Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be an international education policy for the United States.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 25, 2000

Expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. international education policy should incorporate the following goals: (1) ensuring that all college graduates will have knowledge of a second language and of a foreign area; (2) enhancing the educational infrastructure through which the United States produces international expertise; (3) recapturing 40 percent of the international student market for the United States; (4) streamlining visa, taxation, and employment regulations applicable to international students; (5) significantly increasing participation in study abroad by U.S. students; (6) promoting greater diversity of locations, languages, and subjects involved in study abroad to ensure that the United States maintains an adequate international knowledge base; and (7) invigorating citizen and professional exchange programs and promoting the international exchange of scholars.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] · R–AZ

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Jul 13, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
May 25, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 25, 2000
Introduced in House
May 25, 2000
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/342

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Discuss H.Con.Res.342, 106th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be an international education policy for the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/342

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2000-05-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hconres342/BILLS-106hconres342ih.htm

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Discuss H.Con.Res.342, 106th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be an international education policy for the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/342

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2000-05-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hconres342/BILLS-106hconres342ih.htm

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Discuss H.Con.Res.342, 106th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be an international education policy for the United States.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/342

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2000-05-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hconres342/BILLS-106hconres342ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-07-21T19:46:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.Con.Res.342 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.