Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-83

§10706 Promoting Cross-cultural and Educational Engagement

Title 22 › Chapter 114— WESTERN BALKANS DEMOCRACY AND PROSPERITY › § 10706

Last updated Apr 18, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress says U.S. partnerships with Western Balkans universities help U.S. foreign policy and should use both government and private resources. These partnerships let schools share ideas, research, technical skills, and culture, and can lead to private-sector cooperation that benefits the United States. The President, through the Secretary of State, can promote these ties by backing cyber-resilience research; helping governments update policies, curricula, data systems, and teacher and student training (including English); encouraging exchanges to widen access to education and job skills; and supporting university exchanges and regional alliances.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §10706

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)It is the sense of Congress that—

(1)promoting partnerships between United States universities and universities in the Western Balkans advances United States foreign policy goals and requires a whole-of-government approach, including the utilization of public-private partnerships; and

(2)such partnerships would provide opportunities for exchanging academic ideas, technical expertise, research, and cultural understanding for the benefit of the United States and may provide additional beneficial opportunities for cooperation in the private sector.

(b)The President, working through the Secretary of State, is authorized to promote partnerships between United States universities and universities in the Western Balkans, including—

(1)supporting research and analysis on cyber resilience;

(2)working with partner governments to reform policies, improve curricula, strengthen data systems, train teachers and students, including English language teaching, and to provide quality, inclusive learning materials;

(3)encouraging knowledge exchanges to help provide individuals, especially those who historically have had reduced access to relevant education, training, and skills for meaningful employment;

(4)promoting teaching and research exchanges between institutions of higher education in the Western Balkans and in the United States; and

(5)encouraging alliances and exchanges with like-minded institutions of education within the Western Balkans and the larger European continent.

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22 U.S.C. § 10706

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 18, 2026

Release point: 119-83