Sec. 6705. US-ASEAN CENTER
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## SEC. 6705 US-ASEAN CENTER **[**[22 U.S.C. 2656 note](/us/usc/t22/s2656)**]** ###
(a)Defined Term In this section, the term “ASEAN” means the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ###
(b)Establishment The Secretary is authorized to enter into a public-private partnership for the purposes of establishing a US-ASEAN Center in the United States to support United States economic and cultural engagement with Southeast Asia. ###
(c)Functions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the US-ASEAN Center established pursuant to subsection
(b)may— ####
(1)provide grants for research to support and elevate the importance of the US-ASEAN partnership; ####
(2)facilitate activities to strengthen US-ASEAN trade and investment; ####
(3)expand economic and technological relationships between ASEAN countries and the United States into new areas of cooperation; ####
(4)provide training to United States citizens and citizens of ASEAN countries that improve people-to-people ties; ####
(5)develop educational programs to increase awareness for the United States and ASEAN countries on the importance of relations between the United States and ASEAN countries; and ####
(6)carry out other activities the Secretary considers necessary to strengthen ties between the United States and ASEAN countries and achieve the objectives of the US-ASEAN Center. ###
(d)Parameters In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities of the US-ASEAN Center do not duplicate current lines of effort being conducted by the United States Government or its grantees.
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