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 115 STAT. 1666 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 "(i) the effects of the cooperative education exchange programs assisted under this section on students' development of the knowledge, skills, and traits of character essential for the preservation and improvement of constitutional democracy; and "(ii) effective participation in, and improvement of, an efficient market economy; and "(3) assist participants from eligible countries and the United States to participate in international conferences on civics and government education, and economic education, for educational leaders, teacher trainers, scholars in related disciplines, and educational policymakers. "(d) PARTICIPANTS.—The primary participants in the cooperative education exchange programs assisted under this section shall be educational leaders in the areas of civics and government education, and economic education, including teachers, curriculum and teacher training specialists, scholars in relevant disciplines, and educational policymakers, and government and private sector leaders from the United States and eligible countries. "(e) CONSULTATION. —The Secretary may award a grant to, or enter into a contract with, the entities described in section 2343 to carry out programs assisted under this section only if the Secretary of State concurs with the Secretary that such grant, or contract, respectively, is consistent with the foreign policy of the United States. "(f) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION. —With the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary shall ensure that— "(1) the activities carried out under the programs assisted under this section are not duplicative of other activities conducted in eligible countries; and "(2) any institutions in eligible countries, with which the Center for Civic Education, the National Council on Economic Education, or organizations described in section 2343(a)(3) may work in conducting such activities, are creditable. "(g) ELIGIBLE COUNTRY DEFINED.— In this section, the term 'eligible country' means a Central European country, an Eastern European country, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the independent states of the former Soviet Union as defined in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801), the Republic of Ireland, the province of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom, and any developing country (as such term is defined in section 209(d) of the Education for the Deaf Act) if the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, determines that such developing country has a democratic form of government. 20 USC 6716. "SEC. 2346. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. "Subpart 4—Teaching of Traditional American History 20 USC 6721. "SEC. 2351. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may establish and implement a program to be known as the 'Teaching American History Grant

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