (a) for each fiscal year for which 
          amounts are appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
          appropriations under section 8.
              (2) Matters to be included.--Such updates shall include the 
          following:
                      (A) Information on United States cooperating 
                  agencies that are selected to assist in implementing 
                  the programs authorized under sections 4 and 5.
                      (B) An analysis of the positive and negative 
                  impacts the program authorized under section 4 will 
                  have or is having on brain drain from the participating 
                  CARICOM countries.
                      (C) A description of efforts made by the Secretary 
                  and the Administrator to implement the program 
                  authorized under section 5.
                      (D) A description of the programs established in 
                  each CARICOM country receiving assistance under the 
                  program authorized under section 5. Such description 
                  shall include a detailed explanation of the extent to 
                  which the program and the assistance provided are 
                  contributing to the purpose of the program described in 
                  section 5(b) in the CARICOM country.
                      (E) An evaluation of additional educational 
                  development goals in CARICOM countries, identifying 
                  those goals that could be maximized or achieved with 
                  United States assistance through the program authorized 
                  under section 5. In addition to standard or necessary 
                  areas of education review, the evaluation should give 
                  attention to factors affecting academic achievement, 
                  attrition, and graduation rates in CARICOM countries. 
                  The evaluation should suggest ways in which United 
                  States assistance can maximize success factors and 
                  address factors contributing to poor achievement.
  
  SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      To carry out this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated such 
  sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
  2012. Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
  appropriations under this section are in addition to amounts otherwise 
  available for such purposes.
target: Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish the Shirley Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program under which scholars and secondary, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students from certain Caribbean countries would attend U.S. schools and participate in activities designed to promote a greater understanding of U.S. values and culture.
  
  Authorizes the Secretary, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to establish a program to improve primary and secondary education in such countries by enhancing teacher training, strengthening curriculum and instructional materials, and assisting improvements in school management and public administration of education.
feat_title: To authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs for member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).